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The studio was situated on the ground floor of the house, downstairs right from the front door in what formerly was a family room. On the other side on this floor was [[Prince]]'s master bedroom. The studio was spacier than [[Prince]]'s previous home studio in a rented house in Wayzata, Minnesota It featured the equipment brought in from there, including the 16-track recording unit. In May 1982 [[Prince]] had a Ampex MM1200 24-track recorder installed with a Soundcraft 3B console.
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The studio was situated on the ground floor of the house, downstairs right from the front door in what formerly was a family room. On the other side on this floor was [[Prince]]'s master bedroom. The studio was spacier than [[Prince]]'s previous home studio in a rented house in Wayzata, Minnesota. It featured the equipment brought in from there, including the 16-track recording unit. In May 1982 [[Prince]] had a Ampex MM1200 24-track recorder installed with a Soundcraft 3B console.
  
 
The control room was pretty much full-blown and had big speakers. The recording units were fairly small, more like small booths. An acoustic Yamaha piano upstairs in the living room, directly above the studio was wired to the studio, so [[Prince]] could record himself.
 
The control room was pretty much full-blown and had big speakers. The recording units were fairly small, more like small booths. An acoustic Yamaha piano upstairs in the living room, directly above the studio was wired to the studio, so [[Prince]] could record himself.
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|[[17 Days]] || 1983 || Initial tracking
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|[[17 Days]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[1999]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[1999]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[777-9311]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[777-9311]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[After Hi School]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[After Hi School]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Ain't Too Proud To Beg]] || 1983-1984 || Initial tracking
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|[[Ain't Too Proud To Beg]] || 1983-1984 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Annie Christian]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Annie Christian]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Baby I'm A Star]] || 1981-1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[Baby I'm A Star]] || 1981-1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Bite The Beat]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[Bite The Beat]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Boom, Boom (Can't U Feel The Beat Of My Heart)]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[Boom, Boom (Can't U Feel The Beat Of My Heart)]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Broken]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Broken]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Can't Stop This Feeling I Got]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[Can't Stop This Feeling I Got]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Cold Coffee And Cocaine]] || 1983 || rehearsal recording
 
|[[Cold Coffee And Cocaine]] || 1983 || rehearsal recording
 
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|[[Commercial]] || 1981 || <!-- Initial tracking (possibly at [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Minnetonka, MN) -->
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|[[Commercial]] || 1981 || <!-- Basic tracking (possibly at [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Minnetonka, MN) -->
 
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|[[Controversy]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Controversy]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Cool]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Cool]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Dancin' Flu]] || 1981 || <!-- Initial tracking (possibly at [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Minnetonka, MN) -->
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|[[Dancin' Flu]] || 1981 || <!-- Basic tracking (possibly at [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Minnetonka, MN) -->
 
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|[[Darling Nikki]] || 1983 || Initial tracking
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|[[Darling Nikki]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Dear Uncle George]] || 1981 || <!-- Initial tracking (possibly at [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Minnetonka, MN) -->
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|[[Dear Uncle George]] || 1981 || <!-- Basic tracking (possibly at [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Minnetonka, MN) -->
 
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|[[Delivery Boy]] || 1981 || <!-- Initial tracking (possibly at [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Minnetonka, MN) -->
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|[[Delivery Boy]] || 1981 || <!-- Basic tracking (possibly at [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Minnetonka, MN) -->
 
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|[[Do Me, Baby]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Do Me, Baby]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Don't Let Him Fool Ya]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[Don't Let Him Fool Ya]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Drive Me Wild]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Drive Me Wild]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Electric Intercourse]] || 1983 || Initial tracking
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|[[Electric Intercourse]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Electrocution]] || 1983 || Initial tracking
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|[[Electrocution]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
 
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|-
 
|[[Extraloveable]] || 1983 || Additional recording (assumed)
 
|[[Extraloveable]] || 1983 || Additional recording (assumed)
 
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|[[Father's Song]] || 1983 || Initial tracking
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|[[Father's Song]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Feel U Up]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Feel U Up]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Forever Mine]] || 1981 || <!-- Initial tracking (possibly at [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Minnetonka, MN) -->
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|[[Forever Mine]] || 1981 || <!-- Basic tracking (possibly at [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Minnetonka, MN) -->
 
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|[[Fox Trap]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[Fox Trap]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Friction]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Friction]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[G-Spot]] || 1983 || Initial tracking
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|[[G-Spot]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
 
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|-
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|[[Get It Up]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Get It Up]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|-
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|[[Girl O' My Dreams]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[Girl O' My Dreams]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Girl]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[Girl]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[The Time: Girl|Girl]] (The Time song) || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[The Time: Girl|Girl]] (The Time song) || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Grace]] || 1982 || Vocal overdubs
 
|[[Grace]] || 1982 || Vocal overdubs
 
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|[[Gym Class]] || 1981<small>(assumed)</small>|| Initial tracking
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|[[Gym Class]] || 1981<small>(assumed)</small>|| Basic tracking
 
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|[[Hard To Get]] || 1981 || re-recording (assumed)
 
|[[Hard To Get]] || 1981 || re-recording (assumed)
 
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|[[He's So Dull]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[He's So Dull]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Heart Attack]] || 1981<small>(assumed)</small>|| Initial tracking
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|[[Heart Attack]] || 1981<small>(assumed)</small>|| Basic tracking
 
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|[[Horny Toad]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[Horny Toad]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Hump You]] || 1981 || <!-- Initial tracking (possibly at [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Minnetonka, MN) -->
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|[[Hump You]] || 1981 || <!-- Basic tracking (possibly at [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Minnetonka, MN) -->
 
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|[[I Can't Figure It Out]] || 1981 ||<!-- Initial tracking (possibly at [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Minnetonka, MN) -->
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|[[I Can't Figure It Out]] || 1981 ||<!-- Basic tracking (possibly at [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Minnetonka, MN) -->
 
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|[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[I Don't Wanna Leave You]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[I Don't Wanna Leave You]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[I Need A Man]] || 1981<small>(assumed)</small>|| Initial tracking
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|[[I Need A Man]] || 1981<small>(assumed)</small>|| Basic tracking
 
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|[[If A Girl Answers (Don't Hang Up)]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[If A Girl Answers (Don't Hang Up)]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[If You See Me]] || 1982 || Re-recording (Prince version, as Do Yourself A Favor)
 
|[[If You See Me]] || 1982 || Re-recording (Prince version, as Do Yourself A Favor)
 
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|[[Irresistible Bitch]] || 1981 || Initial tracking (unreleased version)
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|[[Irresistible Bitch]] || 1981 || Basic tracking (unreleased version)
 
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|[[Jealous Girl]] || 1981|| Initial tracking
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|[[Jealous Girl]] || 1981|| Basic tracking
 
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|[[Jerk Out]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Jerk Out]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Katrina's Paper Dolls]] || 1983 || Initial tracking
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|[[Katrina's Paper Dolls]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Kiss Me Quick]] || 1981<small>(assumed)</small>|| Initial tracking
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|[[Kiss Me Quick]] || 1981<small>(assumed)</small>|| Basic tracking
 
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|[[Let's Work]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Let's Work]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Little Red Corvette]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[Little Red Corvette]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Lust U Always]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[Lust U Always]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Make-Up]] || 1981-1982 || Initial tracking / Vocal overdubs  
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|[[Make-Up]] || 1981-1982 || Basic tracking / Vocal overdubs  
 
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|[[Mama]] || 1983 || rehearsal recording
 
|[[Mama]] || 1983 || rehearsal recording
 
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|[[Mia Bocca]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[Mia Bocca]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Mink Kitty Cat]] || 1981 || <!-- Initial tracking (possibly at [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Minnetonka, MN) -->
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|[[Mink Kitty Cat]] || 1981 || <!-- Basic tracking (possibly at [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Minnetonka, MN) -->
 
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|[[Modernaire]] || 1983 || Initial tracking
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|[[Modernaire]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Money Don't Grow On Trees]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[Money Don't Grow On Trees]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Money]] || 1983 || Initial tracking
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|[[Money]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Moral Majority]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[Moral Majority]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[My Baby Knows]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[My Baby Knows]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|-
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|[[Nasty Girl]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[Nasty Girl]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[New Position]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[New Position]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[No Call U]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[No Call U]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Oh, Baby]] || 1981 || Re-recording for [[The Time]]
 
|[[Oh, Baby]] || 1981 || Re-recording for [[The Time]]
 
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|[[Onedayi'mgonnabesomebody]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[Onedayi'mgonnabesomebody]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|-
 
|[[Orgasm]] || 1983 || (see [[Vibrator]])
 
|[[Orgasm]] || 1983 || (see [[Vibrator]])
 
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|[[Pizza]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Pizza]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|-
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|[[Poppa Grooves]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Poppa Grooves]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|-
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|[[Possessed]] || 1983 || Initial tracking
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|[[Possessed]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
 
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|-
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|[[Promise To Be True]] || 1983 || Initial tracking
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|[[Promise To Be True]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
 
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|-
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|[[Purple Music]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[Purple Music]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Rain]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Rain]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|-
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|[[Raspberry Beret]] || 1982 || Initial tracking (unreleased version)
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|[[Raspberry Beret]] || 1982 || Basic tracking (unreleased version)
 
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|[[Rearrange]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Rearrange]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|-
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|[[Ronnie Talk To Russia]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Ronnie Talk To Russia]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[See U Dead]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[See U Dead]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|-
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|[[Sex Shooter]] || 1983 || Initial tracking
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|[[Sex Shooter]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
 
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|-
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|[[Sexuality]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Sexuality]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Strange Relationship]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[Strange Relationship]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Strange Way]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Strange Way]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Susan]] || 1981 || <!-- Initial tracking (possibly at [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Minnetonka, MN) -->
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|[[Susan]] || 1981 || <!-- Basic tracking (possibly at [[Wayzata Home Studio]], Minnetonka, MN) -->
 
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|[[Teacher, Teacher]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[Teacher, Teacher]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[The Rain And You]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[The Rain And You]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[The Second Coming]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[The Second Coming]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|-
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|[[The Stick]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[The Stick]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|-
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|[[There's Something I Like About Being Your Fool]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[There's Something I Like About Being Your Fool]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Tick, Tick, Bang]] || 1981 || Initial tracking (unreleased version)
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|[[Tick, Tick, Bang]] || 1981 || Basic tracking (unreleased version)
 
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|[[Too Much]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[Too Much]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Vagina]] || 1981-1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[Vagina]] || 1981-1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Vibrator]] || 1983 || Initial tracking
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|[[Vibrator]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
 
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|-
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|[[U Should Be Mine]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[U Should Be Mine]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Wednesday]] || 1983 || Initial tracking
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|[[Wednesday]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
 
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|-
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|[[Wet Dream Cousin]] || 1983 || Initial tracking
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|[[Wet Dream Cousin]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Wet Dream]] || 1981-1982 || Initial tracking / Vocal overdubs  
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|[[Wet Dream]] || 1981-1982 || Basic tracking / Vocal overdubs  
 
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|-
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|[[Wonderful Ass]] || 1983 || Initial tracking
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|[[Wonderful Ass]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
 
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|-
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|[[Yah, U Know]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[Yah, U Know]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|-
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|[[You're My Love]] || 1982 || Initial tracking
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|[[You're My Love]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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Revision as of 18:25, 26 November 2017

Kiowa Trail Home Studio


Overview & History

The Kiowa Trail Home Studio was the studio in the Kiowa Trail home on Lake Riley where Prince moved in December 1980 or January 1981 and lived in until January 1985. This house is also known as the 'purple house' as Prince had it painted that color when he moved in there, it was originally cream colored.

The two-story ranch-style split level house was situated at 9401 Kiowa Trail, Chanhassen, Minnesota. Later Prince also purchased a lot next to it (9411 Kiowa Trail) to gain more privacy.

Studio

The studio was situated on the ground floor of the house, downstairs right from the front door in what formerly was a family room. On the other side on this floor was Prince's master bedroom. The studio was spacier than Prince's previous home studio in a rented house in Wayzata, Minnesota. It featured the equipment brought in from there, including the 16-track recording unit. In May 1982 Prince had a Ampex MM1200 24-track recorder installed with a Soundcraft 3B console.

The control room was pretty much full-blown and had big speakers. The recording units were fairly small, more like small booths. An acoustic Yamaha piano upstairs in the living room, directly above the studio was wired to the studio, so Prince could record himself.

Some of The Time's song from the eponymous titled first album were among the first recorded in the Kiowa Trail home studio.

Material Produced

Music

Albums

The following albums have been recorded at the Kiowa Trail Home Studio in whole or part. Check album pages for details.

Prince:


Associated Artists:


Songs

The following songs have been recorded at Kiowa Trail Home Studio:


Trivia

  • Prince’s father, John L. Nelson, moved into the Kiowa Trail 'purple house' when Prince moved to his new home on Galpin Blvd. After John L.'s death in 2001 the house was demolished in mid-March 2003, but Prince retained ownership of the lot until his on death in 2016.

References

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