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==Studio==
 
==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 [[North Arm Drive Home Studio]], in a rented house in Orono, 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 [[North Arm Drive Home Studio]], in a rented house in Orono, 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.
  
Some of [[The Time]]'s song from the eponymous titled first album were among the first recorded in the Kiowa Trail home studio.
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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==
 
==Material Produced==
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*[[Album: 1999|1999]]
 
*[[Album: 1999|1999]]
 
*[[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]
 
*[[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]
*[[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]
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*[[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]
 
*[[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] (unreleased)
 
*[[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] (unreleased)
 
*[[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] (unreleased)
 
*[[Album: Crystal Ball 1986|Crystal Ball]] (unreleased)
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|[[After Hi School]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
|[[After Hi School]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Ain't Too Proud To Beg]] || 1983-1984 || Basic tracking
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|[[Ain’t Too Proud To Beg]] || 1983-1984 || Basic tracking
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Annie Christian]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
|[[Annie Christian]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Baby I'm A Star]] || 1981-1982 || Basic tracking
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|[[Baby I’m A Star]] || 1981-1982 || Basic tracking
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Bite The Beat]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
|[[Bite The Beat]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Boom, Boom (Can't U Feel The Beat Of My Heart)]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
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|[[Boom, Boom (Can’t U Feel The Beat Of My Heart)]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Broken]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
|[[Broken]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Can't Stop This Feeling I Got]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
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|[[Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Cold Coffee And Cocaine]] || 1983 || rehearsal recording
 
|[[Cold Coffee And Cocaine]] || 1983 || rehearsal recording
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|[[Cool]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
|[[Cool]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|-
|[[Dancin' Flu]] || 1981 || <!-- Basic tracking (possibly at [[North Arm Drive Home Studio]], Orono, MN) -->
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|[[Dancin’ Flu]] || 1981 || <!-- Basic tracking (possibly at [[North Arm Drive Home Studio]], Orono, MN) -->
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Darling Nikki]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
 
|[[Darling Nikki]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
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|[[Do Me, Baby]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
|[[Do Me, Baby]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Don't Let Him Fool Ya]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
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|[[Don’t Let Him Fool Ya]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Drive Me Wild]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
|[[Drive Me Wild]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
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|[[Extraloveable]] || 1983 || Additional recording (assumed)
 
|[[Extraloveable]] || 1983 || Additional recording (assumed)
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Father's Song]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
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|[[Father’s Song]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Feel U Up]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
|[[Feel U Up]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
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|[[Get It Up]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
|[[Get It Up]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Girl O' My Dreams]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
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|[[Girl O’ My Dreams]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Girl]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
|[[Girl]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
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|[[Hard To Get]] || 1981 || re-recording (assumed)
 
|[[Hard To Get]] || 1981 || re-recording (assumed)
 
|-
 
|-
|[[He's So Dull]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
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|[[He’s So Dull]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Heart Attack]] || 1981<small>(assumed)</small>|| Basic tracking
 
|[[Heart Attack]] || 1981<small>(assumed)</small>|| Basic tracking
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|[[Hump You]] || 1981 || <!-- Basic tracking (possibly at [[North Arm Drive Home Studio]], Orono, MN) -->
 
|[[Hump You]] || 1981 || <!-- Basic tracking (possibly at [[North Arm Drive Home Studio]], Orono, MN) -->
 
|-
 
|-
|[[I Can't Figure It Out]] || 1981 ||<!-- Basic tracking (possibly at [[North Arm Drive Home Studio]], Orono, MN) -->
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|[[I Can’t Figure It Out]] || 1981 ||<!-- Basic tracking (possibly at [[North Arm Drive Home Studio]], Orono, MN) -->
 
|-
 
|-
|[[I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
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|[[I Don’t Wanna Leave You]] || 1982 || Basic 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>|| Basic tracking
 
|[[I Need A Man]] || 1981<small>(assumed)</small>|| Basic tracking
 
|-
 
|-
|[[If A Girl Answers (Don't Hang Up)]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
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|[[If A Girl Answers (Don’t Hang Up)]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[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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|[[Jerk Out]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
|[[Jerk Out]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Katrina's Paper Dolls]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
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|[[Katrina’s Paper Dolls]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Kiss Me Quick]] || 1981<small>(assumed)</small>|| Basic tracking
 
|[[Kiss Me Quick]] || 1981<small>(assumed)</small>|| Basic tracking
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Let's Work]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
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|[[Let’s Work]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Little Red Corvette]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
|[[Little Red Corvette]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
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|[[Modernaire]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
 
|[[Modernaire]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Money Don't Grow On Trees]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
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|[[Money Don’t Grow On Trees]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|-
 
|[[Money]] || 1983 || Basic tracking
 
|[[Money]] || 1983 || 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 || Basic tracking
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|[[Onedayi’mgonnabesomebody]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Orgasm]] || 1983 || (see [[Vibrator]])
 
|[[Orgasm]] || 1983 || (see [[Vibrator]])
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|[[The Stick]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
|[[The Stick]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
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|-
|[[There's Something I Like About Being Your Fool]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
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|[[There’s Something I Like About Being Your Fool]] || 1981 || Basic tracking
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Tick, Tick, Bang]] || 1981 || Basic tracking (unreleased version)
 
|[[Tick, Tick, Bang]] || 1981 || Basic tracking (unreleased version)
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|[[Yah, U Know]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
|[[Yah, U Know]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[You're My Love]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
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|[[You’re My Love]] || 1982 || Basic tracking
 
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==Trivia==
 
==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. Nelson|John L.'s]] death in 2001 the house was demolished in mid-March 2003, but [[Prince]] retained ownership of the lot until his own death in 2016.
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* [[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. Nelson|John L.’s]] death in 2001 the house was demolished in mid-March 2003, but [[Prince]] retained ownership of the lot until his own death in 2016.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 17:55, 2 September 2020

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 November 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 North Arm Drive Home Studio, in a rented house in Orono, 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 own death in 2016.

References