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|song name                = Moonbeam Levels
 
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|single image              = [[File:Prince4ever album.jpg|100px|link=Album: 4ever]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] </small>
 
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|performer                = [[Prince]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 22|22 November 2016]] - [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] album
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
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|previous song            = [[Moon Drop]]
 
|previous song            = [[Moon Drop]]
 
|next song                = [[Moral Majority]]
 
|next song                = [[Moral Majority]]
|introduction              = '''Moonbeam Levels''' is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 6|6 July, 1982]] (the day before [[Lady Cab Driver]]), at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA.  
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|introduction              = '''Moonbeam Levels''' is song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 6|6 July 1982]] (the day before [[Lady Cab Driver]]), at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. It was released as the only previously-unreleased track on the first posthumous compilation of [[Prince]]'s music, [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]].
  
It was never placed on a configuration of the [[Album: 1999|1999]] album, but was considered for inclusion on the aborted [[Album: Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] album (different from the 1999 album [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]]), and was included as the ninth and final track on the mid-January, 1989, configuration of the album before it was abandoned when [[Prince]] began work on the [[Album: Batman|Batman]] soundtrack album.  
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Even though it was recorded during the sessions for [[Album: 1999|1999]], it was never placed on a configuration of that album. It was considered for inclusion on the aborted [[Album: Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] album (different from the 1999 album [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]]), and was included as the ninth and final track on the mid-January 1989, configuration of the album before it was abandoned when [[Prince]] began work on the [[Album: Batman|Batman]] soundtrack album.  
  
In early 2002, during an online chat to promote the second year of the [[NPG Music Club]], the moderators asked if members would be interested in a pristine copy of [[Moonbeam Levels]], hinting that it might be available as part of the membership package. The song, however, remains unreleased.
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In early 2002, during an online chat to promote the second year of the [[NPG Music Club]], the moderators asked if members would be interested in a pristine copy of [[Moonbeam Levels]], hinting that it might be available as part of the membership package. The song, however, remained unreleased until after [[Prince]]'s death.
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<!--It is not yet known if the version planned for inclusion on [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] is the same version as was recorded in 1982, or if [[Prince]] did any additional work on the track at any other point. More information will be added here as it becomes known. -->
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 6|6 July, 1982]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 6|6 July 1982]]
 
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
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|1= '''Moonbeam Levels'''
 
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|2= 4:06
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|3= [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]  
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|first live appearance    = [[28 March, 1983|28 March, 1983, Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA]]
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|first live appearance    = [[28 March 1983|28 March 1983: Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California]] <small>(partial rendition on piano)</small><br>
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* [[26_August_2013-am|26 August 2013 (a.m.): New York City Winery, New York, NY, USA]] <small>(partial rendition in piano medley)</small>
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|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1983|1983]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]] <small>(partial rendition in piano medley)</small>
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1983|1983]] <small>(partial rendition in piano medley)</small>, [[All Concerts#2013|2013]] <small>(partial rendition in piano medley)</small>
|trivia                    =  
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|trivia                    = This song was the first (previously unreleased) song from [[Prince]]'s vault to be released posthumously.
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
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|see also                  = [[Album: Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] unreleased album
* [[Album: Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] unreleased album
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* [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] album
 
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
 
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
|categories                = [[Category:1982]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1982]]
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Revision as of 23:17, 28 November 2017

Moon Drop   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Moral Majority
Moonbeam Levels

Prince4ever album.jpg
from the album 4Ever
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 22 November 2016 - 4Ever album
Album(s): 4Ever
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • 1983 (partial rendition in piano medley), 2013 (partial rendition in piano medley)

Moonbeam Levels is song recorded on 6 July 1982 (the day before Lady Cab Driver), at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California. It was released as the only previously-unreleased track on the first posthumous compilation of Prince's music, 4Ever.

Even though it was recorded during the sessions for 1999, it was never placed on a configuration of that album. It was considered for inclusion on the aborted Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic album (different from the 1999 album Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic), and was included as the ninth and final track on the mid-January 1989, configuration of the album before it was abandoned when Prince began work on the Batman soundtrack album.

In early 2002, during an online chat to promote the second year of the NPG Music Club, the moderators asked if members would be interested in a pristine copy of Moonbeam Levels, hinting that it might be available as part of the membership package. The song, however, remained unreleased until after Prince's death.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
6 July 1982 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Basic tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments (assumed)

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Moonbeam Levels 4:06 4Ever Studio



 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • This song was the first (previously unreleased) song from Prince's vault to be released posthumously.

References
Moon Drop   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Moral Majority