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|song name = Moonbeam Levels | |song name = Moonbeam Levels | ||
− | |single image = [[File:Prince4ever album.jpg|100px|link=Album: | + | |single image = [[File:Prince4ever album.jpg|100px|link=Album: 4ever]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] </small> |
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 22|22 November 2016]] - [[Album: | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 22|22 November 2016]] - [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] album |
− | |album(s) = [[Album: | + | |album(s) = [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] |
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|previous song = [[Moon Drop]] | |previous song = [[Moon Drop]] | ||
|next song = [[Moral Majority]] | |next song = [[Moral Majority]] | ||
− | |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]] | + | |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]]. |
− | 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. | + | 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, remained unreleased. | + | 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. |
− | <!--It is not yet known if the version planned for inclusion on [[Album: | + | <!--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. --> |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 6|6 July 1982]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 6|6 July 1982]] | ||
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Basic tracking |
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|1= '''Moonbeam Levels''' | |1= '''Moonbeam Levels''' | ||
|2= 4:06 | |2= 4:06 | ||
− | |3= [[Album: | + | |3= [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] |
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
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|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[28 March 1983|28 March 1983: Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, | + | |first live appearance = [[28 March 1983|28 March 1983: Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California]] <small>(partial rendition on piano)</small><br> |
* [[26_August_2013-am|26 August 2013 (a.m.): New York City Winery, New York, NY, USA]] <small>(partial rendition in piano medley)</small> | * [[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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|trivia = This song was the first (previously unreleased) song from [[Prince]]'s vault to be released posthumously. | |trivia = This song was the first (previously unreleased) song from [[Prince]]'s vault to be released posthumously. | ||
|see also = [[Album: Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] unreleased album | |see also = [[Album: Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] unreleased album | ||
− | * [[Album: | + | * [[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:2016]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1982]] | |categories = [[Category:1982]][[Category:2016]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1982]] | ||
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