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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]] | + | |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: 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. --> | <!--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]] | |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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− | |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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