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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]].
 
|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]].
  
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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.  
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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 worked on further in June 1983 and later 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]]), 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 until after [[Prince]]'s death.
 
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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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
 
|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 8|8 June 1983]]
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|studio                    = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|additional info          = Additional Work
 
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
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Revision as of 11:54, 24 December 2018

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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 worked on further in June 1983 and later considered for inclusion on the aborted Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic album (different from the 1999 album Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic), 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
8 June 1983 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Additional Work
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
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