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|song name                = Moonbeam Levels
 
|song name                = Moonbeam Levels
|single image             = [[File:Prince4ever album.jpg|100px|link=Album: 4ever]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] </small>
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|album image               = [[File:Prince4ever album.jpg|100px|link=Album: 4Ever]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] </small>
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|single image              = [[File:1999_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album: 1999 Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']] </small>
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 22|22 November 2016]] - [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] album  
 
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 22|22 November 2016]] - [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] album  
|album(s)                  = [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]  
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]<br>
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[[Album: 1999  Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']]  
 
|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]], Hollywood, CA, USA. 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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|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]], and in 2019 in a slightly longer version as the fifth track on the ''Vault Tracks part 2'' disc of a ''Deluxe'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] 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.  
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Even though it was recorded during the sessions for [[Album: 1999|1999]], and considered for that album, it was never placed on a configuration of it. It was worked on further in June 1983 and considered for, but also not placed on any configurations of [[Album: Purple Rain| Purple Rain]], and subsequently also for [[Album: Around The World In A Day| Around The World In A Day]], [[Album: Parade| Parade]] and the [[Album:_Crystal_Ball_1986|Crystal Ball]] set that evolved into [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]]. Finally it was also 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.
 
<!--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            =
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
|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
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] – Studio 2,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Basic tracking
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}}
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{{RecordingLine|
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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
 
}}
 
}}
 
|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments
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<hr>
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*[[Peggy McCreary]] - engineer  (Sunset Sound)
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*[[Don Batts]] - engineer  (Kiowa Trail)
 
|released versions        =
 
|released versions        =
 
{{Songchart|
 
{{Songchart|
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|2= 4:06
 
|2= 4:06
 
|3= [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]  
 
|3= [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]  
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|4= Studio
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|5=
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Moonbeam Levels'''
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|2= 4:23
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|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']]<br>
 
|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
 
|5=  
 
|5=  
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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, CA, USA]] <small>(partial rendition on piano)</small><br>
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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>
 
* [[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>
 
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|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>
 
|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                    = This song was the first (previously unreleased) song from [[Prince]]'s vault to be released posthumously.
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|trivia                    = This song was the first (previously unreleased) song from [[Prince]]'s vault to be released posthumously.
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* In the notebook, where [[Prince]] wrote his (undated) synopsis for what would become the movie [[film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] '''Moonbeam Levels''' is listed as one of the songs to be included in the film.
 
|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: 4Ever|4Ever]] album
 
* [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] album
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* [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']] 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)]]''
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* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]''
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* ''[[Book:_The_Beautiful_Ones|The Beautiful Ones]]'' (2019)
 
|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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}}

Revision as of 13:59, 3 January 2020

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Moonbeam Levels

Prince4ever album.jpg
from the album 4Ever
1999 Deluxe.jpg
from the album 1999 Deluxe
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 22 November 2016 - 4Ever album
Album(s): 4Ever

1999 Deluxe

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, and in 2019 in a slightly longer version as the fifth track on the Vault Tracks part 2 disc of a Deluxe edition of the 1999 album.

Even though it was recorded during the sessions for 1999, and considered for that album, it was never placed on a configuration of it. It was worked on further in June 1983 and considered for, but also not placed on any configurations of Purple Rain, and subsequently also for Around The World In A Day, Parade and the Crystal Ball set that evolved into Sign O' The Times. Finally it was also 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 – Studio 2,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Basic tracking
8 June 1983 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Additional Work
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Moonbeam Levels 4:06 4Ever Studio
Moonbeam Levels 4:23 1999 Deluxe
Studio



 
Additional Information

See also Trivia

  • This song was the first (previously unreleased) song from Prince's vault to be released posthumously.
  • In the notebook, where Prince wrote his (undated) synopsis for what would become the movie Purple Rain Moonbeam Levels is listed as one of the songs to be included in the film.

References
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