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|song name = Moonbeam Levels | |song name = Moonbeam Levels | ||
− | | | + | |album image = [[File:Prince4ever album.jpg|100px|link=Album: 4Ever]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] </small> |
+ | |single image = [[File:1999_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album: 1999 Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] </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]] | + | |album(s) = [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]]<br> |
+ | [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
|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]], and in 2019 in a slightly longer version as the fifth track on the ''Vault Tracks part 2'' disc of a ''Super Deluxe Edition'' 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 | + | 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]], possibly [[Album: Parade| Parade]] and a [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 25|25 November 1986]] configuration of the [[Album:_Crystal_Ball_1986|Crystal Ball]] set that would evolve 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 | + | 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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|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 | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] – Studio 2,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 8|8 June 1983]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Additional Work | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 1985]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Mix ([[Susan Rogers]] & [[Coke Johnson]], [[Prince]] not present) | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
− | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments ( | + | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments |
+ | <hr> | ||
+ | *[[Peggy McCreary]] - engineer (Sunset Sound) | ||
+ | *[[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]] | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Moonbeam Levels''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:23 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<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, | + | |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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|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]] | + | |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 | + | * 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:_Crystal_Ball_1986|Crystal Ball]] unreleased album | ||
+ | * [[Album: Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] unreleased album | ||
* [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] album | * [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] album | ||
+ | * [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] 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: | + | * ''[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)]'' |
+ | * ''[[Book:_The_Beautiful_Ones|The Beautiful Ones]]'' (2019) | ||
+ | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' | ||
+ | |categories = [[Category:2016]][[Category:Recorded 1982]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Posthumously-released Songs]] | ||
}} | }} |
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