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==Overview & History==
 
==Overview & History==
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The Wayzata Home Studio was the studio in the house [[Prince]] rented after moving from France Avenue and before moving to the Kiowa Trail house. He lived and recorded there for a relative short period of time between mid 1980 and early 1981. It was situated in Wayzata, MN, on the north arm of Lake Minnetonka.
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The North Arm Drive Home Studio was the studio in the house [[Prince]] rented after moving from [[France Avenue Home Studio|France Avenue]] and before moving to the [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio|Kiowa Trail house]]. He lived and recorded there for a little over a year from September 1979 till late 1980. The house was situated on 680 North Arm Drive in Orono, Minnesota (although usually incorrectly listed as the neighboring Mound, Minnesota, USA on documents addressed to him).
  
  
 
==Studio==
 
==Studio==
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The studio was at the back of the house. behind the living room was an adjacent part and that is where the studio started. The drum booth was under water with sand bags along the sides. There was a drain of water, due to a cesspool that was cut into a hill that was abandoned. There was no room for a piano in the studio. The console had 16-track recording unit.  
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The studio was at the back of the house. Behind the living room was an adjacent part where the studio started. The drum booth was under water with sand bags along the sides. There was a drain of water, due to a cesspool that was cut into a hill that was abandoned. There was no room for a piano in the studio where [[Prince]] had a 16-track Soundcraft series 200B recording unit, set up in the kitchen of the house.  
  
  
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===Music===
 
===Music===
 
====Albums====
 
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The following albums have been recorded at the Wayzata Home Studio . Check album pages for details.<br><br>
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The following albums have been recorded at the North Arm Drive Home Studio. Check album pages for details.<br><br>
 
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*[[Album: Dirty Mind|Dirty Mind]]
 
*[[Album: Dirty Mind|Dirty Mind]]
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====Songs====
 
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The following songs have been recorded at Wayzata Home Studio:
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|[[American Jam]] || 1980 || Initial tracking
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|[[American Jam]] || 1980 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Big Brass Bed]] || 1980 || Initial tracking
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|[[Big Brass Bed]] || 1980 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Broken]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Bulgaria]] || 1980 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Bulgaria]] || 1980 || Initial tracking
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|[[Dirty Mind]] || 1980 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Commercial]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Do It All Night]] || 1980 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Dancin' Flu]] || 1981 || Initial tracking (possibly at [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN)
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|[[Eros]] || 1980 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Dear Uncle George]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Gotta Broken Heart Again]] || 1980 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Delivery Boy]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Gotta Stop (Messin’ About)]] || 1980 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Dirty Mind]] || 1980 || Initial tracking
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|[[Head]] || 1980 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Do It All Night]] || 1980 || Initial tracking
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|[[I Don’t Wanna Stop]] || 1980 || Basic tracking (assumed)
 
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|[[Eros]] || 1980 || Initial tracking
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|[[Lisa]] || 1980 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Forever Mine]] || 1981 || Initial tracking
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|[[Partyup]] || 1980 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Gotta Broken Heart Again]] || 1980 || Initial tracking
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|[[Plastic Love Affair]] || 1980 || Basic tracking (assumed)
 
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|[[Gotta Stop (Messin' About)]] || 1980 || Initial tracking
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|[[Rough]] || 1980 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Hard To Get]] || 1981 || re-recording (assumed)
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|[[She’s Just A Baby]] || 1980 || Basic tracking (assumed)
 
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|[[Head]] || 1980 || Initial tracking
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|[[Sister]] || 1980 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Hump You]] || 1981 || Initial tracking (assumed)
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|[[Uptown]] || 1980 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[I Can't Figure It Out]] || 1981 || Initial tracking (possibly at [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN)
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|[[When You Were Mine]] || 1980 || Basic tracking
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|[[I Don't Wanna Stop]] || 1980 || Initial tracking (assumed)
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|[[Lisa]] || 1980 || Initial tracking
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|[[Mink Kitty Cat]] || 1981 || Initial tracking (assumed)
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|[[Partyup]] || 1980 || Initial tracking
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|[[Plastic Love Affair]] || 1980 || Initial tracking (assumed)
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|[[Rough]] || 1980 || Initial tracking
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|[[She's Just A Baby]] || 1981 || Initial tracking (assumed)
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|[[Sister]] || 1980 || Initial tracking
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|[[Susan]] || 1981 || Initial tracking (assumed)
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|[[Uptown]] || 1980 || Initial tracking
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Latest revision as of 21:26, 30 August 2021

North Arm Drive Home Studio


Overview & History

The North Arm Drive Home Studio was the studio in the house Prince rented after moving from France Avenue and before moving to the Kiowa Trail house. He lived and recorded there for a little over a year from September 1979 till late 1980. The house was situated on 680 North Arm Drive in Orono, Minnesota (although usually incorrectly listed as the neighboring Mound, Minnesota, USA on documents addressed to him).


Studio

The studio was at the back of the house. Behind the living room was an adjacent part where the studio started. The drum booth was under water with sand bags along the sides. There was a drain of water, due to a cesspool that was cut into a hill that was abandoned. There was no room for a piano in the studio where Prince had a 16-track Soundcraft series 200B recording unit, set up in the kitchen of the house.


Material Produced

Music

Albums

The following albums have been recorded at the North Arm Drive Home Studio. Check album pages for details.

Prince:


Songs

The following songs have been recorded at North Arm Drive Home Studio:


Trivia

References

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