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|introduction = '''Power Fantastic''' is the 20th and final track (second of two previously-unreleased tracks) on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The B-Sides]] compilation (included as the third and final disc on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). | |introduction = '''Power Fantastic''' is the 20th and final track (second of two previously-unreleased tracks) on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The B-Sides]] compilation (included as the third and final disc on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). | ||
− | The song was based on a | + | The song was based on a instrumental composition by [[Wendy Melvoin| Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]] called '''Carousel''', recorded by them in June 1985. |
− | + | After [[Prince]] wrote lyrics for the song and came up with a vocal melody the track was re-recorded live on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_19|19 March 1986]] (the same day as [[And How]]) at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during the the first session that yielded material for the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album. [[Prince]] first recorded a rough vocal guiding the band through the song and later in the same session mixed an instrumental and a version where he re-recorded his vocal (this version was released on [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]]). | |
The song was not included on the initial, late April configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album, but was included on a configuration made on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 1986]], before being removed again for the July configuration. The instrumental intro to the song was removed when the track was placed on [[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]] in 1993. | The song was not included on the initial, late April configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album, but was included on a configuration made on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 1986]], before being removed again for the July configuration. The instrumental intro to the song was removed when the track was placed on [[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]] in 1993. | ||
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In September 2020, the initial take (labeled '''[[Power Fantastic]] (Live In Studio)''') with [[Prince]] guide vocal and instructions, and preserving the original intro, was released as the tenth track of ''Vault Tracks part 1'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]. | In September 2020, the initial take (labeled '''[[Power Fantastic]] (Live In Studio)''') with [[Prince]] guide vocal and instructions, and preserving the original intro, was released as the tenth track of ''Vault Tracks part 1'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]. | ||
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+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 27|27 June 1985]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[The Complex Studios]], <br>Los Angeles, CA, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Basic tracking of '''Carousel''' ([[Wendy Melvoin| Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]], sans [[Prince]]) | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 27|27 June 1985]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]], Edina, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Mix of '''Carousel''' ([[Wendy Melvoin| Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]], sans [[Prince]]) | ||
+ | }} | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_19|19 March 1986]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_19|19 March 1986]] | ||
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|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]] | ||
− | |trivia = [[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]] liner notes incorrectly state that this song was recorded at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. | + | |trivia = [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]] names were left off the credits on the initial release on [[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]], and the song was initially registered at ASCAP as a [[Prince]] solo composition. However this was corrected in September 1993. |
+ | [[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]] liner notes incorrectly state that this song was recorded at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. | ||
*The released mix of the ''Live In Studio'' version was done by Niko Bolas specifically for the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] release. It was made to replicate the original mix from the time the song was initially tracked, as much as possible. So even when a slightly different mix of this track might exist, the now released version is not considered a true alternate mix of the track. | *The released mix of the ''Live In Studio'' version was done by Niko Bolas specifically for the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] release. It was made to replicate the original mix from the time the song was initially tracked, as much as possible. So even when a slightly different mix of this track might exist, the now released version is not considered a true alternate mix of the track. | ||
|see also = [[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]] album | |see also = [[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|The Hits / The B-Sides]] album |
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