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{{song|
{{song|
|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>
|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>
|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  
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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 ''Super Deluxe Edition'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album.
|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]], 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 1985]] configuration of the [[Album:_Crystal_Ball_1986|Crystal Ball]] set that would evolvedinto [[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.  
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 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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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 6|6 July 1982]]
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 6|6 July 1982]]
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] – Studio 2,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]] – Studio 2,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
}}
}}
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|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.  
|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 [[film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] '''Moonbeam Levels''' is listed as one of the songs to be included in the film.
* In a notebook where [[Prince]] wrote his (undated) synopsis for what would become the movie [[Purple Rain]] and included in [[Book:_The_Beautiful_Ones|The Beautiful Ones]] book (released posthumously in 2019), [[Moonbeam Levels]] is listed as one of the songs to be included in the film (along with [[Baby I’m A Star]], [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got|I Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got]], [[Too Tough]], [[Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?|Wouldn’t U Love To Love Me]], [[I Just Wanna Be Rich]] and [[New Power Generation|Bold Generation]]).
|see also                  = [[Album:_Crystal_Ball_1986|Crystal Ball]] unreleased album
|see also                  = [[Album:_Crystal_Ball_1986|Crystal Ball]] unreleased album
* [[Album: Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] unreleased album
* [[Album: Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] unreleased album
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* ''[[Book:_The_Beautiful_Ones|The Beautiful Ones]]'' (2019)
* ''[[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)]''
* ''[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:1982]][[Category:2016]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1982]]
|categories                = [[Category:2016]][[Category:Recorded 1982]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Posthumously-released Songs]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 09:40, 10 October 2024

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Moonbeam Levels

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

1999 Super Deluxe Edition

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 Super Deluxe Edition 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, possibly Parade and a 25 November 1986 configuration of the Crystal Ball set that would evolve 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 		Tracking
8 June 1983 Kiowa Trail Home Studio,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Additional Work
25 September 1985 Sunset Sound - Studio 3,
Hollywood, CA, USA 		Mix (Susan Rogers & Coke Johnson, Prince not present)
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 Super Deluxe Edition
 Studio



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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