Electric Intercourse

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Electric Intercourse

Song details Performer: Prince Writer(s): Prince (assumed) Producer(s): Prince (assumed) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 3 August 1983: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA 15 May 2014: LG Arena, Birmingham, England Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 1983, 2014

Electric Intercourse is an unreleased song recorded live on 3 August 1983 at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA (during the same concert where live versions of Let's Go Crazy, Computer Blue, I Would Die 4 U, Baby I'm A Star and Purple Rain were also recorded). A 'studio version' of it also exists, but it remains unclear when this was made. Prince used the live version when adding overdubs to the track in mid-September 1983 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA. It is either possible the 'studio version' is based on the live version, but has no distinguishable parts of it left, or it was created at a different date, possibly in June or July and thus preceding the 3 August 1983 live version. It is likely the track was planned to be included on the album Purple Rain (and in the movie Purple Rain) as either the 'studio version' or in the same overdubbed-live format as I Would Die 4 U, Baby I'm A Star and Purple Rain. A few days after recording overdubs, however, Prince recorded The Beautiful Ones, which replaced Electric Intercourse. Although the recording is a solo performance by Prince it is listed here as a Prince and the Revolution recording as this is how it would have been credited upon release on the Purple Rain album. During Prince: A Celebration in June 2000, computer screens at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA, offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on Crystal Ball Volume II, and while Electric Intercourse was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info June/July 1983 (tentative) Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA (tentative) Initial tracking (tentative) 3 August 1983 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA Live recording Mid-September 1983 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Additional recording and overdubs Recording Personnel Prince - all vocals and instruments Live version Prince - vocals and piano Bobby Z. - drums and percussion Brown Mark - bass guitar Wendy Melvoin - guitars and vocals Lisa Coleman - keyboards and vocals Matt Fink - keyboards Versions Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Electric Intercourse Studio not clear if this is different from the 'final version after studio overdubs' based on the live version. Electric Intercourse Live Live version before studio overdubs Electric Intercourse Live with overdubs Final version after studio overdubs

Additional Information See also Trivia Unreleased Songs References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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