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6/8 Joint

	Song details

	Performer:	NPG Q
	Writer(s):	John Blackwell, Marcus Anderson, Andrew Gouché and Xavier Taplin (assumed)
	Producer(s):	Prince (assumed)
	Live Appearances
	First and last live appearance:
	This track is known to have been performed live by Prince
	Performed regularly on tour:
	none
	Performed occasionally in shows:
	2014 (by NPG Q without Prince)

6/8 Joint is an unreleased track recorded in August 2014 by NPG Q, a band consisting of John Blackwell, Marcus Anderson, Andrew Gouché and Xavier Taplin.

The basis for the track was recorded live during a show by NPG Q on 10 August 2014 (a.m.) at Paisley Park Studios ('NPGMC Room') in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Prince added his guitar parts later in August.

6/8 Joint was intended for an album by NPG Q. The project was abandoned when John Blackwell left to tour with D’Angelo in October 2014. The track remains unreleased.

Recording Information

Recording Sessions
Date	Studio	Additional info
10 August 2014 (a.m.)	Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA	Live recording
August 2014	Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA	Guitar overdubs by Prince
Recording Personnel
John Blackwell - drums Andrew Gouché - bass Marcus Anderson - saxophone Xavier Taplin - keyboards Prince - guitar

Versions

Unreleased Versions

Title	Version	Additional Info
6/8 Joint	Live Recording	10 August 2014 (a.m.) Paisley Park version; non-overdubbed live recording (no Prince input)
6/8 Joint	Live Version with overdubs	With guitar overdubs by Prince

Additional Information

	See also	Trivia

	NPG Q unreleased album Unreleased Songs

	References
	Book: Prince 1958-2016: Stories from the Purple Underground, Mobeen Azhar (2016) Press: First report on Supermoon recording session with NPJazz (Ontheone blogspot: 10 August 2014). Social Media: Hanging out with @Prince at #PaisleyPark mixing some new music from the live recording!!! by nikwestbass (tumblr: 10 August 2014).

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 The basis for the track was recorded live during a show by [[NPG Q]] on [[10_August_2014-am|10 August 2014 (a.m.)]] at [[Venue: Paisley Park Studios| Paisley Park Studios]] ('NPGMC Room') in Chanhassen, Minnesota. [[Prince]] added his guitar parts later in August.
-[[6/8 Joint]] was intended for an [[Album: NPG Q|album]] by [[NPG Q]]. The project was abandoned when [[John Blackwell]] left to tour with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Angelo D’Angelo] in October 2014. The track remains unreleased.
+[[6/8 Joint]] was intended for an [[Album: NPG Q|album]] by [[NPG Q]]. The project was abandoned when [[John Blackwell]] left to tour with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D’Angelo D’Angelo] in October 2014. The track remains unreleased.
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