| | |introduction = '''19 (Jailbait)''' (a.k.a. '''Batman Theme''' or '''Jailbait''') is an unreleased instrumental track recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_8|8 December 1988]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA during sessions for [[Madhouse]]'s third album [[Album: 24|24]] (three days after recording [[17 (Penetration)]] and [[18 (R U Legal Yet?)]], two days before adding vocals and instrumentation to [[The Dopamine Rush|21-24 (The Dopamine Rush Suite)]]). The track was included as the third track on the album [[Album: 24|24]], before the album was abandoned. | | |introduction = '''19 (Jailbait)''' (a.k.a. '''Batman Theme''' or '''Jailbait''') is an unreleased instrumental track recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_8|8 December 1988]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA during sessions for [[Madhouse]]'s third album [[Album: 24|24]] (three days after recording [[17 (Penetration)]] and [[18 (R U Legal Yet?)]], two days before adding vocals and instrumentation to [[The Dopamine Rush|21-24 (The Dopamine Rush Suite)]]). The track was included as the third track on the album [[Album: 24|24]], before the album was abandoned. |
| − | [[Prince]] revamped the track on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 15|15 February 1989]] (just two days after the end of the [[Lovesexy Tour]] in Japan, on the same day as [[200 Balloons]]), also at [[Paisley Park Studios]], and renamed it '''Batman Theme''' for use in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman] movie project (and accompanying [[Album: Batman|Batman]] album), and the track was used in the background of an early unreleased trailer for the movie. The track was ultimately discarded as the project moved on, however. On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 21|21 January 1991]], [[Prince]] submitted the track (now re-titled '''Jailbait''') to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis], along with [[17 (Penetration)|Penetration]] and [[20 (A Girl And Her Puppy)|A Girl And Her Puppy]], for his consideration. [[Prince]] wanted [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Davis] to record additional trumpet parts before sending them back. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Davis] instead taught the three tracks to his band, and they recorded new versions of the tracks on 27 March 1991 in a German studio. The band also played them regularly on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Davis]' 1991 tour. After [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Davis] died in 1991, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] asked [[Prince]] to add some post-production to the studio version of this track (as well as [[Can I Play With U?]], [[17 (Penetration)|Penetration]] and [[20 (A Girl And Her Puppy)|A Girl And Her Puppy]]) to include on his first posthumous album, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doo-Bop Doo-Bop], but [[Prince]] was not interested in contributing to tracks that he felt didn't show [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Davis] at his best. The studio version was planned for release as the 31st track on a 2001 box-set of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis]' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] work, entitled [http://www.miles-beyond.com/lastwordtracklist.htm The Last Word], but the track was not included on the eventual 2-disc 2010 release, titled ''Perfect Way''. As the original [[Madhouse]] and [[Prince]] versions remains unreleased, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] version is included here instead of being considered a straight cover version. | + | [[Prince]] revamped the track on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 15|15 February 1989]] (just two days after the end of the [[Lovesexy Tour]] in Japan, on the same day as [[200 Balloons]]), also at [[Paisley Park Studios]], and renamed it '''Batman Theme''' for use in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film) Batman] movie project (and accompanying [[Album: Batman|Batman]] album), and the track was used in the background of an early unreleased trailer for the movie. The track was ultimately discarded as the project moved on, however. On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 21|21 January 1991]], [[Prince]] submitted the track (now re-titled '''Jailbait''') to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis], along with [[17 (Penetration)|Penetration]] and [[20 (A Girl And Her Puppy)|A Girl And Her Puppy]], for his consideration. [[Prince]] wanted [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Davis] to record additional trumpet parts before sending them back. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Davis] instead taught the three tracks to his band, and they recorded new versions of the tracks on 27 March 1991 in a German studio. The band also played them regularly on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Davis]' 1991 tour. After [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Davis] died in 1991, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] asked [[Prince]] to add some post-production to the studio version of this track (as well as [[Can I Play With U?]], [[17 (Penetration)|Penetration]] and [[20 (A Girl And Her Puppy)|A Girl And Her Puppy]]) to include on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Davis]'s first posthumous album, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doo-Bop Doo-Bop], but [[Prince]] was not interested in contributing to tracks that he felt didn't show [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Davis] at his best. The studio version was planned for release as the 31st track on a 2001 box-set of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis]' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] work, entitled [http://www.miles-beyond.com/lastwordtracklist.htm The Last Word], but the track was not included on the eventual 2-disc 2010 release, titled ''Perfect Way''. As the original [[Madhouse]] and [[Prince]] versions remains unreleased, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] version is included here instead of being considered a straight cover version. |
