Difference between revisions of "Album: Purple Rain Deluxe"
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_25|25 June 2017]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_25|25 June 2017]] | ||
| − | |length = 43:54 + 76:47 + 78:45 + | + | |length = 43:54 + 76:47 + 78:45 + 108:18 (DVD) |
|label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] | |label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] | ||
| − | |studios = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; [[St. Louis Park Warehouse|The Warehouse]], St. Louis Park, MN, USA; [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA; [[Record Plant Remote - Mobile Truck]] (from New York, NY in Minneapolis, MN USA) at [[First Avenue]], Minneapolis, MN, USA | + | |studios = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA; [[St. Louis Park Warehouse|The Warehouse]], St. Louis Park, MN, USA; [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA; [[Record Plant Remote - Mobile Truck]] (from New York, NY in Minneapolis, MN USA) at [[First Avenue]], Minneapolis, MN, USA; [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]] in Eden Prairie, MN, USA |
|previous year = 2016 | |previous year = 2016 | ||
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|introduction = '''Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' ''' is an elaborated remastered re-issue of [[Prince]]'s best known, sixth full-length studio album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] (the motion picture soundtrack to the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]). | |introduction = '''Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' ''' is an elaborated remastered re-issue of [[Prince]]'s best known, sixth full-length studio album [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] (the motion picture soundtrack to the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]). | ||
| − | In | + | In the 2CD version the remastered original album is augmented with a ''From The Vault & Previously Unreleased'' disc with eleven previously unreleased songs or versions, recorded between April 1983 and August 1984. |
| − | The more elaborate edition has | + | The more elaborate edition has third disc ''Single Edits & B-Sides'' with b-sides, extended versions and edits from the [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] era as well as a DVD release of the concert [[Prince and the Revolution]] gave on [[30 March 1985|30 March 1985 in the Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA]], which was previously released on video [[Home Video: Double Live|Prince And The Revolution: Live]] VHS/laserdisc. |
<b>Recording Process</b> | <b>Recording Process</b> | ||
| − | See [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] for details on recording of the original tracks. | + | See [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] for details on recording of the nine original tracks. |
| − | The original album was remastered at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in 2015, overseen by [[Prince]]. Originally a remastered was already expected and at some point planned to be released in 2014, when in April of that year [[Warner Bros.]] announced they signed a deal with [[Prince]] for a new album or album(s) by [[Prince]] to be released through them | + | The original album was remastered at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in 2015, overseen by [[Prince]]. Originally a remastered edition was already expected and (at some point) planned to be released in 2014, when in April of that year [[Warner Bros.]] announced they signed a deal with [[Prince]] for a new album or album(s) by [[Prince]] to be released through them. At the same time it was announced a 30-year anniversary of [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] was in the making. |
| − | After the end of 2014, with the momentum gone, the impression was that this re-issue would not come to fruition after all. But with its release in 2017 it became clear the original album was in fact remastered at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in 2015 | + | After the end of 2014, with the momentum gone, the impression was that this re-issue would not come to fruition after all. But with its release in 2017 it became clear the original album was in fact remastered at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in 2015, said to be done under [[Prince]]'s supervision, which would have been too late for a timely 30-year anniversary release. |
| − | The second disc ''From The Vault & Previously Unreleased'', contains material purportedly from the sessions of the original [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album, although in fact some songs were never considered for the [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album, or are even from sessions that took place after the original album's release. | + | The second disc, ''From The Vault & Previously Unreleased'', contains material purportedly from the sessions of the original [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album, although in fact some songs were never considered for the [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] album, or are even from sessions that took place after the original album's release. |
| − | * [[The Dance Electric]] was originally offered to and released by [[André Cymone]] on his [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] album in 1985. The song was recorded in August 1984, well after the release of [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. | + | * [[The Dance Electric]] was originally offered to and released by [[André Cymone]] on his [[Album: A.C.|A.C.]] album in 1985. The song was recorded by [[Prince]] with [[Wendy Melvoin|Wendy]] & [[Lisa Coleman|Lisa]] at [[Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse]] in Eden Prairie, MN, in August 1984, well after the release of [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. |
| − | *[[Love And Sex]] is from February 1984 | + | *[[Love And Sex]] is from February 1984, recorded by [[Prince]] alone at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, California. The title was in fact found on a handwritten sequence for the album, although it was crossed out on there and was likely never seriously considered to be featured on the album. |
| − | *[[Computer Blue]] from August 1984 is the full take of the song on [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] which was then edited down to accommodate the inclusion of [[Take Me With U]] on the original album. This version was | + | *[[Computer Blue]] from August 1984 is the full take of the song on [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], which was then edited down to accommodate the inclusion of [[Take Me With U]] on the original album. This version was dubbed ''“Hallway Speech” version'' by fans, to indicate it includes a segment where [[Prince]] relates a story of a man living in a mansion, escorting a woman to his bedroom, naming the hallways after emotions including lust, fear, insecurity, hate and pain as they pass them. Oddly, the unofficial 'Hallway Speech' name is attributed to the track on this release. There is an even longer, over 14-minute version of the track, but the extra length in that comes from the 'crashing guitar-feedback sounds at the end (on the released original version segueing into [[Darling Nikki]], running for two more minutes. |
*[[Electric Intercourse]] (attributed here as 'Studio Version', presumably to distinguish it from a much bootlegged live version) was originally recorded in the spring of 1984. The studio version here appears to be somewhat sparse and seemingly unfinished. A live version of the song was recorded on [[03 August 1983|3 August 1983 at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] (during the same concert where overdubbed live versions of [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Baby I'm A Star]] and [[Purple Rain]] featured on [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] were recorded). This live rendition of [[Electric Intercourse]] was also overdubbed in September 1984, a few days prior to [[Prince]] recording [[The Beautiful Ones]], which ultimately replaced [[Electric Intercourse]] on the album. It is likely that [[Prince]] not only chose to replace it because [[The Beautiful Ones]] arguably is a better song, but also because the raw sexual lyrics of [[Electric Intercourse]] fitted (being sung to) the persona of [[Vanity]], but not so much her replacement [[Apollonia]]. | *[[Electric Intercourse]] (attributed here as 'Studio Version', presumably to distinguish it from a much bootlegged live version) was originally recorded in the spring of 1984. The studio version here appears to be somewhat sparse and seemingly unfinished. A live version of the song was recorded on [[03 August 1983|3 August 1983 at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] (during the same concert where overdubbed live versions of [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Baby I'm A Star]] and [[Purple Rain]] featured on [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] were recorded). This live rendition of [[Electric Intercourse]] was also overdubbed in September 1984, a few days prior to [[Prince]] recording [[The Beautiful Ones]], which ultimately replaced [[Electric Intercourse]] on the album. It is likely that [[Prince]] not only chose to replace it because [[The Beautiful Ones]] arguably is a better song, but also because the raw sexual lyrics of [[Electric Intercourse]] fitted (being sung to) the persona of [[Vanity]], but not so much her replacement [[Apollonia]]. | ||
| − | *[[Our Destiny]] and [[Roadhouse Garden]], segued together as one track in a live rendition from a [[07 June 1984|7 June 1984 one-off show at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN]]) were never considered for [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], as the albums release date in 1984 conflicts with the recording of these songs. Both songs were later worked on in the studio as well, with [[Our Destiny]] being recorded in versions with [[Lisa Coleman]] and [[Jill Jones]] singing | + | *[[Our Destiny]] and [[Roadhouse Garden]], segued together as one track in a live rendition from a [[07 June 1984|7 June 1984 one-off show at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN]]) were never considered for [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], as the albums release date in 1984 conflicts with the recording of these songs. Both songs were later worked on in the studio as well, with [[Our Destiny]] being recorded in versions with [[Lisa Coleman]] and [[Jill Jones]] singing the lead. |
| − | *[[Possessed]] is presented here as the '1983 version', but it is in fact the version recorded in March 1984. The 1983 version, part of which can be heard as an instrumental in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] was recorded with the full band at the [[St. Louis Park Warehouse|The Warehouse]] in St. Louis Park, Minnesota in mid 1983, while the version here was a solo-effort by [[Prince]] done at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. It is unclear why the version here is attributed to be the 1983 version. | + | *[[Possessed]] is presented here as the '1983 version', but it is in fact the version recorded in March 1984. The 1983 version, part of which can be heard as an instrumental in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], was recorded with the full band at the [[St. Louis Park Warehouse|The Warehouse]] in St. Louis Park, Minnesota in mid 1983, while the version here was a solo-effort by [[Prince]] done at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. It is unclear why the version here is attributed to be the 1983 version. |
| − | *[[Wonderful Ass]] dates from early 1983 and was recorded at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen. The song | + | *[[Wonderful Ass]] dates from early 1983 and was recorded at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen. The song was written about [[Vanity]] and while it may have been considered for the movie at some point, it never made it to any configuration, possibly in part due to the fact [[Vanity]] left the [[Prince]] camp and would no longer be in the movie. |
*Recorded in April 1983, [[Velvet Kitty Cat]] was originally created for [[Vanity 6]]'s second album and later also considered for the [[Album: Apollonia 6| Apollonia 6]] album, but was never placed on any [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] configuration. | *Recorded in April 1983, [[Velvet Kitty Cat]] was originally created for [[Vanity 6]]'s second album and later also considered for the [[Album: Apollonia 6| Apollonia 6]] album, but was never placed on any [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] configuration. | ||
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*[[Katrina's Paper Dolls]] is another song that might have been written with [[Vanity]] in mind ([[Vanity]] real name was Denise Katrina Matthews). It was likely recorded in the spring of 1983 at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen. It is not known if it was ever linked to, or considered for the film. | *[[Katrina's Paper Dolls]] is another song that might have been written with [[Vanity]] in mind ([[Vanity]] real name was Denise Katrina Matthews). It was likely recorded in the spring of 1983 at [[Prince]]'s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen. It is not known if it was ever linked to, or considered for the film. | ||
| − | *[[We Can Fuck]] is the original version of the [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] song [[We Can Funk]]. It was recorded on New Years eve 1983 at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood. In 1986 [[Prince]] would re-record a version of it with [[The Revolution]], which remains unreleased, but this original version stays much closer to the released [[We Can Funk]], although it is featured in full length here and obviously misses contributions from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] and his musicians that are on the [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] version. | + | *[[We Can Fuck]] is the original version of the [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] song [[We Can Funk]]. It was recorded on New Years eve 1983 at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. In 1986 [[Prince]] would re-record a version of it with [[The Revolution]], which remains unreleased, but this original version stays much closer to the released [[We Can Funk]], although it is featured in full length here and obviously misses contributions from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] and his musicians that are on the [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] version. |
*The last track [[Father's Song]] is an instrumental, the motive of which can be heard as a melody in [[Computer Blue]]. The recording here is a solo recording by [[Prince]] from late October 1983 at [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen. Part of the song can also be heard in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain| Purple Rain]], when "The Kid" plays the song on piano after discovering his father's sheet music, although that is a different recording. | *The last track [[Father's Song]] is an instrumental, the motive of which can be heard as a melody in [[Computer Blue]]. The recording here is a solo recording by [[Prince]] from late October 1983 at [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen. Part of the song can also be heard in the movie [[Film: Purple Rain| Purple Rain]], when "The Kid" plays the song on piano after discovering his father's sheet music, although that is a different recording. | ||
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# <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (8:41) | # <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> (8:41) | ||
|musicians = '''[[Prince]] ''' - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | |musicians = '''[[Prince]] ''' - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
| − | *'''[[Bobby Z.]] ''' - drums and percussion on [[Let's Go Crazy]], [[Take Me With U]], [[Computer Blue]], [[I Would Die 4 U]] | + | *'''[[Bobby Z.]] ''' - drums and percussion on [[Let's Go Crazy]], [[Take Me With U]], [[Computer Blue]], [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Purple Rain]] and [[Our Destiny]] / [[Roadhouse Garden]] |
| − | *'''[[Brown Mark]] ''' bass guitar and vocals on [[Let's Go Crazy]], [[Take Me With U]], [[Computer Blue]], [[I Would Die 4 U] | + | *'''[[Brown Mark]] ''' bass guitar and vocals on [[Let's Go Crazy]], [[Take Me With U]], [[Computer Blue]], [[I Would Die 4 U], [[Purple Rain]] and [[Our Destiny]] / [[Roadhouse Garden]]I Would Die 4 U]] and [[Purple Rain]], [[Our Destiny]] / [[Roadhouse Garden]], [[The Dance Electric]] and [[We Can Fuck]] |
| − | + | *'''[[Lisa Coleman]] ''' - keyboards and vocals on [[Let's Go Crazy]], [[Take Me With U]], [[Computer Blue]], [[I Would Die 4 U]] and [[Purple Rain]], [[Our Destiny]] / [[Roadhouse Garden]], [[The Dance Electric]] and [[We Can Fuck]] | |
| − | *'''[[Lisa Coleman]] ''' - keyboards and vocals on [[Let's Go Crazy]], [[Take Me With U]], [[Computer Blue]], [[I Would Die 4 U]] and [[Purple Rain]] | + | *'''[[Matt Fink]] ''' - keyboards and vocals on [[Let's Go Crazy]], [[Take Me With U]], [[Computer Blue]], [[I Would Die 4 U]], [[Purple Rain]] and [[Our Destiny]] / [[Roadhouse Garden]] |
| − | *'''[[Matt Fink]] ''' - keyboards and vocals on [[Let's Go Crazy]], [[Take Me With U]], [[Computer Blue]], [[I Would Die 4 U]] | + | *'''[[David Coleman]] ''' - cello on [[Take Me With U]], [[Baby I'm A Star]] and [[Purple Rain]], oud and finger cymbals on [[We Can Fuck]] |
| − | *'''[[David Coleman]] ''' - cello on [[Take Me With U]], [[Baby I'm A Star]] and [[Purple Rain]] | + | |
*'''[[Novi Novog]] ''' - violin and viola on [[Take Me With U]], [[Baby I'm A Star]] and [[Purple Rain]] | *'''[[Novi Novog]] ''' - violin and viola on [[Take Me With U]], [[Baby I'm A Star]] and [[Purple Rain]] | ||
*'''[[Suzie Katayama]] ''' - cello on [[Take Me With U]], [[Baby I'm A Star]] and [[Purple Rain]] | *'''[[Suzie Katayama]] ''' - cello on [[Take Me With U]], [[Baby I'm A Star]] and [[Purple Rain]] | ||
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