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|introduction = '''Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic''' is an unreleased album by [[Prince]], and was worked on in the second half of 1988 and early 1989 before [[Prince]] committed to work on the [[Album: Batman|Batman]] movie soundtrack. It is not known if [[Prince]] settled on a "final" configuration of the album that would have been planned for release before the project was abandoned. Other than the title track, this album is not related to [[Prince]]'s 23rd album [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]], released in 1999 using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] (see [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]] for details of that album). | |introduction = '''Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic''' is an unreleased album by [[Prince]], and was worked on in the second half of 1988 and early 1989 before [[Prince]] committed to work on the [[Album: Batman|Batman]] movie soundtrack. It is not known if [[Prince]] settled on a "final" configuration of the album that would have been planned for release before the project was abandoned. Other than the title track, this album is not related to [[Prince]]'s 23rd album [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]], released in 1999 using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] (see [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]] for details of that album). | ||
− | [[Prince]] began work on '''Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic''' in mid-June | + | [[Prince]] began work on '''Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic''' in mid-June 1988, at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, prior to beginning the [[Lovesexy Tour]] in Europe. The first three tracks recorded were [[Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]], [[God Is Alive]] and [[Blues In C (If I Had A Harem)|If I Had A Harem]]. |
− | [[Prince]] worked further on [[Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 24|24 July | + | [[Prince]] worked further on [[Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 24|24 July 1988]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Studios Olympic Studios], London, England, within a few hours of arriving for the UK dates of the [[Lovesexy Tour]]. During the tour, [[God Is Alive]] and [[Blues In C (If I Had A Harem)|If I Had A Harem]] were played often (with [[Blues In C (If I Had A Harem)|If I Had A Harem]] being reworked into a blues track known as [[Blues In C (If I Had A Harem)]]. |
[[Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] was played a few times in aftershows on the tour. [[Prince]] resumed work on the album in early October, although he worked simultaneously on both '''Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic''' and an early configuration of [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]], and it is not entirely clear whether he viewed them as entirely separate projects or simply saw these as two names for the same project; for clarity's sake, information pertaining to '''Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic''' is listed here, and information pertaining to early configurations of [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] is listed on that album's page. | [[Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] was played a few times in aftershows on the tour. [[Prince]] resumed work on the album in early October, although he worked simultaneously on both '''Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic''' and an early configuration of [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]], and it is not entirely clear whether he viewed them as entirely separate projects or simply saw these as two names for the same project; for clarity's sake, information pertaining to '''Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic''' is listed here, and information pertaining to early configurations of [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] is listed on that album's page. | ||
− | In early October, [[Prince]] recorded [[Still Would Stand All Time]] and [[Elephants & Flowers]], and mixed [[Big House]] (recorded earlier in the Summer), [[Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] and [[Stimulation]] (which had been recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 8|8 September | + | In early October, [[Prince]] recorded [[Still Would Stand All Time]] and [[Elephants & Flowers]], and mixed [[Big House]] (recorded earlier in the Summer), [[Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] and [[Stimulation]] (which had been recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 8|8 September 1987]] and was originally planned for the [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] movie). |
− | [[We Got The Power]] was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 15|15 October | + | [[We Got The Power]] was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 15|15 October 1988]]. In late October, [[Prince]] recorded [[The Voice Inside]] and completed the first known sequence of the album. The exact sequence of songs is unknown, but the songs known to have been included are listed below. Work continued on the album in late 1988. |
− | [[Am I Without U?]] and [[Good Judy Girlfriend]] were recorded in late 1988 or early 1989. [[Electric Chair]] and [[Pink Cashmere]], both recorded in June | + | [[Am I Without U?]] and [[Good Judy Girlfriend]] were recorded in late 1988 or early 1989. [[Electric Chair]] and [[Pink Cashmere]], both recorded in June 1988, were also pulled out and considered for the album, as was the July 1982, track [[Moonbeam Levels]].<br> |
Of the tracks included on the three known configurations, many have been released in one form or another. [[Electric Chair]] was included on [[Prince]]'s next album [[Album: Batman|Batman]]. | Of the tracks included on the three known configurations, many have been released in one form or another. [[Electric Chair]] was included on [[Prince]]'s next album [[Album: Batman|Batman]]. | ||
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− | ====27 October | + | ====27 October 1988, configuration==== |
*The specific sequence of tracks is unknown, but tracks known to have been included are: | *The specific sequence of tracks is unknown, but tracks known to have been included are: | ||
:<b>[[The Voice Inside]]</b> | :<b>[[The Voice Inside]]</b> | ||
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:''No details are known about the sequence, other than that [[The Voice Inside]] is known to have segued into [[Melody Cool]] ''. | :''No details are known about the sequence, other than that [[The Voice Inside]] is known to have segued into [[Melody Cool]] ''. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
− | ====27 November | + | ====27 November 1988, configuration==== |
# <b>[[Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]]</b> | # <b>[[Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]]</b> | ||
# <b>[[Blues In C (If I Had A Harem)|If I Had A Harem]]</b> | # <b>[[Blues In C (If I Had A Harem)|If I Had A Harem]]</b> | ||
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# <b>[[Still Would Stand All Time]]</b> | # <b>[[Still Would Stand All Time]]</b> | ||
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− | ====Mid-January | + | ====Mid-January 1989, configuration==== |
# <b>[[Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]]</b> | # <b>[[Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]]</b> | ||
# <b>[[Blues In C (If I Had A Harem)|If I Had A Harem]]</b> | # <b>[[Blues In C (If I Had A Harem)|If I Had A Harem]]</b> |
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1986 Crystal Ball |
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