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|studios = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | |studios = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
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− | |previous year = | + | |previous year = 1984 |
− | |previous album = | + | |previous album = Album: Vanity 6 (1984) |
− | |previous album link = [[ | + | |previous album link = [[Album: Vanity 6 (1984)|''Untitled second Vanity 6 album'']] |
− | |next year = | + | |next year = 1989 |
− | |next album = Album: 24 | + | |next album = Album: 24 (1989) |
− | |next album link = [[Album: 24|24]] | + | |next album link = [[Album: 24 (1989)|24]] |
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− | |introduction = '''The Flesh''' is an unreleased album by [[The Flesh]] (essentially made up of [[Prince]] and [[Eric Leeds]], as a precursor to [[Madhouse]], with other musicians on three of the four tracks) | + | |introduction = '''The Flesh''' is an unreleased album by [[The Flesh]] (essentially made up of [[Prince]] and [[Eric Leeds]], as a precursor to [[Madhouse]], with other musicians on three of the four tracks). |
− | The tracks included were all jazz-funk instrumentals, and were mostly improvised during the sessions. [[Eric Leeds]] was featured prominently, and the plan was to not include mention of [[Prince]] | + | The tracks included were all jazz-funk instrumentals, and were mostly improvised during the sessions. [[Eric Leeds]] was featured prominently, and the plan was to not include mention of [[Prince]]’s input upon the album’s release (as was the case with the later [[Madhouse]] albums). |
+ | None of the tracks from the album have been released, although 30 seconds of [[Junk Music]] can be heard in [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]], in the scene where Christopher Tracy races against Mary Sharon on the horse race track. | ||
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+ | <b>Sessions and compiling</b> <br> | ||
+ | The were a couple of different tracking sessions at [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3 in Hollywood, California, that yielded material for [[The Flesh]]. First on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 26|26 December 1985]] [[Prince]] recorded [[A Couple Miles]] and [[Can I Play With U?]] (with [[Eric Leeds]] overdubbing a day later), sort of a precursor to the sessions that would follow. | ||
− | + | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_28|28 December 1985]] there was the so called ‘Paisley Jam,’ an improvised session focused on instrumental jazz-funk yielding [[Slaughterhouse]], [[U Just Can’t Stop]], [[Run Amok]], [[Mobile]], [[Madrid]], [[Breathless]], [[High Calonic]] and [[The Question Of U|12 Keys]]. This was followed by a similar session on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_30|30 December 1985]], listed as ‘Jams’ , that yielded [[Most Strongest Whiskey]], [[U Gotta Shake Something]], [[Voodoo Who]] and [[Love 2 U]] (a.k.a ‘Damn’) | |
− | + | A week later, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_5|5 January 1986]], There was yet another such session, now titled ‘Everybody’s Jam’. This yielded | |
+ | [[Groove In C Minor]], [[Slow Groove In G Major]], [[Groove In G Flat Minor|Groove In G<sup>♭</sup>Minor]], [[For Love|Groove On ‘4 Love’ In B<sup>♭</sup>]], [[For Love|Groove On ‘4 Love’ In Gm<sup>♭</sup>]], [[Junk Music]], [[Junk Music|Up From Below]], [[Junk Music|Y'All Want Some More?]] | ||
− | [[Junk Music]], [[Junk Music|Up From Below]] and [[Junk Music|Y'All Want Some More?]] | + | [[Conversation Piece]] was recorded separately on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_12|12 January 1986]], and became the final [[The Flesh]] track. |
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+ | Songs were edited and overdubbed, mostly by [[Eric Leeds]] in the days following the jam sessions and a 5-track album was compiled on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_22|22 January 1986]]. However the idea of a release as or by [[The Flesh]] was abandoned shortly after, possibly because the [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] film and other projects demanded [[Prince]]’s full attention. | ||
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+ | Three of the five tracks selected for the album were from the ‘Everybody’s Jam’ on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_5|5 January 1986]], and in fact all parts of the originally over an hour long [[Junk Music]]: [[Junk Music]], [[Junk Music|Up From Below]] and [[Junk Music|Y'All Want Some More?]]. | ||
+ | [[U Gotta Shake Something]] was from the ‘Jams’ session on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December_30|30 December 1985]]. And [[Conversation Piece]] was recorded separately [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_12|12 January 1986]]. | ||
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+ | More work was done on segueing, crossfading and sequencing on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_6|6]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_7|7 May 1986]] , although it is not know what changed from the album as compiled on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_22|22 January 1986]]. | ||
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<!-------TRACK LIST -------> | <!-------TRACK LIST -------> | ||
− | |format = | + | |format = Album |
|tracklisting = | |tracklisting = | ||
*Side 1: | *Side 1: | ||
− | # <b>[[Junk Music]]</b> | + | # <b>[[Junk Music]]</b> (20:25) |
*Side 2: | *Side 2: | ||
− | # <b>[[Junk Music|Up From Below]]</b> | + | # <b>[[U Gotta Shake Something]]</b> (15:23) |
− | # <b>[[ | + | # <b>[[Junk Music|Up From Below]]</b> (4:57) |
− | # <b>[[ | + | # <b>[[Conversation Piece]]</b> (3:16) |
+ | # <b>[[Junk Music|Y'All Want Some More?]]</b> (1:36) | ||
|credits = All songs written by [[Prince]] (assumed) | |credits = All songs written by [[Prince]] (assumed) | ||
|* comment = | |* comment = | ||
<!-------PERSONNEL -------> | <!-------PERSONNEL -------> | ||
− | |musicians = [[Prince]] - drums on [[Junk Music]], [[Junk Music|Up From Below]] and [[Junk Music|Y'All Want Some More?]] | + | |musicians = [[Prince]] - drums on [[Junk Music]], [[Junk Music|Up From Below]] and [[Junk Music|Y'All Want Some More?]]; guitar and keyboards on [[U Gotta Shake Something]] and all instruments, except where noted, on [[Conversation Piece]] |
*[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | *[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | ||
− | *[[Sheila E.]] - percussion on [[Junk Music]], [[Junk Music|Up From Below]] and [[Junk Music|Y'All Want Some More?]] | + | *[[Sheila E.]] - percussion on [[Junk Music]], [[Junk Music|Up From Below]] and [[Junk Music|Y'All Want Some More?]] and drums on [[U Gotta Shake Something]] |
+ | *[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - bass guitar on [[Junk Music]], [[Junk Music|Up From Below]] and [[Junk Music|Y'All Want Some More?]] and [[U Gotta Shake Something]] | ||
*[[Jonathan Melvoin]] - percussion on [[Junk Music]], [[Junk Music|Up From Below]] and [[Junk Music|Y'All Want Some More?]] | *[[Jonathan Melvoin]] - percussion on [[Junk Music]], [[Junk Music|Up From Below]] and [[Junk Music|Y'All Want Some More?]] | ||
*[[Lisa Coleman]] - piano on [[Junk Music]], [[Junk Music|Up From Below]] and [[Junk Music|Y'All Want Some More?]] | *[[Lisa Coleman]] - piano on [[Junk Music]], [[Junk Music|Up From Below]] and [[Junk Music|Y'All Want Some More?]] | ||
*[[Wendy Melvoin]] - guitar on [[Junk Music]], [[Junk Music|Up From Below]] and [[Junk Music|Y'All Want Some More?]] | *[[Wendy Melvoin]] - guitar on [[Junk Music]], [[Junk Music|Up From Below]] and [[Junk Music|Y'All Want Some More?]] | ||
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|production = [[Prince]] - producer (assumed) | |production = [[Prince]] - producer (assumed) | ||
*Other production details unknown | *Other production details unknown | ||
|see also = | |see also = | ||
{{SeeAlso| | {{SeeAlso| | ||
− | |item1 = [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon<br>( | + | |item1 = [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]]<br>(Film) |
|image1 = [[File:FilmUnderTheCherryMoon-movieposter.jpg|60px|link:Film: Under The Cherry Moon]] | |image1 = [[File:FilmUnderTheCherryMoon-movieposter.jpg|60px|link:Film: Under The Cherry Moon]] | ||
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|alternative = | |alternative = | ||
|references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] '' | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] '' | ||
+ | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' | ||
|categories = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Studio Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Albums]][[Category:Unreleased Albums (Related Artists)]] | |categories = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Studio Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Albums]][[Category:Unreleased Albums (Related Artists)]] | ||
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1984: Untitled second Vanity 6 album ◄ | Unreleased Albums (Prince) |
Unreleased Albums (Related Artists) |
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1984 Untitled second Vanity 6 album |
Unreleased Albums (Prince) |
Unreleased Albums (Related Artists) |
1989 24 |