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|introduction = This entry details a planned album for [[The Rebels]], [[Prince]]’s backing band which was named so for the occasion. Nine tracks were recorded during a 12-day recording sessions between 10 and 21 July 1979 at [[Mountain Ears Sound Studio]] in Boulder, Colorado (shortly after [[Prince]] finished work on his second album [[Album: Prince|Prince]]). | |introduction = This entry details a planned album for [[The Rebels]], [[Prince]]’s backing band which was named so for the occasion. Nine tracks were recorded during a 12-day recording sessions between 10 and 21 July 1979 at [[Mountain Ears Sound Studio]] in Boulder, Colorado (shortly after [[Prince]] finished work on his second album [[Album: Prince|Prince]]). | ||
− | Although [[Dez Dickerson]] has once said he believed The Rebels' "album" was never more than an incentive for the band rather than a real album idea, it is still probable that the sessions were intended to produce an album for the group. [[Matt Fink]] said in an interview that [[Prince]] told his band: “We’re going to Colorado and I want to make another record with you guys. I’m going to create a separate group.” [[Prince]]’s cousin, [[Charles | + | Although [[Dez Dickerson]] has once said he believed The Rebels' "album" was never more than an incentive for the band rather than a real album idea, it is still probable that the sessions were intended to produce an album for the group. [[Matt Fink]] said in an interview that [[Prince]] told his band: “We’re going to Colorado and I want to make another record with you guys. I’m going to create a separate group.” [[Prince]]’s cousin, [[Charles Smith|Charles 'Chazz' Smith]] (who was still close to some band members at that time), said that [[Prince]] went as far as envisioning the cover of the album which was going to be "the silhouettes of the faces of the group, just the shapes of their heads and no faces, so no one could see who it was". In a later interview, [[Dez Dickerson]] also confirmed that there were talks about a cover for the album. |
With The Rebels project, [[Prince]] eased some tension by allowing [[Andre Cymone]] and [[Dez Dickerson]] to write and record their own songs. The studio in Boulder, Colorado, was chosen by Perry Jones (who worked for [[Bob Cavallo]] and [[Joe Ruffalo]] at that time), because he had connections with the studio management. The sessions were engineered by [[Bob Mockler]], whom [[Prince]] met during the recording of his [[Album: Prince|second album]]. | With The Rebels project, [[Prince]] eased some tension by allowing [[Andre Cymone]] and [[Dez Dickerson]] to write and record their own songs. The studio in Boulder, Colorado, was chosen by Perry Jones (who worked for [[Bob Cavallo]] and [[Joe Ruffalo]] at that time), because he had connections with the studio management. The sessions were engineered by [[Bob Mockler]], whom [[Prince]] met during the recording of his [[Album: Prince|second album]]. |
Revision as of 18:50, 18 May 2021
None: See unreleased related artist albums ◄ | Unreleased Albums (Prince) |
Unreleased Albums (Related Artists) |
► 1982: Untitled The Hookers album |
Untitled The Rebels album |
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None See unreleased related artist albums |
Unreleased Albums (Prince) |
Unreleased Albums (Related Artists) |
1982 Untitled The Hookers album |