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Elephant Box is the fourth track on Ingrid Chavez’s eponymous album, and, four weeks before the album’s release, Elephant Box was released as the album’s first single, containing several remixes.
Although specific recording dates are unknown, Ingrid Chavez’s vocal track was recorded with an improvised electric piano backing by Prince in mid-December 1987, at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (shortly after cancelling the release of “The Black Album”, during the same set of sessions as Reason Enough, Heaven Must Be Near, Crystal City Cry, Wintersong, Whispering Dandelions, Slappy Dappy, Candle Dance, Touch Of Love, Blue Boy, Jadestone, Sad Puppet Dance, Standing In The Rain and Cross The Line). Prince recorded a new musical backing for the track in early March 1991, at Larrabee Sound Studios in North Hollywood, California (during the same set of sessions as recording new musical backings for Slappy Dappy, Jadestone and Whispering Dandelions). It is likely that the remixes included on the single were recorded in Summer 1991, although recording dates and locations are not known.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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| Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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| Mid-December 1987
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Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Tracking
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| Early March 1991
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Larrabee Sound Studios,
North Hollywood, CA, USA
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Musical re-recording
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| Summer 1991 (assumed)
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Studio information needed
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Remixes
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Recording Personnel
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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| Elephant Box
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4:30
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Ingrid Chavez
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Studio
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| Elephant Box (Edit)
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3:51
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Elephant Box single
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Edit
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| Elephant Box (Bee Bop Mix)
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6:13
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Elephant Box single
Hippy Blood EP single
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Remix
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Additional production and remix by Junior Vasquez, additional keyboards by Joey Moskowitz, mixing engineer P. Dennis Mitchell
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| Elephant Box (Dub Box)
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6:04
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Elephant Box single
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Remix
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Additional production and remix by Junior Vasquez, additional keyboards by Joey Moskowitz, mixing engineer P. Dennis Mitchell
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| Elephant Box (Elephant House Mix)
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6:36
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Elephant Box single
Hippy Blood EP single
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Remix
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Additional production and remix by Junior Vasquez, additional keyboards by Joey Moskowitz, mixing engineer P. Dennis Mitchell
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| Elephant Box (Full Pass Instrumental)
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6:15
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Elephant Box single
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Remix
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Additional production and remix by Junior Vasquez, additional keyboards by Joey Moskowitz, mixing engineer P. Dennis Mitchell
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| Elephant Box (Full Pass Mix)
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6:15
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Elephant Box single
Hippy Blood EP single
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Remix
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Additional production and remix by Junior Vasquez, additional keyboards by Joey Moskowitz, mixing engineer P. Dennis Mitchell
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| Elephant Box (Hip Hop Mix)
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7:04
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Elephant Box single
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Remix
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Additional production and remix by Junior Vasquez, additional keyboards by Joey Moskowitz, mixing engineer P. Dennis Mitchell
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| Elephant Box (Hip Hop 7")
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3:55
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Elephant Box promo
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Remix edit
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Additional production and remix by Junior Vasquez, additional keyboards by Joey Moskowitz, mixing engineer P. Dennis Mitchell
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| Elephant Box (Ivory Dub)
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6:33
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Elephant Box single
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Remix
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Additional production and remix by Junior Vasquez, additional keyboards by Joey Moskowitz, mixing engineer P. Dennis Mitchell
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| Elephant Box (The Solo)
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6:28
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Elephant Box single
Hippy Blood EP single
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Remix
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Additional production and remix by Junior Vasquez, additional keyboards by Joey Moskowitz, mixing engineer P. Dennis Mitchell
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| Elephant Box (Original Intro 1988)
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0:49
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Touch Of Love EP
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Studio
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Portion of the original version included in a 52-minute mix with 11 other tracks (as an intro for the 1991 version)
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Video Versions
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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| Elephant Box
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4:21
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Promotional release only
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Studio
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See Elephant Box video for details
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| Elephant Box (Junior Vasquez Elephant House Mix)
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7:19
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Promotional release only
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Studio
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See Elephant Box video for details
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Unreleased Versions
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Version
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Additional Info
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| Elephant Box
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Studio
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Full version of the original 1987 poetry recording with improvised electric piano backing by Prince
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