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==Overview & History==
 
==Overview & History==
The house [[Prince]] lived in from the summer of 1978 till somewhere in (early) 1980 also held his first home studio. The white wooden house was at 5215 France Ave S in the Minneapolis suburb of Edina, MN
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The house [[Prince]] rented from the summer of 1978 till September 1979, when he moved to the [[North_Arm_Drive_Home_Studio|North Arm Drive]] house in Orono, Minnesota. The white wooden house was at 5215 France Ave S. in the Minneapolis suburb of Edina, Minnesota
  
 
==Studio==
 
==Studio==
The house had a very rudimentary studio only. Basically a 8-track recording unit, where [[Prince]] could record songs on his own.  
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The house had a very rudimentary studio only. Basically a 8-track recording unit where [[Prince]] could record songs on his own.  
  
  
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The following album has in parts been recorded at the [[France Avenue Home Studio]]. Check album pages for details.<br><br>
 
The following album has in parts been recorded at the [[France Avenue Home Studio]]. Check album pages for details.<br><br>
 
'''Associated Artists''':
 
'''Associated Artists''':
* 94 East: [[Album: Minneapolis Genius|Minneapolis Genius]]
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* 94 East: [[Album: Symbolic Beginning|Symbolic Beginning]]
 
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|[[Baby, Baby, Baby]] || 1978 || Initial tracking
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|[[Baby, Baby, Baby]] || 1978 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Darlene Marie]] || 1978 || Initial tracking
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|[[Darlene Marie]] || 1978 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Do It Again]] || 1978-1979 || Initial tracking
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|[[Do It Again]] || 1978-1979 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Donna]] || 1978-1979  || Initial tracking
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|[[Donna]] || 1978-1979  || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Down A Long Lonely Road]] || 1978-1979 || Initial tracking
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|[[Down A Long Lonely Road]] || 1978-1979 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Gypsy]] || 1978-1979 || Initial tracking
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|[[Gypsy]] || 1978-1979 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[I Am You]] || 1978-1979 || Initial tracking
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|[[I Am You]] || 1978-1979 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[I Met A Virgin Queen]] || 1978-1979 || Initial tracking
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|[[I Met A Virgin Queen]] || 1978-1979 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[I'm Leaving L.A.]] || 1978-1979 || Initial tracking
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|[[I’m Leaving L.A.]] || 1978-1979 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[I'm Saving It Up]] || 1978 || Initial tracking
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|[[I’m Saving It Up]] || 1978 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Love Affair]] || 1978-1979 || Initial tracking
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|[[Love Affair]] || 1978-1979 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Love Of Mine]] || 1978-1979 || Initial tracking
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|[[Love Of Mine]] || 1978-1979 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Love, Love, Love]] || 1978 || Initial tracking w/o [[Prince]] involvement, Bass guitar and guitar overdubs by [[Prince]] at a later session
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|[[Love, Love, Love]] || 1978 || Basic tracking w/o [[Prince]] involvement, Bass guitar and guitar overdubs by [[Prince]] at a later session
 
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|[[Make It Through The Storm]] || 1978 || Re-recording with Sue Ann Carwell vocals  
 
|[[Make It Through The Storm]] || 1978 || Re-recording with Sue Ann Carwell vocals  
 
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|[[Miss You]] || 1978-1979 || Initial tracking
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|[[Miss You]] || 1978-1979 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Nadara]] || 1978-1979 || Initial tracking
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|[[Nadara]] || 1978-1979 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Rock Me, Lover]] || 1978 || Re-recording
 
|[[Rock Me, Lover]] || 1978 || Re-recording
 
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|[[Rocking Chair]] || 1978-1979 || Initial tracking
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|[[Rocking Chair]] || 1978-1979 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Since We've Been Together]] || 1978 || Re-recording with Sue Ann Carwell vocals  
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|[[Since We’ve Been Together]] || 1978 || Re-recording with Sue Ann Carwell vocals  
 
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|[[We Would Like To See You Again]] || 1978-1979 || Initial tracking
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|[[We Would Like To See You Again]] || 1978-1979 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Wouldn't You Love To Love Me?]] || 1978 || Initial tracking (2 versions, [[Prince]] vox /  Sue Anne Carwell vox)
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|[[Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?]] || 1978 || Basic tracking (2 versions, [[Prince]] vox /  Sue Anne Carwell vox)
 
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|[[You Can Be My Teacher]] || 1978 || Initial tracking w/o [[Prince]] involvement, Bass guitar and guitar overdubs by [[Prince]] at a later session
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|[[You Can Be My Teacher]] || 1978 || Basic tracking w/o [[Prince]] involvement, Bass guitar and guitar overdubs by [[Prince]] at a later session
 
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Latest revision as of 19:18, 28 March 2021

France Avenue Home Studio


Overview & History

The house Prince rented from the summer of 1978 till September 1979, when he moved to the North Arm Drive house in Orono, Minnesota. The white wooden house was at 5215 France Ave S. in the Minneapolis suburb of Edina, Minnesota

Studio

The house had a very rudimentary studio only. Basically a 8-track recording unit where Prince could record songs on his own.


Material Produced

Music

Albums

The following album has in parts been recorded at the France Avenue Home Studio. Check album pages for details.

Associated Artists:


Songs

The following songs have been recorded at France Avenue Home Studio:


Trivia

References