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|song name                = Grand Central
 
|song name                = Grand Central
 
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|single image              = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small>
|performer                = [[Grand Central]]
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|performer                = [[Grand Central|Grand Central Corporation]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]], [[André Cymone|André Anderson]] and [[Morris Day]] (assumed)
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]], [[André Cymone|André Anderson]] and [[Morris Day]] (assumed)
 
|producer(s)              = [[David Rivkin]] (assumed)
 
|producer(s)              = [[David Rivkin]] (assumed)
 
|previous song            = [[Graffiti Bridge]]
 
|previous song            = [[Graffiti Bridge]]
 
|next song                = [[The Grand Progression]]
 
|next song                = [[The Grand Progression]]
|introduction              = '''Grand Central''' is an unreleased track recorded in early 1976 by [[Grand Central]], a band consisting of [[Prince]], [[André Cymone|André Anderson]] and [[Morris Day]], at [[ASI Studio]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[39th St. Party]], [[Lady Pleasure]], [[Machine]], [[You're Such A Fox]] and [[Whenever]]). The sessions were engineered and overseen by [[David Rivkin]] (who is assumed to have produced the tracks also). It is not known if the track was considered for inclusion on any project.
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|introduction              = '''Grand Central''' is an unreleased track recorded in early 1976 by [[Grand Central|Grand Central Corporation]], a band consisting of [[Prince]], [[André Cymone|André Anderson]] and [[Morris Day]], at [[ASI Studio]], Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as [[39th St. Party]], [[Lady Pleasure]], [[Machine]], [[You’re Such A Fox]] and [[Whenever]]). The sessions were engineered and overseen by [[David Rivkin]] (who is assumed to have produced the tracks also).
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It is not known if '''Grand Central''' was a solo composition by one of the band members or a collaborative effort by [[Prince]], [[André Cymone|André Anderson]] and [[Morris Day]] and if it was later considered for inclusion on any project.
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{{RecordingLine|
 
|date                      = Early 1976
 
|date                      = Early 1976
 
|studio                    = [[ASI Studio]],<br>Minneapolis, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[ASI Studio]],<br>Minneapolis, MN, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking
 
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|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    =  
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|trivia                    = The idea of ​​having a song named after a band (or vice versa) would be re-used by [[Prince]] in the nineties with [[New Power Generation]] (the song, which also features [[Morris Day]] on drums) and the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] band.
 
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
 
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
 
|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)]]''
|categories                = [[Category:1976]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1976]]
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|categories                = [[Category:1976]][[Category:Recorded 1976]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]]
 
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Latest revision as of 21:06, 24 June 2022

Graffiti Bridge   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   The Grand Progression
Grand Central

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Song details
Performer: Grand Central Corporation
Writer(s): Prince, André Anderson and Morris Day (assumed)
Producer(s): David Rivkin (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Grand Central is an unreleased track recorded in early 1976 by Grand Central Corporation, a band consisting of Prince, André Anderson and Morris Day, at ASI Studio, Minneapolis, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as 39th St. Party, Lady Pleasure, Machine, You’re Such A Fox and Whenever). The sessions were engineered and overseen by David Rivkin (who is assumed to have produced the tracks also).

It is not known if Grand Central was a solo composition by one of the band members or a collaborative effort by Prince, André Anderson and Morris Day and if it was later considered for inclusion on any project.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Early 1976 ASI Studio,
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Grand Central Studio Recorded early 1976


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Graffiti Bridge   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   The Grand Progression