Home Video: The Undertaker

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The Undertaker

The Undertaker artwork

Video details


Released: 6 March 1995
Director: Parris Patton
Related: The Undertaker (unreleased album)
Label(s): Warner Music Vision
Lenghth: 40 minutes


Charts, Certifications & Awards


See also


The Undertaker
(Unreleased album)
 
Unreleased (no cover)  

The Undertaker is a video of a studio jam of the so called 'power trio' of Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png) (vocals and guitar), Michael B. (drums) and Sonny T. (bass).

Footage for the video was filmed on 14 June 1993 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA. The original recording was also planned as a tentative album release, that was scrapped. A vague storyline (with Vanessa Marcil snooping around in Paisley Park Studios) was incorporated, resulting in the home video.

It was released on VHS in the UK and the rest of Europe and Laser Video format in Japan on the same day as The Sacrifice Of Victor home video.

The home video release was credited to Prince (instead of SymbolSmallerBlue.png) which in 1995 Prince went by and the album was going to be credited to.


Track listing
VHS
  • PAL
  1. Introduction (4:40)
  2. The Ride (9:38)
  3. Poorgoo (4:38)
  4. Honky Tonk-Woman (2:46)
  5. Bambi (4:05)
  6. Zannalee [Prelude] (0:44)
  7. The Undertaker (9:44)
  8. Dolphin (3:38)

References:
EUR: 7599 38398-3


Other Formats
Laserdisc DVD
  • NTSC

References:
JAP: WPLR-16


  1. Introduction (4:40)
  2. The Ride (9:38)
  3. Poorgoo (4:38)
  4. Honky Tonk-Woman (2:46)
  5. Bambi (4:05)
  6. Zannalee [Prelude] (0:44)
  7. The Undertaker (9:44)
  8. Dolphin (3:38)
  • This feature hasn’t been released on dvd
Others
  • Digital
This feature hasn’t been released in digital format

Releases
VHS, Laserdiscs, DVD and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

EUR VHS, PAL xxx center center center center

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

None


 

 

 
Additional Information

Promotion (at time of release) Quotation & triva

  • Poorgoo and The Undertaker from this video were released as audio files by the NPG Music Club.
  • Another film about which little is known was shot around the same time. Directed by Parris Patton, this mini-film starred Nona Gaye and Vanessa Marcil with scenes set in an underground club where Prince is the main attraction. The whole project was scrapped in favor of The Undertaker which stars Marcil only. It is not clear however if The Undertaker was a portion of this project, its continuation or a totally different one.

References
Sacrificeofvictor vhs.jpg 1995

The Sacrifice Of Victor

Home Videos Promotional Home Videos 1999

Beautiful Strange

HomeVideoBeautifulStrange.jpg