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| |introduction = '''In A Large Room With No Light''' (a.k.a. '''Life Is Like Looking For A Penny In A Large Room With No Light''') was first available as an audio stream on [http://www.montreuxjazz.com/ the Montreux Jazz Festival website] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 15|15 July 2009]] in conjunction with [[Prince]]'s [[18_July 2009-1|two shows]] at the festival three days later. While the recording was new, the track itself was 23 years old. | | |introduction = '''In A Large Room With No Light''' (a.k.a. '''Life Is Like Looking For A Penny In A Large Room With No Light''') was first available as an audio stream on [http://www.montreuxjazz.com/ the Montreux Jazz Festival website] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 15|15 July 2009]] in conjunction with [[Prince]]'s [[18_July 2009-1|two shows]] at the festival three days later. While the recording was new, the track itself was 23 years old. |
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− | Basic tracking for the original version were recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 4|4 May 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, California, and was recorded with members of [[Prince and the Revolution|the Revolution]] and [[Sheila E.]]'s band. [[Eric Leeds]] confirmed in an interview with [http://www.thelastmiles.com/ The Last Miles] that the full title of the track was originally '''Life Is Like Looking For A Penny In A Large Room With No Light'''. The track was initially included as the tenth track on the first disc of the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 1986]] configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album (and hence would have been credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]), but was removed for the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]] configuration. UK radio station Jazz FM premiered the 2009 version, stating that it had been finished only two days prior to the premiere (on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 14|14 July 2009]]), and it is assumed that this recording took place at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota, but this is not confirmed. | + | Basic tracking for the original version were recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 4|4 May 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California, and was recorded with members of [[Prince and the Revolution|the Revolution]] and [[Sheila E.]]'s band. [[Eric Leeds]] confirmed in an interview with [http://www.thelastmiles.com/ The Last Miles] that the full title of the track was originally '''Life Is Like Looking For A Penny In A Large Room With No Light'''. The track was initially included as the tenth track on the first disc of the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 1986]] configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album (and hence would have been credited to [[Prince and the Revolution]]), but was removed for the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]] configuration. UK radio station Jazz FM premiered the 2009 version, stating that it had been finished only two days prior to the premiere (on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 14|14 July 2009]]), and it is assumed that this recording took place at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, but this is not confirmed. |
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| The track's first live performance took place on [[29_March 2009-am|29 March 2009, am]], almost 23 years after its initial recording. | | The track's first live performance took place on [[29_March 2009-am|29 March 2009, am]], almost 23 years after its initial recording. |
In A Large Room With No Light (a.k.a. Life Is Like Looking For A Penny In A Large Room With No Light) was first available as an audio stream on the Montreux Jazz Festival website on 15 July 2009 in conjunction with Prince's two shows at the festival three days later. While the recording was new, the track itself was 23 years old.
Basic tracking for the original version were recorded on 4 May 1986 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California, and was recorded with members of the Revolution and Sheila E.'s band. Eric Leeds confirmed in an interview with The Last Miles that the full title of the track was originally Life Is Like Looking For A Penny In A Large Room With No Light. The track was initially included as the tenth track on the first disc of the 3 June 1986 configuration of the Dream Factory album (and hence would have been credited to Prince and the Revolution), but was removed for the 18 July 1986 configuration. UK radio station Jazz FM premiered the 2009 version, stating that it had been finished only two days prior to the premiere (on 14 July 2009), and it is assumed that this recording took place at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, but this is not confirmed.
The track's first live performance took place on 29 March 2009, am, almost 23 years after its initial recording.
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Recording Information
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4 May 1986
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Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA
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Basic tracking
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12 July 2009
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Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
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Re-recording (perhaps started on an earlier date)
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Recording Personnel
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Streamed version
Unreleased version
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Released Versions
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In A Large Room With No Light
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5:29
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n/a
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no 'hard copy' version of this song was released
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Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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Released
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Additional info
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In A Large Room With No Light
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5:29
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Montreux Jazz Festival website .flv audio stream
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Studio
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2009 studio recording
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Unreleased Versions
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Title
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Life Is Like Looking For A Penny In A Large Room With No Light
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Studio
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1986 studio recording
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