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<div style="clear:left;">Moon Sound (also written as Moonsound) was a studio owned by [[Chris Moon]] where [[Prince]] recorded material at the beginning of his career, before he had a record-deal.  
 
<div style="clear:left;">Moon Sound (also written as Moonsound) was a studio owned by [[Chris Moon]] where [[Prince]] recorded material at the beginning of his career, before he had a record-deal.  
  
Moon Sound was situated at different locations, but when [[Prince]] (initially with [[Shampayne]]) first recorded there in the spring and summer of 1976 it was located in a 1,500-square-foot former hair salon at 4937 28th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417. After the summer it would move to a different building, a large, single-story structure on 2828 Dupont Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408.
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Moon Sound was situated at different locations, but when [[Prince]] first recorded there in the spring and summer of 1976 it was located in a 1,500-square-foot former hair salon at 4937 28th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417. After the summer it would move to a different building, a large, single-story structure on 2828 Dupont Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408.
 
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|[[Diamond Eyes]] || 1976 || Basic tracking
 
|[[Diamond Eyes]] || 1976 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Don't Forget]] || 1976 || Basic tracking
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|[[Don’t Forget]] || 1976 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Don't Hold Back]] || 1976 || Basic tracking
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|[[Don’t Hold Back]] || 1976 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Fantasy]] || 1976 || Basic tracking
 
|[[Fantasy]] || 1976 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[I'm Yours]] || 1976 || Basic tracking
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|[[I’m Yours]] || 1976 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Just As Long As We're Together|Jelly Jam]] || 1976 || Basic tracking  
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|[[Just As Long As We’re Together|Jelly Jam]] || 1976 || Basic tracking  
 
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|[[Leaving For New York]] || 1976 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[My Love Is Forever]] || 1976 || Basic tracking
 
|[[My Love Is Forever]] || 1976 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Since We've Been Together]] || 1976 || Basic tracking
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|[[Since We’ve Been Together]] || 1976 || Basic tracking
 
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|[[Soft And Wet]] || 1976 || Basic tracking
 
|[[Soft And Wet]] || 1976 || Basic tracking

Latest revision as of 16:02, 2 September 2020

Moon Sound



Overview & History

Moon Sound (also written as Moonsound) was a studio owned by Chris Moon where Prince recorded material at the beginning of his career, before he had a record-deal.

Moon Sound was situated at different locations, but when Prince first recorded there in the spring and summer of 1976 it was located in a 1,500-square-foot former hair salon at 4937 28th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417. After the summer it would move to a different building, a large, single-story structure on 2828 Dupont Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408.

Studio

Not much is known about the equipment Chris Moon had in the studio at the time of Prince recording there. It is assumed it was an 8-track or perhaps 16 track studio.

Material Produced

Music

Songs

The following songs have been recorded at Moon Sound:

Title Year Work produced
Aces 1976 Basic tracking
Amber Eyes 1976 Basic tracking (tentative)
Baby 1976 Basic tracking
Diamond Eyes 1976 Basic tracking
Don’t Forget 1976 Basic tracking
Don’t Hold Back 1976 Basic tracking
Fantasy 1976 Basic tracking
I’m Yours 1976 Basic tracking
Jelly Jam 1976 Basic tracking
Leaving For New York 1976 Basic tracking
Make It Through The Storm 1976 Basic tracking
My Love Is Forever 1976 Basic tracking
Since We’ve Been Together 1976 Basic tracking
Soft And Wet 1976 Basic tracking
Surprise 1976 Basic tracking


Trivia

References