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|introduction = '''Moonbeam Levels''' is song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 6|6 July 1982]] (the day before [[Lady Cab Driver]]), at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. It was released as the only previously-unreleased track on the first posthumous compilation of [[Prince]]’s music, [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]], and in 2019 in a slightly longer version as the fifth track on the ''Vault Tracks part 2'' disc of a ''Super Deluxe Edition'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album. | |introduction = '''Moonbeam Levels''' is song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 6|6 July 1982]] (the day before [[Lady Cab Driver]]), at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California. It was released as the only previously-unreleased track on the first posthumous compilation of [[Prince]]’s music, [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]], and in 2019 in a slightly longer version as the fifth track on the ''Vault Tracks part 2'' disc of a ''Super Deluxe Edition'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album. | ||
− | Even though it was recorded during the sessions for [[Album: 1999|1999]], and considered for that album, it was never placed on a configuration of it. It was worked on further in June 1983 and considered for, but also not placed on any configurations of [[Album: Purple Rain| Purple Rain]], and subsequently also for [[Album: Around The World In A Day| Around The World In A Day]], [[Album: Parade| Parade]] and the [[Album:_Crystal_Ball_1986|Crystal Ball]] set that | + | Even though it was recorded during the sessions for [[Album: 1999|1999]], and considered for that album, it was never placed on a configuration of it. It was worked on further in June 1983 and considered for, but also not placed on any configurations of [[Album: Purple Rain| Purple Rain]], and subsequently also for [[Album: Around The World In A Day| Around The World In A Day]], possibly [[Album: Parade| Parade]] and a [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 25|25 November 1985]] configuration of the [[Album:_Crystal_Ball_1986|Crystal Ball]] set that would evolvedinto [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]. Finally it was also considered for inclusion on the aborted [[Album: Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] album (different from the 1999 album [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]]), as the ninth and final track on the mid-January 1989, configuration of the album before it was abandoned when [[Prince]] began work on the [[Album: Batman|Batman]] soundtrack album. |
In early 2002, during an online chat to promote the second year of the [[NPG Music Club]], the moderators asked if members would be interested in a pristine copy of [[Moonbeam Levels]], hinting that it might be available as part of the membership package. The song, however, remained unreleased until after [[Prince]]’s death. | In early 2002, during an online chat to promote the second year of the [[NPG Music Club]], the moderators asked if members would be interested in a pristine copy of [[Moonbeam Levels]], hinting that it might be available as part of the membership package. The song, however, remained unreleased until after [[Prince]]’s death. | ||
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|studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Additional Work | |additional info = Additional Work | ||
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+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 1985]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Mix ([[Susan Rogers]] & [[Coke Johnson]], [[Prince]] not present) | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|trivia = This song was the first (previously unreleased) song from [[Prince]]’s vault to be released posthumously. | |trivia = This song was the first (previously unreleased) song from [[Prince]]’s vault to be released posthumously. | ||
* In the notebook, where [[Prince]] wrote his (undated) synopsis for what would become the movie [[film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] '''Moonbeam Levels''' is listed as one of the songs to be included in the film. | * In the notebook, where [[Prince]] wrote his (undated) synopsis for what would become the movie [[film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]] '''Moonbeam Levels''' is listed as one of the songs to be included in the film. | ||
− | |see also = [[Album: Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] unreleased album | + | |see also = [[Album:_Crystal_Ball_1986|Crystal Ball]] unreleased album |
+ | * [[Album: Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] unreleased album | ||
* [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] album | * [[Album: 4Ever|4Ever]] album | ||
* [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album | * [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album | ||
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* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' | ||
* ''[[Book:_The_Beautiful_Ones|The Beautiful Ones]]'' (2019) | * ''[[Book:_The_Beautiful_Ones|The Beautiful Ones]]'' (2019) | ||
+ | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' | ||
|categories = [[Category:1982]][[Category:2016]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1982]] | |categories = [[Category:1982]][[Category:2016]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1982]] | ||
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