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|song name                = Moonbeam Levels
 
|song name                = Moonbeam Levels
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|single image              = [[File:Prince4ever album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Prince4ever]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Prince4ever|Prince4ever]] ''(announced release)''</small>
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 22|22 November 2016]] - [[Album: Prince4ever|Prince4ever]] album ''(announced release)''
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: Prince4ever|Prince4ever]] ''(announced release)''
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
 
|previous song            = [[Moon Drop]]
 
|previous song            = [[Moon Drop]]
 
|next song                = [[Moral Majority]]
 
|next song                = [[Moral Majority]]
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|introduction              = '''Moonbeam Levels''' is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 6|6 July 1982]] (the day before [[Lady Cab Driver]]), at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA.  
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|introduction              = '''Moonbeam Levels''' is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 6|6 July 1982]] (the day before [[Lady Cab Driver]]), at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA. [[NPG Records]] and [[Warner Bros.]] announced in October 2016 that [[Moonbeam Levels]] will be released as the only previously-unreleased track on the first posthumous compilation of [[Prince]]'s music, [[Album: Prince4ever|Prince4ever]].
  
 
It was never placed on a configuration of the [[Album: 1999|1999]] album, but was 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]]), and was included 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.  
 
It was never placed on a configuration of the [[Album: 1999|1999]] album, but was 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]]), and was included 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.  
  
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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, remains unreleased.
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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.
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It is not yet known if the version planned for inclusion on [[Album: Prince4ever|Prince4ever]] is the same version as was recorded in 1982, or if [[Prince]] did any additional work on the track at any other point. More information will be added here as it becomes known.
 
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed)
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|4= Studio
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|5= Possibly identical to unreleased version below; to be confirmed
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|2= Studio
 
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|3= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 6|6 July 1982]]
 
|3= Recorded [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 6|6 July 1982]]
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|first live appearance    = [[28 March 1983|28 March 1983: Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA]] <small>(partial rendition on piano)</small><br>
 
|first live appearance    = [[28 March 1983|28 March 1983: Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA]] <small>(partial rendition on piano)</small><br>
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* [[07 August 2013|7 August 2013: Dyrehaven - Bøgescenen, Skanderborg, Denmark]] <small>(partial rendition in piano medley)</small>
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* [[26_August_2013-am|26 August 2013 (am): New York City Winery, New York, NY, USA]] <small>(partial rendition in piano medley)</small>
  
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1983|1983]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]] <small>(partial rendition in piano medley)</small>
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1983|1983]] <small>(partial rendition in piano medley)</small>, [[All Concerts#2013|2013]] <small>(partial rendition in piano medley)</small>
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|trivia                    =  
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|trivia                    = This song is planned for release as [[Prince]]'s first official posthumously-released song.
 
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
 
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
 
* [[Album: Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] unreleased album
 
* [[Album: Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] unreleased album
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* [[Album: Prince4ever|Prince4ever]] album
 
|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)]]''
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|categories                = [[Category:1982]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1982]]
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|categories                = [[Category:1982]][[Category:2016]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1982]]
 
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Revision as of 14:23, 21 October 2016

Moon Drop   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Moral Majority
Moonbeam Levels
Prince4ever album.jpg
from the album Prince4ever (announced release)
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 22 November 2016 - Prince4ever album (announced release)
Album(s): Prince4ever (announced release)
Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • 1983 (partial rendition in piano medley), 2013 (partial rendition in piano medley)

Moonbeam Levels is an unreleased song recorded on 6 July 1982 (the day before Lady Cab Driver), at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA. NPG Records and Warner Bros. announced in October 2016 that Moonbeam Levels will be released as the only previously-unreleased track on the first posthumous compilation of Prince's music, Prince4ever.

It was never placed on a configuration of the 1999 album, but was considered for inclusion on the aborted Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic album (different from the 1999 album Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic), and was included 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 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.

It is not yet known if the version planned for inclusion on Prince4ever is the same version as was recorded in 1982, or if Prince did any additional work on the track at any other point. More information will be added here as it becomes known.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
6 July 1982 Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA Initial tracking
Recording Personnel
  • Prince - all vocals and instruments (assumed)

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Moonbeam Levels TBC Prince4ever (announced release) Studio Possibly identical to unreleased version below; to be confirmed


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Moonbeam Levels Studio Recorded 6 July 1982
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • This song is planned for release as Prince's first official posthumously-released song.
References
Moon Drop   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Moral Majority
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