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|album image = [[File:Vermillion album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Vermillion]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Vermillion|Vermillion]]</small> | |album image = [[File:Vermillion album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Vermillion]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Vermillion|Vermillion]]</small> | ||
|single image = [[File:Neontelephone single.jpeg|100px|link=Single: Neon Telephone]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Neon Telephone|Neon Telephone]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Neontelephone single.jpeg|100px|link=Single: Neon Telephone]] <br><small> single art for [[Single: Neon Telephone|Neon Telephone]]</small> | ||
− | |performer = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | |performer = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_O’Clock Three O’Clock] |
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 24|24 May 1988]] - [[Album: Vermillion|Vermillion]] album | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 24|24 May 1988]] - [[Album: Vermillion|Vermillion]] album | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: Vermillion|Vermillion]] | |album(s) = [[Album: Vermillion|Vermillion]] | ||
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|producer(s) = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Ritchie Ian Ritchie] | |producer(s) = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Ritchie Ian Ritchie] | ||
|previous song = [[Nasty Girl]] | |previous song = [[Nasty Girl]] | ||
− | |next song = [[Neurotic Lover’s | + | |next song = [[Neurotic Lover’s Bedroom]] |
− | |introduction = '''Neon Telephone''' is the sixth track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | |introduction = '''Neon Telephone''' is the sixth track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_O’Clock Three O’Clock]’s first and only [[Paisley Park Records]] album [[Album: Vermillion|Vermillion]] (their fourth and final album), and soon after the album’s release, [[Single: Neon Telephone|Neon Telephone]] was released as the album’s second single (which also turned out to be the band’s final single). Writing credit is given to [[Joey Coco]], a pseudonym used on a few 1985-7 songs given to other artists (including [[You’re My Love]], [[Telepathy]] and [[Baby Go-Go]]). |
− | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_10|10 July 1985]] at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Edina, Minnesota ( | + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_10|10 July 1985]] at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Edina, Minnesota (two days after [[Love Or $|♥ Or $]], [[Girls & Boys]] and [[Alexa De Paris]], the same day as [[God Is Everywhere]]). It was initially considered for use on [[Album: Parade|Parade]] and/or [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] but was instead saved for later use (it did, however, inspire the use of a neon telephone in Christopher Tracy’s apartment in the movie [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]]). |
− | It was sent to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | It was sent to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_O’Clock Three O’Clock] for consideration along with [[Girl O’ My Dreams]], [[We Can Funk]], [[Teacher, Teacher]] and [[Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got]], but the band decided to use only this track. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_O’Clock Three O’Clock]’s vocal overdubs and instrumentation were recorded in 1987 - early 1988 at American Recording, Woodland Hills, California. [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Lisa Coleman]] re-recorded their background vocals during this session with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_O’Clock Three O’Clock]. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_10|10 July 1985]] | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_10|10]], [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 11|11]], [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 13|13]], [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 17|17]] (estimate) &<br> [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1985]] (estimate) |
+ | |studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Tracking, overdubs, mix (10th); vocal overdubs, mix (11th); overdubs, mix (13th); overdubs, mix (17th); mix (18th) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_12|12]] - [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_14|14 January 1986]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]]- Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = New mix (12th); mix & mix [instrumental] (13th & 14th) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 17|17 June 1986]] | ||
|studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA | |studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Mix |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = 1987 - early 1988 | |date = 1987 - early 1988 | ||
|studio = American Recording,<br>Woodland Hills, CA, USA | |studio = American Recording,<br>Woodland Hills, CA, USA | ||
− | |additional info = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | |additional info = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_O’Clock Three O’Clock] re-recording <br>(no [[Prince]] input) |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
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'''Unreleased version''' | '''Unreleased version''' | ||
− | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | + | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed) |
− | *[[Lisa Coleman]] - keyboards and background vocals | + | *[[Lisa Coleman]] - keyboards and background vocals |
− | *[[Wendy Melvoin]] - guitars and background vocals | + | *[[Wendy Melvoin]] - guitars and background vocals |
+ | *[[Susannah Melvoin]] - background vocals | ||
+ | *[[Bobby Z.]] - tambourine | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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{{Unreleased| | {{Unreleased| | ||
|line= | |line= | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Neon Telephone''' (instrumental) | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= Initial version as instrumental | ||
+ | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''Neon Telephone''' | |1= '''Neon Telephone''' | ||
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|1= '''Neon Telephone''' | |1= '''Neon Telephone''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= | + | |3= Alternate take of [[Prince]]’s original studio version |
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|trivia = '''Neon Telephone''' inspired the use of a neon telephone in Christopher Tracy’s apartment in the movie [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]]. | |trivia = '''Neon Telephone''' inspired the use of a neon telephone in Christopher Tracy’s apartment in the movie [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]]. | ||
+ | *According to [[Lisa Coleman]], [[Prince]] ''"had a hard time finding just the right home for it, (going) from artist to artist in his own camp – always female – to other bands, so I thought it was funny that then it ended up being done by The Three O’ Clock, who were all boys"''. The female artists to whom [[Prince]] had offered the track are not identified. | ||
|see also = [[Album: Vermillion|Vermillion]] album | |see also = [[Album: Vermillion|Vermillion]] album | ||
* [[Single: Neon Telephone|Neon Telephone]] single | * [[Single: Neon Telephone|Neon Telephone]] single | ||
|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)]] '' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1988]][[Category: | + | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' |
+ | * [https://popdose.com/hooks-n-you-three-oclock-vermillion/ '''Hooks ‘N’ You: Three O’Clock, “Vermillion”''' by Min Read'' (Popdose - 7 April 2010)] | ||
+ | |categories = [[Category:1988]][[Category:Recorded 1985]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] | ||
}} | }} |
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