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|song name = Purple Music | |song name = Purple Music | ||
− | | | + | |single image = [[File:1999_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album: 1999 Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] </small> |
− | |writer(s) | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_29|29 November 2019]] - [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album |
− | |producer(s) | + | |album(s) = [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br> |
− | |previous song | + | |performer = [[Prince]] |
− | |next song | + | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] |
− | |introduction | + | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] |
+ | |previous song = [[Purple Medley]] | ||
+ | |next song = [[Purple Rain]] | ||
+ | |introduction = '''Purple Music''' is a song, recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_22|22 May 1982]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen MN, USA. It is unknown but likely it was considered for inclusion on [[Album: 1999|1999]]. <br> | ||
+ | It was released in 2019 as the third track on the ''Vault Tracks part 2'' disc of a ''Super Deluxe Edition'' edition of the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999]] album. | ||
The song is a somewhat monotonous uptempo track, sparsely instrumented by a bouncy drum machine beat provided by the Linn LM-1 and a synth bass line, a scratchy guitar lick reminiscent of [[Controversy]] and a simple synth-lead line, not too far removed from the lead line of [[All The Critics Love U In New York]]. | The song is a somewhat monotonous uptempo track, sparsely instrumented by a bouncy drum machine beat provided by the Linn LM-1 and a synth bass line, a scratchy guitar lick reminiscent of [[Controversy]] and a simple synth-lead line, not too far removed from the lead line of [[All The Critics Love U In New York]]. | ||
− | It has an anti-drug message in which [[Prince]] says that "purple music" does the same to his brain as reefer or cocaine. [[Prince]] | + | It has an anti-drug message in which [[Prince]] says that "purple music" does the same to his brain as reefer or cocaine. [[Prince]]’s voice sounds slightly manipulated (although not to the effect that he would later utilize for the [[Album: Camille|Camille]] songs), to suggest he is indeed getting high on his music as he sings. |
− | The song made its first | + | The song made its first live appearance 28 years after its recording, on [[23_July 2010-am|23 July 2010 (a.m.)]], played in a medley with [[All The Critics Love U In New York]]. |
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+ | When [[Prince]] started playing it regularly on the [[Prince: Piano & A Microphone 2016|Piano & A Microphone Tour]] in 2016 the song was listed on setlists as '''Welcome 2 The Freedom Galaxy'''. It is possible [[Prince]] worked on an updated studio version in 2016. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[1982]] | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May_22|22 May 1982]] |
− | |studio | + | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
}} | }} | ||
− | |recording personnel =*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | + | |recording personnel = |
− | | | + | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments |
− | {{ | + | <hr> |
+ | *[[Don Batts]] - engineer | ||
+ | |released versions = | ||
+ | {{Songchart| | ||
|line = | |line = | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Purple Music''' | ||
+ | |2= 10:58 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br> | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |unreleased versions = | ||
+ | {{SongUnreleased| | ||
+ | |unreleased versions = | ||
+ | {{Unreleased| | ||
+ | |line= | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''Purple Music''' | |1= '''Purple Music''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= | + | |3= Original version before keyboard and synth overdub |
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
|1= '''Purple Music''' | |1= '''Purple Music''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= Slightly different mix with extra guitar and vocal differences | + | |3= Slightly different mix of the above with extra guitar and vocal differences |
+ | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
|first live appearance = [[23_July 2010-am|23 July 2010 (a.m.): New Morning, Paris, France]] <small>(medley with [[All The Critics Love U In New York]])</small> <br> | |first live appearance = [[23_July 2010-am|23 July 2010 (a.m.): New Morning, Paris, France]] <small>(medley with [[All The Critics Love U In New York]])</small> <br> | ||
− | * [[25_March_2016-2|25 March 2016 ( | + | * [[25_March_2016-2|25 March 2016 (show 2): Sony Centre For The Performing Arts, Toronto, ON, Canada]] |
|performed regularly on = [[Prince: Piano & A Microphone 2016|Piano & A Microphone Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[Prince: Piano & A Microphone 2016|Piano & A Microphone Tour]] | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] | ||
− | |trivia | + | |trivia = The released mix of this track was done by Niko Bolas specifically for the [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] release. It was made to replicate an original mix from 1982, as much as possible. So even when a slightly different mix of this track might exist, the now released version is not considered a true alternate mix of the track. |
− | |see also | + | |see also = [[Album: 1999 Deluxe|1999 ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album |
− | |references | + | |references = |
− | + | |categories = [[Category:2019]][[Category:Recorded 1982]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Posthumously-released Songs]] | |
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