1997.10.31 Civic Center, Mobile, AL, USA

Mobile, Civic Center

31st october 1997

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(available until  7th november 2016)

Disc 1

1. Intro (1'20)
2. Jam Of The Year (4'28)
3. Talkin' Loud And Sayin' Nothing - Eye Like (Funky Music) (6'56)

4. Let's Work (2'55)

5. Rock And Roll Is Alive (And It Lives In Minneapolis) Outro (1'38)

6. Purple Rain (5'54)

7. Little Red Corvette (2'26)

8. Get Yo' Groove On - Six (3'56)

9. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World - The Glamorous Life (5'31)
10. Face Down  (8'42)
11. The Ride (7'02)
12. When You Were Mine (3'33)
13. The Cross (4'13)
14. One Of Us (8'31)

Disc 2

1. Do Me, Baby - Adore - Insatiable - Scandalous - How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore ? (11'33)

2. Sexy M.F. (2'55)

3. If I Was Your Girlfriend (3'21)

4. Mobile Jam - Purple House (2'24)

5. It's No Secret (What God Can Do) (2'02)

6. The Beautiful Ones (1'48)

7. Girls & Boys (1'06)

8. Delirious (1'26)

9. Darling Nikki (2'18)
10. Diamonds And Pearls (1'26)
11. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore (5'43)
12. Take Me With U (1'17)
13. Raspberry Beret (2'27)
14. Mr. Happy Outro (0'45)
15. Interlude (4'29)
16. Kiss (4'05)
17. Gett Off - Gett Off (houstyle) (6'40)
18. When Doves Cry (6'42)
19. Eye Like (Funky Music) - Goldaxxe Jam (4'50)
20. Flashlight - Stomp (3'25)

Disc 3

1. Johnny (3'30)

2. Alabama Jam (1'44)

3. Baby I'm A Star (1'10)

4. 1999 (5'53)

1985.03.28 Worcester Centrum, Worcester, MA, USA [SOUNDBOARD]

New (<ô>) Records Release !!!

EXCLUSIVITE PURPLE SANCTUARY !!!
Je vous dévoile un sample de Baby I'm A Star

Baby I'm A Star

I Wanna Be Your Lover

Joy

Joy

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Pain

Pain

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P. Control [Mix 9 Full Length]

P. Control [Mix 9 Full Length]

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Unreleased version of The Bird

Jesse Johnson nous balance sur son mur Facebook une version inédite et complète de The Bird avec Prince en all instruments et Morris Day en lead vocal... et en plus avec son histoire !!

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Prince & The Time "The Bird" Morris Day Jesse Johnson

Hola,
Here's the original studio version of "The Bird" performed by Prince (all instruments) Morris Day on Lead Vocals!

Prince called for me to come out to his pad late one Wednesday night in the cold of the winter around 11:30pm. He stated that the song I had given him, he reworked and Morris would be there as well. So I drive there in the middle of the night (cause I ain't stupid and I'm trying to get on) after arriving at P's crib, only then do I find out the song is already recorded. I had nothing to say, because the track I gave him was a joke compared to what he came up with. He absolutely killed the track, and all I could say was "Damn Dude"!

Now here's where the shit gets funny. Prince's Ampex 1100 24 track machine starts tripping and will not rewind, so ask me to rewind the machine by hand and Morris is laughing his ass off, and course I'm like "Man fuck that, you be better call Don Batts (his tech) to fix that shit!" Prince is now cracking up. We have to finish the song, so I go "WTF" and start rewinding the machine by hand. P could see what I was doing so I had a drum stick on the reel where the holes are rewinding the machine, by the time Prince sees what I'm doing, he yells "what f**k are you doing Jesse?" Rewinding this raggedy ass machine, I said, as he jumps up to come look at the tape to see if I damaged it in anyway he sort of trips over Morris who has this long ass q-tip type things that are made for sticking in a solution and cleaning your tape heads, so before he could reach me he's yelling Morris to stop using his tape head cleaners to clean his ears! Now I'm on floor, because Morris would always do that and Prince had told him a thousand times before not to! Needless to say we got the track finished and the rest is history.

The three of us together were always cracking the hell up, but it was really Morris who was absolutely funny as hell and he and Prince would have me crying with the interaction between the yow of them. They were absolutely great together and did some seriously great music together. For me as the "Original Outsider", I always felt fortunate to have been invited to be a part of the greatness.

Please enjoy the track.
LovePeace,
Jesse

2016.03.25 Sony Centre, Toronto, Canada [show #2]

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1. Joy In Repetition (3'44)
2. Girl (3'57)
3. Look At Me, Look At U (2'44)
4. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (2'00)
5. I Feel For You (2'41)
6. Controversy (3'55)
7. Little Red Corvette - Dirty Mind - Linus and Lucy (7'18)
8. Elephants & Flowers (3'52)
9. I Would Die 4 U (1'21)
10. Baby I'm A Star (1'42)
11. Cream (4'35)
12. Black Muse (4'07)
13. Take Me With U (2'52)
14. Raspberry Beret (2'13)
15. Starfish And Coffee (1'09)
16. Paisley Park (1'17)
17. Black Sweat (3'32)
18. Kiss (4'51)
19. How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (6'31)
20. Waiting In Vain - If I Was Your Girlfriend (5'17)
21. A Case Of U (5'54)
22. Purple Music - Free Urself (6'29)
23. Nothing Compares 2 U (2'48)
24. Somewhere Here On Earth (1'01)
25. Diamonds And Pearls (0'41)
26. The Beautiful Ones (2'13)
27. Purple Rain - The Beautiful Ones (reprise) (3'35)
28. Somewhere Here On Earth (reprise) (0'35)

2016.03.04 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA, USA

Oakland, Oracle Arena

4th March 2016

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1. Intro (4'34)

2. Wow (0'34)

3. Somewhere Over The Rainbow (0'30)

4. Somewhere Here On Earth (4'13)
5. Baltimore (1'03)

6. Levon snippet (0'18)
7. Rocknroll Loveaffair (4'10)
8. Breakdown (2'27)
9. Little Red Corvette (2'27)

10. Dirty Mind - Little Red Corvette (reprise) (0'43)
11. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (3'33)
 12.The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker - Four (4'18)
13. Controversy (4'18)
14. I Would Die 4 U (1'20)
15. Baby I'm A Star (2'01)
16. Purple Music (3'30)
17. Dear Mr. Man (3'16)
18. Cream (3'26)
19. Waiting In Vain - If I Was Your Girlfriend (4'14)
20. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore (6'17)
21. Raspberry Beret (1'59)
22. Starfish And Coffee (0'58)
23. Paisley Park (2'13)
24. Sometimes It Snows In April (2'06)
25. Purple Rain (4'56)
26. Black Sweat (2'14)
27. Kiss (3'19)
28. Diamonds And Pearls (0'49)
29. The Beautiful Ones (5'43)
30. A Place In Heaven (0'18)
31. Venus De Milo (0'19)
32. Condition Of The Heart (1'14)
33. Under The Cherry Moon (1'01)
34. Nothing Compares 2 U (5'13)
35. When Doves Cry (3'01)
36. Break (0'16)

37. Free Urself (4'53)
38. Thieves In The Temple (4'44)

39. It (1'57)
40. I Wannna Be Your Lover (1'55)
41. Do Me, Baby (2'35)
42. Adore (2'27)

1994.11.24 Brandenburger Tor, Berlin, Germany [Rehearsal]

Berlin, Brandenburger Tor

24th november 1994

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(available until 29th october 2016)

1. Funky #1

2. Sound Check

3. Peach #1

4. Guitar Check #1

5. Peach #2

6. Guitar Check #2

7. Peach #3

8. Interlude #1

9. Funky #2

10. Peach #4

11. Interlude #2

12. Funky #3

NPG Records & Warner Bros. Announce 2 NEW PRINCE Releases

Press Release:

NPG RECORDS & WARNER BROS. RECORDS ANNOUNCE TWO NEW PRINCE RELEASES, BOTH WITH PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MUSIC FROM THE VAULT

GREATEST HITS COLLECTION PRINCE 4EVER ARRIVES ON NOVEMBER 22

REMASTERED, DELUXE VERSION OF PURPLE RAIN DUE IN EARLY 2017

October 21, 2016 (Burbank, CA) - Today, NPG Records and Warner Bros. Records announced two new Prince releases that will celebrate the iconic artist's music and introduce fans to previously unreleased material from his legendary vault. This will mark the first Prince recordings released since his passing on April 21st of this year.

Released on November 22nd in the U.S. and November 25th around the world, Prince 4Ever will bring together 40 of Prince's best-loved songs, including the blockbuster hits When Doves Cry, Let's Go Crazy, Kiss, Little Red Corvette, Purple Rain, Raspberry Beret, Sign 'O' The Times, Alphabet St., Batdance, Cream, and The Most Beautiful Girl in the World.

Prince 4Ever includes Moonbeam Levels - a previously unreleased song originally recorded in 1982 during the 1999 sessions and later considered for the never released Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic album. (Actually, it was release. Sic.-Dr.Funk) Prince 4Ever will also arrive with a 12-page booklet of never-before-seen photos by acclaimed photographer Herb Ritts.

In addition, early next year will see the release of the much-anticipated remastered, deluxe version of Purple Rain, plans for which were agreed with Prince before he passed away. The remaster of the classic Purple Rain will arrive with a second album of previously unreleased material. More details will be revealed closer to the release date.

The track-listing for Prince 4Ever is as follows:

1. 1999
2. Little Red Corvette
3. When Doves Cry
4. Let's Go Crazy
5. Raspberry Beret
6. I Wanna Be Your Lover
7. Soft And Wet
8. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad
9. Uptown
10. When You Were Mine
11. Head
12. Gotta Stop (Messin' About)
13. Controversy
14. Let's Work
15. Delirious
16. I Would Die 4 U
17. Take Me With U
18. Paisley Park
19. Pop Life
20. Purple Rain
21. Kiss
22. Sign 'O' The Times
23. Alphabet St.
24. Batdance
25. Thieves In The Temple
26. Cream
27. Mountains
28. Girls & Boys
29. If I Was Your Girlfriend
30. U Got The Look
31. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
32. Glam Slam
33. Moonbeam Levels
34. Diamonds And Pearls
35. Gett Off
36. Sexy M.F.
37. My Name Is Prince
38. 7
39. Peach
40. Nothing Compares 2 U

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1994.12.00 The Hallucination Rain Soundcheck

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(available until 24th october 2016)

1. Hallucination Rain (6'51)

2. It Takes Three (Mic Check) (0'58)

3. Mic Check + Organ Solo (2'38)

4. Mic Check + Come (drums) + Bass Improvisation (1'34)

5. Mic Check + Days Of Wild (drums) + Bass Improvisation (0'49)

6. Mic Check + None Of Your Business (drum loop) + Bass improvisation (0'53)

7. FX Mic Check (0'18)

8. Letitgo (drums) + Mic Check (0'36)

9. FX Mic & Bass Check (1'43)

10. Organ Improvisation (incl. Amazing Grace) (6'20)

11. Organ, FX Mic and Samples Check (3'22)

1994.12.12 Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, USA

New York, Roseland Ballroom

12th december 1994

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(available until 23rd october 2016)

1. Endorphinmachine (incomplete) (1'53)
2. The Jam (4'55)
3. Shhh (7'08)
4. Days Of Wild (incl. Hair) (8'18)
5. Now (incl. Babies Makin' Babies with Ninety-9) (9'19)
6. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (5'23)
7. P. Control (4'53)
8. Letitgo (4'47)
9. Pink Cashmere (6'15)
10. The Ride (6'49)
11. Race (6'13)
12. Super Hero (incl. Outa-Space) (5'42)
13. Get Wild (14'09)

The Flesh Unreleased Album [UPDATE]

Une petite 30aine d'années nous sépare de ces productions. Mieux vaut tard que jamais !!

Nous aurons peut-être une chance d'avoir plus de pépites de ce genre provenant du Vault. Allez savoir !!?

Bon en voici un album complet The Flesh comprenant 4 instrumentaux jazz-funk provenant de la collaboration entre Prince et Eric Leeds. D'autres musiciens y ont évidemment participé : Lisa Coleman (piano), Wendy Melvoin (guitar), Sheila E. (percussion), Levi Seacer Jr. (bass guitare) et Jonathan Melvoin (percussion)

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Junk Music (19:40)

Up From Below (4:48)

Y'all Want Some More ? (1:31)

A Couple Of Miles (4:29)

Bonus track
U Gotta Shake Something (15:19)

Production pré-Madhouse, A Couple Of Miles fût enregistré le 26 décembre 1985 et les trois autres titres, le 5 janvier 1986. L'album fût compilé le 22 janvier 1986 mais (malheureusement) vite abandonné à l'avantage d'autres projets notamment : Under The Cherry Moon où l'on peut y entendre 30 secondes de Junk Music.

The Official Prince Tribute [UPDATE]

Demain, le 13 octobre 2016, se déroulera le tant attendu hommage officiel à Prince au Xcel Energy Center de St. Paul. Vous pourrez y retrouver en autres : Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera, Chaka Khan, John Mayer (qui vient d'annuler à la dernière minute), Tori Kelly, Anita Baker, Doug E. Fresh, Luke James, Bilal, Mint Condition, Morris Day & the Time, Judith Hill et Liv Warfield, les New Power Generation featuring Morris Hayes plus les membres des 3RDEYEGIRL.

Les billets étaient en vente depuis le 19 septembre dernier sur le site du Xcel Center et Ticketmaster ($19.99, $42.50, $82.50, $112.50, et $152.50).

All reports, pictures (or better : recording) are welcomed to be published in your favorite Prince blog.

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Rehearsal

Even more musicians are being added to an already impressive lineup for the Official Prince Tribute show in St. Paul Thursday.

In mid-September, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Christina Aguilera and John Mayer were announced as some of the stars who will participate in the tribute concert. Minnesota’s Mint Condition, NPG and 3rdEyedGirl were also amongst the slated performers, along with Morris Day and the Time, Tori Kelly, Anita Baker, Doug E. Fresh, Luke James, Bilal, Judith Hill and Liv Warfield.

Then, on Tuesday, officials with the event announced even more additions:

• X Factor judge and former Pussycat Doll, Nicole Scherzinger, who penned an emotional tribute to the artist upon his death, saying “I will remember him as my dear friend, a brother, mentor and my inspiration”
• Prince ex-wife, dancer Mayte Garcia along with Maya and Nandy McClean, also known as The Twinz who toured the globe with Prince for over seven years
• Internationally recognized Portuguese Fado singer Ana Moura, who Prince regularly featured in his international performances
• Many generations of the New Power Generation including the world class singers and musicians Marva King, Shelby J, Elisa Fiorello Dease and Kip Blackshire
• Saxophonist Michael Phillips, the only musician in the world to have recorded and toured with the legendary “Big Three” of American soul music: Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Prince
• Prince’s childhood best friend and former bandmate, André Cymone
• DJ Dudley, the touring DJ for Prince and The New Power Generation

Officials say fans are encouraged to gather at Xcel Energy Center beginning at 4 p.m. for an outdoor preshow party on Kellogg Boulevard between Gates 1 and 2.

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from 7:00pm to 12:30am

Mint Condition: America
Mint Condition: D.M.S.R.
Mint Condition: When Doves Cry
PA Prince: New Power Generation
PA Prince: It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night
PA Prince: Head (half)
PA Prince: Race
The Time: The Bird
The Time: Jungle Love
Speech Bobby Z. with video snippets of Prince
The NPG backing band (Morris H, Cassandra, Kirk J, Donna G, Levi Seacer, Mike Scott, Ida N, Elisa F, Marva K, 7 horns, The Twinz) :
Uptown by Andre Cymone
Erotic City by Shelby J.
Hot Thing by Liv Warfield
Kiss by Marva King, Donna on funky guitar
Anoterloverholenyohead by Kip Blackshire
Speech by Tyka
Nasty Girl by Nicole Scherzinger (Ida on bass)
Baby I'm A Star by Nicole Scherzinger (Ida on bass)
Do Me, Baby by Luke James (MonoNeon on bass)
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World by Luke James (MonoNeon on bass)
video snippets of Prince playing The Christ
The Cross by Judith Hill
How Come U Don't Call Me Anyone by Judith Hill on piano, full band.
The Ladder by Andre Cymone and Cassandra (Ida back on bass)
Cream by Elisa Fiorello & The Twinz
Bass jam by Ida and Morris Hayes, leading into The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker sung by Andre Cymone
Pop Life by Andre Cymone and Doug E Fresh
Housequake by Andre Cymone
video snippets of Prince
After A Long Journey by Ana Moura
Walk In Sand by Ana Moura
Little Red Corvette by Ana Moura
The Final Mile by Ana Moura
Betcha I by Chaka Khan
Sweet Thing by Chaka Khan
I Feel For You by Chaka Khan and Stevie Wonder on harmonica (no vocals)
1999 by Chaka Khan and Stevie Wonder both on vocals

Intermission (Prince music on PA)

Pt 2 with Michael B on drums:

Pretzelbodylogic by Shelby J with Ida and Donna
Wow (The Unexpected) by Liv Warfield with Ida and Donna
The Beautiful Ones by Bilal
If I Was Your Girlfriend by Bilal
Musicology by Shelby J with no less than 5 bass players, solo by MonoNeon
Belly dance/sword act by Mayte solo
7 by the biggest backing vocal singer and Mayte
Computer Blue by Andre Cymone, also on guitar
I Would Die 4 U by Marva King and 10 dancers
Sexy M.F. by Tony M and Levi Seacer. Mayte and Kirky J dancing.
Gett Off / The Roof Is On Fire / Push It Up by Doug E Fresh and Mayte
Sometimes It Snows In April by Elisa Fiorello
Girls & Boys by Marva King and the great horn section
She's Always In My Hair by Kip Blackshire
Controversy by Andre Cymone
Doug E Fresh interlude
Let's Go Crazy by Tori Kelly and The Twinz, guitar end solo by Mike Scott
Diamonds And Pearls by Tori Kelly
Take Me With U / Raspberry Beret by Stevie Wonder on vox and keys, Tori Kelly on backing vox. Stevie got a blackout forgetting the lyrics of the 2nd verse.
I Wanna Be Your Lover by Jessie J with guitars by Mike and Levi.
Nothing Compares 2 U by Kip and Jessie J
Someday We'll All Be Free by Stevie Wonder
Superstition by Stevie Wonder & The NPG
Stevie Wonder jamming on his Marcodi instrument, Levi jamming too.
Superstition Keyboard jam ending by Morris Hayes
Purple Rain by Prince vocals over the PA backed by Michael B, Morris, Cassie, Mike and Levi

2009.10.12 La Cigale, Paris, France

7 years ago...

Paris, La Cigale
12th october 2009

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(available until 19th october 2016)

Disc 1

1. Ol' Skool Company (feat. Also Sprach Zarathustra) (7'50)

2. Crimson And Clover (5'05)

3. Stand! (2'25)

4. Turn Me Loose (0'59)

5. I Want You Back (3'40)

6. Dance 4 Me (feat. (Not Just) Knee Deep) (8'58)

7. No More Candy 4 U (4'53)

8. Shhh (7'41)

9. Stratus (7'09)
10. Girl (3'23)
11. Forever In My Life (incl. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)) (5'54)
12. Baby Love (4'47)
13. Peach (3'31)
14. Sexy Dancer (incl. Le Freak - All Day, All Night) (7'00)

Disc 2

1. I Want To Be Free (7'07)

2. Sing A Simple Song (feat. Bold Soul Sister) (4'32)

3. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (4'15)

4. Be Happy (feat. All Day, All Night) (4'21)

5. 7 (2'19)

6. Come Together (9'34)

7. Dreamer (3'11)

8. The Bird (3'17)

9. Jungle Love (1'52)
10. The Glamorous Life (5'47)
11. 3121 (feat. All Day, All Night) (10'39)
12. Purple Rain (12'35)

13. Bonustrack : 1999 (4'22) (2009.10.11 Grand Palais, Paris, France)