The complete Prince Bootlegs list
Credits
The Prince Bootlegs list had been compiled from information mostly
collected from the Prince/o(+> mailing,
The Paisley Park Mailing List and the USENET group
alt.music.prince.
The list is maintained by mariush@unik.no.
I would like to thank the following people for providing reviews and
information:
- burzlaff@lisisun.univ-lyon1.fr
- bergerp@kapsch.co.at
- Dazeofwild@aol.com
- /DD.sys=lan/I=BJ/S=Bakker/@ptt-telecom.unisource.nl
- izzy6pj@mvs.oac.ucla.edu
- daniel@cs.odu.edu
- imsgtcar@mathfs.math.montana.edu
- dbreslin@cs.strath.ac.uk
- slingerland@amc.uva.nl
- udbrooks@king.mcs.drexel.edu
...and many, many others on the Prince mailing list and alt.music.prince.
[If you think your name should be listed here, please mail me!]
Special thanks to bergerp@kapsch.co.at and
burzlaff@lisisun.univ-lyon1.fr for feedback, comments and corrections.
Thanks to
oaagaard@online.no and
Steffen.Bieker@germanistik.uni-giessen.de for helping me out with
the graphics!
Also thanks to J.C.C.Hermeler@stud.tue.nl for cover scans!
PS: Some of the reviews uses Uptown's rating system : G(ood),
V(ery)G(ood), EX(cellent)
For information about the latest changes, look at the
revision history.
12 Inch (4CD)
- Label
- NB 808/9/10/11A
- Review
- DISC LENGTH : disc 1 - 65:37, disc 2 - 68:15, disc 3 -
72:50, disc 4 - 49:37
- OVERALL SOUND QUALITY : EX++, virtually perfect except for slight
surface noise on the tracks that originated on vinyl.
- SOURCE: All tracks are extended versions unless noted, from
official CD and/or vinyl maxi singles.
- COMMENTS : Yes I know this is a pirate, not a bootleg. As I've
noted, all of the tracks on discs 3 & 4 have been officially in at least
1 country on CD as well as several of the tracks on discs 1 & 2. Sound
quality though is nearly perfect, better than I even expected. It's
great to have the extended versions of Let's Work, Sexy Dancer & all of
the ATWIAD, Parade & Sign O the Times maxi singles finally on a disc.
Packaging is above average, with the nice inclusion of the lyrics to the
unreleased tune 'Dolphin' spread throughout the enclosed booklet. If
this release would've excluded the 19 tracks that have been already
released on CD and instead given us 4 CD's of extended material (both A
sides and B sides) this release would be mandatory. But....beggars
can't be choosers and most of us fall into the category of beggars. One
noticeable omission to this set is the wonderful UK only extended
version of Pop Life. Why wasn't this included?
- RECOMMENDATION : This is borderline. Since it's 4 CD's this may be
found for high prices. Discs 1 & 2 are mandatory but we could live
without 3 & 4, taking for granted that most of us already own most of
these long versions on CD. Acquiring this set will depend upon 2 things:
1) your desire to have the pre-Lovesexy maxi singles all on CD and 2)
whether or not you already have CD's of most of the 19 tracks that have
been released officially in the past. Even though I myself already own
the official CD's for the 19 tracks, the perfect quality of the other 11
tracks, along with having nearly all of the maxi singles inside of one
jewel case made this purchase worthwhile.
- In addition to the songs listed this release features the 1986
MOJO telephone interview. Any of the 4 discs has a part of the interview
as bonus track.
- For the one who wanted to know if there were any CD with all the
remixes, there is ... it's a pirate pressing, 4 CDs, called '12 inch'.
It looked pretty complete to me, but I ain't such a big remix fan
anyway.
- Yes yes, 12" is indeed a complete collection of all the extended
versions and remixes of Prince's singles, and it is of great quality!
But i was enquiring about such a collection about the B-sides.
- Track Listing [* = the track has
never before appeared on an official CD]
- Disc 1
- Sexy Dancer *
- Let's Work *
- Little Red Corvette
- Let's Go Crazy
- I Would Die 4 U
- America *
- Disc 2
- Paisley Park *
- Raspberry Beret *
- Pop Life (US remix) *
- Kiss
- Mountains *
- Anotherloverholenyohead *
- U Got the Look *
- Housequake (moquake) *
- Hot Thing *
- Disc 3
- Alphabet St.
- Glam Slam
- I Wish U Heaven
- Partyman (Purple Party Mix)
- Batdance (Batmix)
- The Scandalous Sex Suite
- The Future
- Electric Chair
- Disc 4
- Thieves in the Temple
- New Power Generation
- Melody Cool
- Gett Off (ext. remix)
- Cream
- Sexy MF (12" remix)
- 7 (acoustic)
17 Days Live (1CD)
Rehearsal from 84
- Track listing
- Erotic City
- Irresistible Bitch
- 17 Days
- When We're Dancing Close And Slow
- Free
- Erotic City
- Possessed
- All Day, All Night
- Something In The Water Does Not Compute
1983 Live (1CD)
Rehearsal from 83
- Review
- Track listing
- Let's Go Crazy
- G-Spot
- I Would Die 4 U
- Crusing Down The Highway
- Electric Intercourse
- Purple Rain
- The Bird
1999 Live (1CD)
1999 tour rehearsal from Feb. 83
- Label
- Rocks 92025
- Review
- Grade: A-
- 1999 Live is soundboard. Funny intro to DMSR.
- Sound quality reigns on this release. The stereo soundboard
recording of this 1999 tour rehearsal in astounding. Easily as good
sounding as any Prince rehearsal from any era currently in circulation.
The packaging is lackluster which makes it surprising that this boot
hasn't been released by other labels. To my knowledge this is the only
CD in which this recording appears, thus making it not only a gem, but
something of a rarity.
- Track listing
- 1999
- DMSR
- Controversy
- Let's Work
- Little Red Corvette
- Delirious
- Do Me Baby
- Head
- Lady Cab Driver
319/THREE-NINETEEN (1CD)
Outtakes
- Label
- PTR 473
- Review
- Soundboard studio tracks unless noted
- DISC LENGTH : 62:34
- OVERALL SOUND QUALITY : G+/VG Varies.
- The new songs (319, etc.) sound horrible. Extra tracks do not sound
as good as they should. Even '7' sounds bad and that's off a legit CD.
Nice packaging.
- RECOMMENDATION : AVOID, for the diehardest of diehard fans, if
there is such a thing.
- I got to listen to this before deciding not to buy. This is a very
poorly put together disc with muddy audio. Unacceptable to me, but
essential to the nut who wants to listen to P sing "Jealous Again"
through a wall of crowd noise and static.
- Track listing
- This is a tricky one. Many songs are not/wrong listed.
Here is what I found out until now:
- 319 [studio version, quality is not so
good]
- Now [studio version, quality is not so
good]
- Interactive [studio version, quality is not
so good]
- Days Of Wild [studio version, quality is
not so good]
- TMBGITW [unrel. 11. min vers.] [studio
version, quality is not so good]
- Endorphinemachine [live, from Arsenio Hall
show]
- Hold Me [Prince's version]
- 7 ["Mix 5 Long Version", only avail. on
promo CD]
- Martika's Kitchen ["remix 1 alt. dub
version", official release]
- Jealous Again [live from Nude tour
rehearsals, cover of Black Crowes song]
- Player [studio outtake]
- Holly Rock ["extended version", offical,
Prince & Sheila]
4 All The Roses (2CD)
Live at Brabanthalle/Den Bosch, 10.Aug.93
- Review
- lim.ed. 500
- Stranger things happen in Holland: For instance; a group of fans
who had been outdoors for a day earlier bought him a couple 'o hundred
red roses. These were presented to him before the gig. During the show
(it was I believe August 10 - Den Bosch - Brabanthallen) he thanked the
audience during the piano medley or so. Afterwards a bootleg was
released entitled "4 all the roses". Some people didn't understand
this,, and thought that it had something to do with "Guns & Roses".
- Track listing
- Normal set including:
- Come
- Endorphinemachine
- Peach
- Johnny
- Soundcheck:
- The Pope (27:51)
- Thunder medley
- My Name Is Prince
4am Jam (1CD)
- Label
- Free Music 003
- Review
-
- Playing with lots of folk - George Benson/Chaka Khan.
Interesting selection of songs.
- Tracklist
-
- Instrumental Jam
[with George Benson]
- I'm In The Mood
- Glam Slam Boogie
- Sweet Thing/ Stick Wicked
[with Chaka Khan]
- U Got The Love [with Chaka Khan]
- Love...Thy Will Be Done
- Let's Get Funky / Get Loose
- Come
- I Believe In U
- The Ride
- Get Wild
7 (2CD)
Live at the Flughaven Finthen/Mainz,
- Review
- Japanese 2CD with the O+> concert from Mainz'93 incl. the
complete NPG set (with Tony M.& Co). Very Good Quality
- Track listing
- The N.P.G. live at the Flughaven Finthen/Mainz, 5.Sep.93
- Guess Who's Knocking
- Gold Nigger
- Oilcan
- Black MF In The House
- 2Gether
- Intermission
- Call The Law
- Live at the Flughaven Finthen/Mainz, 5.Sep.93
- Act II tour set [incl. I Love U In Me,
Mayte's German speech, Peach]