Prince - Blast From The Past -9.0 4CD

Disc One (79'43)
01. For You #1 1'05 (1976)
Unreleased version including acoustic guitar.
02. For You #2 0'43 (1976)
Unreleased version including piano.
Recorded in early-mid 1976 as a home recording on a basic cassette recorder at Russell Ave, Anderson house, Minneapolis (MN), USA (during the same set of recordings as Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?, Nightingale, I Spend My Time Loving You, Rock Me, Lover, Hey Lover and Don’t You Wanna Ride?)
03. Improvisation 0'41 (1976)
04. Humming A Tune #1 0'34 (1976)
05. Humming A Tune #2 0'30 (1976)
06. 1976 Instrumental #1 (part 1) 0'38 (1976)
07. 1976 Instrumental #1 (part 2) 0'52 (1976)
08. Telephone Conversation 0'57 (1976)
09. 1976 Instrumental #2 1'00 (1976)
10. 1976 Instrumental #3 0'59 (1976)
11. 1976 Instrumental #4 0'11 (1976)
"1976 instrumentals" is a series of nine unreleased home recordings recorded in early-mid 1976 at the Russell Ave, Anderson house (during the same set of sessions as Don’t You Wanna Ride?, Hey Lover, I Spend My Time Loving You, Leaving For New York, Nightingale and Rock Me, Lover).
Despite being essentially instrumental, some contain vocalizations. They are grouped together for this entry, since many of the tracks are very brief (the shortest being 11 seconds), and are sketches more than full pieces.
None of the pieces have been reused or re-recorded, and all remain unreleased. Of note is that these are the earliest known instrumental pieces by Prince.
12. Wouldn't You Love To Love Me? #1 3'53 (1976)
Initially recorded in 1976 as a home recording on a basic cassette recorder featuring some lyrics that were changed or removed for later recordings.
13. Nightingale 4'10 (1976)
Unreleased track recorded as a home recording in early-mid 1976 at the Russell Ave, Anderson house. The song contains layered vocals and acoustic guitar only.
14. I Spend My Time Loving You 7'19 (1976)
Unreleased track recorded as a home recording in early-mid 1976 at the Russell Ave, Anderson house. The song contains layered vocals and acoustic guitar only. Prince’s handwritten notes as used in The Beautiful Ones book released posthumously in 2019 revealed that I Spend My Time Loving You was at one point intended to be the fifth and final track on side one of his debut album For You.
15. Rock Me, Lover 3'51 (1976)
Unreleased track recorded as a home recording in early-mid 1976 at the Russell Ave, Anderson house. Prince re-recorded the track in the second half of 1978 at his France Avenue Home Studio in Edina, Minnesota. The song contains vocals and acoustic guitar only.
16. Don't You Wanna Ride 5'14 (1976)
Unreleased track recorded as a home recording in early-mid 1976 at the Russell Ave, Anderson house. The song contains multi-layered vocals and acoustic guitar only.
17. Hey Lover 0'43 (1976)
Unreleased track recorded as a home recording in early-mid 1976 at the Russell Ave, Anderson house. The song contains vocals, acoustic guitar and handclaps only.
18. Leaving For New York 5'52 (1976)
Unreleased track recorded as a home recording in early-mid 1976 at the Russell Ave, Anderson house (during the same set of sessions as Don’t You Wanna Ride?, Hey Lover, I Spend My Time Loving You, nine untitled Instrumentals, Nightingale and Rock Me, Lover).
19. Sweet Thing 4'24 (1976)
Cover version of the track by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (from the 1975 album Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, also released as a single in 1975). Prince had, however, recorded a studio version of the track, as a home recording, in early-to-mid 1976 (within months of the song’s initial release), at the Russell Ave, Anderson house (during the same set of sessions as Don’t You Wanna Ride?, Hey Lover, I Spend My Time Loving You, nine untitled Instrumentals, Leaving For New York, Nightingale and Rock Me, Lover).
20. For You #3 1'18 (1976)
Unreleased version including piano and guitar.
21. For You #4 1'17 (1976)
A capella unreleased version.
Rehearsed later in 1976 at Moonsound, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
22. Just As Long As We're Together #3 5'58 (1976)
In 1976-1977, before the album sessions began, both Just As Long As We’re Together and Jelly Jam were cut as separate tracks at Sound 80. They were the first and fifth track of a tape made of the sessions, that otherwise contained Baby, Soft And Wet, My Love Is Forever and We’ll Make It Through The Storm.
23. Jelly Jam 2'06 (1976)
Sound 80 sessions, as a separate track from Just As Long As We’re Together.
24. Baby #1 3'09 (1976)
Recorded at Sound 80 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, prior to Prince signing a contract or beginning work on his first album. An ensemble of musicians from a Minneapolis radio station, The WAYL Orchestra, was brought in to add strings to the song, but Prince didn’t like the end result, preferring synthetic strings instead.
25. Baby #2 (Instrumental) 3'15 (1976)
Unreleased instrumental version of the song.
26. My Love Is Forever 4'08 (1976)
In 1976-1977, Prince re-wrote some of the lyrics, and recorded the song at Sound 80, under the title My Love Is Forever prior to signing a contract or beginning work on the album.
A tape with some of the other tracks (Just As Long As We’re Together and the Jelly Jam portion as first at fifth track with Baby, Soft And Wet, My Love Is Forever and We’ll Make It Through The Storm) was made of that session.
27. Instrumental #1 (2'14) – guitars, soft drum machine
28. Instrumental #2 (2'21) – guitar, fast drum machine
29. Instrumental #3 (0'52) – percussion
30. Instrumental #4 (1'11) – acoustic guitar
31. Instrumental #5 (1'30) – funky acoustic & bass guitars
32. Instrumental #6 (0'37) – funky bass guitar
"1978 Instrumentals" is a series of six unreleased home recordings recorded in 1978.
33. Baby, Baby, Baby 2'52 (1978)
Unreleased track recorded as a home recording in the second half of 1978 or 1979 at Prince’s France Avenue Home Studio in Edina, Minnesota.
34. Down A Long Lonely Road 1'21 (1978)
Unreleased a cappella track recorded as a home recording in the second half of 1978 or 1979 at Prince’s France Avenue Home Studio. In the vein of For You, the track features only multi-tracked vocals.
35. Nadara 1'54 (1978)
Unreleased track recorded as a home recording in the second half of 1978 or 1979 at Prince’s France Avenue Home Studio. The song contains only acoustic guitar and vocals by Prince, and is addressed to a girl named Nadara, who Prince was dating at the time.
Disc Two (79’49)
01. Vibrator (dialogue) 1’03 (1983)
Dialogue portion from the song.
02. Vibrator 7’09 (1983)
Unreleased song recorded in May 1983 at Prince’s Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It was intended for Vanity 6’s planned second album. When Vanity left the group and decided not to participate in the Purple Rain movie, Prince instead began the group Apollonia 6.
03. Wonderful Ass #2 (Extended Version) 10'01 (1984)
Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman worked on the track further at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California, most likely on 27 September 1984, adding vocals and possibly other instrumentation. Again, it is not known if this song was intended for any project at the time of additional recording.
04. 100 MPH #2 (Instrumental Version) 7'20 (1984)
Mostly instrumental version with Mazarati vocals.
05. All Day, All Night 5'35 (1984)
Prince’s original version took place during Prince and the Revolution’s concert on 7 June 1984 at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during the same show where the basic tracks for Our Destiny and Roadhouse Garden were also recorded. Reworked in 1985 and early 1986.
06. Around The World In A Day #3 5'53 (1984)
The track was first written and recorded by David Coleman (Lisa Coleman’s brother) in early June 1984, when given two days of studio time at Sunset Sound as a birthday gift from Prince. When Prince heard the resulting track, he loved it and wanted to include it on his next album. He re-recorded the track and made some musical and lyrical changes. Basic tracks for Prince’s version were recorded on 16 August 1984 at Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
07. Manic Monday (Apollonia Version duet with Prince) 2’49 (1984)
Basic tracking for Prince’s original version took place on 4 February 1984 at Sunset Sound; the song was intended for Apollonia 6 (as a duet between Prince and Apollonia), and was included as the third track on the 29 February 1984 and Spring 1984 configurations of the Apollonia 6 album, but was withdrawn from the album prior to release.
08. Miss Understood (by Susannah Melvoin) 5'20 (1984)
Unreleased song by The Family recorded on 10 August 1984, at Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and was intended for The Family album. Susannah Melvoin, who overdubbed a lead vocal on the track at Sunset Sound, in Hollywood, California didn’t like the track, which was a cheery pop song unlike other tracks by The Family. She argued with Prince to not include it on the album. According to engineer Susan Rogers, Prince defended the track and even threatened to find someone else to sing in the band instead of Susannah Melvoin, but ultimately the track was not included on the album as it was released.
09. Susanna's Pajamas (demo) 3'58 (1984)
Seventh track on The Family’s first and only album The Family, and, two months after the album’s release, it was included as the b-side of High Fashion, the album’s second and final single. Susannah’s Pajamas was written by Prince and Eric Leeds, but credited only to Eric Leeds.
10. 12 Keys (The Question Of U) 6’27 (1985)
The song started of as an instrumental committed to tape during the so-called “Paisley Jam” on 28 December 1985 at Sunset Sound with Sheila E., Levi Seacer, Jr. and Eric Leeds. It was the same session that also produced Madrid, Breathless, Slaughterhouse, U Just Can’t Stop, Run Amok, High Calonic and Mobile. At this point it was titled 12 Keys by Eric Leeds, who named all the tracks from the session.
11. Breathless 6'44 (1985)
Unreleased instrumental recorded on 28 December 1985 during the so-called "Paisley Jam" session (that also produced Madrid, Slaughterhouse, U Just Can’t Stop, Run Amok, 12 Keys, High Calonic and Mobile) at Sunset Sound.
12. G-Spot #2 (Jill Jones Unreleased Version) 4’57 (1985)
Horns overdubs (replacing Prince’s parts) were recorded in 1985 at Nola Recording Studios, New York, New York. The song was ultimately mixed further on 28 January 1986 at Sunset Sound.
13. Heaven 7'10 (1985)
Unreleased song recorded on 26 May 1985 at Sunset Sound. The song was later considered for the planned musical The Dawn (along with God Is Everywhere, Others Here With Us, All My Dreams, When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes, Crucial and The Cocoa Boys), but the musical was ultimately abandoned, and the song was never intended for any of Prince’s other late-1986 album projects.
14. Kiss #1 (Acoustic Guitar Demo) 1'16 (1985)
Acoustic guitar demo by Prince at Sunset Sound - Studio 3.
15. Kiss #2 (demo by Mazarati) 4'02 (1985)
Mazarati recording (no Prince input) at Sunset Sound - Studio 3.
Disc Three (79’46)
01. Madrid (Edit) 6'31 (1985)
Unreleased instrumental recorded on 28 December 1985 during the so-called "Paisley Jam" session (that also produced Breathless, Slaughterhouse, U Just Can’t Stop, Run Amok, 12 Keys, High Calonic and Mobile), at Sunset Sound. A part of the melody of Madrid was later reused in the Eric Leeds track Andorra.
02. Mobile 6'07 (1985)
Unreleased instrumental recorded on 28 December 1985 during the so-called "Paisley Jam" session.
03. Most Strongest Whiskey 1'10 (a.k.a.“Finest Whiskey”) (1985)
Unreleased cover version of “Give Me Yo’ Most Strongest Whiskey” by Denise LaSalle, written by George Jackson and Denise LaSalle (released as a single in 1985, and included on her 1985 album Love Talkin'). Prince’s version was recorded on 30 December 1985 in a ‘Jams’ session that also yielded U Gotta Shake Something, Voodoo Who and Love 2 U, at Sunset Sound.
04. Joy In Repetition #1 (Lone Drum Beat Intro) 5'28 (1986)
Version beginning with lone drumbeat, rather than segue.
05. The Grand Progression 4'35 (1987)
Unreleased track, likely recorded in Summer 1987 at Paisley Park Studios. The song is thought to have been written specifically for the Graffiti Bridge movie, and the song was mentioned in the initial script, dated 22 September 1987.
06. Superfunkycalifragisexy (Instrumental) 3'37 (1987)
Sixth song on Prince’s sixteenth album “The Black Album” (originally planned for release as his tenth album, albeit with no artist credit). In 2001, an instrumental version of the track was included as part of the NPG Ahdio Show #3 download.
07. No Changes 2'24 (1987)
Unreleased track recorded on 9 July 1987 during Prince’s first recording sessions at Paisley Park Studios (on the same day as Melody Cool, two days before Graffiti Bridge and basic tracking of version 2 of Big Tall Wall and around the time of a re-recording of If I Love You Tonight, now titled If I Love U 2 Nite).
08. Allegiance 3'38 (1988)
Third track (second song) on Howard Hewett’s fourth solo studio album Allegiance, and is written by Prince, although he does not appear on the released recording, which is produced by Tommy LiPuma. Prince’s original version was first recorded in May 1988. The track was initially sent to Nia Peeples with three other (unidentified) songs when she was working on her second album, co-produced by Hewett (who was her husband at that time).
09. Pickle 3'31 (1988)
Unreleased instrumental, recorded on 9 June 1988, at Paisley Park Studios (three days after Electric Chair, in the same session that yielded Times Squared and Pink Cashmere, the tracking of which was actually started well after midnight on the 10th, and two days before the later Chaka Khan song Sticky Wicked). It is not known if this track was intended for any particular project at the time of recording, but in July 1989, Prince gave the track (along with Evolsidog, My Summertime Thang, You’re All I Want, U Should Be Mine, Wet Dream Cousin, Vibrator, The Max and XYZ) to Eric Leeds to consider reworking for a new Madhouse album (later called 26, which later evolved into Eric Leeds’ solo album Times Squared). Eric Leeds did not choose this track to develop further, however.
10. Cookie Jar 5'32 (1988)
Unreleased song recorded on 12 and worked on again on 13 November 1988, during two days off from the Lovesexy Tour (between shows in Oakland and Seattle), at Sunset Sound.
11. The Voice Inside 5'11 (1988)
Unreleased track recorded on 25 October 1988 at Paisley Park Studios (during three days off from the Lovesexy Tour, between shows in Uniondale, NY and Pittsburgh, PA). It was included on a 27 October 1988, configuration of Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic, but was not included on the late 1988 / early 1989 configuration.
12. Partyman (Unreleased Instrumental Remix) 6'51 (1989)
Unreleased remix of the song.
13. I Wonder 3'26 (1989)
Unreleased song recorded in August 1989 at Paisley Park Studios.
14. 5 Women (by Prince) 5'19 (1990)
The track took place on 4 September 1990 at Warner Pioneer Studios, Tokyo, Japan (on the same day as Willing And Able, Strollin’, Money Don’t Matter 2 Night and the instrumental Darkside, that would evolve into Blood On The Sheets). The track was sent to Joe Cocker for consideration in 1991 (along with Old Friends 4 Sale), and Cocker re-recorded it with his band in 1991 at A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Cocker asked Prince to play guitar on this version, but Prince was busy at the time, and told Cocker that it was now "his baby".
15. The Big Pump (George Clinton 1990 Version) 3'24 (1990)
Unreleased George Clinton 1990 version.
16. Soul Psychodelicide (edit) 5'52 (1989)
Unreleased song recorded in 1989 at Paisley Park Studios. This version includes the lyric "3 month’s in, we got 9 2 go / Anybody in the house wanna stop this show? (Hell no!)" indicating that Prince saw these songs as connected.
The line "What is a booty and how will I know if I shakin´ it?" is borrowed from Bootsy’s Rubber Band’s 1979 song Chug A Lug (The Bun Patrol) (written by Bootsy Collins, Catfish Collins, George Clinton and Robert 'P-Nut' Johnson).
17. Move Me 1’35 (1990)
Unreleased track recorded on 6 February 1990 at Paisley Park Studios (five days before Thieves In The Temple). While most of Prince’s writing collaborations stemmed from jam sessions with band members or adding his own contributions to tracks begun by other writers, this track is a rare example of Prince co-writing in the studio with other writers; co-writer David Z. Rivkin believed that this was the first time Prince had done that. The track was left as a preliminary version, however, with Prince singing accompanied only by piano, perhaps played by Levi Seacer, Jr., the other co-writer on the track. The track was copyrighted at the Library of Congress on 20 May 1991, but remains unreleased.
18. Empty Room (1992 Version) 1'59 (1992)
In March 1992, Prince re-recorded the song at Paisley Park Studios, as a quieter piano track for the James L. Brooks movie I’ll Do Anything (during the same set of sessions as I’ll Do Anything, Make Believe and My Little Pill).
19. Well Done (by Prince) 3'36 (1991)
Fourth song on The Steeles’ first album Heaven Help Us All. Well Done was written by Prince, David Z. Rivkin and Levi Seacer, Jr. Reworked version by Prince.
Disc Four (78’34)
01. Player 3'53 (1991)
Unreleased track recorded at some point in 1991 at Paisley Park Studios. The track is a mellow track with some falsetto vocals and rap-spoken vocals, in which the narrator suggests that he is tired of being a player and want to "check out the settling down".
02. Heaven Must Be Near (Extended Mix) 7'02 (1991)
First track on Ingrid Chavez’s eponymous album, and, a few months after the album’s release, Heaven Must Be Near was available as a promo-only single (following the album’s two commercially-released singles), containing several remixes. Unreleased remix of the song by Larry Robinson.
03. The Max (Instrumental Remix) 3'18 (1992)
Instrumental version of the remix.
04. The Continental (Remix) 5'34 (1992)
Tenth track (ninth song) on Prince’s 14th album , the second album to be credited to Prince and the New Power Generation. Remix with additional lyrics, synth bass part and snare drum.
05. Goldnigga (Original Full-Length Version) 8'01 (1992)
Original full-length recording, not split into parts.
06. A 1,000 Hugs And Kisses (Nona Gaye Unreleased Version feat. Prince) 4'22 (1993)
The track was originally recorded as A 1,000 Hugs And Kisses in late April - early May 1992, at Studios 301, Sydney, Australia, while Prince was in Sydney on the Diamonds And Pearls Tour (during the same set of sessions as Goldnigga, Deuce & A Quarter, Goldie’s Parade, Everybody Get On Up and Baby Doll). Nona Gaye version recorded late 1993.
07. Calhoun Square (Unreleased Version) 4'40 (1993)
Basic tracking took place on 15 June 1993 at Paisley Park Studios (the day after recording versions of The Ride, Poorgoo, Honky Tonk-Woman, Bambi, Zannalee, The Undertaker and Dolphin, which comprised the album The Undertaker, which was ultimately abandoned).
08. Ain't No Place Like U (Jevetta Steele Unreleased Version) 3'58 (1994)
A completely different R&B/pop sound version was recorded in 1994 with Jevetta Steele on vocals, most likely also at Paisley Park Studios.
09. Love Sign (Ted's Get 'Em Up Mix) 6'30 (1994)
Third track on the album 1-800 New Funk (a compilation of mostly-unreleased music largely written and produced by Prince/, recorded by other Paisley Park Records artists), and is credited to Nona Gaye and Prince.
Unreleased remix by Teddy Riley.
10. Love Sign (Ted's Double Trouble Mix) 6'57 (1994)
Unreleased remix by Teddy Riley.
11. Sarah (1996 Unreleased Version) 2'53 (1996)
Basic tracking took place in February 1996 at Paisley Park Studios (during the same set of sessions that produced Damned If Do and Saviour). Original 1996 version prior to horn and other overdubs.
12. Tell Me How U Want 2 B Done (Extended Remix) 5'10 (1998)
In 1998, a remix by Kirk Johnson of the second portion of the track, renamed Tell Me How U Want 2 B Done, was included as the tenth and final track on the first disc of Prince’s 20th album Crystal Ball.
Here is an unreleased extended version of the track.
13. Breathe 2'02 (1998)
Released as an mp3 as part of NPG Music Club Edition #12, the final edition of the first year of the NPG Music Club. At the time, the track was announced as coming from the forthcoming album Madrid 2 Chicago.
14. Life Without End – At Last 3'00 (2001)
Unreleased instrumental cover version of a song known as Song 15 associated with the Jehovah Witnesses’ New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures put to music. The composer of the melody is unclear, but existed since at least the early 80’s. Prince (presumably with Larry Graham) recorded an instrumental rendition, likely in the Fall of 2001.
15. Keep On Lovin' U 4'27 (2005-2007)
Unreleased song, assumed to be from somewhere between 2005 and 2007. It was likely recorded at Paisley Park Studios. The song is based on a looped sample of the Anita Baker song Giving You the Best That I Got from her 1988 album of the same name and also released as a single in September 1988.
16. Turn Me Loose (Studio Version) 3'09 (2008)
Premiered in a live performance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, on 25 April 2008. It was assumed at the time that a studio version would be included on Prince’s next album, and a studio version was played on KJLH internet radio on 24 September 2008, but the plans were canceled for unknown reasons.
17. Discojellyfish 3'38 (2009)