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OH OH OHHH (2CD )

Live at The Apollo Theatre/New York, 26.Mar.93

Label
RTW - 012
Review

Only 4 U (4CD)

Misc outtakes + D&P tour rehearsal from 92

Review
Tracklist
  1. Just Another Sucker
  2. Moon Beam Levels
  3. Rebirth Of The Flesh
  4. If I Love U 2 Nite
  5. The Voice Inside
  6. Pink Cashmere
  7. Electric Chair [live from Saturday Night Live, 24.Sep.89]
  8. 7 Corners [by Ingrid Chavez]
  9. Let's Get Satisfied [by George Clinton]
  10. Player
  11. All That [by Ingrid Chavez]
  12. Insatiable [long vers.]
  13. I Hear Your Voice
  14. The Voice
  15. Hey Louie Louie
  16. 51 Hours [feat. Diamond & Pearl]
  17. My Name Is Prince #1
  18. My Name Is Prince #2
  19. Let's Get Satisfied #2
  20. We Can Funk
  21. This Beat Disrupts [by George Clinton]
  22. Oil Spill [by George Clinton]
  23. Come [live from Chicago]
  24. No Black MF In The House [live from Chicago]
  25. D&P tour rehearsal from 92 [2 CDs]

Open Sessions Vol. I

Label   :                  Cat # : ZA-80
Released: July 1996        Format: 1 CD
Source  : 30th August 1995, Live at Paisley Park studios, USA
Type    : Audience Recording
Rating by Dazeofwild@aol.com
Sound: EX-
Tracklist
  1. M'Lady
  2. The Glam Slam Boogie
  3. Count the Days
  4. Big Fun
  5. The Good Life
  6. Girl Can't Help It
  7. Que Sera Sera
  8. Think
  9. Love U in Me
  10. The Return of the Bump Squad
  11. Get Wild
  12. High Fashion*
  13. Mutiny*
Total time: 66:29
* The TC Jammers live at Bunkers Bar & Gril, Minneapolis

Review by Dazeofwild@aol.com
The first of 4 volumes here with each one containing an exciting Love 4 1another show from Paisley Park in the fall of 1995. Each of these 4 volumes contain eye grabbing packaging coming encased in their own jewel box with superbly designed sleeves featuring photos from the 1996 calendar, the Versace photo session and some live shots from the 1995 European Gold tour. Very nice and definitely compatible with the superb The Park sets released last year.

What was so great about these shows were that they were all different and unpredictable, even to the NPG themselves. Tracks performed were often chosen during the show and extended jams bounced all over the place displaying the remarkable talent what I say is his finest band ever. I attended three of these shows and the feeling of having no idea what he would be playing from his vast catalog was the real highlight. Would he play something unreleased, something from the still to be seen Gold LP, something from his Prince catalog??

This show contains many of the vital songs from the Exodus LP and is splattered with various covers along with a beautiful and delicate version of I Love U In Me, similar to the Gold tour versions. The Exodus tracks rock and have vastly different arrangements to their LP counterparts. The Glam Slam Boogie is still one of my personal highlights in concert with its rollicking groove allows our hero to stretch all the way out. This was one of shortest gigs, lasting barely 55 minutes but definitely not lacking in excitement. Two TC Jammers songs are included at the end of the disc live from Bunkers Bar & Grill in Minneapolis including the Prince funk classic, High Fashion. These are also very nice quality. For further information on this show and all of the other Love 4 1another dates, refer to the excellent diary of them in issues 21 & 22 of UPTOWN magazine.

Recommendation
All of the Love 4 1another gigs are worthy of owning with each one being the equivalent of an aftershow. Having the opportunity to hear the man perform in the comfort of his own house is something special, even if its just on tape or CD.

Open Sessions Vol. II

Label   :                  Cat # : ZA-81
Released: July 1996        Format: 1 CD
Source  : 3rd Spetember 1995, Live at Paisley Park studios, USA
Type    : Audience Recording
Rating by Dazeofwild@aol.com
Sound: EX-
Tracklist
  1. Loose
  2. P Control
  3. Days of Wild
  4. We March
  5. Love..Thy Will Be Done
  6. Funky
  7. Honky Tonk Women
  8. Jailhouse Rock
  9. The Ride
  10. M'Lady
  11. Now
  12. Babies Makin' Babies
  13. Funky Stuff
  14. Sex Machine
  15. The Cross
Total time: 64:11

Review by Dazeofwild@aol.com
I was one of only about 200 people in the states happy that TAFKAP decided to drop out of the scheduled list of performers at the Rock N Roll hall of fame show last year in Cleveland. Instead, myself and a fortunate group of others were treated to an outstanding show at Paisley Park. Highlights included a rare live version of We March and what I believe may have been his first ever US performances of Honky Tonk Women and Jailhouse Rock. The latter two tracks were dedicated as he smugly pointed out, "to the party we missed tonight". He was determined to make sure that we knew the REAL party this night was in Paisley Park, and told us so by making about a half a dozen comments throughout the gig. Highlights include a crystal clear version of The Ride, and scorching rock guitar on the two aforementioned cover versions. Loose and P Control open the show on a high note that leads into a bass heavy version of Days of Wild. The only disappointment I recall was the much too brief version of The Cross that ended the show. It had the potential to blow the roof off but it wasn't delivered. A delightful show in great quality, probably containing the best sound of the 4 Open Session volumes.

As stated in my Volume I review, the packaging here is very attractive with each CD encased separately with an attractive array of 1995 era photos.

Recommendation
Great show that fits nice and snug on one CD. A must if you were there of course but otherwise a fine addition to any collection of improvised P performances.

Open Sessions Vol. III

Label   :                  Cat # : ZA-82/83
Released: July 1996        Format: 2 CD
Source  : 9th Spetember 1995, Live at Paisley Park studios, USA
Type    : Audience Recording
Rating by Dazeofwild@aol.com
Sound: VG/EX-
Tracklist
Disc 1
  1. The Purple Medley
  2. Endorphinmachine
  3. Shhh!
  4. Now
  5. Babies Makin' Babies
  6. Funky Stuff
  7. The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
  8. Days of Wild
  9. P Control
  10. Letitgo
  11. Pink Cashmere
  12. The Return of the Bump Squad
  13. 777-9311
Total time: 64:10

Disc 2
  1. Get Wild
  2. Race
  3. Girls & Boys
  4. Judgment Day*
  5. One Never Knows*
  6. We've Got Each Other*
  7. I Go Crazy*
  8. Since You've Been Gone*
  9. Rich Man*
  10. Person to Person*
  11. Raitte*
  12. Too Funky*
Total time: 66:57
* The TC Jammers live at Bunkers in Minneapolis

Review by Dazeofwild@aol.com
This was one of the longest Love 4 1another shows and featured the most talkative our hero has been in quite awhile, especially when in front such a small crowd. He had a lot to say but unfortunately only 250 people attended to hear it. The show featured the usual potpourri of Prince hits from the past and some new songs. Highlights for US fans were rare live versions of Letitgo and Pink Cashmere which were played prominently on the European Gold tour earlier that spring. I wish I would've been there to see the performance of The Purple Medley, a song that I always seemed to miss when I saw him perform last year. Sound quality at the show and on this disc set is quite erratic, particularly at the beginning of the show. Towards the latter half of the show there seems to be a noticeable improvement in the sound quality. UPTOWN magazine's review of the gig noted that there were several technical difficulties during the show which may have been some of the reason he offered so much conversation with the crowd. A near complete transcription of the dialogue can be found in Uptown #21 but my favorite part is when he tells us that when he's free from his Warner's contract he swears to God 'that there'll be more than one album coming out each year'. Sounds good to me.

Packaging is very attractive with a great little booklet featuring more 1995 photos. The bonus live tracks by the TC Jammers are enjoyable but not something this fan is going to be playing much more than once, considering I have a plethora of Prince shows I've never even played all the way through once.

Recommendation
A fine show that improves as it goes on and the recorded dialogue of our man talking about his future plans is as close to a recorded interview as we'll ever get. Not the best Love show but certainly not a disappointment.

Open Sessions Vol. IV

Label   :                  Cat # : ZA-90
Released: July 1996        Format: 1 CD
Source  : 19th Spetember 1995, Live at Paisley Park studios, USA
Type    : Audience Recording
Rating by Dazeofwild@aol.com
Sound: EX-
Tracklist
  1. Sometimes it Snows in April
  2. I Love U in Me
  3. Sweet Thing
  4. Dolphin
  5. The Return of the Bump Squad
  6. Days of Wild
  7. The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
  8. I Hate U
  9. The Ride
  10. Flashlight
Total time: 68:14

Review by Dazeofwild@aol.com
One of my favorite Love 4 1another shows here and a vast improvement over the show reviewed on Volume III. Our hero opens the show here claiming he's blue because he's catching the flu and Mayte's out of town. "If y'all dance for me - I'll play for you" he asks. And play he did. For someone who's catching the flu he played a very inspired set. Featured here is a very long and killer version of Days of Wild that features more thrilling solo work by the man on the bass and keyboards. Everytime you think the song is about to end it kicks back and jams on for another 2 minutes before the next break. Sound quality here is prime, not suffering from the inconsistent quality of some of the other shows I've reviewed. The sound is consistently high from the start of the opening strands of 0Sometimes it Snows in April (which is beautifully sung along with I Love U in Me) to the funked out rendition of the old school classic Flashlight, which is a track I'm surprised hasn't appeared more in his itinerary over the past several years. Big time producer Dallas Austin guest stars on keyboards and does pulls off some fine solos. Disappointments here are Dolphin, The Most Beautiful..., and I Hate U, all 3 of which simply don't stand up well to their flawless studio counterparts and spoil the momentum of the show created by Return of the Bump Squad and Days of Wild. Maybe that's why Days of Wild may forever be unreleased? We'll never then have a superior LP version to critique all of the live versions against??

The CD sleeve says 9/26/95 but I believe it is incorrect. UPTOWN mag dates this show at 9/19/95)....is there anyone who was there to confirm this??
Recommendation
Oh yes. Great show and quality that kills!!

Outrageously Live! (1CD)

Aftershow at The Kaufleuten/Zurich, 30. August 1993

Label
Exx-Ellent - EXX 52525
Review
Track Listing
  1. Deuce & A Quarter
  2. Black MF In The House
  3. Race
  4. The Undertaker
  5. 6
  6. Instrumental
  7. Delirious
  8. Blue Light
  9. Come
  10. Endorphinemachine
  11. Peach
  12. What Is Hip?
  13. House In Order

Outtakes (1CD)

Outtakes from 82/83 + piano rehearsal from 84

Tracklist
  1. Purple Music [piano rehearsal from 84]
  2. Purple Music
  3. Wet Dream
  4. Possessed (instr.)
  5. Possessed
  6. Extra Loveable
Marius Gimle Hansen <mariush@unik.no>
10. januar 1997