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@Baron3121 There's a more raw arrangement of The Ball that's the best of the lot. The rhythm guitar is higher in the mix and the whole thing sounds much more alive.

EYE NO a re-worked version of The Ball from the aborted triple album Crystal Ball this track was our introduction 2 the Spirit Child Ingrid Chavez do U prefer The Ball or Eye No? CELEBRATING LOVESEXY Released May 10, 1988 38 Years Ago 2day #PRINCE #PRINCE4EVER #LOVESEXY38

@funkatopia @prince Also 7. Followed by 1, 4, (& 5).

NAME THAT FAVORITE TRACK! 39 Years Ago Today, @Prince released a jazz album that featured himself on all instruments along with Eric Leeds. The songs were named numerically One through Eight. Prince wanted to preliminarily hide his involvement by throwing off the scent indicating that it was recorded at Madhouse Studios, in Pittsburgh, PA to lead people to believe it was Eric's old band. The truth was that it was recorded in 4 days (Sept. 28 through October 1, 1986) at Prince’s Galpin Blvd Home Studio, in Chanhassen, MN. 6 was the only single released off of the album. It doesn't hurt that the amazing Susan Rogers engineered the album followed by mastering by the incomparable Bernie Grundman. And we should definitely mention the beautiful Maneca Lightner that appeared on the cover that sent people scrambling to discover who she was. Ok, I'll say it, my favorite track...7. Hands down.

@Cheamane The B-side is called 'Hey Vanity'.

I wonder how Prince felt when he heard this. This was his sound 100%.

@iamslickrick1 I think the vault material for this is stored on the topmost shelves, and they're still looking for the ladder.

LMAO 😂 no vault material whatsoever. LET THE GAMES BEGIN

One for the prognoscenti: If you know you know you know you know. youtu.be/VuIAmbmwVSs?si…

This day in 1981, Soft Cell release Bedsitter.

@funkatopia Pessimistic attitudes, never will he wear.

SHOW YOUR LOVE! A Happy Birthday to the unbelievably suave Modernaire Dez Dickerson born on this day in 1955. Here's to an amazing 70 years and many more to come.

@iamslickrick1 And that's the great thing about musicians. There's always a person (or people) who come along, pick up the ball, and run with it, like Prince did for Sly, etc..

@iamslickrick1 I think he followed the normal curve for artists. 10 years is a good run for your most creative/unpredictable stuff; you keep in touch for the odd suprise later. There are songs on A3000's Love Below that I could've imagined a different-direction-Prince doing 15 years earlier.

I’m extremely curious. For those that didn’t like Prince’s music or direction post 1988, where exactly did you want or expect him to go?

@iamslickrick1 Not really. She had tickets for cancelled SOTT shows, and had been a fan since 1999, knew B-sides and bootlegs. There weren't any casual fans in the UK in the 80s. He was definitely seen as weird and an acquired taste. The casuals jumped on at D&P for a few years.

@BringMeMyFix would you consider her a casual? and ok great. thanks for that info!

who on here went to the 21 nights in London?

@iamslickrick1 But there was some filler, some moments where he seemed a bit disconnected from the crowd, and compared to the Parade/SOTT/Lovesexy shows, it was uninspiring. I'd rate it Nude Tour out of 10.

@iamslickrick1 I went once with my wife for our anniversary (her first Prince show, though also a fan since the 80s). Thought it was generally a good, tight, oldskool RnB revue. Showcased Maceo et al on jammed out tunes like Musicology and Controversy. Surprises like Forever In My Life and '7'

@nocapmedia Adam Buxton’s still got those anger issues.

Unbelievable

@geofferz Get well soon (or, you know, when you're ready).

In hospital for mental health issues been here a few weeks and got a few weeks to go. Between this book and the music of Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker I’m beating my negative animus with family new and old. Crying and laughing is human. Sometimes doing it in public bring insights

@sacrificeofvic The looped guitar solo from 'Let's Go Crazy' in Public Enemy's 'Brothers Gonna Work It Out' (from 0:19s) youtu.be/pL2vVWEgKE0?si…

What’s the best use of a Prince sample/interpolation?

The weirdest thing about zombie movies is that they all take place in a world where no one has ever seen a zombie movie. No one ever says 'oh my god this is just like a George Romero movie', and they act like they've never ever heard of zombies.

@TinaBakerBooks It's the Carica papaya, aka 'Pawpaw'.

What sort of plant is this? #sunny

@iamslickrick1 When you see those repeated takes for Housequake, you realise why it looked so easy. Hardest working man in pop. Never took it for granted, always striving for more. Lead by example. (some people could rehearse 24/7 and never get close though 😆)

It’s something Prince had that you can’t teach. Stage presence, swag & finesse. He made it all look easy & second nature performance wise especially by the sign o the times era.

I’m watching the SOTT movie and mannnn Prince was too damn good.

@FergusCraig No-one's going to buy this made up story about having a kid.

Day one of not walking from London to New Zealand... youtube.com/watch?v=ozyC5Z…