Amy Winehouse appears on stage with Prince in London in 2007 to perform Love is a Losing Game.

Love Is A Losing Game - Prince and Amy Winehouse

Prince Freaks On This Side

°Stare° (incl. James Bond Theme) Paisley  Park 16 october 2015

As I mentioned above, there is a couple of variations of this rehearsal circulating, the major difference being the sequence of tracks. I am listening to the FBG release, which opens with I’ve Gotta Shake This Feeling Baby (Purple Rain), and I have to say that right from the start it grabs me and any reservations I have about listening to a rehearsal are immediately laid to rest.  Over the familiar beat of Purple Rain, Prince lays down some very raw, yet beautiful guitar work. There is very little in the way of lyrics, just Prince singing “I’ve gotta shake this feeling baby” over the top of the Purple Rain music we know so well. He does ask for a longer echo at the start, but I can’t hear where it is applied. The rest of the band are a solid base on which Prince lays his guitar work. Some of the phrases and melodies he plays are familiar, and some are new to me. The best parts are for me when he reins in the guitar and plays it tightly in the song. The quality of the recording is very good, and all the other instruments can be heard clearly, especially the piano, which I enjoy. I can’t stress enough how much I enjoy this, and what a complete surprise it is to me. I was planning to sit down one evening to write this blog post, but truth be told I played this several days in a row, dumb struck, jaw on the floor, before I finally was able to find the words. It’s a great listen, imagine the second half of the Purple Rain song doubled in length, and that pretty much what we have here.

Noon Rendezvous (Rehearsal)

Park Café Aftershow, Munich W. Germany 5/21/1987

Three -Munich 1987 Soundboard\Part 1 - Madhouse

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[1983.08.03] 8-3-83 Rehearsal - For Benefit Concert at First Avenue

Prince- Electric Intercourse - 8-3-83 Rehearsal

Benefit Concert | First Avenue | Minneapolis, MN | USA | 3 August 1983Rehearsal Benefit Concert First Avenue

Prince played a benefit concert for the Minnesota Dance Theatre (MDT) company at First Avenue, Minneapolis. The rest is History!

The concert was instigated by Loyce Houlton, artistic director of the long-time modern dance troupe. She had met Prince during the band’s dance classes and asked him to play a benefit
show. Prince’s concert raised $23,000 for the financially beleaguered MDT dance company. The concert, which was Wendy Melvoin’s debut with the band, was recorded, using a mobile
recording unit that was brought in from New York. The basic tracks of three songs from the concert were used on Purple Rain: “I Would Die 4 U,” “Baby, I’m A Star,” and “Purple Rain.” The concert is generally regarded as one of the most exciting shows he has ever played.

The evening began with the MDT dancers performing four dances, representing an abbreviated history of dance. The highlight was a number choreographed by Houlton to Prince’s “D.M.S.R.”. Prince’s 70-minute set opened with “Let’s Go Crazy,” the first of no less than six new songs performed during the concert. Prince continued with the more familiar “When You Were Mine,” before playing a cover of Joni Mitchell’s “A Case Of You” (from Blue, 1971; it became “A Case Of U” when Prince covered it on One Nite Alone… in 2002). It was performed as a solo number by Prince, accompanying himself on guitar, with some discreet synth touches.

A drum machine beat began and Prince introduced another new song, “Computer Blue.” It was followed by his forthcoming single, “Delirious,” and yet another unheard track, “Electric
Intercourse.” “When it comes to you, I’m automatic baby,” Prince said as an intro to “Automatic.” “I Would Die 4 U” and “Baby, I’m A Star” were played in sequence, without interrupting the drum machine beat. “Is there a party here tonight?”, Prince asked before going from “I Would Die 4 U” into “Baby, I’m A Star.”

After “Little Red Corvette,” Houlton came onstage to present Prince with a rose, saying, “We don’t have a Prince in Minnesota, we have a King!”. Prince then closed the set with
a 13-minute version of “Purple Rain.” “Thank you very, very much,” he said before leaving the stage. He returned for an encore, closing the set on a high note with ‘D.M.S.R.”.

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Noon Rendezvous (Rehearsal)

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