That early version of "Our Destiny" is great. I feel like I'm listening to a covert recording of the Broadway premiere.
― Champiness, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 06:32 (seven years ago) link
I'm beginning to wonder just exactly how much of his life he actually spent in the recording studio... the guy seems to have been either writing, recording, playing or touring and I'm surprised he managed to make time for anything else!
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 07:15 (seven years ago) link
one of my favorite parts of the sheila e book was when she described what it was like when she and prince hung out. she had built a little studio in her room and they would basically just hang in there and make music and then occasionally leave to do other stuff that friends do, like go get ice cream. being friends with prince sounded idyllic.
I can't get over Our Destiny/Roadhouse Garden. I always want to listen to it twice if I listen to it once.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 12:26 (seven years ago) link
yeah he seemed to be thinking/making music all the time.I remember an interview from someone in his entourage saying that they were taking a domestic flight and he was working on something/writing during the whole flight then when they arrived he rushed to a studio and started recording what he had been working on the plane : it was like 10 songs for sign O the times !
― AlXTC from Paris, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 12:42 (seven years ago) link
The same user just uploaded BFTP 5.0 ( another 4 cd's). This surpasses the Purple Rain Deluxe joy for me 100x. Incredible amount of stuff in one wave.
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 12:44 (seven years ago) link
Someone think of me when ysi happens on these, thx
― or at night (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 13:15 (seven years ago) link
Is there a way to pull individual tracks from that site, or can each volume only be downloaded/streamed as a single long track/mix?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 13:18 (seven years ago) link
um, if anyone ends up with mp3s, flacs, etc; please give a shout here?
yeah this
― sleeve, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 13:56 (seven years ago) link
I mean, I used some sort of in-browser service to download 4.0 and 5.0, but each volume is one long track.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 13:58 (seven years ago) link
Thanks for the recommendation. Loved BFTP Vols 1-3 and Vol 4 is sounding terrific so far. Look forward to the eventual flac shares.
― doug watson, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 15:08 (seven years ago) link
this has made for a great night/day of listening
for those too lazy to check (i was until just now), individual tracklistings here:https://www.discogs.com/Prince-Blast-From-The-Past-40/release/10605546CD 1 is track 1 to 17CD 2 is 18 to 31CD 3 is 32 to 49CD 4 is 50 to 65
https://www.discogs.com/Prince-Blast-From-The-Past-50/release/10605714CD 1 is track 1 to 17 CD 2 is 18 to 36CD 3 is 37 to 51CD 4 is 52 to 72
ALSO: just found this, very dopehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWGo4XKjrjc
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 16:16 (seven years ago) link
i could probably be talked into breaking down the time signatures if asked
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 16:17 (seven years ago) link
I found download links for BFTP 4 and 5, I think. Download is still in progress but looks like MP3 judging by the size of the zip. Without killing the golden goose, there is an easily searchable Prince google group where people upload all manner of things. The name of the google group is the three letter initialization of Prince's second-best band, suffixed by a basic mathematical symbol which resembles a cross.
― or at night (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 16:35 (seven years ago) link
good BFTP 4.0 infohttp://4th3funk.com/bootleg-labels/eye-records/blast-from-the-past-4-0/
sorry if i'm nerding this up unnecessarily; really enjoying these discs a lot
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 16:47 (seven years ago) link
i'm not finding a goog group :(
― kurt schwitterz, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 16:54 (seven years ago) link
"purple hippies enter here"
― or at night (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 17:02 (seven years ago) link
jon, thanks for the info; those nupower rars are indeed mp3 tracked versionsthe v4 nine minute 'when doves cry' rehearsal track is grrrrrrrrrrrrreat
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 17:02 (seven years ago) link
holy shit there is a jill jones version of If I Could Get Your Attention on here????
― or at night (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 17:06 (seven years ago) link
"purple hippies enter here" no results found
― kurt schwitterz, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 17:12 (seven years ago) link
do you have a google account? Maybe google groups are only visible to those logged into their gmail accts
― or at night (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 17:17 (seven years ago) link
xxp to jon, there is indeed!
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 17:17 (seven years ago) link
https://tinyurl.com/yd7rk72jhttps://tinyurl.com/y75umsjg
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 17:20 (seven years ago) link
thx !
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 17:21 (seven years ago) link
yes I'm in a bunch of goog groups!
thanks ulysses!
― kurt schwitterz, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 17:21 (seven years ago) link
ok found it.. it's google PLUS not google groups smh :)
― kurt schwitterz, Wednesday, 26 July 2017 17:23 (seven years ago) link
Duh that's on me sorry
― or at night (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 17:26 (seven years ago) link
So much to love in 4.0 and so much to mourn re: his massive drop in quality/inspiration in '90s once you get to the later 5.0 discs :(((
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 17:37 (seven years ago) link
BUT the versions of Cross The Line plus the versions of Positivity, Vicky Waiting etc more than make up for all that mess imo.
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 17:39 (seven years ago) link
the late end of the track bob george bits of "Do Yourself a Favor" are hitting me today
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Thursday, 27 July 2017 16:26 (seven years ago) link
this is a nasty version of Mutiny, damn
― or at night (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 27 July 2017 19:00 (seven years ago) link
urgent q, do you think Jill Jones would date me even though I'm married, ugly and boring?
― or at night (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 27 July 2017 19:15 (seven years ago) link
i'm gonna go with a hard maybe there
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Thursday, 27 July 2017 19:47 (seven years ago) link
this version of 101 is fucking killer
also, blast from the past has some of those posthumous leaks in stereo that were mono before now (e.g. Eggplant)
― or at night (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 27 July 2017 21:23 (seven years ago) link
Whole new batch of previously unheard stuff is out there. Lovesexy album demos and more. Also a 40 minute solo jam on "Lisa" that is completely bananas. More deets soon.
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Monday, 4 December 2017 17:28 (six years ago) link
Essentially BFTP 6.0
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Monday, 4 December 2017 17:29 (six years ago) link
http://www.4th3funk.com/bootleg-labels/eye-records/blast-from-the-past-6-0/
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Monday, 4 December 2017 17:31 (six years ago) link
o my.links on that would be welcome.
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Monday, 4 December 2017 17:39 (six years ago) link
Yeah I don’t know a place for these anymore, so what forks said
― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Monday, 4 December 2017 17:54 (six years ago) link
Yo Misters
https://tinyurl.com/yawww2bg
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Tuesday, 5 December 2017 05:58 (six years ago) link
Oh kind soul.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 5 December 2017 14:52 (six years ago) link
lovely man
― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Tuesday, 5 December 2017 15:36 (six years ago) link
you sir, are a prince
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Tuesday, 5 December 2017 16:03 (six years ago) link
lol at the album image
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Tuesday, 5 December 2017 16:05 (six years ago) link
have not heard this demo version of Nothing Compares!
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Tuesday, 5 December 2017 16:07 (six years ago) link
You're welcome. There's a few repeats of old chestnuts like the Family demos (Mutiny, etc) in slightly better quality than usual but stuff like "Nothing", "Yo Mister" and the Lovesexy demos are incredible finds.
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Tuesday, 5 December 2017 16:11 (six years ago) link
Is the demo for “The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker” on there?....
― X-Prince Protégé (sonnyboy), Tuesday, 5 December 2017 16:22 (six years ago) link
So are volumes 1-3 in this series any good?
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 5 December 2017 16:41 (six years ago) link
All the Blast From The Past volumes are fantastic
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Tuesday, 5 December 2017 16:44 (six years ago) link
xpost Don't think that's ever circulated - if it exists!
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Tuesday, 5 December 2017 16:45 (six years ago) link
Just to clarify this is essentially BFTP 6.0 under a different moniker and minus a few tracks. 6.0 is supposed to be out sometime this month and some enterprising sould decided to undercut the BFTP folks - who sell their releases - by leaking it under another name.
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Tuesday, 5 December 2017 16:48 (six years ago) link