Prince Live@ The Ritz New York 22/03/1981..

[@ladams1876]

This was a great performance! I was there in one of the booths at the Ritz!!!!!

[@princebootlegchannel]

WoW!!!!! That's awesome. Some great memories in this video 4U.🙏👌👑👁🦋💜

[@ericbutler8712]

I was there as well 21 yrs old.

[@manueldpmingopereznavales5109]

I Envy youuuuu!!!!

[@yesmayhem]

3rd row. Eddie and Charlie Murphy 2nd row left. I was 16. My mom dropped me off, clueless. the next year she stole my Prince albums. Not as punishment. She had a crush on Prince too.

[@darincampbell171]

Very clever, indeed. You are right! Peace.

[@barneymiller5488]

Dr.Fink was ahead of the curve on the Covid protocols.

[@princebootlegchannel]

😷🤧🤪

[@paulloveless3372]

He is a doctor on the keyboards,a mask is a must!😊

[@christophercampbell4517]

Many celebs there at this show..Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley from KISS, Nile Rodgers of CHIC, Andy Warhol and Mick Jagger..This show is what made Mick want Prince to open for The Stones a mere 7 months later in October 81..

[@tracymcdaniel9602]

That didn't work out too well

[@Cormac-jd2kx]

Billy Idol was there too!

[@EricPatrick-h7q]

Never ever saw an artist evolve so much over his career, every-time it was always something different!

[@horrorpowerfilms9481]

This is the reason he became the most talked about artist in the industry, even Punks were with their jaws on the floor.

[@hildacruz9116]

Wow! I am about to turn 60 and I love seeing the young and raw Prince! I grew up listening and going to see him, he was the man!! You are dearly missed Prince RIP. 😢

[@princebootlegchannel]

🕊👁🙏

[@cool_cat007smoove3]

Morris Day is behind the camera.

[@BROWNSOULxxx]

Morris Day Was Not At The Camera For This Show, The Ritz Recorded That Show. The Ritz Recorded All Of Their Shows, They Had A Huge Video Setup In The Rear Of The Club Where They Played Videos On The Huge Screen And Recorded Shows I Was There And Was A Regular Patron At That Club And Saw Many Other Shows Those Years In The 80’s… It Later Became Webster Hall..

[@druscillalee2183]

❤ this was a time before some didn't understand Prince music 🎶🎶🎶👏🏾 I certainly did 💜

[@New_Czar]

His band was sooo tight and clean!

[@princebootlegchannel]

His band was so clean even hand sanitizer had to be cleaned before use.😉😁😂😂👏🕊🕊🕊

[@thepromiseman7745]

​@@princebootlegchannellol

[@djnoy842]

So mature for being so young, I believe most of them were in their early 20s

[@AS-kt2jd]

Since Prince played ALL of the instruments and sung ALL of the vocals/lyrics on his earliest albums this band had to learn how to play as if it was him playing the instruments. I think the revolution was his best band.

[@misterwebb8564]

I love these earlier shows. You can see how raw it was

[@princebootlegchannel]

👑💎👑

[@adonaiyah2196]

No frills no extra people no exaggerated synths

[@ericbutler8712]

It also showed the genius and vision Prince had. I was there to see it. NYC

[@jeanbaumgartner4052]

​@@ericbutler8712Lucky you 😮!

[@ericcofield220]

Real Classic Prince...The one the 80s generation loves...There will never be another...

[@lorieastside1]

I was there in the front on the right!!! Best show ever...just straight up brilliance....I knew I was seeing history

[@theolajide]

this probably the most charismatic lineup prince had

[@timothylawson3262]

This lineup was good, and with Brown Mark, After that I was still a fan, but the funk wasn't the same.

[@rusty3572]

Prince : The Ritz NW 22/03/81 0:00 Do It All Night 4:24 Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad 10:30 Got A Broken Heart Again 14:00 Broken 17:20 When U Were Mine 21:19 Gotta Stop Messin Above 25:30 Sexy Dancer 31:00 Sister 32:53 I Wanna Be Your Lover 36:05 Head 49:40 Still Waiting

[@princebootlegchannel]

I don't do timestamps on my uploads generally as it's like skipping songs on a CD and the performance needs to be heard as Prince wanted it. However I'll let this one thru..🎵🎶

[@rusty3572]

@@princebootlegchannel thanks i listened to all the live don't worry ahah it was fantastic

[@wolfhaley6900]

Omg thanks for this! I’m not skipping through, just wanted to know the names of the songs as I’m only just now trying to get deep into his discography. Lovely show :))

[@sunjohnmary2197]

Bro the got a broken Heart again swing version its a unrealesead version of early prince ✝️💜☀️ and thats my Live ❣️

[@i_t_f_e___proems]

god bless

[@paulflanagan5395]

DRE ON BASS, JAMMIN HARD

[@luadams56]

Prince was THE best guitarist ever. My god. What a talent he was.

[@adonaiyah2196]

He was very underrated

[@cool_cat007smoove3]

Nope! Steve Stevens ( Dirty Dianna ) Prince is great. Prince would had has hands full with Steve. 😊😊😊

[@williamhilinsky1327]

Top ten, yes, GOAT, no. My guys were Jimi, Terry Kath, Mark Knopfler. Brian May then Prince, not disrespecting Prince at all, it just comes down to preference, styles, etc.

[@SiliconMolybdenumNitrogen]

😂😂😂😂😂 you can’t even hear the guitar

[@brianhall5377]

😮 When The old Farts were trying to Cut in and 😊take over George Harrison's While my Guitar Gently Weeps With his son who is Cool as Shit. When Prince Stepped up and took over playing the most Sonic and Fierce with his Guitar. The Look on Jeff Lyn, Tom Petty and Old Fart Central was priceless. At a point they realize that Prince is Going to Shred till bitter End of the song. When Prince is Done he Just Randomly Throws his guitar in the Air like he's in a Contest and the one that's trying to Smash their Guitar the Most and Final so said guitar will never be on stage again, For it's Spirit is Tragically Damaged like Henry Rollins on The Album Damaged. There's Got to be away to Get Out.

[@jeffbogue3718]

I graduated in 1981 I would love to go back to that era again

[@princebootlegchannel]

I'll join U.🤝🙏👑💜

[@marthettalewis5107]

Born in 81’❤

[@stephanieholloway9344]

I'm coming too.....I graduated in 1985, and I miss that time.😢

[@bd5933]

Possibly my favourite Prince era - raw and uncomplicated. No dancers, horns, people on the stage, Prince wearing a veil etc. Also my favourite guitar/bass combo with André and Dez. Great upload which will be played a lot - thanks.

[@princebootlegchannel]

👑✌👑💎👁

[@artfull334]

It’s totally understandable BD 59👌💜💜

[@bd5933]

@@artfull334 Hi Art Full. How are you and your mum? Yes, this is a fantastic era for Prince’s music for me - it’s not everyone’s choice. But hey, we are all different thankfully. Loving all the Prince stuff that is being uploaded at the moment. Hoping all is good with you. Best wishes, lots of love, take care and stay safe.

[@artfull334]

BD 59 Hey BD 59😄it’s great to see you. Thanks, yes my Mum is much better health wise, thanks for asking💜 This is a fab era, I luv his early days too. Controversy era is a fave of mine. I hope all is well for you my Purple Friend😄😊Yes Love all the music

[@bd5933]

@@artfull334 All is good with me and my family Art Full. Just need the weather in the UK to warm up a bit and be consistent with the month of May. Best wishes to you and your mum.

[@aprodutube]

My very first concert was the Punk and Funk tour of Prince and Rick James at the Richmond(Va.) Coliseum in the very early eighties. My mom took me and my best friend to the concert and I can remember staring, mouth agape, as Prince pranced around the stage in Knee-highs and high heels...and even pretended to have sex on stage with a bed that was brought on stage. No one had ever seen anything like it at the time and I don't think that my mom knew what to expect. And then Rick James closed the show and pretended(I assume) to smoke a joint on stage. Needless to say, Rick James was on fire at the time, and the bigger artist. But Prince stole the show, IMO, and I've been a huge fan ever since. I've always said that later generations will come to regard Prince as a genius on par with Mozart and Beethoven. RIP.

[@princebootlegchannel]

Awesome.👏👏👑

[@hsny76h4l9]

I don't think Rick was pretending to smoke anything

[@timwhiteside9971]

the classic classic lineup , freaking awesome !

[@timothylawson3262]

The best lineup.

[@EricPatrick-h7q]

The first time I saw Prince, he was not the headline. It was about 1980 or 1981. First it was the group Foxy, Prince and then Rick James!

[@allenwilliams8426]

BLESS I DONT KNOW ABOUT ANYBODY ELSE . BUT PRINCE IS THE WORLD GREATEST ENTERTAINER THE BEST THAT EVER DID. . GIVE ME DIRTY MIND AND CONTROVERSY .BOTH FUNK ALBUMS 100 % PRINCE

[@michaelhenderson2744]

And the prince album when he was really playing

[@veerchasm1]

Doctor, Bobby and Lisa need props too! Killing those keys and tight drums

[@jamesmoon9768]

Yes they was killing it backline where I reside. 🎹 😂

[@cliphound80]

Love this early Prince concert !!! Early Prince pre-1982 seems to be very raw and funky with a bit of a disco-era feel. Prince and Dez Dickerson were massively awesome guitarists though. Prince was at his peak 1999 through Purple Rain era definitely. 😎🎸🎹💜💜💜💜

[@judeawilliams5124]

I NEEDED THIS 😢it was my era 😅

[@coquijean]

still here 9/2021...and every since the beginning of ((FOR YOU)) this is what will never change ( I LOVE & MISS PRINCE)

[@princebootlegchannel]

👑👁♥️👁👑

[@druscillalee2183]

❤ I liked and knew that Prince would be a star ✨ even in 1978✨🎶👏🏾

[@stephenbaxter7827]

my favourite era and controversy tour

[@princebootlegchannel]

✌👑✌

[@chasaandrew6423]

More I feel His music, more I feel this quote

[@briandonald]

This is the Dirty Mind Tour

[@adonaiyah2196]

@@briandonald i been waiting to see something from this era

[@tamerajr]

6:56 - 7:56...an entire minute of ecstasy! 🤯

[@nicolascoupannec1774]

Agree. Wonderful solo !

[@deboraholiver2337]

Prince was such a raw, risky, musician that stepped out on faith in ABBA as well as himself. To perform in such questionable attire with such security definitely shows I KNOW WHO AND WHOSE I AM.

[@jonsmith848]

When NYC was da...bomb!

[@chuckst98]

I was able to see Prince 4 times my first being the 1999 tour at the Lakeland Civic Center in Lakeland, Florida but I’ve always said that those people that were able to see him in concert before that were so incredibly lucky and at the time didn’t realize what they were really witnessing! To see him in such a close proximity at the beginning of his career with the rawness of his music at the time is amazing I am so grateful to be able to see footage like this! 💜💜🔥🔥

[@princebootlegchannel]

Here's Lakeland rehearsal 4U... 👁🦋💜🙏 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXTGYayrfbp9bNU

[@deannagreen996]

I'm happy to see an old 1981 concert video that Deanna Wesley DID'NT get to see when I was, my parents John and Dorothy didn't have cable. I remember the Album/Records "Dirty Mind" and "Controversy" LOVE TO "MY LIOVE" PRINCE!!! GOD IS WITH US!!!! LOVE FOREVER!! Deanna/Nefertiti.

[@princebootlegchannel]

🙌💜🙌

[@danoncrawford1233]

I really enjoyed this mini concert of Prince. I love Vintage Prince it was the edge he had in the beginning that made him such a mega super star and icon legend that can not be duplicated! Thank you for sharing. 🙏🏽😃

[@princebootlegchannel]

ThankU for Saying ThankU 👁💎💜

[@djibinlokoydjo2553]

@@princebootlegchannel Live in Paris-Palace IS very much too... Thanks

[@samcockrell]

The best fucking version of prince do all night a stone jam as well as the controversy album

[@princebootlegchannel]

Hell Yeah...👏👏👏👏

[@sonyaphillips4027]

Awesome forever💜💜💜💜💜💜💜♊️♊️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😍🥰😘😇🥳🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩💋💋💋💋💋💋💋😅🤪😜😛👍✌️👌🤗😉😁😀😍🥰😘💋

[@simontrotman109]

First time I've seen this footage. Truly amazing band. Truly amazing performer. Thanks so much for posting this 👍👍👍👏👏👌

[@ChooseCompassion]

I still have the unused tickets to this show. I was so distraught over John Lennon being killed on my birthday that I couldn’t go. Thank you to whoever recorded and posted this. Ended up having to wait until the Purple Rain tour. 💜☮️🕊

[@mscapricorn-ce1pl]

Excellent performance and music. More concerts from the 1980s -2014 need to be available on DVD and Blu-Ray.

[@satyajeetshiraa3185]

I like that he never limits himself to playing a song the way it was recorded, always exploring adding more to a,song which is why his live show I can't pass by.

[@lah_theoneandonly916]

He unleashed Punk/Funk/Rock n Roll/R&B on the world and it was never the same 🎸🔥🙏🏽

[@artfull334]

Prince is so young😄Luv this Punk Funk💜

[@princebootlegchannel]

👑💜👑💎👁♐

[@geraldinewalker1963]

I 💕 saw Prince during his era Prince performed in my home town of Saginaw Michigan on February 4 1982 for his Controversy tour live Prince was 23 years old back in February 1982 Prince was standing on stage wearing his black bikini brief underwear with a red ♥️ bandana tied around his neck with his black leg warmers on looking gorgeous strutting across the stage teasing all of the ladies insisteng that all the ladies sing his hit song Do me Baby to him first then he sang it to us his fans Prince brought with him his band the Revolution Dez Dickerson and Brown Mark and Dr Fink and Bobby z and Lisa Coleman along with Morris Day and the Time and Roger Troutman and Zapp Prince was epic gold all by himself 💕 Prince never needed any help singing he never needed any help with black up women Prince was Bad to the bone 🦴 back in the early eighties after Prince started adding these back up singers his popularity diminished with his beautiful ❤️❤️ original fans all of us fans before his Purple Rain ☔ era The only lady that looked good dancing on stage with Prince was his beautiful ❤️ wife Matye Husband and Wife are always 💕 Great together and that's it if there's no husband and wife then the Super star 🌟 artist ❤️ should have the spot light alone this is the Prince that l saw my senior year of highschool in 1982 when I was 18 years old back then and Prince was 23 years old back then and Gorgeous ❤️ this is one of my favorite concerts from the raw authentic fabulous outrageous wonderful Prince Rest easy Prince we 💕 love you this is Geraldine Walker from Saginaw Michigan

[@princebootlegchannel]

Beauti4l.👑💜👑👁

[@erichardy9912]

Prince was just as deadly with a gutiar as a samori was with a sword.

[@melaniejoseph1993]

this was NOT at the Ritz-Carlton New York: It was a the Ritz, the club on East 11th St. NYC that is now called Webster Hall.

[@scottstout3309]

Prince has a uniqueness in his guitar playing he's able to stay within the melody he gets in just enough notes saying in harmony with the rhythm and groove .

[@flashingarrows]

Andre Cymone was a KILLER bass player! his playing on HEAD is SICK!!

[@lesal.1373]

Thanx 4 posting this! It's so hard to find Dirty Mind Tour video. Prince 4eva!

[@serenasantiago1964]

I'm loving it!💜 Best thing to wake up to!👏🏽😊

[@princebootlegchannel]

👑💎👑👁💜

[@edwarddeboer4847]

I just did! ✨

[@bigkeezo]

Wish I was grown up enough to attend to Prince’s early 80s concerts. I was only 9 years in 1981 😢

[@princebootlegchannel]

Careful what U wish for...👁👑

[@charleswashington1946]

He was a special artist too talented for this Earth

[@manueldpmingopereznavales5109]

Me too! A shame.

[@bigkeezo]

@@princebootlegchannel nope i will not

[@djroxwellpresents510]

Same here! I love his earlier stuff. I went to my first Prince concert in 1997 at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA. He even brought Santana out to play guitar with him. 2 legends on the same night!!

[@donnaellis6907]

I love the simple beginnings of Prince💜💜💜💜💜 and his band! 4 Eva!!!!

[@colinrobert6766]

This is the show he was talking about in All The Critics Love You In New York

[@princebootlegchannel]

👑👏👏👏👑💎

[@lewesleyacklin1408]

Wow amazing fucking amazing😊😊

[@princebootlegchannel]

I'm in agreement. Great use of profanity...😜😂😂😂👍

[@shakiracharriez9811]

Thank you for this special treat. Perfect way to start my day. 💜🥰💜🤗💜

[@princebootlegchannel]

💎👁💎👑💜

[@i_t_f_e___proems]

thx for this your channel is a global healing in evils days we walk

[@princebootlegchannel]

As we walk through the valley of the shadow of death we shall fear no evil.. ..2gether👁🙏

[@A_Beautiful_Death]

Prince knew he was a rockstar.

[@reto4629]

Fantastic show by Prince!! Thank u for this awesome post.💜💜👏🙏

[@princebootlegchannel]

👁🦋👑

[@reto4629]

@@princebootlegchannel Many years ago I saw Jesse Johnson at the Ritz. Not as good as Prince, of course.😉

[@reto4629]

Brilliant performance by Prince. I love it. Thank u for sharing.💜💜👏🙏

[@princebootlegchannel]

ThankU for Saying ThankU 👁🐘🌻🦋💜

[@zarcon85]

That's the show "all the critics love u in NY" is about, i guess.

[@princebootlegchannel]

👁💎👁👑

[@wimsele]

Can it get any more funkydirty-soulsexy??? Thanks for posting :)

[@wandamanning9198]

Just getting to this but definitely worth it. Thank you 💜💜

[@princebootlegchannel]

👑👁👑💜

[@beehug7]

Oh yes! Thank you kindly! 💃 🎧 👠

[@hayleycomet8029]

This is pure gold 💜

[@princebootlegchannel]

👑💎👑👁💜

[@le_th_]

Thank you so much for posting this.

[@spacerockwizard]

Genius.

[@druscillalee2183]

💥💥💥 BOOM boom bAm Prince was wildly in love with his 🎸 guitarrrrs

[@druscillalee2183]

❤so young & so wild soooooo fonkee wowsers I loved it then and guess what I still do in 2024😅👏🏾🎶🎶

[@ianinnocent1694]

I was there. It was a Sunday night. I went With Annette Rivera(sexy ASF) . We got up to the stage screaming for Bambi which he ended up playing. One of the greatest shows I have ever seen and I have seen em all. After that I saw him at least 15 times over the years in cities all over the country but this show was special because this band was just raw asf but energy and swag plus Dez and Andre were straight fire. I’m blessed!

[@princebootlegchannel]

Wow! So fantastic. I post for those who can say 'I was there'👁🕊🙌👍

[@xsjado550]

no auto tune needed

[@Khaliqri]

I like this. Some great moments some crazy lol. He mastered his style by the time he got to Purple Rain3 years later, he became exceptional.

[@princebootlegchannel]

Nice comment.👌🤝👁👑

[@Samlol23_drrich]

What a talent

[@scottstout3309]

Despite Rick James having the more successful album this year The writing was on the wall Rick was in TROUBLE !!!!!!!!

[@adonaiyah2196]

He was very talented

[@goldiebennett6718]

Love you PRince

[@willardrichardsonjr.richar8462]

The egg Mac muffin of rock and roll something different genius

[@princebootlegchannel]

Rather strange comparison but if U Love egg muffins i expect your right.😜😂

[@rashadshabazz9327]

Wow! This is an absolute gem! Thank you!

[@manueldpmingopereznavales5109]

Even those days, when NY was the center of the world, miracles like this weren't usual.

[@RebeccaMayes-tw8xk]

Absolutely THE BEST MUSICAL PERSON EVER!

[@anysoftny828]

Great concert! I was there with my band, down in front. Thank you for posting this!!

[@sunjohnmary2197]

Guys the piano start on still waiting After that stage gives prince that chill that we Need for put "our" dot on that night thanks for Watch 💓

[@BIZARBIES]

Is this video shot by Morris Day? I just saw an interview and he said that during the Dirty Mind tour he was shooting all the video for Prince because he wanted to play drums in the band and Prince said no, but he could come with him and shot video. Then he started writing music and the Time was born.

[@cool_cat007smoove3]

Correct

[@DroneUpp]

Vintage Prince! May he live in our music and hearts forever!

[@tallmandingo22]

The funky solo at the end of head is the thing of legend

[@everyonexist]

love the live and real PRINCE

[@sparkspark2314]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!😵😵😵😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@NN-hc2mn]

I luv it

[@fowlercal94]

CLASSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Suri-o7w]

I remember attending so many of Prince's concerts till i can't even count them all 😊but this is one i couldn't attend because unfortunately i was living in the Midwestern states and this concert was in the east coast somewhere in New York oh my god I honestly would have paid any amount of MONEY too attend this show oh my god the sexiest men ever Dez Dickerson, Andre Cymone Brown Mark ,Fink and the incredible women vocalist and musicians like Wendy's and Lisa ,Sheila E Vanity, Appolonia oh my god ❤❤❤❤

[@juliusthompson9306]

Favorite band of his with the SOTT's one. Cooking!

[@dennisbutler3246]

The goooood oldddd dayssss

[@gregwilliams9737]

Thankx for sharing

[@gregwilliams9737]

This is badass all the way through from beginning to end 😉😎😱😉😎

[@princebootlegchannel]

👑👏👏👑💎

[@druscillalee2183]

❤they were wild young and fonkee

[@azulblue2492]

Thanks!

[@princebootlegchannel]

👌👀💜

[@walterjenkins4536]

KZbin The Only True Time Machine

[@steelyburt]

This is real shit right here 💁‍♂️😎

[@dennisbutler3246]

The best good old days 🙏💯🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@princebootlegchannel]

Days long lost 🙏👁🎼🎼🎼🎼

[@johncowart2733]

The G-string days are the best 4real 💜🖤...

[@menloboyd2944]

Thank you ❤🎉

[@thejoydivision8]

Is that the same guitar he used for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performance when he was wearing the red hat?

[@princebootlegchannel]

Unlikely...👁🦋💜

[@tracymcdaniel9602]

I heard that he had like 5 of these guitars

[@johnmuscia8499]

The kids can jam 🎉