Prince - Purple Rehearsal Jams

Prince - Purple Rehearsal Jams
A selection of 'Radio edits' of various Purple Rehearsals
Edited and mixed by Mace2theO
Tweaked by DEL
Artwork by Skinospot
We acknowledge most fans love the original long versions of these tracks - we do too - but thought this was a fun project. Tracks were trimmed down from the longer original sessions and edited into shorter more listenable versions. Focus on songs that were rarely performed live or rehearsed here differently than (most) live versions or the studio release. As these rehearsals were recorded over several years in varying quality, we hope we have achieved a certain level of uniformity that should make it an enjoyable experience.
Enjoy
Mace & Delirum
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1. Philly Segue
2. Cloreen Bacon Skin jam - Late '82/Early '83
3. Chocolate - 5 March 1985
4. Strange Relationship - 23 December 1984
5. Cincinnati Pistol Segue
6. Mother Popcorn - August 1987
7. Feline - 1984
8. Acknowledge Me - 5 May 1994
9. Someone 2 Call - 5 April 1985
10. Weak Weak Segue
11. More Bounce to the Ounce - 30 March 1985
12. Hot Thing - December 1987
13. Erotic City - June 1984
14. Headshake Segue
15. Raspberry Beret - Late 1982/Early 1983
16. I Would Die 4 U - 15 February 1982
17. Sticky Like Glue - 2010
18. My Speakers, Susan Segue
19. Do Me Baby jam - 23 December 1984
20. My Summertime Thang - Late '82/Early '83
2019
Original Sessions total time: 4:56:11
More rehearsals can be found on Prince webcasts here, courtesy of C.L - • prinCe Music-Webcasts⚜️

[@derricfriday723]

I don't know who or how this stuff got out but to whomever is responsible THANK YOU....the real ones miss him like crazy.....this gives me a reason to keep being a musician 💪🏿

[@alpenklee]

💜

[@ND-9]

I remember at his passing a lot of fans didn’t want his unreleased music out. They were big on respecting his wishes. Not to be disrespectful to his wishes but I love hearing all of it. I hope those fans found a way to carry on💜🤘🏿

[@lumiere7216]

‼️💯💜‼️

[@keenknoble5691]

Longtyme Freysh

[@lumiere7216]

This is exactly why he was and still is the G O A T!! 💜💜 Holy crap this is fantastic! 💜💜 It's Funky ☮️ it's fire! 🔥 Everything Prince ever was ☮️💜🕊️✌🎧🎶🎤 Too Funky in here! Ain't no party like a Purple Party!!! 💟☮💜

[@rianrobinson3832]

Hearing him in rehearsal/soundcheck reveals his true prowess: no multiple takes, or studio technology to lean on; just pure musicianship at it’s highest form… The fact that someone of these songs sound better than the final recorded versions really speaks to the depth of his musicality…

[@wandamanning9198]

The maestro at work. Pure genius 💜💜

[@wesleywashington1251]

Strange Relationship is funky as hell with a cool beat and great vocal arrangement. I swear, this collection of recordings is better than most of his official albums!! It's full of incredible takes of some of his best material!! Some I've never heard before!! Wish I could have had this in my collection back in the day!!

[@maxhito8799]

All he has too say is Bring in the HORNS! 🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺 And it's the FUNKIEST SHIT EVEEEEEEER! R.I.P SWEET PRINCE. 🙏💜

[@YouKnowWhereYouWentWrong]

This is fantastic. It shows how songs evolved, how Prince whipped these all these into shape. And my Lord, how his lead guitar sounds. OOOH she wah wah.

[@alpenklee]

💜

[@jeffmeredith2100]

Jams like this shows why he chose the players he put in this band i mean it cant get much better than that

[@TheVTP]

When I hear this, I imagine Prince playing solos around the Holy Kingdom, Thank you for the gift of the symbol and thank you for the eternity of his music 💜💜💜

[@kayrobbie5840]

This is like a never-ending parade with of all of the music that was in this genius. RIP creative inspiring one of a kind Prince.

[@alpenklee]

💜

[@alpenklee]

I too am delighted with this article about Prince's work - truly a diamond. It pleases my soul when I get to hear old material from Prince. Thanks for the contribution 💜💜💜

[@anetricejones4263]

PRINCE ROGERS NELSON YOU ARE AWESOME...We Love and miss you dearly...💜

[@PainInTheS]

'Do me baby' 😱......pure FIRE!!!

[@wesleywashington1251]

This funk he recorded I can take a pass on, but of all the pop songs I've ever loved more of them are by Prince than anyone else in the industry. In jazz, more are from Miles and Coltrane than anyone else. In R&B, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis made the most that I loved. Other genres I'm not so sure on. Wait a second. This funk shit here is hot!! I just heard the up tempo 'Popcorn' number with the James Brown beat! Definitely worth hearing! I just changed my mind. Yeah. Absolutely LOVE that beat!! Listen to those horns, too!! Wow!! And that guitar!! What a tight band!!

[@rebeccagilberto4612]

This is AMAZING. THIS should be purchasable. ❤️❤️❤️

[@mycloclo1958]

The kinG👑 PRINCE !! 🤞🎩🎸

[@rogerlund7924]

Pure GOLD from the Purple Prince! 💜💜💜

[@wesleywashington1251]

Love the chords to I Would Die 4 U!! Madonna used the rhythmic component to this later on Open Your Heart. It worked, too. Love that cool thing the band does during three, four and on the one in Hot Thing after Prince yells, "Do it!!" They react so fast with little notice!! Incredible band and band leader right here.

[@peterfedun-sk3jt]

Thank you!!!

[@Lindae696969]

Thank you! This is fantastic! You get to know Prince a little more through his rehearsal sessions! He is a perfectionist as he calls out the cues to his band, playing style of each member as well as the entire audio production of the session. Thank you for sharing! This is a gem! 🎵💜🎸🎹🎶🎷🎺

[@alpenklee]

💜

[@drumrboi72]

WARNING: 'Vitamin P' is HIGHLY addictive! 💜😁

[@3t-sm954]

BEST CONCERT EVER....PHILLY ❤

[@danceflower]

Did he actually say something like he would 'never play Phiily...they wouldn't even feed 'im"? 🤣

[@randommetaphysicalrantings9819]

​@@danceflower right SOMETHING HAPPENED IN MY HOME TOWN 😮😢

[@patrickjones5989]

That is so funky was so many years he was Private about his art and all of a sudden he came out with it we love you print your birthday coming up June 7th we would never forget you

[@brotherfugue]

Love the shout-out to Bootsy! (Cincinnati Pistol Segue)

[@frankstudent]

Ohio, stand up!

[@brotherfugue]

@@frankstudent You have to know your ish to have caught that one.

[@frankstudent]

@@brotherfugue Indeed! 👊🏾

[@newhorizonsforfifty2833]

The beat for Chocolate is TIGHT.

[@hermesalonso3968]

What do I need! What do I need! I got to have this funk 4 Me! Good God! on the 1! Lord! His Royal Badness is a true Funketeer ,thank you 😉

[@mansa1325]

Feline is pure genius

[@wesleywashington1251]

Someone 2 Call!! That's the sound D'Angelo is usually going for!! That repeated guitar/bass figure in the bottom is everything!! It's always cool to hear that kind of groove from either one of them, but Prince will put a dope guitar solo over it!! My man D'Angelo would have to hire somebody else to do it!! Haha!! Hard to tell where the one is in it, which makes it even more incredible. Do you listen to the vocals to find it or the bass/guitar part? I can't tell yet. I'll have to study this until I get used to it. It ended too soon though. Lemme go back to it. Yeah, that's dope. Probably one of his BEST numbers. D'Angelo dedicated a whole album to that kind of feel and it's considered a masterpiece, even though it's completely Prince's concept! As long as someone can pull it off I'm happy. D'Angelo needs to get off his ass and continue to carry the torch unless he can come up with something better, which isn't likely. Ooops! Did I say that? Haha He might be able to. They used to jam together so he definitely had Prince's approval and support, which is cool. Says a lot about his abilities. Wish he had Prince's work ethic and commitment to clean living. We wouldn't still be waiting!!

[@MiloZfunk]

Man I’m gonna check this when I got some time delve deeper. Gotta have a mother for me!

[@CircleDeCinco]

That Ninja started playing keys and guitar at the same time!!😂😂

[@karonjones1379]

🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🔊🔊🔊🔊🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@antman1972]

musical god

[@msbutterfly1283]

Oh my gosh where has this been all of my life!!? Thanks so much ❤for uploading this !

[@briancarman8125]

Holy shazzola, that version of "Erotic City" is blistering!

[@joaocarlosoliveirafrade7296]

realmente realmente COOLLLLL

[@how2begoofy]

Outro brasileiro? Que bom!!! Me sinto solitário navegando pela chuva purpora.

[@herboffour8594]

Thanks for sharing these. God knows why the estate is dragging their feet doing it so glad u r here.

[@katalinszentes4712]

Pince szuper music 👏✌👍🎤🎶🎹🎵🎼🎸🎧 Tank you👍✌🎸🎹🎤🎶

[@floflowers7132]

Feline is just nuts!!!

[@Guitarwizza1]

Say it… say it, you missed the cue. I’m weak. Weak weak 😂

[@alpenklee]

32:39 💜

[@wesleywashington1251]

Hahaha!! Prince got these pretty girls singing, "We can fuck until the dawn!" That's always been great to listen to!! Erotic City is such a trip!! I've always been crazy about Wendy and Lisa!! Such sexual tension!!

[@laurentariche4767]

Amazing. Genius of all Time s

[@Paul-qy9bb]

It all comes out in the wash...in time.

[@gothamknight2700]

Prince cracked me up at this part! 🤣👍 (21:31)

[@mrsp9754]

34:11 Karen, sit down someplace! 😂timeless lol 😂

[@rachaelday6154]

💜💜💜💜💜

[@paulSmith-te8gq]

One and Only

[@randommetaphysicalrantings9819]

I got a cross eye go left u got one right but we get along just find babee😮 "sticky like glue"😮

[@tanjas5375]

Amaaaaaaaaaaazing,I miss him so much.

[@tessavantuil2177]

Love the 'rehearsals' 🥰.. a channeler🌌💜 beautiful artwork

[@JANXDPDX]

André Cymone wrote Do Me Baby, btw

[@JANXDPDX]

and the recording of this by Prince is amazing.......dammmmm, girl

[@marcosdotorsanchez1423]

WE ARE THE NEWPOWERGENERATION

[@henryheinzjunker8807]

a wonderful dream - PRINCE - and his people

[@carlosnelson9783]

Thank You so much 4 sharing this gem

[@paulSmith-te8gq]

Thank you!

[@lenaislena134]

Awesome 🎶🎸🌌🕊💜😚

[@rockpurple3722]

For real 😅

[@brutusalwaysminded]

Few of the musicians I dig dug Philly. Must Be Something In The Water. Ha. Thanks! ❤

[@marcmontdor-florent5965]

The One still and Always jam Love

[@danielag.6959]

Thank U so much! 💜

[@gregwilliams9737]

🎼🎵🎹🎸💋🦋💜💃

[@danielag.6959]

@@gregwilliams9737 Great,isn't it? 💜💜💜

[@drrhythmn]

Nice work to get hold of this Bill! 👌🔥💥

[@randommetaphysicalrantings9819]

Who's Bill 💜👁️💜

[@debbiebennett1902]

WOW❤

[@JANXDPDX]

Raspberry Beret would've been a good song on the Purple Rain soundtrack instead of Take Me With U. Similar narrative, but I think a duet with Apollonia was a wiser choice

[@lumiere7216]

She wanted to pursue her music career and so that’s how.

[@lydiecoppens7367]

🙏💜🙏

[@marckeesrobinson4273]

Someone everyone can look up to ya dig.

[@1087shotwell]

Prince estates is going to be pissed off but who cares ❤

[@msk6375]

❤😊

[@cheboy]

💜 🐾

[@themasterswitch1603]

Am I right in thinking that, for paid up fans, they were granted entry to watch these sound checks?

[@msbutterfly1283]

Why does “Someone 2 Call” sound a little like “joy in repetition “?

[@Guitarwizza1]

Well he wrote both 🤷🏾‍♂️. Writers tend to write similar compositions. Some of them they keep or give away or throw away. We all loved Prince here but he was limited like many songwriters and a lot of songs were in the same key, bpm and genre because they worked. He also experimented other genres some work and some didn’t. I loved his earlier music 79’ up until the early 90’s

[@emprezzflowzz24]

.chi🌬️🎯

[@Symbolsm]

Bootleggers rule.