Category: Prince

Prince – Batdance (US 12″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1989

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Originally posted October 31, 2012

“Batdance” is a fascinating blend of musical innovation and pop culture, showcasing Prince’s ability to fuse different elements into a cohesive track. Released in 1989 as part of the “Batman” soundtrack, it became a significant hit, reaching number one in the U.S. and marking Prince’s return to the top of the charts after several years.

The last-minute decision to replace “Dance with the Devil” highlights Prince’s instinct to prioritize the song’s tone, opting for something more upbeat and energetic. The song’s structure is unique, with its dynamic shifts between chaotic beats and funk, which reflects the duality of the Batman character itself.

Incorporating snippets from various unreleased tracks and even the classic 1966 “Batman Theme,” “Batdance” serves as a rich tapestry of Prince’s musical ideas. The use of film dialogue adds an immersive layer, connecting the song directly to the movie’s narrative.

The U.S. 12″ promo’s exclusive radio edits further emphasize Prince’s meticulous approach to his music, catering to different formats while maintaining the essence of the track. Overall, “Batdance” not only captured the zeitgeist of its time but also solidified Prince’s status as a versatile and visionary artist.

*De-notes exclusive vinyl-only

BAT SIDE:
Batdance (The Bat Mix) 7:16
Batdance (The Bat Mix Radio Edit)* 4:10

THIS SIDE:
Batdance (Vicki Vale Mix) 5:57
Batdance (Vicky Vale Mix Radio Edit)* 4:15

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1989 Batdance U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
1989 Batdance U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Tracks #1
1989 Batdance U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1
1989 Batdance U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs #18

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records – PRO-A-3702
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Dance-pop, Minneapolis Sound, House

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Generic black sleeve with die-cut circular hole which the label can be viewed

Side A label:
[1989 Batman™ logo on orange background]

Side B label:
[tracklist & credits, track B2 appears incomplete as “Batdance (Radio Edit)”]
Promotion Only. Not For Sale. From the Motion Picture Soundtrack album Batman™” a Warner Bros. film

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
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Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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Prince – Purple Medley (US 12″ Promo)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1995

“Purple Medley” was a stand-alone single, released in March 1995 to coincide with Prince’s European ‘Ultimate Live Experience’ tour. It was simultaneously released with The Sacrifice Of Victor and The Undertaker home videos.

The track is a mix of many hits and well-known songs from Prince’s career. Some of the pieces of music are samples, while others are re-recorded for the mix. Some of the additional instrumentation is credited to The New Power Generation. The “Purple Medley” consists of snippets from the songs: “Batdance”, “When Doves Cry”, “Kiss”, “Erotic City”, “Darling Nikki”, “1999”, “Baby I’m a Star”, “Diamonds and Pearls”, “Purple Rain” and “Let’s Go Crazy” and fades for the edit. The full version continues with “Sexy Dancer”, “Let’s Work”, “Irresistible Bitch” (with the music of “Sexy MF”), “I Wanna Be Your Lover”, “Alphabet St.”, “Thieves in the Temple”, the bassline to The Time’s “777-9311”, Sheila E.’s “A Love Bizarre”, “If I Was Your Girlfriend”, “Raspberry Beret”, “Little Red Corvette”, “Cream” and “Peach”.

The song performed rather poorly in the charts worldwide and received very little night airplay in the US on radio station mixshows. It peaked at number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 74 on the R&B chart. In the UK, the medley reached number 33.

SIDE A:
Purple Medley (Edit) 3:11

SIDE B:
Purple Medley 11:00

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1995 Purple Medley U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #84
1995 Purple Medley U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles #74

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Warner Bros. Records – PRO-A-7481
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1995
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: House, Soul, Funk, Synth-pop

CREDITS:

NOTES:
Promotion only.
Not for sale.

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
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Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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Prince And The Revolution – Kiss (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“Kiss” is a song composed, written, and produced by American musician Prince. Released by the Paisley Park label as the lead single from Prince and the Revolution’s eighth studio album, Parade (1986), on February 5, 1986, it was a No. 1 hit worldwide, holding the top spot of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks. The single was certified gold in 1986 for shipments of 1,000,000 copies by RIAA.

The song is ranked at No. 85 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2021, No. 464 in 2010, and No. 461 in 2004. NME ranked the song at No. 4 in their list of The 150 Greatest Singles of All Time,and voted “Kiss” the best single of 1986.

Following Prince’s death in April 2016, the song re-charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 28 and jumped to No. 23 a week later. The song also reached No. 2 on the French Singles Chart. As of April 30, 2016, it has sold 1.33 million digital copies in the U.S.

Age of Chance and Art of Noise also released versions of the song that were critical and chart successes.

SIDE A:
Kiss (Extended Version) 7:14
Arranged By –  David Z.
Backing Vocals – Mazarati
Producer, Composed By, Performer – Prince And The Revolution
Written-By – Prince

SIDE B:
Love Or Money (Extended Version) 6:51
Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Performer – Prince And The Revolution
Written-By – Prince And The Revolution

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Kiss U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1
1986 Kiss U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #1
1986 Kiss U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label Paisley Park – 9 20442-0 A, Paisley Park – 0-20442
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Single, Specialty Records Corporation Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Funk

NOTES:
Original version of “Kiss” available on the 4thcoming album Parade, Music From The Warner Bros. motion picture Under The Cherry Moon .

Made in USA.

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VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

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Prince And The Revolution – Mountains (US 12″)

Burning The Ground Exclusive 1986

“Mountains” is a 1986 song by Prince and The Revolution, from the album Parade, the soundtrack to the film Under the Cherry Moon. It was written by The Revolution members Wendy & Lisa together with Prince. The extended 12″ single version of the song runs for nearly ten minutes.

It reached number 23 in the US but only 45 in the UK. The B-side was the instrumental “Alexa de Paris”, one of the few tracks from this project featuring a guitar solo. Both songs appear in the film Under the Cherry Moon, with the video for “Mountains” playing as the credits roll. The version shown on MTV to promote the single was in color as opposed to the film’s black-and-white version.

SIDE A:
Mountains (Extended Version) 9:53

SIDE B:
Alexa De Paris (Extended Version) 4:54
Drums – Sheila E.

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1986 Mountains U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #23

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Paisley Park ‎– 0-20465, Paisley Park ‎– 9 20465-0 A
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Allied Record Company Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1986
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Minneapolis Sound, Funk

CREDITS:
Producer, Composed By, Arranged By, Performer – Prince And The Revolution

NOTES:
Original version of “Mountains” available on the Prince And The Revolution album PARADE, MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE UNDER THE CHERRY MOON.

Made in U.S.A.

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION:
-DjPaulT
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THE GEAR:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge/Stylus: Ortofon 2M Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi


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