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Purple Rehearsal Jams
Mace2theO Mixes

Various Purple Rehearsals, 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. 

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


Edited and mixed by Mace2theO
Tweaked by DEL
Artwork by Skin'o'Spot
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Cloreen Bacon Skin jam - Late 1982/Early 1983  
Taken from the 21:31 minute rehearsal during the 1999 tour at an unknown location, mixed and edited down to 4:18 minutes. 

Chocolate - 5 March 1985 
Taken from the 7:18 minute soundcheck at the San Francisco Cow Palace during the Purple Rain tour, mixed and edited down to 2:16 minutes.  Song released by The Time.

Strange Relationship - 23 December 1984
Taken from 8:06 minute soundcheck recorded at the St Paul Civic Arena during the Purple Rain tour, mixed and edited down to 4:36 minutes. 'Can't Stand It...but I Got Something 4 Yo Ass'

Mother Popcorn - August 1987 
Taken from the 38 minutes (over 6 tracks) of the Mother Popcorn rehearsals at Paisley Park, mixed and edited down to 4:49 minutes. Cover of James Brown song.

Feline - 1984 
Taken from the 34:22 minute rehearsal at an unknown location, mixed and edited down to a 6:11 version. Unreleased song for The Family. Includes Hollyrock rap as originally intended for the Family (ie St Paul); guitars - P in one speaker, Wendy in other.

Acknowledge Me - 5 May 1994 
Taken from the 7:30 minute souncheck at Paris Canal Studios, mixed and edited down to 3:15 minutes. P on bass.

Someone 2 Call - April 5 1985 
Taken from 48:09 minute soundcheck before the Purple Rain tour show at Lakeland Civic Center, mixed and edited down to 5:43 minutes.  Unreleased song.

More Bounce to the Ounce - 30 March 1985  
Taken from 12:44 minute soundcheck before the Purple Rain tour show at the Syracuse Carrier Dome, mixed and edited down to 5:16 minutes.  Cover of Zapp (Roger Troutman) song.

Hot Thing - December 1987   
Taken from the 58 minute (over 4 tracks) 1987 Hot Thing rehearsals in Minneapolis, mixed and edited down to 8:08 minutes. P on guitar and electric piano solos.

Erotic City - June 1984
Taken from the 9 minute rehearsal at unknown location, mixed and edited down to 6:39 minutes.

Raspberry Beret - Late 1982/Early 1983
Taken from the 7:45 minute rehearsal recorded during the 1999 tour at an unknown location, mixed and edited down to 6:19 minutes. 

I Would Die 4 U - 15 Feb 1982 
Taken from the 8:51 minute souncheck during the Controversy tour at San Francisco Civic Auditorium Soundcheck, mixed and edited down to 6:16 minutes. 

Sticky Like Glue - 2010 
Taken from the 10:08 minute rehearsal recorded at Paisley Park in 2010, streamed 22 June 2013 on 3rdEye TV, mixed and edited down to 4:24 minutes. 

Do Me Baby jam - 23 December 1984 
Taken from 13:40 minute soundcheck recorded at the St Paul Civic Arena during the Purple Rain tour, mixed and edited down to 4:25 minutes. 

My Summertime Thang - Late 1982/Early 1983  
Taken from the 11:04 minute rehearsal during the 1999 tour at an unknown location, mixed and edited down to 4:55 minutes. Song released by The Time.


Original Sessions total time: 4:56:11
Mace2theO's Mixes total time: 1:17:01

Thanx 2 BFH & Mace2theO