Prince/Alternate and Studio Demo and Rehearsals

First US No. 1 in 1984. The Ultimate Collection series of “Purple Rain”, a monumental masterpiece that heralded the arrival of Prince’s era around the world, became a great success in his first movie and was released in 1999! The fourth edition, “THEALTERNATES”, is the latest compilation full of rare tracks not included in the previous series. CD 1 contains the 2nd volume “THE ALBUM” and an alternate album composition with different versions of the entire album, mainly containing different mixes before completion. Furthermore, “Gotta Shake This Feeling”, which is the original song of the famous song “Purple Rain” at the First Avenue rehearsal in the second half, is also included. The valuable rehearsal sound source with completely different lyrics is noteworthy. CD2 includes demo recordings of “Manic Monday” and “Sex Shooter,” which are different from the official versions, as well as over 40 minutes of string overdub sessions of unreleased songs “Billy” and “Purple Rain.” . The fourth volume, “THE ALTERNATES”, is a maniacal exploration of the historical masterpiece “Purple Rain”. This is a highly recommended title in the series! CD1 1. LET’S GO CRAZY (Backing Tracks) 2. TAKE ME WITH U 3. THE BEAUTIFUL ONES 4. COMPUTER BLUE (Sunset Sound Edit) 5. DARLING NIKKI 6. I WOULD DIE 4 U 7. BABY I’M A STAR 8 . WHEN DOVES CRY 9. GOTTA SHAKE THIS FEELING (PURPLE RAIN) 10. NOON RENDEZVOUS Track 8/9/10 First Avenue Rehearsals May-June 1984 CD2 1. EROTIC CITY (Short Edit Version) 2. ELECTRIC INTERCOURSE 3. MANIC MONDAY 4 . SEX SHOOTER 5. BILLY 6. STRANGE RELATIONSHIP 7. PURPLE RAIN (Strings Overdub)