Prince / IL, USA 04.06.1993 Complete

The Act I tour took place from March to April of 1993. This relatively small-scale American tour is often overlooked and overshadowed by the later European Act II tour. Around 1993 was the dawn of a boom in bootleg CDs, and it seems that European bootleggers were more likely to release recordings of the Act II tour, which had easier access to audio. However, even then, there were few releases from the tour around the time of the album “Love Symbol,” and the recordings between trades have not been fully unearthed. In this context, we have unearthed and released a completely new audience recording of this live performance. In fact, this recording had been kept secret by a very small number of traders, but after our own unique remastering, it has finally been released to the world. Although it is an audience recording, the balance is superb, and it is so well-balanced that it could be mistaken for a soundboard recording with loud cheers, making it one of the finest recordings of the Act I tour. Most of the ACT I tour has not been bootlegged, but the setlist varied considerably. This unreleased April 6th Chicago show features the unusual inclusion of “Irresistible Bitch” and, for some reason, “I’ll Take U There,” as well as NPG’s “Black MF In The House” and “Gold Nigga,” which would later be played in after-shows. “Partyman” includes a phrase from “Loose!”, which was not yet released on the album “Come,” and the “Baby I’m A Star” jam is a special jam that includes “Push” and Peter Gunn’s theme. The key difference between Act I and Act II is that the first half of the set is entirely composed of songs from the album “Love Symbol.” This is a stark contrast to Act II, which, perhaps due to Prince’s retirement turmoil, consists of live performances of hit songs, making the ACT I tour feel like it has a rare setlist. The ACT I tour is where you can enjoy live versions of songs from the album “Love Symbol.” This US ACT I recording allows you to enjoy that brilliance in superb sound quality. Act I Tour Chicago Center, Chicago, April 6, 1993 USact I(2CD) Disc 1 01. Intro/My Name Is Prince 02. Sexy MF (including Love 2 The 9’s) 03. Damn U 04. The Max 05. The Morning Papers 06. The Continental (including Everybody Get On Up / Tighten Up) 07. The Flow 08. Johnny 09. Sweet Baby 10. I Wanna Melt With U 11. And God Created Woman 12. 3 Chains O’ Gold Disc 2 01. Arabic Intro 02. 7 03. Let’s Go Crazy 04. Kiss 05. Irresistible Bitch 06. She’s Always In My Hair 07. Insatiable 08. Scandalous 09. I’ll Take U There 10. Purple Rain 11. Black MF In The House 12. Gold Nigga 13. Partyman (including Loose!) 14. 1999 15. Baby, I’m A Star 16. Push – Baby I’m A Star (reprise) – Peter Gunn Theme