Catalog # DMX005 Release Year 1994   CD Length 74:54 Date/Venue various sources Source Various Quality G/VG+

• American Bandstand interview 26/1/80
• The beautiful ones / Computer blue
• Darling Nikki / I would die 4 U
• Baby I'm a star
• Purple rain
• Take me with U
• Lust U always
• Possessed [instrumental]
• Toy box [instrumental]

Comments
Deane's Comments (rates this release .25/5.0)
This cd is for completists. The sound quality and tracking suck, and the packaging is nothing spectacular. If you can track down better sources for the songs on this cd I would recommend doing that.

Dale's Comments  (rates this release 1/5.0)
I'll give them a half point for the concept, and another half for the packaging since I have seen worse, but the cd is still a waste of time depending on the size of your collection, and your 'completist' mentality.

Mike's Comments  (rates this release 1/5.0)
Many of the demos to Purple rain tracks are just a bit longer than the released versions, the exception being 'Purple rain' which is a long solo piano piece, largely instrumental. The last 3 tracks on the disc are not Purple rain outtakes as such though they were all recorded around the same time as that album. A reasonable compilation though The work volume 1 is better as it has more songs from the same period with better sound quality than here.