Moonraker Catalog # 189 Release Year 1996 CD Length
79:27 Date/Venue Rehearsals with The Family 1985 Source Studio Recordings Quality VG+/EX
Rating 3.75/5.0
Track Listing Prince & The Family Rehearsals Minneapolis 1985 Susannah's
Pajamas, River Run Dry, High Fashion, Nothing Compares 2 U, Screams Of Passion,
Susannah's Pajamas/Yes, River Run Dry, Nothing Compares 2 U, Desire, High
Fashion, Pink Panther Theme, Screams Of Passion, Mutiny Jam, Yes Jam
Comments Deane's Comments(rates this release 4/5.0) First off,
these are NOT the much circulated Family outakes on releases like A Better Place
2 Die. Prince is only noticeable on a few tracks. The majority of the time it
sounds as if Paul Petterson or Susannah Melvion are running the rehearsal. If
you're into The Family stuff then this is worth getting otherwise, don't bother.
Dale's
Comments(rates this release
3.5/5.0) This is a nice document of Prince's vast
skills, even though he does little more than oversee this rehearsal it is
completely left field compared to what he was doing at the time. That just goes
to show how complex he is. He isn't noticeable "vocally" on much of the
rehearsal, but it is still a nice release because it shows yet another side of
Prince as the producer.
The packaging is pretty nice, and appropriate as
well. So basically it boils down to whether you are interested in a release that
Prince is not the vocal focal point of.