Digital Funk Bitch 2CDR Label : Digital Funk Bitch Catalogue : #DFB 004-005 2Disc Length : 65:34 / 71:58 Source: Audience Recording Date/Venue : Lovesexy Tour Wembley Arena, London 29th July 1988 Video/Sound Quality : VG-/VG Year Of Release : 2008

Lovesexy Tour Wembley Arena, London 29th July 1988

Disc One
1. Erotic City 2. Housequake 3. Slow Love 4. Adore 5. Delirious 6. Jack U Off 7. Sister 8. Adore 9. U Got The Look 10. I Wanna Be Your Lover 11. Head 12. A Love Bizarre 13. When You Were Mine 14. Little Red Corvette 15. Pop Life 16. Controversy 17. Dirty Mind 18. Superfunkycalifragisexy - Controversy 19. Bob George 20. Anna Stesia 21. Cross The Line

Disc Two
1. Intermission 2. Eye No 3. Lovesexy 4. Glam Slam 5. The Cross 6. I Wish U Heaven 7. Take This Beat 8. I'll Take You There (w/ Mavis Staples) 9. God Is Alive 10. Kiss 11. Dance On - Sheila E Drum Solo 12. When 2 R In Love 13. Venus De Milo 14. Condition Of The Heart 15. Raspberry Beret 16. Do Me, Baby 17. When 2 R In Love - Three 18. Let's Go Crazy 19. When Doves Cry 20. Purple Rain 21. 1999 22. Alphabet St. 23. Outro
 

Comments
Fink's Comments  (rates this release 2.75/5.0)
Previously circulating on the fan release 'London 29/07/88', this release is far more complete and runs around 12 minutes longer. The previous release had various minor drop-outs throughout, however a large chunk of 'Bob George' and an even larger chunk of 'The Cross' were missing - thankfully not a problem here as they remain in their entirety, all meaning the show runs at almost 140 minutes, and is one of the longest of either the European, US or Japanese legs of the tour. That's a positive however the negative of this release is the quality of the recording. It's certainly an improvement over the previous fan release (although it is the same source - not a new recording), but I'm still struggling to grade this as anything higher than VG- as it's very shrill, with some distortion on the high-end throughout, and a very audible audience for the majority of the show, especially the first half of the concert. Much better than before, but I really can't say this is average (which would be a VG rating) as the audio problems really affect one's listening pleasure. The audio issues aside - if you can put them aside - don't be put off, as this is really a rather special concert. The performance is very loose for a Lovesexy show with Prince slightly changing the show to accommodate a lengthy jam into 'Head' with Eric Leeds having far more show time than perhaps is normal. Add to this an appearance by Mavis Staples for 'I'll Take You There' (as with the 26th July show), and a double-speed, very frantic, unique performance of 'The Cross', and you have a pretty memorable show. The piano medley is rather short at 6 minutes, however it does feature the rather rare inclusion of 'Do Me, Baby' for the European leg. Fans of the Lovesexy era will presumably enjoy this as the show is more complete than the previous version, however the sound quality may be a little too problematic for everyone else.