Thunderball Catalog # 88/89/90 Release Year 1998 3CD Length 77:04 | 75:26 | 75:56 Date/Venue Studio Outakes 1977 - 1995 Source Soundboard Quality VG/EX |
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Comments
Deane's
Comments (rates this release 4.75/5.0)
Of the recent, no of all, outake collections this has got to be
one of my favorites. At first I didn't think so. I thought the Alterative tracks
for Diamonds and Pearls and Exodus would just be filler, but I really enjoyed
them. This is a must have.
Dale's Comments (rates this release
4/5.0)
A very nice outtake collection, but still
padded with some filler. I would just once like to see Thunderball release a 3
or 4 cd set of outtakes that feature only songs SUNG by Prince. Don't get me
wrong, I like the 'Prince Related' tracks on this release (and on the others),
but I would rather have those tracks on a separate release than used as filler.
Even the NPG tracks are worthy of being released separately, mixing them into a
set like this detracts from their concept.
Mike's Comments (rates this release
4/5.0)
A nice collection of outtakes here, most
from the soundboard. There's quite a lot of material from related artists,
songs which Prince had a hand in, but enough Prince songs to keep it
interesting. Back in '99 when this came out it was essential; it's still
excellent but The work sets are more comprehensive and anyone
wanting the ultimate collection of studio outtakes should consider those
instead.