Transcendence  4CD
Sabotage
Catalog # SAB #475-478
4CD Length 79:49 / 79:50 / 79:53 / 79:55
Date/Venue Toronto and Montreal 2016
Source Soundboard/Audience Recordings
Release Year 2017
Quality EX/EX+
Rating 4.75/5.0

Track Listing
CD 1: (22 tracks / 79:49 )
Recorded at the Sony Centre For The Perforg Arts, Toronto, ON, Canada, 25 March 2016, 7 PM, Pt. 1
1 PIANO & A MICROPHONE TOUR INTRO: CONFLUENCE (OST ”MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA” BY JOHN WILLIAMS) 3:40
2 PIANO & A MICROPHONE TOUR INTRO: THE DEPARTURE (OST ”L’AMANT” BY GABRIEL YARED) 0:16
3 I WOULD DIE 4 U 1:10
4 BABY, I’M A STAR 0:53
5 THE BALLAD OF DOROTHY PARKER 1:38
6 DOLPHIN / HEROES [BY DAVID BOWIE] 5:57
7 I COULD NEVER TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR MAN 4:34
8 USE ME (BY BILL WITHERS) 4:33
9 HOW COME U DON’T CALL ME ANYMORE 6:56
10 WAITING IN VAIN [BY BOB MARLEY] / IF I WAS YOUR GIRLFRIEND 4:56
11 EYE LOVE U, BUT EYE DON’T TRUST U ANYMORE 4:16
12 INDIFFERENCE 3:46
13 A MILLION DAYS 1:41
14 BLACK SWEAT 5:47
15 KISS 3:52
16 LITTLE RED CORVETTE / DIRTY D / LINUS & LUCY [BY V. GUARALDI] 6:21 
17 THE BEAUTIFUL ONES 3:51
18 TAKE ME WITH U 3:02
19 RASPBERRY BERET 2:21
20 STARFISH AND COFFEE 1:00
21 PAISLEY PARK 2:43
22 PURPLE MUSIC W/ FREE URSELF 6:34

CD 2: (22 tracks / 79:50 )
Recorded at the Sony Centre For The Perforg Arts, Toronto, ON, Canada, 25 March 2016, 7 PM, Pt. 2
1 NOTHING COMPARES 2 U 4:14
2 PURPLE RAIN 5:18

Recorded at the Theatre Maisonneuve - Place des Arts, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 21 March 2016, 7 PM (highlights)
3 BIG CITY 2:09
4 GIRL 3:39
5 LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT U – A CASE Of U 7:07 
6 U GOT THE LOOK (BLUES) 5:14
7 THE QUESTION OF U (INSTR.) 1:14
8 ELEPHANTS & FLOWERS 3:08
9 I FEEL FOR YOU 2:44
10 CONTROVERSY 3:02
11 I WOULD DIE 4 U 1:45
12 BABY, I’M A STAR 3:34
13 LITTLE RED CORVETTE (ENDING) 0:53
14 THE BALLAD OF DOROTHY PARKER – FOUR 2:04
15 BRAZILIAN TUNE (INSTR.) 2:39
16 I LOVE U IN ME 4:54
17 PAISLEY PARK 4:25
18 HOW COME U DON’T CALL ME ANYMORE 7:10
19 1,000 XS & OS 3:16
20 SOMEWHERE HERE ON EARTH – DIAMONDS AND PEARLS 3:54 
21 KISS 3:59
22 NEW POSITION 2:45

CD 3: (25 tracks / 79:53 )
Recorded at the Sony Centre For The Perforg Arts, Toronto, ON, Canada, 25 March 2016, 10 PM, Pt. 1
1 PIANO & A MICROPHONE TOUR INTRO: CONFLUENCE (OST ”MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA” BY JOHN WILLIAMS) 3:47
2 PIANO & A MICROPHONE TOUR INTRO: THE DEPARTURE (OST ”L’AMANT” BY GABRIEL YARED) 0:40
3 JOY IN REPETITION 4:14
4 GIRL 3:56
5 LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT U 3:00
6 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD 1:47
7 I FEEL FOR YOU 2:40
8 CONTROVERSY 3:57
9 LITTLE RED CORVETTE / DIRTY D / LINUS & LUCY [BY VINCE GUARALDI] 7:18
10 ELEPHANTS & FLOWERS 3:46
11 I WOULD DIE 4 U 1:31
12 BABY, I’M A STAR 1:38
13 CREAM 4:12
14 BLACK MUSE 4:32
15 TAKE ME WITH U 2:52
16 RASPBERRY BERET 2:14
17 STARFISH AND COFFEE 1:09
18 PAISLEY PARK 1:17
19 BLACK SWEAT 3:49
20 KISS 3:01
21 FIRST ENCORE BREAK 1:32
22 HOW COME U DON’T CALL ME ANYMORE 6:31
23 WAITING IN VAIN [BY BOB MARLEY] / IF I WAS YOUR GIRLFRIEND 5:18 
24 A CASE OF U [BY JONI MITCHELL] 3:09
25 SECOND ENCORE BREAK 1:32

CD 4: (19 tracks / 79:55 )
Recorded at the Sony Centre For The Perforg Arts, Toronto, ON, Canada, 25 March 2016, 10 PM, Pt. 2:
1 PURPLE MUSIC / FREE URSELF (CHANT) 6:51
2 NOTHING COMPARES 2 U 2:44
3 THIRD ENCORE BREAK 0:28
4 ADORE 0:33
5 SOMEWHERE HERE ON EARTH 0:19
6 DIAMONDS AND PEARLS 0:37
7 THE BEAUTIFUL ONES 1:00
8 PURPLE RAIN 4:57

Studio version w/ live ending, Paisley Park Sound Stage, Chanhassen, MN, 19 April 2015:
9 REVELATION 11:33

Recorded at the BET Awards’ Tribute to Prince, Microsoft Theater, L.A., CA, 26 June 2016:
10 DAVE CHAPPELLE: INTRODUCTION 2:08
11 ERYKAH BADU & THE ROOTS: THE BALLAD OF DOROTHY PARKER 3:06
12 BILAL & THE ROOTS: THE BEAUTIFUL ONES 3:29

13 PRINCE & STEVIE WONDER: TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD (6TH ANNUAL BET AWARDS, LOS ANGELES, CA. 27 JUNE 2006) 2:39
14 STEVIE WONDER & TORI KELLY: TAKE ME WITH U 3:46
15 JENNIFER HUDSON: PURPLE RAIN 5:40
16 MAXWELL: NOTHING COMPARES 2 U 3:36

17 JANELLE MONÁE: DELIRIOUS; KISS; POP LIFE; I WOULD DIE 4 U (MEDLEY) 5:32 

18 SHEILA E. AND HER PURPLE ALL-STARS: MEDLEY FINALE – HOUSEQUAKE; EROTIC CITY; LET’S WORK; U GOT THE LOOK; A LOVE BIZARRE; THE GLAMOROUS LIFE; AMERICA; BABY, I’M A STAR; A LOVE BIZARRE (REPRISE)-OUTRO 9:02

Prince’s recording for Versace Men’s Spring Summer 2017 runway show, Milan, Italy, 18 June 2016:
19 THE 2017 VERSACE EXPERIENCE (incl. Pussy Control [intro]; Love; Black Sweat; Versace Experience; Kiss; Irresistible Bitch; The Future; My Name Is Prince) 11:47

Comments
Fink's Comments(rates this release 4.75/5.0)
Recordings included:
Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, ON, Canada, 25 March '16, 7 PM & 10 PM (Aud.) Théâtre Maisonneuve, Place des Arts, Montreal, QC, Canada, 21 March '16, 7 PM (Aud.)
BET Awards’ Tribute to Prince, Microsoft Theater, L.A., CA, 26 June 2016 (SNDBD.)
Versace Men’s Spring Summer 2017 Runway Show, Milan, Italy, 18 June 2016 (SNDBD.)
Total Playing Time: 320 Minutes

Sound Quality: Both Toronto shows were mastered from exclusive 24-bit, 96 kHz stereo recordings. The bonus material on disc 2 stems from Prince’s first (7 PM) of two Montreal gigs.
All the bonus material on disc 4 was recorded from soundboard.
Limited edition of 1,000 numbered copies.
Golden discs. 20-page, full-color, foil laminated artwork!

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