Prince & the Revolution / The Making of Rain (4CDR+1DVDR)

●The Making Of Rain (4CDR)
Rehearsal, Jam and 2 Benefit Concerts from 1982 to 1985

Disc One
LinnDrum studio jam ? 13 October 1982
01 Drive Me Wild (instr.)
02 Let’s Pretend We’re Married (instr.)
03 Dirty Mind (instr.; incl. electric guitar solo)

Rehearsal for the First Avenue 1983 Benefit Concert | July-August 1983
04 Little Red Corvette
05 Purple Rain (take #1) incl. “BB King style blues guitar solo”
06 Purple Rain (take #2)
07 D.M.S.R.
08 Bodyheat [James Brown] (take #1; instr.)
09 “Kinda nasty jam in A minor”
10 Bodyheat [James Brown] (take #2)
-White Girls (chant)
-Ice Cream Castles (short)
-Sex Shooter (short)
-unidentified classical requiem (short)
-lyrics to unknown song

Disc Two
Benefit Concert | First Avenue | Minneapolis, MN | USA | 3 August 1983
01 Let’s Go Crazy
02 When U Were Mine
03 A Case Of You [Joni Mitchell]
04 Computer Blue
05 Delirious
06 Electric Intercourse
07 Automatic
08 I Would Die 4 U
09 Baby I’m A Star
10 Little Red Corvette
11 speech by Loyce Houlton (MDT)
12 Purple Rain
13 D.M.S.R.

Disc Three
Benefit Concert | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium | Santa Monica, CA | USA | 25 February 1985
01 Let’s Go Crazy
02 Delirious
03 1999 incl. Reveille [traditional] (instr.)
04 Little Red Corvette
05 Take Me With U
06 4 The Tears In Your Eyes
07 Free
08 Do Me, Baby
09 When Doves Cry
10 Baby I’m A Star
11 Body heat [James Brown]
12 Baby I’m A Star (reprise)
13 Purple Rain

Disc Four
Funky Rehearsal Jam, Spring 1985
01 I Don’t Know jam? Part I Lyrics
02 I Don’t Know jam? Part II Solo Eric

Outtakes from Jill Jones
03 Killing At The Soda Shop
04 Our Destiny
05 When's Day

Alternate Versions & Outtakes for Purple Rain
06 Wednesday
07 Take Me With U (Long Version)
08 The Beautiful Ones (Long Version)
09 Computer Blue #4
10 Darling Nikki #1
11 Darling Nikki #2
12 Modernaire
13 I Would Die 4 U (Alternate Version)
14 Baby I'm A Star (Alternate Version)

From Purple Rain Movie
15 Father Song
16 Purple Sex Music
17 Purple Guitar
18 (A Slight) Purple Rain
19 Purple Bike

●The Makings Of Rain (1 DVDR)

Benefit Concert for Minnesota Dance Theatre
First Avenue, Minneapolis
August 3, 1983

Let's Go Crazy / When You Were Mine / A Case Of You / Computer Blue / Delirious / Electric Intercourse / Automatic / I Would Die 4 U / Baby I'm A Star / Little Red Corvette / Purple Rain / D.M.S.R.

The Makings Of Rain: Some people may recognize the title. These are the titles of various famous pro-shot live footage from Wendy's debut concert at the legendary First Avenue, a benefit for Minnesota Dance Theatre on August 3, 1983. The former title is considered to have the best image quality. This live performance was later used on the album Purple Rain, hence the title, "Elements of Rain." This release features a remastered audio portion of the concert. Because the audio can only be extracted from the video, there is still some distortion, but noise reduction has been implemented to the greatest extent possible, resulting in arguably the best sound quality ever. However, to be honest, this alone wouldn't make it a groundbreaking release. In fact, the accompanying soundboard rehearsals are all making their first appearance. The October 13, 1982, funky jam centered around the Linn drum, yet incorporating princely guitar and keyboard elements, and the 1983 rehearsal for First Avenue are different recordings from the titles below. Prince/8-3-83 Rehearsal (2 CDR)

https://purpletown.buyshop.jp/items/6318259

This recording from The Makings Of Rain is from a similar period to the above-mentioned recording, but is completely different. It's a fantastic soundboard recording, and there's nothing to complain about. This is the best rehearsal, featuring a solid Little Corvette performance and, astonishingly, D.M.S.R., a flood of funk packed with various ideas that serve as the source of the incredible tension of the main album. You'll surely feel the energy of their heyday at every turn.

And actually, there's another benefit live performance included. This is the first-ever soundboard recording. It's from the Santa Monica performance on February 25, 1985, a different day from the 4DF Versity Blues (1 CDR) (the link below is for the set release that includes Versity Blues (1 CDR)).

https://purpletown.buyshop.jp/items/2898866

This recording of "The Makings of Rain" is from a different day than the one mentioned above, and it's a powerful and wonderful soundboard recording! It's not a compact, but rather a fast-paced live performance, with Eric's melancholic horns featured throughout, creating a more powerful, jazzy performance that's truly enjoyable. The usual songs also sound differently arranged. The rare "4 The Tears in Your Eyes" is also beautifully presented, with the most amazing playing and sound quality.

And then there's the incredibly cool jam from the spring of '85, where Prince gives Eric direction to shape a funky song. And there's the fact that Jill Jones actually sang a Purple Rain-esque track! This version of "Our Destiny" is far superior. Then there's the aggressive "Killing at the Soda Shop," followed by Jill's "Wednesday" (although with a different title) and Prince's version. Both are beautiful piano ballads, and it sounds like the two are playing in perfect harmony. Additionally, the album, titled "The Makings Of Rain," includes Purple Rain outtakes and music from the film, making it a truly complete release that lives up to its title.
This release also includes footage from The Makings Of Rain. The image quality is the highest available, and with a fantastic menu screen and well-designed jacket, it's sure to be even more satisfying than any of the '83 First Avenue-related footage I've had up until now.