Prince & The Revolution / Merry Christmas Minnesota (2CDR)

Disc 1
1. Let's Go Crazy
2.Delirious
3.1999
4. Little Red Corvette
5. Piano Interlude
6.Free
7. Take Me With U
8. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore
9. Dirty Mind
10. I Wanna Be Your Lover
11. Do Me, Baby
12. Temptation
13. Let's Pretend We're Married
14. International Lover
15. Father's Song
16. God

Disc 2
1. Computer Blue
2. Darling Nikki
3. The Beautiful Ones
4. When Doves Cry
5. I Would Die 4 U
6. Baby I'm A Star(imcomplete)

Civic Center, St. Paul 23rd December 1984

Pure Funk? Yes, that legendary label that possessed exquisite recordings but vanished into obscurity without ever receiving a press release... This is the CDR release of what is effectively its second title. It's a recording of the legendary 1984 Purple Rain Tour Hometown Christmas Show! This is the first night of the legendary five-show series held from December 23rd to 28th, selling 90,000 tickets. While the latter half of "Baby I'm A Star" and "Purple Rain" are indeed missing, it features a beautiful "Free," the poppy "Take Me With U," the brilliant scat singing in "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore" (shifting between falsetto and low notes), a rare performance of "Dirty Mind" with tambourine shaking, and a delightfully lively "I Wanna Be Your Lover," along with a fantastic piano set. Eddie M's saxophone is also featured on "Baby I'm A Star."

During this triumphant return, Prince finished his masterpiece album Around the World in a Day at Christmas, but at the same time, he performed songs from Purple Rain at the live show, switching gears and delivering a fantastic, high-energy performance.