Can’t believe this just came out, out of nowhere!!! PURPLE SWAG TO THE MAX! 

“June 7th 1984 - Prince celebrated his 26th year with a concert at the famed Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue. Sheila E had flown in from California along with Prince’s management team. A mobile multi-track recording truck was hired to record this show. The 85-minute set opened with "17 Days”. It was followed by two new songs, “Our Destiny” which went into “Roadhouse Garden”. “We’ve got some stuff you’ll recognize and some you won’t”, Prince said before playing another new track, “All Day, All Night”. Both “Our Destiny” and “Roadhouse Garden” remain unreleased, although they were worked on later in 1984 by Wendy and Lisa. The latter was at one point planned for release on the stillborn 1998/99 “Roadhouse Garden” project. “All Day, All Night” surfaced on Jill Jones’ 1987 album which featured basic tracks pulled from this performance. “Free” finds Prince at the piano accompanied only by Bobby Z on drums. Prince dedicated “Noon Rendezvous” to “that little girl over there, that’s Sheila E”. Next on the set-list were “Erotic City” and a dramatically re-arranged version of “Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)”. An extended take on “When Doves Cry” was followed by an audience-led “Happy Birthday”. The B-Side “Irresistable Bitch”  and the unreleased “Possessed” closed the show. 

Presented here, for the first time, just a month shy of 27 years, is an absolutely astounding soundboard version of this historic show. In an unprecedented move, the two leading fan labels Free Boot Generation and 4DaFunk have joined forces with a completely anonymous benefactor in an effort to put the finest possible experience into the hands of the fans. For free. Enjoy!“

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