Not one as frail and weightless as we're becoming accustomed to now. Watch the clips of the Camden Palace gig and you can see a stronger, firmer Prince that we've seen in the recent years. His effortless ability to mix stunning cover versions and unreleased tracks along with completely new renditions of his classics is remarkable. Never has his ferocity been so evident at shows such as these. His aftershows during this time period are just legendary including the incredible Camden Palace show in London on July 25th, the Hamburg show in late August and one of the first, the Quasimodo gig on the Sign O the Times tour. Looking back I would have to say that 1987-88 featured him at his best more consistently that any other time of his career. This is Prince at his physical and performing prime. If there is a difference in sound it's not discernible to me.The show itself is a true aftershow classic, with everything we could ask for in a performance: killer guitar solos (Rave Unto the Joy Fantastic & Just My Imagination), great vocals (Still Would Stand All Time), lots of Boni Boyer, and a couple of unreleased songs (People Without, etc.). In a blind test with both sources playing simultaneously I could not tell them apart. There have been no less than a couple dozen of reissues over the past 6 years. Although many have tried before this is the first Small Club recording to actually match the original in sound quality. This is the first time I've said this about any reissue of this show. This is a perfect recording of a coveted aftershow.The sound quality is to my ears identical to the original release of Small Club 2nd Show That Night by X records in 1989. Original notes:It is no secret that this is arguably the most essential bootleg recording in circulation for Prince fans. And, during Still Would Stand All Time, you get to hear him trying to subtly admonish a back-up singer for singing 'Still Will Stand All Time'.Īfter a few pointed, yet calm corrections.he shouts, 'Who's the fool who singing 'will'? It's 'would'! Time WOULD stand still!' Standout tracks are the opening jam, People Without, the cover of Just My Imagination and an epic rendition of Forever in My Life. The sound quality is better than most official live releases.The set list is slick with long improvised jams, some blues/jazz covers, and a couple of his classics. When this began to appear at record shows, first released on vinyl in 1988 (CD, 1991) it became the talk of the Prince fanatic community. Het Paard Van Troje, The Hague, RotterdamAugust 18th 1988This is the bootleg that sets the bar. The Very Best Of Prince And The Revolution.
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