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20,000 vinyl LPs 283: Prince ~ Parade Under the Cherry Moon
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On this date in 1986, Prince released his vinyl LP album, Parade. It is the score/soundtrack for the film, Under the Cherry Moon which was not released until July 2, 1986.
The plot for the film (link below) is a bit hokey, it didn't get very good reviews (link below). The film tells a story of a gigolo and his friend swindling women with love having it's day only to be lost at the end. It was filmed primarily in Studios de la Victorine in Nice, France and on location in the French Riviera. However, the music is pretty good.
The cast was excellent (link below) with Jerome Benton who also appeared in the 1984 Prince film, Purple Rain and its sequel, Graffiti Bridge, in 1990.
It was the film debut for Kristin Scott Thomas who would go on to appear in the 1994 film, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and The English Patient in 1996.
Steven Berkoff provided the "heavy" role; he appeared as General Orlov in the James Bond film Octopussy, as Adolf Hitler in the TV mini-series War and Remembrance and many other films as the "villain".
Alexandra Stewart portrayed Mrs. Muriel Sharon; Stewart appeared in dozens of French films including the 1959 classic, Les Liaisons dangereuses.
Francesca Annis had appeared two years earlier in the sci-fi film, Dune, by David Lynch and Krull directed by Peter Yates in 1983.
Victor Spinetti had been a character in 1960's Beatles films, A Hard Day's Night, Help!, and Magical Mystery Tour.
The music includes many dance tunes, one of which is my favorite, Kiss, but there are stand-outs such as I Wonder U and Under the Cherry Moon, both with slow dance/strip beats. Cherry Moon has some nice effects and is very sensual. Venus De Milo is a VERY short but very dreamy instrumental with great piano work.
Do U Lie? is great and has a slow, almost Broadway musical feeling to it. The Beatles could very well have written it.
Sometimes It Snows in April
closes the album and has a very quiet and dreamy feeling to it with a
nice dissonant at times vocal with piano backup.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
Side 1:
Intro
A1 - Christopher Tracy's Parade, composed by John L. Nelson, Prince - 2:11
A2 - New Position - 2:21
A3 - I Wonder U - 1:40
A4 - Under The Cherry Moon, composed by John L. Nelson, Prince - 2:57
A5 - Girls & Boys
Horn – Eric Leeds
Performer [French Seduction] – Marie France (5)
Trumpet – Atlanta Bliss
Voice [Background Voices By - On The Left] – Lisa*, Sheila E.
Voice [Background Voices By - On The Right] – Susannah, Wendy*
Horn – Eric Leeds
Performer [French Seduction] – Marie France (5)
Trumpet – Atlanta Bliss
Voice [Background Voices By - On The Left] – Lisa*, Sheila E.
Voice [Background Voices By - On The Right] – Susannah, Wendy* - 5:30
A6 - Life Can Be So Nice, Cowbell [Cowbells] – Sheila* - 3:12
A7 - Venus De Milo, Drums – Sheila* - 1:54
End
A1 - Christopher Tracy's Parade, composed by John L. Nelson, Prince - 2:11
A2 - New Position - 2:21
A3 - I Wonder U - 1:40
A4 - Under The Cherry Moon, composed by John L. Nelson, Prince - 2:57
A5 - Girls & Boys
Horn – Eric Leeds
Performer [French Seduction] – Marie France (5)
Trumpet – Atlanta Bliss
Voice [Background Voices By - On The Left] – Lisa*, Sheila E.
Voice [Background Voices By - On The Right] – Susannah, Wendy*
Horn – Eric Leeds
Performer [French Seduction] – Marie France (5)
Trumpet – Atlanta Bliss
Voice [Background Voices By - On The Left] – Lisa*, Sheila E.
Voice [Background Voices By - On The Right] – Susannah, Wendy* - 5:30
A6 - Life Can Be So Nice, Cowbell [Cowbells] – Sheila* - 3:12
A7 - Venus De Milo, Drums – Sheila* - 1:54
End
Side 2:
B1 - Mountains
Horn – Eric Leeds
Rhythm Guitar – Mico*
Trumpet – Atlanta Bliss
Horn – Eric Leeds
Rhythm Guitar – Mico*
Trumpet – Atlanta Bliss - 3:58
B2 - Do U Lie?
Drums – Jonathan Melvoin
Performer [Little Gypsy Girl] – Sandra Francisco
Drums – Jonathan Melvoin
Performer [Little Gypsy Girl] – Sandra Francisco - 2:43
B3 - Kiss
Arranged By – David Z.
Voice [Background Voice] – Mazarati
Arranged By – David Z.
Voice [Background Voice] – Mazarati - 3:38
B4 - Anotherloverholenyohead, Voice [All Background Voices] – Prince, Susannah - 3:58
B5 - Sometimes It Snows In April - 6:50
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Recorded At – Paisley Park Studios
Recorded At – Sunset Sound
Recorded At – Monterey Sound Studios
Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Credits:
Art Direction – Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff, Laura LiPuma
Backing Vocals [Additional Background Vocals 4 'Parade'] – Susannah
Composed By [Orchestra], Arranged By [Orchestra] – Clare Fischer
Layout [Collage] – Ann Field
Legal [Representation] – Lee Phillips (2)
Management [Business] – Fred Moultrie
Management [Personal] – Cavallo, Ruffalo & Fargnoli
Mastered By [Originally] – Bernie Grundman
Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Bass – Arni Egilsson, Chuck Domonico*
Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Cello – Fred Seykora*, Jim Arkatov*, Ray Kramer*, Ray Kelley
Orchestra [Orchestral Players], French Horn – Brian O'Conner*, Calvin Smith, David Duke, Jim Thatcher*, Joe Myer*, Marni Johnson
Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Timpani [Tympani], Percussion – Brent Fischer
Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Trombone – Bill Watrous, Charles Loper, Garnett Brown, Morris Repass
Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Trumpet – Al Vizutti*, Bob Findley, Larry Ford, Ray Brown (2), Rich Cooper, Bob O'Donnell*
Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Tuba – Tommy Johnson*
Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Viola – Alan Deverich*, Alan Harshman*, Carol Mukagawa*, David Stock, Jorge Moraga, Margot MacLaine, Myer Bello, Norman Forrest, Pam Goldsmith*
Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Violin – Assa Drori, Betty Moor, Bill Hybel, Don Palmer*, Ed Green (2), Erne Granat*, Francine Walsh, Harold Wolf, Henry Ferber, Irma Neumann, Isabelle Daskoff, Janice Gower, Joe Schonbrun*, Karen Jones (2), Mari Botnick, Oscar Chasow*, Pam Gates, Pat Johnson (2), Reggie Hill*, Ron Clark, Sheldon Sanov, Terry Schonbrun*, Bill Hymanson*
Orchestra [Orchestral Players], Woodwind – Bob Tricarico, Dave Edwards (3), Dick Mitchell, Don Ashworth, Gary Foster, Gene Cipriano, Jack Nimitz, Jim Kanter, Joe Soldo, John Lowe, John Clarke*
Performer [Signatures] – Bobby Z*, Brown Marc*, Doctor Fink*, Lisa*, Prince, Wendy*
Photography By – Jeff Katz (2)
Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Performer – Prince And The Revolution
Recorded By – Coke Johnson, David Leonard, David Tickle, David Z*, Peggy Mac*, Susan Rogers
Recorded By [Orchestra] – Arne Frager
Notes:
Music from the motion picture 'Under The Cherry Moon'
© ℗ 1986 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S.
Catalog numbers:
9 25395-1 (sleeve)
1-25395 (labels)
Recorded at Paisley Park & Sunset Sound
Orchestra recorded at Monterey Sound
Made in USA.
Similar editions:
Parade (Columbia Records, Carrollton pressing)
Parade (Allied Record Company pressing)
Parade (Specialty Records Corporation pressing) [this release]
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Pressing Plant ID (Side B, embossed around center hole): E A S T
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [stamped], variant 1): 1-25395-A-SR3 1-1 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [stamped], variant 1): 1-25395-B-SR2 1-1 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [stamped], variant 2): 1-25395-A-SR2 1-4 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [stamped], variant 2): 1-25395-B-SR4 1-2 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [stamped], variant 3): 1-25395-A-SR3 1-3 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [stamped], variant 3): 1-25395-B-SR4 1-1 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [stamped], variant 4): 1-25395-A-SR3 1-2 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [stamped], variant 4): 1-25395-B-SR4 1-2 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [stamped], variant 5): 1-25395-A-SR3 1-1 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [stamped], variant 5): 1-25395-B-SR4 1-3 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [stamped], variant 6): 1-25395-A-SR3 1-4 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [stamped], variant 6): 1-25395-B-SR2 1-2 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [stamped], variant 7): 1-25395-A-SR3 1-4 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [stamped], variant 7): 1-25395-B-SR2 1-1 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [stamped], variant 8): 1-25395-A-SR2 1-2 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [stamped], variant 8): 1-25395-B-SR4 1-1 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [stamped], variant 9): 1-25395-A-SR2 [SRC logo] 1- ̷ ̶2̶3
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [stamped], variant 9): 1-25395-B-SR2 [SRC logo] 1-3
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [stamped], variant 10): 1-25395-A-SR3 1-1 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [stamped], variant 10): 1-25395-B-SR3 1-1 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched [stamped], variant 11): 1-25395-A-SR2 [SRC logo] 1-4
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched [stamped], variant 11): 1-25395-B-SR4 [SRC logo] 1-1
Prince And The Revolution – Parade
Label: Paisley Park – 9 25395-1, Paisley Park – 1-25395
Label: Paisley Park – 9 25395-1, Paisley Park – 1-25395
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Specialty Records Corporation Pressing, Gatefold
Country: US
Released: Mar 31, 1986
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Minneapolis Sound, Funk
Released: Mar 31, 1986
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Minneapolis Sound, Funk
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Net links:
Roger & Ebert ~ A Defense of Under the Cherry Moon (review)
Chicago Reader ~ Not even the soundtrack can save Under the Cherry Moon
Princevault ~ Under The Cherry Moon
YouTube links:
February 7, 2021
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photo by Jack Robinson
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David Gates ~ First, Bread
Dave Greenslade ~ The Pentateuch of the Cosmogony
Prince ~ Purple Rain
July 27, 2018
1,001 LaserDiscs 2: Prince ~ Purple Rain
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Thirty-four years ago, today, July 27, 1984, the film Purple Rain, was released by Warner Bros. It was the acting debut of Prince, who portrayed "The Kid", a role he reprized in the film Graffiti Bridge. The budget for the film was
$7.2 million; the box office receipts was ten times that.
LaserDisc front cover
The film also starred Apollonia Kotero the lead singer of Apollonia 6, Morris Day of The Time, Greek actress Olga Karlatos and Clarence Williams III of The Mod Squad. Williams portrayed the father of the "The Kid" (Prince) character. It's interesting to note that almost every character in the movie is named after the actor who plays him or her.
LaserDisc front cover detail
Purple Rain was written by Albert Magnoli and William Blinn, and produced by Prince's managers Robert Cavallo, Joseph Ruffalo and Steven Fargnoli. Prince developed the concept during his 1999 Tour.
The original script by Blinn was darker. Later Magnoli was brought
aboard and rewrote it. The film was directed and edited by Magnoli in
his feature film directorial debut.
LaserDisc back cover
Prince intended to cast Vanity, leader of the girl group Vanity 6, but she left the group before filming began. After the character change from Vanity to Apollonia, the script was
drastically revised, and many dark scenes were cut. Some of these scenes
include Prince and Apollonia having sex in a barn (a concept which was
the story behind the 1985 song Raspberry Beret);
Prince going to Apollonia 6's rehearsal and engaging in a physical
fight with the members of The Time; and a scene which featured Prince's
mother talking to him about her shaky relationship with his father. In
addition, many scenes such as the "Lake Minnetonka" scene, Apollonia
first meeting Morris, and the railyard scene were cut down because of
time constraints. Many clips from these scenes were featured, however,
in the trailer for the movie as well as the "When Doves Cry" montage.
LaserDisc back cover
The film is tied into the album of the same name, which spawned two chart-topping singles, When Doves Cry and the opening number Let's Go Crazy, as well as Purple Rain, which reached number two. The film won an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. The soundtrack sold over 15 million copies in America alone, and 25 million worldwide. The film also coincided with spin-off albums by The Time (Ice Cream Castle) and Apollonia 6 (their self-titled album).
LaserDisc back cover
The film was a box office success, grossing $68,392,977 in the United States. It won an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score, currently the last to receive the award. It was nominated for two Razzie Awards: Worst New Star for Apollonia Kotero and Worst Original Song for Sex Shooter.
LaserDisc back cover
LaserDisc plastic sleeve
LaserDisc sides 1 & 2
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Bomani Jones - Purple Rain: Still Brilliant 30 Years Later
Brooklyn Paper ~ The Man Who saved Purple Rain
The Prince ~ Purple Rain LaserDisc will be for sale on eBay
Styrous® ~ Friday, July 27, 2018
April 6, 2018
1,001 LaserDiscs archive
LaserDisc 2: Prince ~ Purple Rain
LaserDisc 3: Alice Cooper Trashes the World
LaserDisc 4: The War of the Worlds (1953 film)
LaserDisc 5: The Wizard of Oz
LaserDisc 6: Gustav Holtz ~ The Planets
LaserDisc 7: Meat Loaf ~ Hits Out of Hell
LaserDisc 8: Titanic
LaserDisc 9: Bagdad Cafe
LaserDisc 10: 10 To Midnight & Eugene M. Davis
LaserDisc 11: Blade Runner ~ The Director's cut
LaserDisc 12: Ken Russell ~ Gustav Holst's The Planets
LaserDisc 13: Tom Petty ~ A Bunch of Videos & Some Other Stuff
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June 7, 2017
Prince ~ June 7, 1958 - April 21, 2016
Prince Rogers Nelson better known as simply "Prince" or "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince" was born on this day, June 7, in 1958. He was an
American singer-songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist,
philanthropist and record producer. He was a musical innovator known for his eclectic work, flamboyant stage presence, extravagant dress and makeup, and wide vocal range. His music integrates a wide variety of styles, including funk, rock, R&B, new wave, soul, psychedelia, and pop. He has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. He won seven Grammy Awards, an American Music Award, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award for the film Purple Rain. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, his first year of eligibility. Rolling Stone
ranked Prince at number 27 on its list of 100 Greatest Artists, "the
most influential artists of the rock & roll era".
Prince died on April 21, 2016, at his Paisley Park home and studio in Minneapolis; he was 57 years old.
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~ Prince
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