1998 - Prince - Crystal Ball [mp3@320] Grad58

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The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Crystal Ball
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AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

As any die-hard fan knows, Crystal Ball was the triple-album set Prince had
planned to release in 1987, when Warner forced him to trim it to the double
album Sign O' the Times. Since then, Crystal Ball had become a legendary
"lost" album among Prince collectors, and many of its outtakes had circulated
on bootlegs for years. So, it didn't come as a complete surprise that Prince
revived the title for his own collection of outtakes, which turned out to be the
first release on his independent NPG label. Any collector will quibble with the
track selection, since there are literally hundreds of known Prince outtakes,
and there's no way that a three-disc set could include all the best cuts. Still,
this is an impressive sampler that illustrates the true depth of Prince's talents.
There may be no hidden masterworks on the level of "When Doves Cry," but
the music here is consistently strong and compelling. As a compiler, Prince errs
by favoring latter-day recordings over his '80s studio creations, but this is a
minor complaint, since he has included such legendary (at least among
collectors) songs as "Dream Factory," "Movie Star," "Crucial," "Sexual Suicide,"
"Days of Wild," and "The Ride." Prince added a full-length album, The Truth,
as the fourth disc to Crystal Ball. Taken on its own terms, The Truth is a
terrific little record with a similar feel to Chaos & Disorder, but with stronger
material. Purportedly, it's Prince's acoustic album, but he uses that concept to
spring into the blues, tape effects, straight-ahead pop, and soul. It's a joy to
hear him work in such a structured form, since it helps him focus his ideas and
deliver a tight, enjoyable pop record that offers proof he hasn't lost his gifts.


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Artist...............: The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince)
Album................: Crystal Ball
Genre................: Pop/Funk
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1998
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.82
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Information..........: https://princevault.com/index.php?title=Album:_Crystal_Ball
Ripped by............: Grad58 on 9/19/2016
Posted by............: Grad58 on 9/19/2016
Included.............: NFO
Covers...............: Front

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Tracklisting Disk 1
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1. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - 2morrow [04:11]
2. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Acknowledge me [05:24]
3. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Crystal Ball [10:25]
4. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Dream Factory [03:04]
5. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Hide the Bone [05:01]
6. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Love Sign (Shock G's Silky remix)[03:50]
7. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Movie Star [04:22]
8. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Ripopgodazippa [04:36]
9. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - So Dark [05:11]
10. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Tell Me How U Want 2 B Done[03:12]

Playing Time.........: 49:20
Total Size...........: 115.12 MB

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The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Crystal Ball
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Artist...............: The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince)
Album................: Crystal Ball
Genre................: Pop/Funk
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1998
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.82
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Ripped by............: Grad58 on 9/19/2016
Posted by............: Grad58 on 9/19/2016
Included.............: NFO

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Tracklisting Disk 2
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1. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - An Honest Man [01:10]
2. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Calhoun Square [04:44]
3. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Cloreen Bacon Skin[15:34]
4. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Crucial [05:03]
5. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Da Bang [03:16]
6. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Good Live [04:52]
7. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Interactive [03:01]
8. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Sexual Suicide [03:36]
9. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Strays of the World[05:04]
10. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - What's My Name [03:01]

Playing Time.........: 49:25
Total Size...........: 115.34 MB

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Prince - Crystal Ball
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Artist...............: Prince
Album................: Crystal Ball
Genre................: Pop/Funk
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1998
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.82
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Ripped by............: Grad58 on 9/19/2016
Posted by............: Grad58 on 9/19/2016
Included.............: NFO
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Tracklisting Disk 3
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1. Prince - 18 & Over [05:37]
2. Prince - (These are the) Days of Wild [09:16]
3. Prince - Get Loose [03:28]
4. Prince - Goodbye [04:31]
5. Prince - Last Heart [02:58]
6. Prince - Make You Mama Happy [03:57]
7. Prince - P Control [05:56]
8. Prince - PoomPoom [04:29]
9. Prince - She Gave Her Angels [03:50]
10. Prince - The Ride [05:10]

Playing Time.........: 49:18
Total Size...........: 115.06 MB

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The Truth is the 21st full-length studio album by Prince, the fifth to be
credited to SymbolSmallerBlue.png. It was the first to be labeled an 'acoustic'
album. The album was only available for purchase with the album Crystal Ball,
and so was shipped to customers who had pre-ordered Crystal Ball in January
1998 (14 months after the release of his previous album, Emancipation), with
a retail release (again as part of the Crystal Ball package) following the next
month.

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Artist...............: The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince)
Album................: Crystal Ball
Genre................: Pop/Funk
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1998
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.82
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Information..........: https://princevault.com/index.php?title=Album:_The_Truth
Ripped by............: Grad58 on 9/19/2016
Posted by............: Grad58 on 9/20/2016
Included.............: NFO


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Tracklisting Disk 4
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1. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - 3rd Eye [04:51]
2. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Animal Kingdom [03:58]
3. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Circle Of Amour [04:40]
4. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Comeback [01:56]
5. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Dionne [03:07]
6. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Don'T Play Me [02:45]
7. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Fascination [04:52]
8. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Man in a Uniform[03:02]
9. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - One of Your Tears[03:24]
10. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - The Other Side of the Pillow[03:18]
11. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - The Truth [03:30]
12. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Welcome 2 the Dawn (Acoustic Version)[03:14]

Playing Time.........: 42:44
Total Size...........: 100.46 MB

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Artist...............: The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince)
Album................: Crystal Ball
Genre................: Pop/Funk
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1998
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.82
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Ripped by............: Grad58 on 9/19/2016
Posted by............: Grad58 on 9/19/2016
Included.............: NFO

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Tracklisting Disk 5
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1. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - The Lost Is Found[03:35]
2. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Barcelona [02:14]
3. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Coincidence Or Fate[03:19]
4. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Cutz [03:00]
5. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Kamasutra, Eternal Embrace[03:59]
6. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Kamasutra, Overture #8[03:10]
7. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Kamasutra [11:47]
8. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Promise, Broken [03:43]
9. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - Serotonin [00:44]
10. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - The Ever Changing Light[02:57]
11. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) - The Plan [02:00]

Playing Time.........: 40:32
Total Size...........: 95.23 MB


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