Prince And The Revolution - Dream Factory (unreleased studio project, 1986-07-18 configuration) [Pimpsandwich, 2004]

- "The revolution doesn’t belong to the committees, it’s yours." -

Dream Factory
1 CDR
Label : Pimpsandwich
Catalogue : N/A
Disc Length : 77:51
Catalogue : N/A
Source : Unreleased 1986 Project
(1986-07-18 the final configuration, with a twist)
Sound Quality : EX+
Year Of Release : 2004
Artwork: Included

Lineage: Single FLAC file (with cue file) > medieval cue splitter > you

Further Lineage:
- From the now defunkt demonoid destroyed asteroid, uploader unknown received single FLAC file in a trade.
- Tracks split par moi. (Yeah, that's right. If you let me, I'm gonna get medieval on your ass.)

* Reviews from TheDataBank c/o daysofwild down below.

* Full-song audio samples par moi way down below.

- "L'imagination prend le pouvoir!" (Imagination takes power!) -
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Prince And The Revolution - Dream Factory (1986)

Tracks:

01. VISIONS
02. NEVAEH NI ECALP A
03. DREAM FACTORY
04. TRAIN
05. THE BALLAD OF DOROTHY PARKER
06. IT
07. STRANGE RELATIONSHIP
08. STARFISH & COFFEE
09. INTERLUDE
10. SLOW LOVE
11. I COULD NEVER TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR MAN
12. SIGN O' THE TIMES
13. A PLACE IN HEAVEN
14. CRYSTAL BALL
15. THE CROSS
16. LAST HEART
17. WITNESS 4 THE PROSECUTION
18. MOVIE STAR
19. ALL MY DREAMS

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- "Soyez réalistes, demandez l'impossible." (Be realistic, ask the impossible.) -
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Note from the demon uploader:

"Yes, I know: You have the Thunderball & Sabotage versions. You have these songs in hundreds of boots, but.... This is DIFFERENT. It's a different configuration, but this is NOT the important. The important here is that this Dream Factory SOUNDS different. If you heard this one with headphones, you will appreciate what in spanish I say "los infinitos infinitesimos detalles", that is, a lot of little details that you will NOT appreciate in the others. For me this is a GEM and ABSOLUTE MUST HAVE, so PLEASE, GIVE IT A CHANCE, HEARD IT WITH HEADPHONES AL LEAST 2 TIMES AND..... WELCOME TO HEAVEN!!!!!!!!! ENJOY!!!!!!!"


TDB COMMENT

"This release represents the final configuration of the Dream Factory album which was sequenced on July 18th 1986. The track-listing on this particular release differs from most others as it places Wendy's guitar interlude before 'Slow Love', as opposed to before 'I.C.N.T.T.P.O.Y.M.' That's not the only difference though. The first thing I noticed upon listening to this release was the bass on 'Dream Factory' - it's kicking out at you like on none of the other releases of this album. Guitar parts which were lost in the mix on other tracks ('Sign O' The Times' springs to mind) are also audible on here, 'I.C.N.T.T.P.O.Y.M. sounds less flat than on the Sabotage 'Dream Factory Remastered' release, and the slowed down voice on 'All My Dreams' can be heard to completion. It's quite unusual for a fan's home-made work to out-do one of the major bootleg labels, however I believe that this release has easily out-classed all other versions of this 1986 masterpiece. Pretty much an essential in my collection."


TDB COMMENT Re: Dream Factory Remastered (Sabotage: Year Of Release : 2003)

1. Visions 2. Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A 3. Dream Factory 4. Train 5. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker 6. It 7. Strange Relationship 8. Slow Love 9. Starfish And Coffee 10. Interlude 11. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 12. Sign O' The Times 13. Crystal Ball 14. A Place In Heaven 15. Last Heart 16. Witness 4 The Prosecution 17. Movie Star 18. The Cross 19. All My Dreams

"An absolutely fantastic release. This configuration was sequenced sometime between June and July 1986 - although it is not the final configuration. I can only imagine what would have happened had this actually been released, as it is Prince and the Revolution at their most creative and at their imaginative peak. Firstly, you have to remember that Sign O' The Times (the album) hadn't been released or thought about yet, so the forget how the tracks sound on the Sign O' The Times album. Visions is a beautiful solo piano piece by Lisa, Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A (A Place In Heaven backwards) is simply an intro to Dream Factory. Train is an absolutely amazing song and it's a crime it hasn't been released. Interlude is Wendy's guitar solo piece. Strange Relationship is the 'Revolution' version. I Could Never Take The Place is slightly extended during the guitar portion of the song. A Place In Heaven is Lisa's vocal. And finally 'All My Dreams' - surely if there's one song that sums up Prince, Wendy & Lisa's work together at it's most inspirational, imaginative and most clever - it's that. The material was obviously too good to shelve after the Revolution disbanded, so it's understandable he chose to use some tracks on S.O.T.T. An absolute must have album for any Prince fan. The packaging for this disc is brilliant. The booklet includes a nice 'story of the Dream Factory', taken from The Vault. Sheer class."

[DF-R artwork is included for you here. -ed md.]