Prince - Crystal Ball (1998) - The Facts You DIDN'T Know
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- čas přidán 29. 12. 2020
- In 1998, Prince raided his already legendary vault for the first time to create the CRYSTAL BALL set. Although it has the same title as the legendary 3-disc set from 1987 which became Sign O The Times, the two sets don't have much in common. But how did Prince compile this? What happened with the mail order version? And how did it all play out? All this and more in our latest facts video!
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What’s your favorite song from this set? Let us know in the comments!
"Cloreen Bacon Skin" FTW. It's just Prince and Morris Day jamming out for 15 minute of funky goodness. Prince's persona on the track is amazing. "Oh hold it, stop
. Motherfucker didn't even have the headphones on" kills me every time lol.
Calhoun Square
Thanks Casey for such quality info and great produced videos. I love your work. :) Sean.
Movie star
The Ride
Shock G laid that Love Sign remix OUT. I had nooooo idea he was responsible for it! Awesome
The Truth is one of Prince's most interesting 90s projects and should have been treated as its own album rather than a bonus disc!
I remember when I first got in the military I was stationed in Las Vegas and the first weekend there I went to a record store inside Ceasar’s Palace and bought the 4 disc circular pack with the Truth album...to this day I still have. All this to say:
I. Love. This. Set.
He was a brilliant musician.💜☔
Ripopgodazippa (one of the more watchable scenes from Showgirls), Sexual Suicide, What's My Name?
I can listen to the tracks 2-7 of disc 2 on a loop forever, really.
Another great video, my friend. Thanks 4 sharing.
My favorites songs are as followed...
Disk 1: Hide the Bone
Disk 2: Crucial
Disk 3: Goodbye
Disk 4 (The Truth): Welcome 2 the Dawn
Kamasutra: Kamasutra
Rave Un2 the Year 2021 Every1 :)
My all time favorite Prince album! 💜
Extremely underrated
I have 3 favs, one per disk: "Acknowledge Me", "Strays of the World", & "She Gave Her Angels". It would've been "Good Love" for disc 2, but I already had the proceeding version on the Bright Lights, Big City soundtrack. I was also one of those folks who both got the five cd release (on time at that) and eventually received The War as well. I wish Crystal Ball 2 had been released, but Prince was notorious for constantly changing his mind.
It’s a shame the 80’s tracks weren’t remastered properly and included on the ‘Sign o The Times’ Super Deluxe Box Set. There was plenty of space. Also, the original soundtrack version of ‘Good Love’ is available on iTunes for the low low
Thank you TVR for another great video. I was on my holidays in Paris in 1998 and went to the Virgin mega store , splend an hour in that store with my cousin Sebastian and have bought Crystall Ball ( but without Kamasutra). Great stuff on it. Love : the ride, movie star, crucial, and many more :)
I met Prince at a strip club, late one night. I told him I had found a 200+ page list online of unreleased albums and live sets. I wanted to know what they were and where I could find them. He told me they were bootlegs and NOT to buy them. I agreed but told him I really wanted to hear them, and would even pay just to hear them. He seemed intrigued. I told him there was a song on the list called, Crystal Ball, and I especially wanted to hear what that one was. His very next release was this! Not only did he put Crystal Ball on the release, he named the release after that song. He then also put "Bootleg" on each disc. That release was for me, and you can't convince me otherwise. 😊
Great info Casey,being a Prince collector I have the 2 sets & Calhoun Square is my fave track.That guitar rocks on this track.
Great choice! Definitely a classic.
Dig it... Your channel is one of most informative Prince channels out there... I’m 52 years old and a Major Prince fan...I was blessed to be at the Purple Rain Tour.. I got to experience the Revolution... It was Electric!!!!! Please keep up the Fantastic work!!!! I look forward to your videos...
I was lucky enough to see the full version of the 3 chains o gold movie back in the 90’s so when he commented on Carmen Electra regarding Tell me how u wanna b done I know what he meant as the full Continental music video is pretty raunchy . I do hope one day we will get an official release of the movie in its full glory with all the missing segments and extended music videos 😃
AMAZING video. Yet another triumph from the Violet Reality!
This crucial Album deserved a longer video with more facts.
Especially involving the THE TRUTH acoustic cd. Please return with another video on the subject soon.
I was madly looking forward to owning this album back in 1997, but I had no internet, was still a student and had no credit card. Then it was released in March 1998 in Italy and I just couldn’t believe it. My father’s aunt (God bless her always) gave me the money for me to buy it and I had my wish granted. I also recall the first time I visited the album’s website at my uncle’s computer, back in 1997; it still retains its charme to this day. And by the way: I printed the rounded version of the cover and added it to my round C-thru 5 disc set, which I eventually bought in 1999. It looked awesome. Thank you, Casey. Always a great job.
My favorite Prince song of all time is Power Fantastic. 2marrow is my 2nd favorite Prince song of all time.
Hey TVR. What a great video and full of facts I was not aware of. When I ordered this from Prince's official website, I was one of the few who received it without a booklet. I am loving this current series you are doing. I always like to know more about an artist's music catalogue rather then the tabloid gossip that surrounds an artist, and you are nailing this series on the head. I'm loving it. Keep doing what you do as it Rocks!!! PS: One of my fav's is: Hide The Bone (one of many).
🙌🏽🙏🏽thanks, love these videos!!
These videos are so informational. You do such a good job.
I think Cloreen Bacon Skin was actually recorded in 82 at the latest. The liner notes for Crystal Ball stated that this track was done while The Time's second album "What Time Is It" was recorded. That album came out in 1982
happy new year- keep it funky!
Great info as always😄
My Fave is Goodbye, such a heart breaker💜💜
Love your channel.
Is the next video going to be on The Truth?
I hope it gets a standalone release soon.
Happy NY to the TVR crew!
Glad the Truth finally got a solo release this year
It seems obvious that the best tracks on this set are from the mid-80s, and they're the tracks that are conspicuously missing from the SOTT super-deluxe set from this year. Not that I'm gonna complain about anything they've done over the last few years. 1999 and SOTT super-deluxe are amazing, despite the omissions. But it seems like they left certain tracks off SOTT super-d because they're on this album, and that's too bad. SOTT super-deluxe ends up telling an incomplete story, in a way.
"interactive" (Like "Good Love") as released on "Crystal Ball" was a different mix. The "Crystal Ball" version is longer than the one from the CD ROM.
I love this channel!💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
My favorite is "So Dark", "Calhoun Square", "Days Of Wild" and "
I'm pretty sure that the "spindle" design was also used for some of the four-disc retail versions too. I certainly have seen a ton of them over the years at used CD stores (never with the Kamasutra album). But the 4-CD version I own is the double-size jewel case version.
Keep them coming
My fave songs: Crystal Ball, Days of Wild, Interactive and Whats my name. Yes, I am a NPG fan :)
I got the 5 disk set with the booklet.
Another slam dunk video, thanks. "Lovesign (Shock's Silky Mix)" is one of my favorite Prince jams...
Looking forward to "THE TRUTH"... Please also do a vid for "NEWPOWER SOUL" ...Come on, you're the one! I like funky music. ; )
If this is your first time watching, you need to catch up... Lots of albums to go, but boy, have we covered some great earlier albums! Keep up the great work, TVR!!
Absolutely LOVE this series
Thank you so much 💜
That was a great vault album.
I loved Interactive, the Crystal Ball title track, and the remixes for P Control and Loose.
Much respect to Casey & The Violet Reality"s high quality productions so far on "The Facts You DIDN'T Know series.
I've enjoyed each & every in depth video so far.
?Question? Have you ever thought about producing a video in the the same series about
one of the most hilarious & mysterious Prince & The NPG albums of all time.
"The Return Of The Bump Squad " album & era ?
What is up with that record?
We would all love to know bout dat!
You Guys ' have done it again, my all time favorite cd , also if I am correct when this 5 disc was reviewed in New York publishing, right around the time of release, bzuc back then Warner brothers record label didn't give in advance release dates, fans where on the computer trying to find it. But my pointe and question is this unknown writer review the whole thing and quoted the 5th disc as new music that diehard fans have wanted to here him sing and sound like again. You know what all the songs that where mentioned was not on there and I think that other album was put in its place maybe, anything possible with prince last minute change. Thanks Casey.
Aaah, I think 2morrow would fit well on Emancipation. Its kind of close to “Emale”
Love this series and as a die gard old skool fan I still learn something new each time...I'm curious as to why you didn't discuss The Truth at all...I would assume due to any lack of information, but just wondering as it was a hugely innovative and new direction for Prince, an (almost) all acoustic lp...why was it included? How did it come about? Were all the tracks from one session? Etc etc, its arguably the best and most important part if this release. Also Kamasutra...much less important but would be interesting to know anything about it. Thanks!
I love the Crystal Ball (1998) compilation. It wasn't what I was expecting but, I still enjoy the release. It has some good recordings on it. Some of my favorites is that live version of The Ride, Calhoun Square, Movie Star, and Dream Factory. I find it pretty cool and interesting that some of us have heard much of the Crystal Ball 2 to a degree. I think Crystal Ball 2 would still make a great compilation, even for a possible 2021 release. The Prince Estate still could pull this off for the most part, in terms of putting it together and fans enjoying the release. There's ways around it.
Absolutely the most knowledgeable people on Prince in the universe .
Very kind, thank you so much 💜
18 and Over..... My theme song of my late teens, early 20's....lol
I bought this album in 1998 from Best Buy. Great album. I feel that disc 1 should have been 70's outtakes, disc 2 80's outtakes, and disc 3 90's outtakes. Each disc containing 10 songs.
let the party started 😊🎉🙏🏽♾️
God damn that Crystal Ball Vol. II looks crazy! Might have had to edit out some questionable and not very palatable parts from a couple tracks though, if ya know what I mean...
I swear I can not talk about my favorite Prince material without worrying I will leave something out. But pressed to give my favorite album I’d say The Gold Experience, 319 is my favorite song.
Nice.
I actually never knew about the 5 disc version. I just walked into Virgin Megastore and grabbed it. I loved the remix of Love Sign most. Digital Underground is my favorite rap group
Crucial is my favorite song out of them all. Would have also been a great way to close Sign of the Times as originally intended, but obviously i'm not complaining about Adore!
YES!!!!!!!!!
I hope as the ball is now in Sony's court, that we will get a complete official release of this compilation album.
Good Love, which is also my absolute favourite Prince song. Also, I want an official release of Xtralovable.
I wish U a happy 2021! :-)
Love Sign, Get Loose, & Fascination (The Truth disc).
Some incredible tracks on this set, though the mix of eras didn't sit well. At least six stunningly brilliant songs though
Oh wow, this compilation is a very confusing one indeed, but I do have some favorites (not in order): Acknowledge Me, Ripopgodazippa, Love Sign, Days Of Wild, She Gave Her Angels, and The Ride.
Da bang!!
I bought mine from Best Buy and it came in a weird shaped case . And that Shock G remix is dope .
My favorite songs off of Crystal Ball would have to be "Goodbye", "Ackowledge Me", and "Days Of Wild". I wish they would've released "Lust U Always" on the 1999 super deluxe tho:(
😮😢 11:37 goodbye on crystal what's my favorite
I have the five disk version. I recall that I got it at my local Best Buy, if memory serves.
The 5 disc version was also available from the merch stand on the New Power Soul tour.. £50, and no inlay booklet! Always loved his 90's material, in many cases more than the 80's stuff. 'Free the slave...play that motherf***in' bass!'
The Truth is a Legendary Album. The fact it's near unknown is an unlawful act
Happy New Year Kim and Casey. I got my copy at Best Buy when it was a new release. I like quite abit of songs like 2morrow.
Love the image in the thumbnail, where did you find it?
It's a live shot from 1998 that I found on Google, but the picture wasn't well lit so I had to work on it in Photoshop to restore the proper colour of the shirt! Happy with how it turned out - thanks for noticing!
Were Wendy and Lisa not heavily involved in as well on background vocals in Crystal Ball and Dream Factory?
Nope, just Susannah on those songs!
Violet Reality playthrough of the Interactive video game when?
The Ride....enough said....
Thanks for the vid. Happy new year! Was it true that Prince canned Crystall Ball2 and the Roadhouse Garden because he didn't realise the Crystal Ball release songs were under contract from Warner Brothers? They could've sued him for releasing them but chose to let it slide on the proviso he didn't release any others. I totally get why he was so pissed about his music ownership, especially if WB owned everything he made, not just the released tracks, which must've been so annoying as they could make money off something he'd never given to them.
I've heard that idea floated before, yep. But as far as I know, nobody from WB or Prince's camp ever confirmed. It's certainly possible. There was also a lot of discussion around Roadhouse being cancelled due to some kind of post-JW fallout with Wendy and Lisa. But that doesn't explain what happened to CB2.
🤔 Could my “favorite song” be the entire 1st CD + Last Heart? ☺️
And what to say about the Kamasutra album? There are bits of it that are GENIUS. But overall it comes across as a new-age cutout-bin also-ran. With a little bit of selective editing and guidance, and some additional live orchestration, it could have been a legit orchestral work rather than an eccentric playlist for sensual massages.
I had two of these sets, didn't like the music so I gave them away. Both 5 disc sets
I thought Wendy and Lisa were on the song Crystal Ball but I certainly could be wrong about that.
It's a fairly common misconception but it's actually just Susannah!
Thinking that I actually threw away the original Paisley Park plastic packaging in favour of the record store set. Just decided to store the Kamasutra album in a separate box...it was just so unhandy and clumpsy. Now I regret that greatly 😥. As for the "Crystal Ball" title song itself, it was so heavily edited (compared to both bootleg versions I already owned) in the bass and drum solos that I was really dissapointed!! Best song: Cloreen Bacon Skin and that's kinda sad knowing all the other quality gems he still had sitting in his vault. Mostly I was very disappointed with the set. The acoustic album has really nice songs on it, Kamasutra doesn't really appeal to me at all except maybe one song/part, don't remember which...
What's My Name. Calhoun Square. 18 & Over. Goodbye.
Crystal Ball, Tell Me How u Wanna done? And Last Heart. Don't play me used to get some rotation. It's the only multi cd Prince project that I felt was "Meh". I was one of those who ordered online and ending up buying it at Best Buy. But after reflecting on my opinion, I was never gonna love a CD that has songs from The Vault but still managed to omit Lisa and Extra lovable.
He HATES Warner Bros SO DAMN MUCH yet he F’d up the rollout of this AND Emancipation 🙄🙄🙄
I still F’ing 💜 the guy but Prince had some mojo obstinance at times 😢
My favorite song here is
Sexual Suicide, which I'd had on bootleg for nearly a decade before the release of Crystal Ball.
Another favorite is Calhoun Square.
I think that The Truth deserves some mention. While it was released as a bonus disc, it could easily stand on its own . It's a very unique entry in the Prince canon.
Do we know for sure that Bacon Skins was Morris on drums and from that far back in the 80s? I always assumed this was during the NPG era with Michael Bland on drums. Of course my 5-disc version never had any liner notes so i never knew for sure.
Yup, it's in the liner notes. You can still check them out at crystalballcd.com
Good Love🍒
cherry pie apple kisses🍎
Jill & Susannah❤️
I was disappointed by this compilation to be honest. I remember rushing to Best Buy to get it and I couldnt wait to listen to it. I put it on and I was underwhelmed. I was expecting it to be the original "Crystal Ball" album. Nevertheless, one of my favorite songs by Prince is "Crucial" so thats my favorite (I just wish we could get all of the versions especially the one with Leeds and the version with Miles Davis, and isnt there another version?) "Last Heart", "An Honest Man", "She Gave Her Angels", "Goodbye" and "Dont Play Me".