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Serial #.............: NPR Records Cat No:  # NPR 031
Artist...............: Prince
Album................: Amesexy
Year.................: 2010
Genre................: Concert
Comment..............: Lovesexy Tour, Hilton Coliseum, Ames, 21st November 1988
Type.................: Bootleg
Duration.............: 61:25 / 62:13
Cover(s) Included....: Yes
Audio Format.........: Lossless
Bitrate..............: Flac
Source...............: Audience Recording (Quality: VG+)


Traklist

Disc 1

1. Intro  2. Erotic City   3. Housequake (including Take The A-Train)   4. Slow 
Love   5. Adore   6. Delirious   7. Jack U Off   8. Sister   9. Do Me, Baby - 
Adore   10. I Wanna Be Your Lover   11. Head   12. A Love Bizarre   13. When You 
Were Mine  14. Blues In C (If I Had A Harem)   15. When You Were Mine   16. 
Little Red Corvette   17. Controversy   18. U Got The Look  19. 
Superfunkycalifragisexy   20. Controversy   21. Bob George   22. Anna Stesia 

Disc 2

1. Cross The Line   2. Eye No   3. Lovesexy   4. Glam Slam   5. The Cross   6. I 
Wish I Heaven   7. Take This Beat   8. Kiss  9. Interlude  10. Dance On  
11.Sheila E Drum Solo (including Transmississippirap)   12. Let's Go Crazy   13. 
When Doves Cry   14. Purple Rain   15. 1999   16. Alphabet St.  17. Outro

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It still amazes me even today that new/better source recordings can suddenly 
surface out of nowhere more than twenty years after the event itself. This 
latest effort from NPR is one such occasion and anyone who owns the previous 
version Lovesexy Radio In Ames will be scampering to get a hold of this one. The 
old recording was woeful to say the least, very muddied and distant sounding 
almost as if the taper had been a little over-exuberant when hiding his 
equipment.  In fact, at times it sounded almost like it would if you were 
outside the venue. 

No matter, the important thing here is the quality of this new version and it is 
certainly an improvement in terms of the clarity and overall atmosphere. The 
vocal area is particularly crisp and I’m quite impressed by the differences 
here. It doesn’t appear to have over-worked, thankfully, which has allowed it to 
shine a little more and when compared back to back with the old source, it 
really does show. Unfortunately, there are problems but thankfully not too many 
to ruin it. The opening minute or so is distorted somewhat (tape chewed I’ve