Prince — 1984 Demos & Outtakes (7-CD Set)
7.8 Hours of Prince at His Most Creative Peak — On Seven Discs
1984 was the year everything changed. Purple Rain arrived, the film arrived, the world caught up with Prince — and behind every song that made the final cut were demos, alternate takes, instrumental versions, and full rehearsals that never reached the public. This seven-disc set collects 441 minutes of that hidden archive — multiple versions of some of the most important recordings Prince ever made, spread across seven CDs and representing one of the most comprehensive single-year deep dives in any Prince collector collection.
Why 1984 Matters More Than Any Other Year
Nothing Compares 2 U appears here in two separate versions — written in 1984 for The Family before Sinéad O'Connor ever heard it. Erotic City in two versions. Around the World in a Day in three, including an unreleased version. The Dance Electric twice. Feline twice, including an instrumental.
Two versions of Nothing Compares 2 U sitting alongside Manic Monday — both written by Prince for other artists during this extraordinary period. The full rehearsal version of I Would Die 4 U. And deeper cuts like Traffic Jam, Toy Box, Paisley Park Instrumental, and Possessed that give this set a breadth far beyond the headline tracks.
What Makes This Set Extraordinary
Multiple versions of the same song across a single collection reveal Prince's working method better than almost any other format — you hear a song arrive, develop, change, and sometimes transform into something entirely different from where it started. At 7.8 hours of content this is not a casual listen. It is a serious collector's document of the most productive twelve months in Prince's entire career.
Tracklisting
| # | Track |
|---|---|
| 1 | A Million Miles (I Love You) |
| 2 | All Day, All Night |
| 3 | Around the World in a Day #1 |
| 4 | Around the World in a Day #2 |
| 5 | Around the World in a Day (Unreleased) |
| 6 | The Dance Electric #1 |
| 7 | The Dance Electric #2 |
| 8 | Desire |
| 9 | Erotic City #1 |
| 10 | Erotic City #2 |
| 11 | Feline #1 |
| 12 | Feline #2 (Instrumental) |
| 13 | God (Love Theme from Purple Rain) |
| 14 | High Fashion |
| 15 | I Would Die 4 U #2 (Full Rehearsal) |
| 16 | Manic Monday |
| 17 | Miss Understood |
| 18 | Mutiny |
| 19 | Next Time Wipe the Lipstick Off Your Collar |
| 20 | Nothing Compares 2 U #1 |
| 21 | Nothing Compares 2 U #2 |
| 22 | Paisley Park (Instrumental) |
| 23 | Possessed #2 (Instrumental) |
| 24 | The Screams of Passion |
| 25 | Susannah's Pajamas |
| 26 | Take Me with U (Full Version) |
| 27 | Toy Box (Instrumental) |
| 28 | Traffic Jam (Instrumental) |
| 29 | Wonderful Ass #2 |
| 30 | Yes |
| 31 | 100 MPH #1 |
Product Details
| Format | 7-Disc CD Set (CD-R) |
| Total Runtime | 441 minutes — approx. 7.8 hours |
| Year Covered | 1984 |
| Content | Demos, outtakes, alternate versions, instrumentals & rehearsals |
| Discs | May include printed disc labels |
| Note | Unofficial collector's edition — not an official release |
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