Trans4mation Sabotage Records 2CD

Trans4mation 2CD

Sabotage Records
Catalog # SAB 483-484
Release Year May 2017
2CD Length 79:18 / 78:16
Date/Venue Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA April 14, 2016
Source Audience/Soundboard Recordings
Quality EX+
Rating 5.0 / 5.0

Rating 5.0/5.0

Track Listing

DISC 1 Recorded at the Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, 14 April, 10 PM, Pt. 1
1 PIANO & A MICROPHONE TOUR INTRO: CONFLUENCE (OST ”MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA” BY JOHN WILLIAMS)*
2 PIANO & A MICROPHONE TOUR INTRO: THE DEPARTURE (OST ”L’AMANT” BY GABRIEL YARED)*
3 WHEN WILL WE B PAID? [BY RANDALL STEWART]
4 THE MAX
5 BLACK SWEAT
6 GIRL
7 I WOULD DIE 4 U
8 BABY, I’M A STAR
9 THE BALLAD OF DOROTHY PARKER w/ FOUR
10 DARK
11 INDIFFERENCE
12 EYE LOVE U, BUT EYE DON’T TRUST U ANYMORE
13 LITTLE RED CORVETTE / DIRTY MIND / LINUS & LUCY [BY V. GUARALDI] 5:26 min
14 NOTHING COMPARES 2 U
15 FIRST ENCORE BREAK
16 CREAM
17 BLACK MUSE
18 HOW COME U DON’T CALL ME ANYMORE
19 SECOND ENCORE BREAK
20 WAITING IN VAIN [BY BOB MARLEY] / IF I WAS YOUR GIRLFRIEND 6:51 min
21 THIRD ENCORE BREAK

DISC 2 Tracks 1–4: Recorded at the Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, 14 April, 10 PM, Pt. 2
1 SOMETIMES IT SNOWS IN APRIL
2 PURPLE RAIN
3 THE BEAUTIFUL ONES w/ PURPLE RAIN
4 DIAMONDS AND PEARLS w/ PURPLE RAIN

5 PERTH RADIO PROMO (AUSTRALIAN TOUR, 25 FEB. 2016)*
6 PIANO & A MICROPHONE TOUR INTRO: CONFLUENCE (OST ”MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA” BY JOHN WILLIAMS)*
7 PIANO & A MICROPHONE TOUR INTRO: THE DEPARTURE (OST ”L’AMANT” BY GABRIEL YARED)*
8 JOY IN REPETITION (SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE, SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRAL., 20 FEB. 2016, 10 PM, TIDAL)*
9 LITTLE RED CORVETTE / DIRTY MIND (SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE, SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRAL., 20 FEB. 2016, 10 PM, TIDAL)*
10 BLACK SWEAT (FOX THEATRE, ATLANTA, GA, 14 APRIL 2016, 10 PM, TIDAL)*
11 BREAKING NEWS ’PRINCE IS DEAD’, CNN, 21 APRIL 2016*
12 ELTON JOHN REMEMBERS PRINCE (COLOSSEUM AT CAESARS PALACE, LAS VEGAS, NV, 23 APRIL 2016)*
13 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E-STREET BAND: PURPLE RAIN (BARCLAYS CENTER, BROOKLYN, NY, 23 APRIL 2016)*
14 DAVID GILMOUR: COMFORTABLY NUMB W/ PURPLE RAIN (THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON, UK, 24 APRIL 2016)
15 D’ANGELO W/ MAYA RUDOLPH & GR. LIEBERUM: SOMETIMES IT SNOWS IN APRIL (TONIGHT SHOW W/ J. FALLON, NBC, ROCKEF. CENTER, NYC, 26 APRIL 2016)*
16 HERBIE HANCOCK REMEMBERS PRINCE (INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY, WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON, DC, 30 APRIL 2016)*
17 LET’S GO CRAZY [INTRO/PA] (24TH BILLBOARD AWARDS, T-MOBILE ARENA, LAS VEGAS, NV, 22 MAY 2016)*
18 MADONNA: NOTHING COMPARES 2 U (24TH BILLBOARD AWARDS, T-MOBILE ARENA, LAS VEGAS, NV, 22 MAY 2016)*
19 MADONNA & STEVIE WONDER: PURPLE RAIN (24TH BILLBOARD AWARDS, T-MOBILE ARENA, LAS VEGAS, NV, 22 MAY 2016)*
20 LIANNE LA HAVAS: SOMETIMES IT SNOWS IN APRIL (CHELTENHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UK, 28 APRIL 2016)*
21 LARRY GRAHAM: PURPLE RAIN (AUTISM ROCKS AT HAMMERSMITH APOLLO, LONDON, UK, 25 JUNE 2016)
* = Soundboard recordings!

FINK’S COMMENT(rates this release 5.0/5.0):
Billed as the “Piano & A Microphone” tour, Prince presented exactly what was advertised. A baby grand piano sat alone, with only a few clusters of candles sharing the stage, while a massive video screen projected kaleidoscopic swirls throughout the hour and 20 minute show. While remnants of the flu that sidelined him last week and caused the postponement of these shows was apparent when he talked (he did apologize for last week’s cancellation), when Prince sang, he sounded sublime. Sabotage has given us the best recording of Prince’s last show, and its a MUST OWN release in my opinion. I really did need all the filler tracks, but what matters is the quality of the final show, and its great!