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15 Oct, 11 tweets, 12 min read

@CasciTRitchie

So we got to the end of Side 1 & on Saturday — we’ll flip over to Side 2.

Tomorrow — we have a thread on Prince’s threads by @CasciTRitchie:

“Fashioning S☮️TT”

Today — check out:

*Casci’s Bio
*Round- Up of previous 🧵’s

👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

#PrinceTwitterThread
#SOTTDELUXE

@CasciTRitchie

@CasciTRitchie

Independent Fashion Historian & Princeologist

Blog:
casciritchie.com

Staff Writer:
@screenqueenz

Programmer and Film Club Host:
@backseat_bingo

Recent Publications:
bloomsbury.com/uk/prince-and-…

@EdgarKruize

Day 1- @EdgarKruize gave us a glimpse into his magnifying MIND!

A detailed thread on various aspects of the #SOTTDELUXE Box Set which you won’t find anywhere else!

Magnificent!

https://twitter.com/edgarkruize/status/1313497704698441731?s=21

@deejayumb

Day 2 - @deejayumb’s Trilogy began!

An epic 3 parter like a Sergio Leone Western!

(i) Dreams Come True - contains info on gender confusion, secrets about the original artwork & mind blowing comparisons with The Wizard of Oz & a whole lot more.

Epic!

https://twitter.com/deejayumb/status/1313860866887028749?s=21

@deejayumb

Day 3 - @deejayumb’s Trilogy continued!

(ii) Dreams - A deep-dive into the path that led up to SOTT.

From Dream Factory to Camille to Crystal Ball to SOTT.

Complimented with an analysis of P's alter-ego’s Camille & Spooky Electric.

G8 Overview

https://twitter.com/deejayumb/status/1314223105045393408?s=21

@deejayumb

Day 4 - @deejayumb’s Trilogy concluded & Shots were Fired!

(iii) Boulevard of Broken Dreams- A mind blowing & persuasive argument seeking to deconstruct a 33+ yr popular narrative about that cherished “lost Revolution album” - Dream Factory!

Essential!

https://twitter.com/deejayumb/status/1314584623981223936?s=21

@CaseyRain

Day 5 - @CaseyRain opened up Side 1 of the album w/ a fascinating insight on the title track.

From rap to MJ to what/who the hell is "Hurricane Annie," Casey takes us into the intricacies of "S☮️TT.”

Insightful!

https://twitter.com/caseyrain/status/1315351458271891461?s=21

@RhondaNicole_

Day 6 - @RhondaNicole_ guided us to a fresh perspective on Play in the Sunshine & in the process she took us to CHURCH to hear the authentic Gospel!

You’ll want to grab a tambourine, jump & give praise shouts while listening!

Hundalasiliah 🔥🔥🔥

https://twitter.com/rhondanicole_/status/1315732658261946368?s=21

@scottwoodssays

Day 7 @scottwoodssays - Highlights how Prince wove James Brown & Art of Noise together, & how the song shows off Prince's poetic & technological side.

A necessary Operator's Manual for when you listen to "Housequake" – like, really.

Mind-Expanding!

https://twitter.com/scottwoodssays/status/1315927187640537088?s=21

@arrthurr

Day 8 - @arrthurr placed TBoDP in its historical context & masterfully analysed the technology, techniques, influences, & lyrics & how they all conspire to make a truly unique track together that sounds like no other Prince track.

Mind-Blowing 🤯

https://twitter.com/arrthurr/status/1316489595987451904?s=21

@EdgarKruize

#PrinceTwitterThread
#SOTTDELUXE

@EdgarKruize @CaseyRain @RhondaNicole_ @scottwoodssays @arrthurr @CasciTRitchie @TrickyKid2 @joemuggs @8minutesidle @Neo_Manifesto @Miss_EThompson @9T99art @PressRewindPod @ehphd @dmsrblog @bobbyfriction @polishedsolid @RichardCole_NOW

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9 Oct

S☮️TT - (iii) - Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Was The Dream Factory (DF) a ‘lost’ album?

Was it even an album?

Yesterday, I set out the 30+ year narrative about the path that led up to SOTT.

A narrative repeated on websites & in magazines.

#PrinceTwitterThread
#SOTTDELUXE

@PrinceVault

A narrative repeated in fanzines, books, official podcasts, & the trusted @PrinceVault.

With such overwhelming support behind this narrative why would anyone dare to question it.

But is it fact or fiction?

Is it a questionable narrative created by fans, authors & journalists?

@EdgarKruize

As my esteemed colleague & author @EdgarKruize said to me much of it depends upon the vantage point you choose.

“If your narrative is ‘Dream Factory was an album’, then all you’ll find is evidence towards that.”

I’m a difficult guy & so I chose a different narrative.

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8 Oct

S☮️TT - (ii) - The Dream.

Yesterday I dropped some real time heat on SOTT going back to 1987 & connections were made with the artwork & various themes including Wizard of Oz.

In this thread I am going to focus on the path leading up to SOTT.

#PrinceTwitterThread
#SOTTDELUXE

The path that led up to SOTT is a strange one in how it has been portrayed for 30+ years by fanzines & magazines.

It’s upheld a popular & an established narrative that has probably become a historical fact but much more on this tomorrow.

@susannahtwin

It’s been said that SOTT is about a man going thru change - break up of The Revolution, failure of UTCM & the engagement & then break up with @susannahtwin.

P’s navigation through these changes were also reflected in his ever changing release schedule during this period.

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7 Oct

S☮️TT - (i) - Dreams Come True

#PrinceTwitterThread
#SOTTDELUXE

This 3 part Introduction thread will focus on the path that led to the creation of SOTT.

It’s P’s richest & most fertile period & one of his most complex ones.

Perhaps also one of the most misunderstood.

@EdgarKruize

The Deluxe Box Set is 🔥🔥🔥

I’m sure y’all have been enjoying it.

If you have not done so already - listen to/purchase the remastered Edition whilst reading these threads.

A beautiful but imperfect box set as indicated yesterday by @EdgarKruize.

open.spotify.com/album/2Uv3zad9…

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@deejayumb

9 Aug

@darlingnisi

Te Amo Corazon 💜

Check out previous 🧵’s from @darlingnisi & @yan_kry

B sure to check upcoming 🧵’s over the next 9 days from:

@RichardCole_NOW
@PrincesFriendYT
@CaseyRain
@CasciTRitchie
@ehphd
@arrthurr
@EdgarKruize
@pressrewind75

#PrinceTwitterThread
#3121album

3121 had Rock, contemporary R&B, classic 80’s Funk & Electro but for me it was the Latin influences that surprised me & really made this album standout.

Those influences were more pervasive on this record than any other I can think of.

So for me 3121 was his “LATIN ERA”!

Te Amo Corazón (TAC) - the first single released on 12/13 (3121 in reverse) 2005 was saturated in Latin influence.

It was re-released again in an ill conceived attempt to to capture the Valentines Day market on 14 February 2006.

open.spotify.com/track/13Imdyyb…

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17 Jun

@ericathompson

Day 2 — Space Thread!

Check out yesterday’s 🧵 from @ericathompson

B sure to check out the 🧵’s coming up over the next 8 days from:

@CaseyRain
@EdgarKruize
@PrincesFriendYT
@ehphd
@scottwoodssays
@arrthurr
@NightEthereal
@polishedsolid

#PrinceTwitterThread
#Come

@EdgarKruize

I just want to take this opportunity to thank a few ‘key’ people who were instrumental in giving me the confidence & belief to share my thoughts (not expertise) on Prince in a public arena.

Thanks 4 the encouragement & belief 💜💜💜

@EdgarKruize @NightEthereal @polishedsolid.

@prince

SPACE

It’s not clear who plays on this track but the credits list the following:

Instruments by @prince with help from:

* Michael B. – drums & Sonny T. – bass
* Tommy Barbarella & Mr. Hayes – keyboards

It is well known that P reworked all the band recordings for Come.

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15 Jun

@ericathompson

Welcome to the second instalment of #PrinceTwitterThread series.

The spotlight is on the #Come album.

Over the next 10 days our guests will be:

@ericathompson
@CaseyRain
@EdgarKruize
@PrincesFriendYT
@ehphd
@scottwoodssays
@arrthurr
@NightEthereal
@polishedsolid

“Foreplay” will be my brief intro to the Come album before we move on to cover the individual tracks.

“This is the Dawning of a New Spiritual Revolution”.

☝️ is the phrase that underpins the Come album.

Piano & Mic 83’ was not Prince’s first “Posthumous” album, it was “Come”.

There was a lot going on in P world in the 90’s & to help you w/ the complex background I would highly recommend watching this brilliant documentary:

Also my abridged notes chronicle the “Come Album Timeline” - covering the different configurations👇

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