Share this page!

UMB Profile picture
Twitter logo
24 Jul, 30 tweets, 14 min read
Week 4🧵Round Up

Jill Jones debut album.

June & July = JJ = Jill Jones

1 FINAL week left on the Jill Jones Twitter Thread!

#ICYMI - see the published🧵’s below.

@jilldjones

#PrinceTwitterThread
#jilljones
Sampling Jill Jones
On Sampling JJ @polishedsolid weaves a fascinating alternate unknown history of JJ as the Rave Muse sampled in Breakbeat Hardcore classics rinsed at every rave in the early 90’s - perhaps spreading JJ’s legacy further afield than Paisley Park ever did....
My Man
@deejayumb blew some purple minds with a 🔥🧵taking in Elvis, Billie Holiday, Josephine Baker, Folies Bergere, Ziegfeld Follies, Dorothy Parker, France, 1920’s & more on the album outlier MM.  

Described by JJ herself as:

“so accurate in many ways”.

For Love
@arrthurr’s persuasive 🧵urged many to listen to the JJ debut all the way thru again.

Learn about the importance & power of the unseen Purple session muso & the impact they leave!
All Day, All Night
@Art0fficialAge constructed a marvellous & much loved 🧵that outlined the important facts about the construction & meaning of one of the best known tracks from the JJ album & contrasted it to P’s version.
With You
Did you ever see Madhouse live.. no, me neither, but Edgar did!

A classic one from @EdgarKruize deep diving into a cover version that’s better than the original & doubling as a fascinating glimpse into the experience of pre-Internet Prince fandom.

Violet Blue
@MMLunlimited went thru the background, inspiration & musical content of Violet Blue - making connections with Betty Blue, Sting & J Jackson.

He delivered the definitive description of the JJ album:

“Purple music filtered thru Europe” 

Sadly, his 🧵 broke - 2 Parts!
Violet Blue Part 1

Violet Blue Part 2

Jill Jones Surprise Birthday 

🧵 & 🎬🎥
On 11th July it was Jill Jones Birthday & so we did a special surprise Birthday 🧵 & video that we had planned for weeks which @AishaStaggers kindly volunteered to deliver.

G-Spot
@IAmMissTLC with a magnificent analysis of what the G-Spot is & where it can be found, why JJ’s vocal prowess deserved more, how this might have been more suited to Vanity 6, & how a P & JJ duet could’ve been a massive hit!

77 Bleeker St.
@RichardCole_NOW identified where this infamous street is & broke down this Bluesy song & hinted at the Teena Marie & Janis Joplin influences & wondered if @Stevestevens guested on the recording or did Prince record over it?

Mia Bocca
@RhondaNicole_ on the cinematic aesthetic of the magnificent Mia Bocca. 

A lyrical & musical breakdown & an eloquent explanation of why this lush R&B/pop record wasn't the hit it shoulda been.

Intro Part II
Part II is a definitive, in-depth history of the debut from its conception 2 its birth & an overview of JJ’s career to date!

Including great video clips & lost tracks from the era & enlightened responses (& hilarious) live reactions from JJ herself.

Intro Part I
Part I of this 2 part Intro thread explores JJ’s family & musical background with Motown & Teena Marie & her early work in the Purple Kingdom from 1999 thru to Graffiti Bridge. A forensic & detailed breakdown.

We have now set up a separate PrinceTwitterThread page called Prince Thread.

Please give us a follow here: 

@PrinceThread
@jilldjones @RhondaNicole_ @RichardCole_NOW @Art0fficialAge @MMLunlimited @IAmMissTLC @AishaStaggers @TrickyKid2 @arrthurr @EdgarKruize @deejayumb

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with UMB

UMB Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @deejayumb

UMB Profile picture
23 Jul
“The technique of digitally encoding music or sound & reusing it as part of a composition or recording.”

Tonight @polishedsolid dissects the Jill Jones album to reveal the impact it had upon other songs.

#PrinceTwitterThread #jilljones Image
@polishedsolid is an exceptionally talented person.

A Prince podcaster & symposia creator and a helluva lot more!

Just check it all out below. ImageImage
Symposia & Event creator:

w2avc.polishedsolid.com/about/
Read 10 tweets
UMB Profile picture
22 Jul
“My Man” - ‘MM’ is the track that kick started it all.

MM provided the impetus that began the creative work for the @jilldjones ‘JJ’ album.

So from that POV alone, it’s a very important track.

#PrinceTwitterThread
#jilljones Image
MM was constructed over a period of 7 months at Sunset Sound.

On 10 May 1985, after finalising the configuration of the Mazarati album, P created the initial version of MM.

On 12 May 1985 P recorded overdubs & it’s also possible that JJ laid down the vocals on this date. ImageImage
In that same month, P was laying down tracks & configuring several other projects including Parade, The Family, ATWIAD, Dance Electric, Manic Monday & Roadhouse Garden.

He was also working on a no. of unreleased tracks.

And also planning UTCM & scouting for movie locations🤯 ImageImage
Read 104 tweets
UMB Profile picture
22 Jul
Just because U are the
finest of your mama's children
Doesn't mean U can play around

Build up your stamina & join me later for “My Man” - the penultimate track from the JJ debut.

#PrinceTwitterThread
#jilljones Image
@deejayumb is a host of #PrinceTwitterThread

Grew up w/ P soundtracking my teens & it was *MORE* phenomenal than they would have you believe!

- Stanning P since 82’

Done stuff in the music world, inc. w/ family of music royalty but that was then & this is.....just for now! ImageImage
@deejayumb on linktree:

linktr.ee/DJUMB
Read 6 tweets
UMB Profile picture
29 Jun
Part II

June & July = JJ = Jill Jones

This Part II will be a brief overview of the album from its recording to it’s release.

The individual tracks will not be covered as our contributors will dive into these.

So let’s start with the Album.

#PrinceTwitterThread #Jilljones
I wish I could drop a streaming link to this album but it isn’t on streaming platforms.

it went out of print not long after its release & is difficult to find on Vinyl & CD.

There’s a GREAT demand for a JJ SDE on translucent Pink💖Vinyl.

And it needs to come out NOW 🖤💀
Front Cover:

JJ is standing over a manhole & is pulling down her flyaway skirt to avoid exposing her underwear.

This mirrors the iconic movie poster to the Monroe classic “7 Year Itch” - Monroe standing on a subway grate as her white dress is blown upwards by a passing train.
Read 100 tweets
UMB Profile picture
28 Jun
Welcome to the 5th instalment of the #PrinceTwitterThread series.

June & July = JJ = Jill Jones

Our spotlight falls on on the @jilldjones debut album.

This is our first 🧵 on an album by 1 of the Purple Associates.

Over the next few weeks our guests will be:👇🏽
In Part 1 of this introduction I’ll take a look at JJ’s background & all her work in the P Kingdom up to the point of her debut album.

Tomorrow, in Part 2, I’ll cover the debut album to present day.
Jill Jones (JJ) is:

1 of the cultured 1’s
1 of the intellectual 1’s
1 of the beautiful 1’s

A Prince (P) collaborator for 8 years between 1982 – 1990.

1 of the most prolific & longest serving musical partnerships of his early years.

P had a hard time of letting go of people.
Read 58 tweets
UMB Profile picture
25 Oct 20
*If I Was Your Girlfriend*

And together we'll stare into silence
And we'll try to imagine
what it looks like
Yeah, we'll try to imagine what,
what silence looks like
Yeah, we'll try to imagine what silence looks like
Yeah, we'll try

#PrinceTwitterThread
#SOTTDELUXE
Sit here w/ me for 2 minutes & listen to this heart achingly gorgeous instrumental intro...

Try to imagine what silence looks like ...

Try to imagine this amazing 2 minute segment from the NYE show forming the basis of an extended instrumental version on a 12”!
Imagine it as a late hours jam B4 the love songs for that last slow dance!

I wish the Deluxe had contained a 🤯10 min instrumental of this!

A perfect mirror to 💜 the A side:

If I Was Your Girlfriend (IIWYG).

One of the greatest & most complex songs of all time!
Read 104 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Like this author's thread?

Get emails when @deejayumb has new unrolls!

Check out other threads from @deejayumb!

Read all threads by @deejayumb

:(