Do Me, Baby [Numbered Cassette]

new and sealed!

In celebration of Princes acclaimed Controversy album, originally released 40 years ago on October 14, 1981, The Prince Estate and Warner Records are pleased to present yet another hidden gem from Princes storied Paisley Park vault: a previously unheard 1979 solo demo-recording of his quintessential slow-jam Do Me, Baby.

Available in two limited edition physical formats: a special replica cassette single (limited to 1,981 units), and an etched 7 single pressed on purple vinyl. The replica cassette matches the original source format stored in Princes Paisley Park vault for decades, and the 7 vinyl incorporates Princes original hand-written lyrics for the song.

Do Me, Baby is best known as the centerpiece of 1981’s Controversy, but Prince first recorded the song years earlier. A demo featuring Prince and his best friend and creative collaborator Andr Cymone was initially recorded in 1978. Then a year later, Prince fully reimagined the track as a solo recording during the April 1979 recording sessions for Prince at Alpha Studios in North Hollywood, CA, with overdubs added in the same period at Hollywood Sound Records in Hollywood, CA.

From that 2″ multitrack master tape, a cassette rough mixrecently discovered in Princes legendary vault and labeled in the artists own handwritingwas rendered but ultimately shelved. This special release of Do Me, Baby (Demo) has been newly mixed to match the original demo cassette specs by Princes GRAMMY-nominated engineer Chris James, and mastered by Princes longtime collaborator and multiple GRAMMY-winning engineer Bernie Grundman.

Additional Details
As was typical with Prince, he revisited the song afresh more than two years later when he created an entirely new solo recording of Do Me, Baby at Sunset Sound in June 1981. That master recording was released on October 14, 1981, as the epic final song on Side A of Controversy.

SIDE A
Do Me Baby

SIDE B
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