Prince - Batdance 12in promo EP (1989) - VINYL - 24-bit/96kHz plus CD-compatible format

A promo 12" that has two version of the two remixes of Batdance. The b-side of the single, "200 Balloons", is not here.

From wikipedia:
"Batdance" is a song by Prince, from the 1989 Batman soundtrack. Helped by the film's popularity, the song reached number one in the U.S., becoming Prince's fourth number-one single, and first since 1986's "Kiss". On August 5, 1989, it knocked Martika's "Toy Soldiers" out of the top spot, but was quickly replaced by Richard Marx's "Right Here Waiting" the very next week. When "Batdance" took over the No. 1 spot, another movie soundtrack hit, Bobby Brown's "On Our Own" (from Ghostbusters II) was in the runner-up position.

Song development
"Batdance" was a last-minute replacement for a brooding track titled "Dance with the Devil," which Prince felt was too dark.[1] Incidentally, though "Dance with the Devil" remains unreleased, some of the lyrics appear on the album's liner notes.

"Batdance" is almost two songs in one—a chaotic, mechanical dance beat that changes gears into a slinky, funky groove before changing back for the song's conclusion. The track is an amalgam of many musical ideas floating around at the time. Elements from at least seven songs (some unreleased) were incorporated into "Batdance": "200 Balloons", "We Got the Power", "House in Order", "Rave Unto the Joy Fantastic" (later released on the album, Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic), "The Future", and "Electric Chair", as well as the 1966 "Batman Theme" by Neal Hefti. Some of these were mere snippets, and other segments showed up only in remixes of the track. The song was also loaded with dialog samples from the film.

Remixes
The 12" vinyl and CD Maxi versions of the single included two remixes of "Batdance" that were done by Mark Moore and William Orbit, "The Batmix" and "Vicki Vale Mix". "The Batmix" focuses on the chaotic "rock" section of "Batdance", and is supplemented with electronic distortion and sampling of voices, instruments, and larger excepts of Prince's then-unreleased "Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic". The "Vicki Vale Mix" is an extension of the middle part of "Batdance", which includes dialog between Bruce Wayne and Vicki. In addition to "200 Balloons", the CD Maxi single (9-21257-2) features both of these remixes.

12" Promo: Warner Bros. / PRO-A-3702 (US)
1. "Batdance" (The Batmix) - 7:15
2. "Batdance" (The Batmix Radio Edit) - 4:09
3. "Batdance" (Vicky Vale Mix) - 5:55
4. "Batdance" (Vicky Vale Mix Radio Edit) - 4:13




No music was harmed in the making of this vinyl rip.