Way back in February of 2020, I asked Darling Nisi and Harold Pride to record a third episode in our series of in-depth retrospectives on Prince’s albums, this one for the 40th anniversary of 1980’s Dirty Mind. The podcast was intended to predate De Angela Duff’s DM40GB30 symposium, which in those simpler times was still scheduled to be held in-person at New York University.

Well, you know what happened next: DM40GB30 was delayed, then went virtual, while I slipped into a pandemic-related depression fog that only lifted, appropriately enough, after I participated in the virtual symposium back in June. Meanwhile, the podcast continued to lavish in the D / M / S / R Vault (a.k.a. the “Documents” folder on my computer) until the end of last month, when I was promptly reminded of just how laborious a task editing a three-hour podcast recording can be.

Now, the wait is finally over: the D / M / S / R podcast is back, in all its wildly self-indulgent glory. I want to thank everyone for their patience, and assure you that there won’t be a two-year wait before the next episode; in fact, I’d recommend you go ahead and use one of the links above to subscribe on your podcast service of choice using one of the links above, because I’m aiming to put out one of these bad boys (i.e., podcasts, not necessarily review episodes) per month. As always, let me know what you think, and feel free to leave a review on your podcast provider if you’re so inclined.

00:01:38 “Do It All Night” (Live in Paris, 1981)

00:02:58 Harold’s Presentation at De Angela’s Lovesexy 30 Symposium, 2018

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00:03:55 KaNisa’s Muse 2 the Pharaoh Podcast

00:05:20 “Dirty Mind” (Live in Paris, 1981)

00:07:00 The DM40GB30 Symposium Dirty Mind Rountable, featuring Cynthia Horner

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00:11:43 “You” by the Rebels (1979 Recording)

00:19:57 Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince

00:22:44 “Gotta Stop (Messin’ About)” (Live at the Ritz, 1981)

00:26:15 “Dirty Mind” (from Dirty Mind, 1980)

00:33:00 “Contort Yourself (August Darnell Remix)” by James White and the Blacks (from Off White, 1979)

00:35:35 “Dirty Mind” (Live at Paisley Park, 2016)

00:37:38 “LITTLE RED CORVETTE/DIRTY MIND” (available on TIDAL)

00:40:44 “When You Were Mine” (from Dirty Mind)

00:45:01 “When U Were Mine” (from One Nite Alone… Live!, 2002)

00:49:33 “When You Were Mine” (Live at the Worcester Centrum, 1985)

00:53:55 Dirty Mind Aesthetic Influence #1: Tim Curry

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00:53:58 Dirty Mind Aesthetic Influence #2: Freddie Mercury

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00:55:19 “Do It All Night” (from Dirty Mind)

00:59:53 “Do It All Night” (Live at the Ritz, 1981)

01:03:37 “Gotta Broken Heart Again” (from Dirty Mind)

01:08:11 “Gotta Broken Heart Again” (from Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas, 2003)

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01:10:06 “Gotta Broken Heart Again” (Live at the Ritz, 1981)

01:15:34 “Uptown” (from Dirty Mind)

01:23:36 “Funkytown” by Lipps, Inc. (from Mouth to Mouth, 1979)

01:29:06 “Uptown” (Live in Paris, 1981)

01:30:48 Prince’s Racially Ambiguous Presentation on the Dirty Mind Album Cover

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01:31:51 Prince’s Obscured Face on the Back Cover of Dirty Mind

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01:33:48 Prince’s “Kardashian” Look on the Prince Album Cover

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01:34:02 Prince’s Darker Complexion on the Controversy Album Cover

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01:35:58 “Head”