Erotico

Debut and Like A Virgin are the most fascinating to me. We know so little about those periods creatively and all the stuff leading up to her getting signed and stuff forming part of the debut release would be an absolute dream for me. Probably more than anything else I want those PreMadonna tracks brought into the fold official. It’s actually something I think she’s really proud of. Her focus is generally always on the beginning of her career when she looks back fondly. 
 
So yeah Like A Prayer to Erotica are my favourite albums but the early machine and creation of a megastar are definitely the most closely guarded in terms of what we know musically. That’s where it’s at for me. 

Thanks soooooooo much 🙏🏻

After I Found Love: #1’s Remixed, and Rebel Heart (Demo Assembly), it’s time to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Madonna’s career with a series of remastered EPs !

These EPs will be released chronologically and regularly (2 eras per week) to be enjoyed progressively. Yes, every single era got the same treatment. Let’s continue with the Who's That Girl era. You’ll find the tracklists in the second post right below.
While these remasters were initially done and compiled by myself back in late 2020 – early 2021, new mixes (such as the Finally Enough Love ones) and quality upgrades were taken into account since then and are also present here in remastered form.  

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Whether any of it is true or not is anyone to say. But, it's clearly an 'image' she's putting out there, that she does weed, drinks, snorts coke.
So she's gonna open herself up to criticism if that's what you're putting out there. 
I personally don't care - just fucking release warning signs, shame, and give us the Shep Pettibone Bedtime Story sessions :P

Look, you constantly come after other fans for "not accepting who she is today".
This is who she seems to be. The signs are there. I know this is very, very hard for you and some fans to accept, but it's a bit hypocritical for you to expect all of us to accept certain aspects of who she is today but not others. 
This isn't some deeply layered attempt at trolling fans. Even if it was, what would be the purpose? Why is it *funny* to act like an alcoholic or drug addict? Why is it *funny* that fans would be concerned about that? If that's her sense of humor, then there's something a bit dark and twisted about that, especially when she's highlighted how many family members of her's suffered from alcoholism.
She's had videos where her pupils were the size of pin needles ("it's a FilTeR!" No, it's not due to a filter), we've seen the videos in her bathroom with dozens of pill bottles behind her, she's had multiple appearances where she's had slurred speech and strange behavior, she has wine with her even when it's not in pictures that are poses for Instagram, etc.
Also, "buying that she's an alcoholic" when she's presented ample evidence of being one, even if she's ultimately trolling, shouldn't surprise you...looking objectively at the last few years, it's more surprising that you *don't* buy it.

At this point, like you, I have no great expectations. I really wish only Warning Signs, the HQ version of Each Time You Break My Heart, the full Virgin Tour and hopefully some Like a Prayer demos. 

They could have played more with the first single and Ain’t no big deal (unless the “extras” for the first album release are so little that they are saving them for that).
Everybody has the Rusty remixes they could use (unless M still hates them and doesn’t want them to be re-released)...
plus will see what happens with those bunch of Steve Bray demos (80-81) if they will ever see the light of the day... is she still in good terms with Steve?
to me Steve is/was a genious talented guy, Madonna owes him a lot for building up her career: he was basically behind every song and could never produce anything until 1985 as he recalls here
 

The question is why? Is she really blind ? Or maybe she’s sourraunded just by yes people... but really no one can tell her she doesn’t look so good or classy or just that she just doesn’t look like “herself” anymore? I was reading comments on her insta and they are all writing the same stuff: where is her face?
to only think she looked so good 10 years ago ... looks like a completely different person...

The question is why? Is she really blind ? Or maybe she’s sourraunded just by yes people... but really no one can tell her she doesn’t look so good or classy or just that she just doesn’t look like “herself” anymore? I was reading comments on her insta and they are all writing the same stuff: where is her face?
to only think she looked so good 10 years ago ... looks like a completely different person...

I'm glad you brought your raincoat
I think it's beginning to rain!

God, that song is just perfection.
The poetry in the lyrics? Top tier.

I'm glad you brought your raincoat
I think it's beginning to rain!

She did both. It was for the store opening. Oliviero Toscani, Fiorucci official photographer, shot her in Paris when she played there. http://fashiongear.fibre2fashion.com/brand-story/fiorucci/timeline.asp

I would like to trace the first album promotion  in Europe by chronologically give all her tv appearances  a country and a date, your help would be really appreciated.
this is the list I have so far:
February 23 1983, Le beat route ( Club London Uk) track date : Burning Up/Everybody
February 24 1983, Camden Palace (now Koko Club London Uk) track date : Burning Up/Everybody 
February 25 1983, Xenon Club (
London Uk) track date : Burning Up/Everybody

October 13,1983 Camden Palace (now Koko Club London,Uk) track date: Everybody/Burning Up/Lucky Star/Holiday 

October 22,1983 Di Gei Musica (Rai tv, Italy) Holiday & Everybody 
 
 
 
 
October 23, 1983 Discoring (Rai tv, Italy) Holiday 
 
January 26, 1984 Totp (Uk) Holiday
 
January 27, 1984 The tube (Manchester, Uk) Burning up/ Holiday
 
March 3, 1984 Saturday Show (Uk) Interview
 
March 13, 1984, Formel Eins (Germany) Holiday
 
March 1984 Eurotops (Germany) Holiday
 
 
June 23 1984, Sex machine (Antenne 2, France) Holiday
 
June 1984, Super Platine (France) Holiday
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x3aKFM-zlmA
 
June 1984 Passeport Pour la forme (French tv, Club Med Tunisia) Holiday
 
June 1984, HIp Hop (France) Holiday
 
 

You have it written in your original post that she performed Camden Palace in March 1983. According to the article, the dates would be February 23 (Le Beat Route), February 24 (Camden Palace), and February 25 (Xenon).

@Curtains 100000000000000000 thanks!!!!

After I Found Love: #1’s Remixed, and Rebel Heart (Demo Assembly), it’s time to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Madonna’s career with a series of remastered EPs !

These EPs will be released chronologically and regularly (2 eras per week) to be enjoyed progressively. Yes, every single era got the same treatment. Let’s continue with the True Blue era. You’ll find the tracklists in the second post right below.
While these remasters were initially done and compiled by myself back in late 2020 – early 2021, new mixes (such as the Finally Enough Love ones) and quality upgrades were taken into account since then and are also present here in remastered form.

This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Available in MP3 and Lossless. Enjoy!

She was in London in February 1983. That's when Joe Bangay took these pictures of her.



Here's a magazine clipping from the March 5, 1983 issue of Black Echoes. The article says she had performed in London the previous week. She played at 3 clubs: Le Beat Route, Camden Palace and Xenon.



 
 

Thanks sooo much!

Apparently Emily reuploaded the teaser with the correct year, but this time forgot to remove the link from the video title when she did copy/paste it... 🤦🏻‍♂️ Poor girl she’s so much stressed and the proper reissue campaign hasn’t started yet 💅🏼
 

Probably because everybody already have those original 80’s vinyl in their collection (as they are easy to find too...).
I guess that if they made a danceteria project on vinyl with demos the situation would be much different... let’s hope they keep them for the first album reissue at least..
 

So more infos on March 1983 London promo tour found here: https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/everything-from-everybody
Mark Kamins says he was there with Madonna and that not only she did a track date at Camden Palace, but also very trendy clubs usually attended by the likes of Wham (George Michael), Culture Club and Marylin, Le Beat Route, Heaven and The Wag , of which not even a picture exist on the web...
“Madonna’s first international promotional tour was arranged in March ’83, when Sire sent her on a short promo tour of the UK midway through the recording of her debut album and following Everybody’s UK release in December ’82. With Kamins in tow for “the first and last time”, Madonna played London’s Camden Palace, Le Beat Route, WAG and Heaven. Mark Kamins admits: “Her first tour in England was a total disaster.”
Also found another 1983 attendance of which I don’t know the exact date and I never heard of before:
Madonna at the Buffalo Gals party, 1983. Is it New York or London?
https://wwd.com/eye/people/gallery/madonna-then-and-now-from-the-wwd-archives-10962345/

Seems to be a Malcolm McLaren album party/launch?
 

I would like to trace the first album promotion  in Europe by chronologically give all her tv appearances  a country and a date, your help would be really appreciated.
this is the list I have so far:
February 23 1983, Le beat route ( Club London Uk) track date : Burning Up/Everybody
February 24 1983, Camden Palace (now Koko Club London Uk) track date : Burning Up/Everybody 
February 25 1983, Xenon Club (
London Uk) track date : Burning Up/Everybody

October 13,1983 Camden Palace (now Koko Club London,Uk) track date: Everybody/Burning Up/Lucky Star/Holiday 

October 22,1983 Di Gei Musica (Rai tv, Italy) Holiday & Everybody 
 
 
 
 
October 23, 1983 Discoring (Rai tv, Italy) Holiday 
 
January 26, 1984 Totp (Uk) Holiday
 
January 27, 1984 The tube (Manchester, Uk) Burning up/ Holiday
 
March 3, 1984 Saturday Show (Uk) Interview
 
March 13, 1984, Formel Eins (Germany) Holiday
 
March 1984 Eurotops (Germany) Holiday
 
 
June 23 1984, Sex machine (Antenne 2, France) Holiday
 
June 1984, Super Platine (France) Holiday
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x3aKFM-zlmA
 
June 1984 Passeport Pour la forme (French tv, Club Med Tunisia) Holiday
 
June 1984, HIp Hop (France) Holiday
 
 

Great, thank you!
I remember reading here:

That she had a HARD time connecting to the UK audience when she started. They didn't get her at all.