However, at some point, around 1:00 AM there was this vibe going on, people were doing stuff on the small stage. Dirk, my buddy, was not really into Prince and was getting tired of me talking about the concert-experience I had had the night before. We arrived around 11:30 PM and not much was going on, we were happy to be there, released of 'the wrath' of parents. The club, 'Het Paard', was back then a cool hangout. So after having dinner with his parents, we were allowed (I was staying the night at their place) to 'hit' the town (hey, I was only 17!). A good friend of mine lived in The Hague (I'm from Amsterdam) and we had planned this night long before. “I had seen the regular show (Lovesexy, my 3rd show, after Parade ‘86 & Sign Of The Times ‘87) in the arena (De Kuip, Rotterdam) the night before and it was summertime, which meant: no school. ‘Abierman 2004’ commented on the Prince forum: His confidence and showmanship have never been so apparent. His relaxed mood with the European fans, his musicianship, and his first truly great backing band had reached a peak at this time unmatched to that point in his career. What is also noticeable in those aftershow clips is that Prince KNEW he had just hit his prime. Not one as frail and weightless as we're becoming accustomed to now. Watch the clips of the Camden Palace gig and you can see a stronger, firmer Prince that we've seen in the recent years. His effortless ability to mix stunning cover versions and unreleased tracks along with completely new renditions of his classics is remarkable. Never has his ferocity been so evident at shows such as these. His aftershows during this time period are just legendary including the incredible Camden Palace show in London on July 25th, the Hamburg show in late August and one of the first, the Quasimodo gig on the Sign O the Times tour. Looking back I would have to say that 1987-88 featured him at his best more consistently that any other time of his career. This is Prince at his physical and performing prime. The show itself is a true aftershow classic, with everything we could ask for in a performance: killer guitar solos (Rave Unto the Joy Fantastic & Just My Imagination), great vocals (Still Would Stand All Time), lots of Boni Boyer, and a couple of unreleased songs (People Without, etc.). If there is a difference in sound it's not discernible to me. In a blind test with both sources playing simultaneously I could not tell them apart. There have been no less than a couple dozen of reissues over the past 6 years. Although many have tried before this is the first Small Club recording to actually match the original in sound quality. This is the first time I've said this about any reissue of this show. The sound quality is to my ears identical to the original release of Small Club 2nd Show That Night by X records in 1989. This is a perfect recording of a coveted aftershow. Boni Boyer only sang and did not have her keyboards set up, as there was also no room for them on stage.It is no secret that this is arguably the most essential bootleg recording in circulation for Prince fans. Sheila E.’s drums were a black TAMA kit, provided by the venue and different from the regular black aftershow kit, likely due to the small dimensions of the stage.It is not clear what Prince wore at that point. Another encore break followed between Forever In My Life and Still Would Stand All Time. There was a break following Housequake after which Prince returned in a lilac suit with Minneapolis on the sleeve and a plain white shirt that he wore open.
For Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) he switched to the 'Blue Angel' cloud guitar. Prince started off the show on the white Auerswald model C guitar, wearing a black cape over a transparent top and sheer pants with bikini briefs from the Alphabet St.Some patrons were also let in with a Lovesexy Tour backstage cloth sticker with 18 August stamped or written on. It’s entirely possible that other leftover, unused Mojo concert tickets from unrelated acts (stamped in a similar manner) were also used. Instead there were tickets for a Gregory Isaacs show (11 April 1988 Edenhal, Amsterdam), stamped on the back with the date. 'Real' tickets for this show were not issued.Eric Leeds was absent from this performance as he was tired after the day’s show and a photo-shoot Prince and the band did in the afternoon.See here for index, code, and color legend