The Warehouse
The Warehouse (often referred to as St. Louis Park Warehouse in Minnesota) was not a professional studio as such, but a converted rehearsal space where Prince occasionally recorded band performances after he stopped using the U-Warehouse on 400 East Lake Street in May 1983. The Warehouse, formerly a pet food storage facility with cement walls was located on 6651 Highway 7 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota and was initially rented for band rehearsals and dancing and acting classes for Prince & The Revolution, The Time and Vanity 6.
While initially rented for rehearsals and acting classes, a few songs were recorded in The Warehouse as well, even when the building wasn't suited to serve as a studio-recording as it had no separate booth for the console. David Leonard was flown in to help Susan Rogers install Prince's home equipment in the warehouse to record a 'studio' version of Let's Go Crazy, previously recorded at the 3 August 1983: First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota benefit show. The basic tracking of Computer Blue was also done here.
