The Brief: In his early pre-The Revolution days, Prince did not have much impact on the UK singles chart compared to the US. The albums ‘Prince’, ‘Dirty Mind’, ‘Controversy’ and ’1999′ were released pretty much unnoticed with only the 1999 single penetrating the Top 40 (reaching a peak at 25 in January 1983). Indeed his [...]
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The Brief: I get a little fearful when it comes to listening to Prince remixes in the late 80′s. While Prince used to set trends in music, in the late 80′s the trends started to influence his music (moreso in the 90s), to the point that otherwise great songs sound a bit (or a lot?) [...]
Posted in FWV, Prince Tags: 1988, 7 Inch, Paisley Park Records, Promo, Shep Pettibone, Warner Brothers Records 13 Comments »
The Brief: If 1983 is the year of the King Of Pop, Michael Jackson and 1985 the year of the Queen Of Pop, Madonna; sandwiched in between is definitely the year of His Royal Badness, Prince. Let me count the ways. “When Doves Cry” is the #1 Hot 100 Single and Hot Black Single for [...]
Posted in Apollonia, FWV, Prince Tags: 1984, 7 Inch, MPLS, Pop, R&B, Warner Brothers Records 5 Comments »
The Brief: I hope you enjoyed the postings last week and I appreciate all that have shown their support for the guest bloggers. Three of them got their chance to weigh in last week, this week we get to read musings from the other guest bloggers. As for my part this week, I get to tell [...]
The Brief: Little Red Corvette is a Prince track that won’t need much of an introduction. The song was Prince’s biggest hit at the time and by now it is one of his classics. Realizing that the song is more than 30 years old , I’m feeling a little bit old myself… What I personally [...]
The Brief: You know, for all the fuss Prince made over the perceived artistic stifling he suffered at the hands of Warner Brothers throughout the 1980’s and 1990’s (remember him writing the word ‘slave’ on his cheek for a couple of years?), one has to give his former record label a great deal of credit for recognizing [...]
The Brief: It’s June, and just like the past two years, in celebration of Prince’s birthday on June 7, the blog turns its attention to all things Prince for the entire month. Paisley June kicks off today and our crew of guest bloggers are on board all month as we bring you 20 records by and [...]
The A Side: Another Lonely Christmas 4:20 The B Side: Sheila E. introducing The Belle Of St. Mark 0:10 Sheila’s Christmas Message 0:04 Apollonia’s Message To Japan 0:12 Apollonia introducing Sex Shooter 0:10 Apollonia introducing Blue Limousine 0:14 Apollonia introducing Happy Birthday Mr. Christian 0:15 Prince introducing Purple Rain 0:04 The Brief: OK, up front, this technically is not a [...]
Posted in Apollonia 6, FWV, Prince, Sheila E Tags: 1984, 7 Inch, b-side, Christmas, MPLS, Promo, R&B, Warner Brothers Records 20 Comments »
The A Side: Pink Cashmere (Vocal Version) 3:56 The B Side: Pink Cashmere (Guitar Version) 3:58 Pink Cashmere (Album Version) 6:12 The Brief: In 1993 “Pink Cashmere” was released as the first single from Prince‘s first compilation album ‘The Hits 1’ or the first disc of ‘The Hits/The B-Sides’. It also appeared in 1996 as [...]
Posted in FWV, Prince Tags: 12 Inch, 1993, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Promo, R&B, Tom Garneau 24 Comments »
The A Side: Glam Slam (Remix) 8:52 The B Side: Escape (Free yo mind from this rat race) 6:26 The Brief: “Glam Slam” is the second single from Prince‘s tenth album ‘Lovesexy’. “Glam Slam” was the first commercially available US single release for Prince that failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 since the [...]
Posted in FWV, Prince Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, b-side, Latin Rascals, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, R&B, Shep Pettibone, Steve Peck 11 Comments »
The A Side: Alphabet St. (Edit) 2:25 The B Side: Alphabet St. (cont.) 3:14 The Brief: “Alphabet St.” is the first single released from the ‘Lovesexy’ album and is the 12th of 18 Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 of Prince’s career. “Alphabet St.” also has the distinction of being the first Prince [...]
The A Side: U Got The Look 3:58 The B Side: Housequake (Edit) 3:24 The Brief: “U Got The Look” is the third single from the ‘Sign ‘O’ The Times’ LP and the highest charting single from the album. Although she’s not listed in the credits, the song is a duet between Prince and Sheena [...]
The A Side: Anotherloverholenyohead The B Side: I Wanna Be Your Lover (Edit) The Brief: “Anotherloverholenyohead” is Prince‘s third single released in North America from the ‘Parade’ LP. In the UK and Europe it was the fourth single. It was the first single from ‘Parade’ not to reach the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot [...]
The A Side: Purple Rain 4:02 The B Side: God 3:59 The Brief: The title track from the ‘Purple Rain’ LP was the third single released from the blockbuster album and the first single that failed to reach #1 as it stalled out at #2, top-blocked by Wham’s “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”. By [...]
The A Side: Let’s Pretend We’re Married (Stereo Edit) 3:40 The B Side: Let’s Pretend We’re Married (Mono Edit) 3:40 The Brief: “Let’s Pretend We’re Married” was the last single released in the US, from the ‘1999’ LP. in November of 1983. This promo 7” contains the edit version of the song in stereo and [...]
The A Side: Little Red Corvette (Edit) 3:08 The B Side: Little Red Corvette (Dance Remix) 4:32 The Brief: Time for the second annual Paisley June in celebration of Prince’s 54th birthday on June 7. We’ll take a look at some records from the man himself for the first week or so and then move [...]
The A Side: I Would Die 4 U (Extended Version) 10:15 The B Side: Another Lonely Christmas 6:47 The Brief: Christmas is almost here and the year is almost done. I’m going to dedicate this week to Christmas music exclusively and then I’m gonna take a week or so off from posting. Regular posts will resume [...]
Posted in FWV, Prince Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, b-side, Christmas, MPLS, R&B, Warner Brothers Records 17 Comments »
The A Side: Mountains 3:58 The B Side: Alexa de Paris 3:20 The Brief: The second single released from the ‘Parade’ album was written by Wendy & Lisa together with Prince. The tune is called “Mountains” and is presented here in its 7” version. This is the only track from Parade that features the entire [...]
The A Side: Let’s Work 2:56 The B Side: Ronnie, Talk To Russia 1:48 The Brief: Lisa Coleman is celebrating a birthday this week so, we’re gonna put the spotlight on her and the music she has been a part of during her career. Good news? More Wendy & Lisa on the blog this week! [...]
The A Side: America 21:46 The B Side: Girl 7:36 The Brief: Every year on July 4th, the United States of America celebrates its independence and birth as a nation. I am proud to be an American and feel fortunate to live in a country that values personal freedom. It is my wish that people [...]
The A Side: I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (LP Version) 6:31 Hot Thing (Edit) 3:40 The B Side: Hot Thing (Extended Remix) 8:32 Hot Thing (Dub Version) 6:53 The Brief: The fourth and final single from ‘Sign “O” The Times’ was “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man”. The [...]
Posted in FWV, Prince Tags: 12 Inch, 1987, Junior Vasquez, Michael Hutchinson, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, R&B, Shep Pettibone 5 Comments »
The A Side: U Got The Look (Long Look) 6:45 U Got The Look (Single Cut) 3:58 The B Side: Housequake (Album Cut) 4:38 Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake) 7:15 The Brief: Single number three from the ‘Sign “O” The Times’ LP is “U Got The Look”. The song is a duet between Prince and Sheena [...]
The A Side: If I Was Your Girlfriend 4:54 The B Side: Shockadelica (Extended Version) 6:12 The Brief: “If I Was Your Girlfriend” was the second of four ‘Sign “O” The Times’ singles and the only one of the four that didn’t deliver Prince a Top 10 hit on the US Hot 100 [...]
The A Side: Sign ‘O’ The Times (LP Version) The B Side: La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive) The Brief: On March 31, 1987, Prince released a double LP entitled ‘Sign “O” The Times’. The album spawned 3 top 10 hits, the most of any album of his since ‘Purple Rain’. The first [...]
The A Side: Anotherloverholenyohead (Extended Version) 7:52 The B Side: I Wanna Be Your Lover (LP Version) 5:47 The Brief: Fifty-three years ago today, in 1958, Prince Rogers Nelson was born to John L. Nelson and Mattie Shaw. Twenty-eight years later, a young djrichiep, at the age of 16, bought his first Prince [...]
Posted in FWV, Prince Tags: 12 Inch, 1986, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, R&B, UK Pressing 2 Comments »
The A Side: Mountains (Extended Version) 10:03 The B Side: Alexa de Paris (Extended Version) 4:54 The Brief: Today’s post kicks off a full week of Prince 12” releases as part of “Paisley June” at Fun With Vinyl, in celebration of Prince’s birthday. This 12” features a 10:03 extended version of “Mountains”, the second single [...]
The A Side: Kiss (Extended Version) 7:16 The B Side: Love Or Money (Extended Version) 6:50 The Brief: Those of you who have, or have heard of, the Fun With Vinyl collections that I released prior to starting this blog, may be noticing that some of those songs are starting to show up as posts. [...]
The A Side: Paisley Park She’s Always In My Hair The B Side: Paisley Park (Remix) The Brief: Today we have another UK 12” that features the remix of “Paisley Park”. It’s another track that has not been made available on CD. This is the title track from ‘Around The World In A Day’ the [...]
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The A Side: Purple Rain (Long Version) The B Side: God (Instrumental) (Love Theme From ‘Purple Rain’) God (Vocal) The Brief: In 1984, Prince was riding high on top of the song charts and at the box office. The title song from the soundtrack to ‘Purple Rain’ was released in the UK on a 12” [...]
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The A Side: Let’s Work (Dance Remix) (Long Version) 8:02 The B Side: Let’s Work (Single Version) 2:56 The Brief: To kick off Fun With Vinyl’s “Paisley June”, here’s Prince’s promo 12” of “Let’s Work”. The promo release features the Dance Remix-Long Version and the Single Version. The Single Version has never been available on [...]
The A Side: Let’s Go Crazy 3:46 The B Side: Erotic City (“make love not war Erotic City come alive”) 3:53 The Brief: Released on July 18, 1984 “Let’s Go Crazy” became Prince‘s second number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and also topped the Hot Black Singles and Hot Dance/Disco charts as well as [...]
The A Side: Let’s Work (Dance Remix, Long Version) 8:02 The B Side: Gotta Stop (Messin’ About) 2:55 The Brief: Before the pop success of ’1999′ and the purple explosion of ‘Purple Rain’, Prince released an album in 1981 entitled ‘Controversy’. At this point in his career, Prince was more accepted by R&B radio [...]
Prince – Still Waiting (Album Cut) 4:24 The Brief: The “re-release” of the self-titled album ‘Prince’ on CD has an edited, maxi-single version of “Still Waiting”, clocking in with a track time of 4:12. The original vinyl release had “Still Waiting” with a running time of 4:24. Here is the original vinyl cut for your [...]
Side A: Pop Life (Extended Version) 9:07 Side B: Girl 7:34 The Brief: This is post #101 of the Fun With Vinyl blog, part 3 of a 3 post celebration of my 100th blog post! This 12” was not in my record collection while I was putting together the original ‘Fun With Vinyl’ series but, [...]
Posted in FWV, Prince Tags: 12 Inch, 1985, b-side, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, R&B, UK Pressing 4 Comments »
Side A: Sexy Dancer (Long Version) 8:47 Side B: Bambi 4:19 The Brief: OK, who guessed this would be post number 100? Yep, the 100th post of the Fun With Vinyl blog, part 2 of a 3 post celebration of my 100th blog post! Another 12” that I did not have in my collection. “Sexy [...]
Side A: Just As Long As We’re Together (Disco Mix) 6:32 Side B: Soft And Wet (Disco Mix) 3:04 The Brief: This is post #99 of the Fun With Vinyl blog, part 1 of a 3 post celebration of my 100th blog post! If you have sought out and downloaded the ‘Fun With Vinyl’ series [...]
Posted in FWV, Prince Tags: 12 Inch, 1978, Jim Burgess, MPLS, Promo, R&B, Warner Brothers Records 2 Comments »