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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 released from the ‘Parade’ LP. This extended version has never been released on CD. The b-side is the non-album track “Alexa de Paris”.
The Billboard Charts:
| Chart | Debuted | Debut Pos. | Peak Pos. | Wks on Chart |
| Hot 100 | 5/24/86 | 58 | 23 | 11 |
| Hot Black Singles | 5/31/86 | 15 | 12 | |
| Hot Dance/Disco | 6/21/86 | 11 | 7 |
The Source:
Label: Paisley Parck Records
Catalog#: 0-20465
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1986
The Equipment:
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge
Yamaha RX-Z1 A/V Receiver
Sony PCM-R300 DAT Deck
Turtle Beach Catalina sound card
Mustek Scan Express A3 1200 Scanner
Spin Clean Record Washer MKII
The Software:
Cool Edit Pro
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
Microsoft ICE
The Links:
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THANK YOU! My all-time favorite Prince 12″. I even bought a bolero hat – not kidding. Do you know if a non-extended version of Alexa De Paris exists?
Yes, there is a 3:20 edit version on the 7″ single.
http://www.discogs.com/Prince-And-The-Revolution-Mountains/release/569874
A dream come true!!
Thanks again for all your great work Richie.
Ciao; )
Regards From Italy
Umbedi
Grazie
Regards From Italy
Umbedi
OH WOW! I’ve been looking for this version for YEARS! Thank you!
I’m glad I stumbled across this site almost a year ago.
You’re welcome, I’m glad you did, too!
Thank you very much. Another vinyl can retire.
This is one that I lost a long time ago after a bad break up with an old girlfriend it is one of my all time greatest so thankyou so much for this post