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Genre:Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop Style:Minneapolis Sound, Funk, Pop Rock
Tracklist:
A1. Sign "O" The Times 5:02 A2. Play In The Sunshine 5:05 A3. Housequake 4:38 A4. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker 4:04 B1. It 5:10 B2. Starfish And Coffee 2:51 B3. Slow Love 4:18 B4. Hot Thing 5:39 B5. Forever In My Life 3:38 C1. U Got The Look 3:58 C2. If I Was Your Girlfriend 4:54 C3. Strange Relationship 4:04 C4. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 6:31 D1. The Cross 4:46 D2. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night 8:59 D3. Adore 6:29
General notes about this release (please note: our version may differ a little. see the comments above):
Heart-shaped title sticker on shrink:
[Barcode
Specially-Priced Two Record Set
Prince Sign "☮" The Times
Paisley Park, manufactured and distributed by Warner Bros. Records Inc., a A Warner Communications Company [Warner "W" logo®
[Paisley Park logo
Manufactured in Germany by Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf – Pressé en Allemagne par Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf [Warner "W" logo A Warner Communications Company
Labels:
All songs published (G.B. only) Warner Bros Music Ltd.
℗ 1987 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S
925 577-1
WX 88
Made in Germany by WEA Music GmbH
Vinyl, matrix/runout:
R/S Alsdorf 925577-1- & the corresponding letter (side indicator) and occasionally a single digit number (e.g. R/S Alsdorf 925577-1-D3) plus the [Allied 'ɑ' logo are machine stamped. All other codes or digits are hand-etched.
Alsdorf used US mothers, galvanized by Sheffield Lab Matrix for Allied Record Company which can be identified by the appearance of "△ 00000-X" and the [Allied 'ɑ' logo-stamp.
Sheffield Lab Matrix plated the master discs (fathers), Allied Record Company plated the mother discs, Record Service Alsdorf plated the stampers & pressed them as well.
Remark:
The 'Lyrics Co-written By' credit for "Slow Love" (track B3) is release wide credited to "Carol Davis" [on other - very similar - editions you may find on labels "Carole Raphaell Davis" and on the black dust sleeve "Carol Davis" - the credit may appear on different editions in a different way and is often not accurately reflected in other release pages...
Similar editions:
Sign "O" The Times (initial run without barcode printed on the cover) [this release
[r893164 (2nd run with barcode printed on the cover)
Record Company Warner Communications Copyright (c) Paisley Park Records Phonographic Copyright (p) Warner Bros. Records Inc. Copyright (c) Controversy Music Published By Warner Bros. Music Ltd. Recorded At Paisley Park Studios Recorded At Sunset Sound Recorded At Dierks Studio Mobile Trucks Mixed At Paisley Park Studios Mixed At Sunset Sound Mixed At Dierks Studio Mobile Trucks Plated At Sheffield Lab Matrix Plated At Sheffield Lab Matrix Plated At Allied Record Company Made By WEA Musik GmbH Pressed By Record Service Alsdorf Manufactured By Warner Bros. Records Inc. Distributed By Warner Bros. Records Inc. Plated At Record Service Alsdorf
