Prince – Sign "O" The Times

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Label:

 Paisley Park – 925 577-1

Format:
2 x Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo

Country:

 Europe

Released:

Genre:

 Pop

Style:

 Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1 Sign "O" The Times 5:02
A2 Play In The Sunshine
Voice [Background Voice] – Susannah
5:05
A3 Housequake
Lead Vocals – Camille (3)
Voice [Party Voice] – Todd H.*
4:38
A4 The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker 4:04
B1 It 5:10
B2 Starfish And Coffee
Voice [Background Voice], Lyrics By [Lyrics Co-written By] – Susannah
2:51
B3 Slow Love
Arranged By [Strings Arranged By] – Claire Fischer*
Guitar, Voice [Backing Voice] – Wendy*
Lyrics By [Lyrics Co-written By] – Carol Davis*
Voice [Backing Voice] – Lisa*
4:18
B4 Hot Thing 5:39
B5 Forever In My Life 3:38
C1 U Got The Look
Drums, Percussion – Sheila E.
Vocals – Sheena Easton
3:58
C2 If I Was Your Girlfriend
Lead Vocals – Camille (3)
4:54
C3 Strange Relationship
Sitar, Flute [Wooden Flute] – Lisa*
Tambourine, Congas – Wendy*
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
Lead Guitar – Mico Weaver
Music By [Music Co-written By] – Eric Leeds
Percussion, Rap [Transmississippirap] – Sheila E.
Performer [Recorded Live In Paris By] – Prince & The Revolution*
Voice [Backing Voice] – Wally Safford
Voice [Co-lead Voice] – Susannah
8:59
D3 Adore 6:29

Companies, etc.

  • Record Company – Warner Communications
  • Copyright © – Paisley Park Records
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Copyright © – 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
  • Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – △ 15865
  • Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – △ 15866
  • Mastered 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.

Credits

  • Art Direction – Laura LiPuma
  • Engineer [Engineered By] – Susan Rogers
  • Management – Cavallo, Ruffalo & Fargnoli
  • Mastered By [Originally Mastered By] – Bernie Grundman
  • Photography By – Jeff Katz (2)
  • Producer [Produced By], Arranged By, Composed By, Performer – Prince
  • Saxophone [All Saxophone By] – Eric Leeds
  • Trumpet [All Trumped By] – Atlanta Bliss

Notes

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 by Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf – Pressé en Allemagne par Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf [Warner "W" logo] A Warner Communications Company

925 577–1–WX 88

Spine:
UK: WX 88 925 577-1 © 1987 Paisley Park Records

Cover, back:
Embossed [Warner "W" logo]

Dust sleeve (black):
All songs © 1987 Controversy Music ASCAP
© 1987 Paisley Park Records

Dust sleeve (peach):
© 1987 Paisley Park Records

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 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.

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 "Carol Davis" - the credit may appear on different editions in a different way and is often not accurate reflected in other release pages...]

Similar editions:
Sign "O" The Times (initial run without barcode printed on the cover) [this release]
Prince - Sign "O" The Times (2n run with barcode printed on the cover)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Title sticker on shrink): 0 7599-25577-1
  • Barcode (Cover): none
  • Label Code: LC 0392
  • Other (Black dust sleeve): 925 577-1 A
  • Other (Peach dust sleeve): 925 577-1 B
  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
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  • Pressing Plant ID (Runout stamp): R/S Alsdorf
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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Sign "O" The Times (2×LP, Album, Allied Record Company Pressing) Paisley Park 9 25577-1, 1-25577 US 1987
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Sign "O" The Times (2×LP, Album, Club Edition) Paisley Park W1 25577 Canada 1987
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Sign "O" The Times (Cassette, Album) Warner Bros. Records 925 577-4, WX88C Europe 1987
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Sign "O" The Times (2×LP, Album) Paisley Park 25577-1 New Zealand 1987
Sign "O" The Times (2×LP, Album) Paisley Park 92 5577-1, 1-25577 Italy 1987

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Reviews

  • Ubangistomp's avatar
    Ubangistomp
    This version also available in the UK with UK etched under Alsdorf stamp
    • dudek.krewski's avatar
      dudek.krewski
      Edited 4 years ago
      Ta wersja , muzyczny Majstersztyk, muza najwyższych lotów, bo sam Prince wymiata na gitarze jak , za czasów The Revolution, polecam piękny mastering.
      • dgxyz's avatar
        dgxyz
        Edited 5 years ago
        How about the sound quality of this pressing? Can anyone tell?
        • thaninsta's avatar
          thaninsta
          I have a copy of this issue with the embossed "WB", the GER version of matrix runouts, no barcode, heart shaped sticker, but it also has the peach sticker:

          Double Album Includes
          Sign 'O' The Times
          If I Was Your Girlfriend
          U Got The Look
          I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
          UK: WX 88 · 925 577-1
          Removable Sticker

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