Prince – 4Ever
| Label: | Warner Bros. Records – 558509-1, NPG Records – 558509-1 |
|---|---|
| Format: | 4 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation Box Set, Album, Compilation |
| Country: | |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Funk / Soul, Pop |
| Style: | Rhythm & Blues, Psychedelic, Funk, Minneapolis Sound, Pop Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Prince– | 1999 | 3:35 |
| A2 | Prince– | Little Red Corvette | 3:06 |
| A3 | Prince– | When Doves Cry | 3:49 |
| A4 | Prince And The Revolution– | Let's Go Crazy | 3:48 |
| A5 | Prince And The Revolution– | Raspberry Beret | 3:31 |
| A6 | Prince– | I Wanna Be Your Lover | 2:57 |
| B1 | Prince– | Soft And Wet | 3:01 |
| B2 | Prince– | Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? | 3:49 |
| B3 | Prince– | Uptown (Edit) | 4:06 |
| B4 | Prince– | When You Were Mine | 3:44 |
| B5 | Prince– | Head | 4:40 |
| B6 | Prince– | Gotta Stop (Messin' About) | 2:55 |
| C1 | Prince– | Controversy | 3:35 |
| C2 | Prince– | Let's Work | 3:00 |
| C3 | Prince– | Delirious | 2:38 |
| C4 | Prince And The Revolution– | I Would Die 4 U | 2:51 |
| C5 | Prince And The Revolution– | Take Me With U | 3:42 |
| C6 | Prince And The Revolution– | Paisley Park | 4:41 |
| D1 | Prince And The Revolution– | Pop Life | 3:42 |
| D2 | Prince And The Revolution– | Purple Rain | 8:45 |
| D3 | Prince And The Revolution– | Kiss | 3:38 |
| D4 | Prince– | Sign 'O' The Times | 3:44 |
| E1 | Prince– | Alphabet St. | 2:55 |
| E2 | Prince– | Batdance | 4:08 |
| E3 | Prince– | Thieves In The Temple | 3:19 |
| E4 | Prince And The New Power Generation– | Cream | 4:12 |
| E5 | Prince And The Revolution– | Mountains | 3:58 |
| E6 | Prince And The Revolution– | Girls & Boys | 3:28 |
| F1 | Prince– | If I Was Your Girlfriend | 3:46 |
| F2 | Prince– | U Got The Look | 3:58 |
| F3 | Prince– | I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man | 3:39 |
| F4 | Prince– | Glam Slam | 3:29 |
| F5 | Prince– | Moonbeam Levels | 4:06 |
| G1 | Prince And The New Power Generation– | Diamonds And Pearls | 4:20 |
| G2 | Prince And The New Power Generation– | Gett Off | 3:59 |
| G3 | Prince And The New Power Generation– | Sexy MF | 5:26 |
| G4 | Prince And The New Power Generation– | My Name Is Prince | 4:03 |
| H1 | Prince And The New Power Generation– | 7 (Album Edit) | 4:23 |
| H2 | Prince And The New Power Generation– | Peach | 3:46 |
| H3 | Prince And The New Power Generation– | Nothing Compares 2 U | 4:19 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright © – NPG Records
- Copyright © – WEA International Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – NPG Records
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
- Licensed To – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Lacquer Cut At – Cohearent Audio
- Pressed By – Record Industry – 19267
Credits
- Art Direction, Design – Alex Tenta
- Band [The New Power Generation], Backing Vocals, Percussion – Damon Dickson, Kirk Johnson
- Band [The New Power Generation], Bass, Backing Vocals – Sonny T.
- Band [The New Power Generation], Drums – Michael B.*
- Band [The New Power Generation], Lead Vocals [Co-Lead Vocals], Backing Vocals, Sampler [Purpleaxxe™ Sampler], Organ – Rosie Gaines
- Band [The New Power Generation], Other [And Introducing] – Mayte
- Band [The New Power Generation], Rap [Lead Raps], Backing Vocals – Tony M.
- Band [The New Power Generation], Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals – Levi Seacer, Jr.*
- Band [The New Power Generation], Sampler [Purpleaxxe™ Sampler], Keyboards [Other Various Keys], Other [Sex Symbol] – Tommy Barbarella
- Band [The Revolution], Bass, Voice – Brown Mark*
- Band [The Revolution], Guitar, Voice – Wendy Melvoin
- Band [The Revolution], Keyboards, Voice – Lisa Coleman, Matt Fink
- Band [The Revolution], Percussion – Bobby Z.
- Lacquer Cut By [[email protected] etching] – KPG*
- Liner Notes – President Barack Obama*
- Photography By [All Other Photos] – Herb Ritts
- Photography By [Box Cover Photo] – Justine Walpole
Notes
Box, front:
PRINCE4EVER
[Love Symbol]
Prince Rogers Nelson
Hype sticker on shrink:
4EVER
40 of Prince's greatest songs on 4 LP's
Includes "Moonbeam Levels"
Plus exclusive photo art prints by Herb Ritts
558509-1
[copies sold in Europe have the same sticker but with the catalog number 9362-49130-4 instead of 558509-1]
Box, back:
[Love Symbol]
[Barcode]
Tracklist
*previously unavailable on LP [refer to asterisked track F5]
[Warner Bros. Records "WB-Shield" logo] [NPG Records logo]
Warner Bros. Records Inc., A Warner Music Group Company
© ℗ 2017 NPG Records Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S. Made in U.S.A.
Box, spines:
PRINCE4EVER [WB logo] [NPG Records logo] 558509-1
Content of the box:
[3 layers bubble foil]
1st Art print, back:
Liner notes, tracklist, credits
*previously unavailable on LP [refer to asterisked track F5]
Special thanks to the estate of Prince Rogers Nelson
[Warner Bros. Records "WB-Shield" logo] [NPG Records logo]
This Compilation © ℗ 2017 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S. Printed in U.S.A. 558509-1
5 Art prints, back:
PRINCE4EVER
558509-1
Printed in U.S.A.
Photo: Herb Ritts/Trunk Archive
[Warner Bros. Records "WB-Shield" logo][NPG Records logo]
Labels:
This Compilation © ℗ 2017 NPG Records Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S. Made in the Netherlands 558509-1
PRINCE4EVER
[Love Symbol]
Prince Rogers Nelson
Hype sticker on shrink:
4EVER
40 of Prince's greatest songs on 4 LP's
Includes "Moonbeam Levels"
Plus exclusive photo art prints by Herb Ritts
558509-1
[copies sold in Europe have the same sticker but with the catalog number 9362-49130-4 instead of 558509-1]
Box, back:
[Love Symbol]
[Barcode]
Tracklist
*previously unavailable on LP [refer to asterisked track F5]
[Warner Bros. Records "WB-Shield" logo] [NPG Records logo]
Warner Bros. Records Inc., A Warner Music Group Company
© ℗ 2017 NPG Records Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S. Made in U.S.A.
Box, spines:
PRINCE4EVER [WB logo] [NPG Records logo] 558509-1
Content of the box:
[3 layers bubble foil]
1st Art print, back:
Liner notes, tracklist, credits
*previously unavailable on LP [refer to asterisked track F5]
Special thanks to the estate of Prince Rogers Nelson
[Warner Bros. Records "WB-Shield" logo] [NPG Records logo]
This Compilation © ℗ 2017 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S. Printed in U.S.A. 558509-1
5 Art prints, back:
PRINCE4EVER
558509-1
Printed in U.S.A.
Photo: Herb Ritts/Trunk Archive
[Warner Bros. Records "WB-Shield" logo][NPG Records logo]
Labels:
This Compilation © ℗ 2017 NPG Records Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S. Made in the Netherlands 558509-1
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Box, text): 0 93624 91304 7
- Rights Society: none
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched/stamped): 1-558509 - A 19267 1A [email protected]
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched/stamped): 1-558509 - B 19267 1B [email protected]
- Matrix / Runout (Side C, runout, etched/stamped): 1-558509 - C 19267 1C [email protected]
- Matrix / Runout (Side D, runout, etched/stamped): 1-558509 - D 19267 1D [email protected]
- Matrix / Runout (Side E, runout, etched/stamped): 1-558509 - E 19267 1E [email protected]
- Matrix / Runout (Side F, runout, etched/stamped): 1-558509 - F 19267 1F [email protected]
- Matrix / Runout (Side G, runout, etched/stamped): 1-558509 - 1 G2 19267 1G [email protected]
- Matrix / Runout (Side H, runout, etched/stamped): 1-558509 - H 19267 1H [email protected]
Other Versions (5 of 21)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | 4Ever (2×CD, Album, Compilation, Digisleeve) | Warner Bros. Records, NPG Records | 558509-2 | US | 2016 | ||
Recently Edited | 4Ever (2×CD, Compilation, Digifile) | Warner Bros. Records, NPG Records | 9362-49146-0, 9362491460 | Europe | 2016 | ||
Recently Edited | 4Ever (2×CD, Compilation, Jewel Case) | Warner Bros. Records, NPG Records | 9362-49140-7 | Europe | 2016 | ||
| 4Ever (2×CD, Compilation) | Warner Music Taiwan, NPG Records | 9362-49146-0 | Taiwan | 2016 | |||
New Submission | 4Ever (2×CD, Compilation) | Warner Bros. Records, NPG Records | WPCR-17586/7 | Japan | 2016 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Hilarious how the word ass is edited out of Gett Off but the very next song is Sexy MF and the f bombs are flying like crazy.- This is the one to own. The hits one and two re-released sound horrible.
- I’m missing record 3. It came with two record 4s. Sad times
Edited 2 months agoAh man, I didn’t prioritise getting this one as I thought with it being a compilation, they’d basically keep it in print forever, lol. Guess I’ll have to wait until 2043 for them to do an affordable reissue or something
March 2023 edit: I do now have a copy! Miracles do come true, lol. A gorgeous set in terms of presentation, and I'm looking forward to spinning it.
Does anyone else have an issue at the beginning of “Let’s Go Crazy” after Prince says, “Dearly beloved we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life” and it’s then the next several lines are scrambled sounding into only a second or two, then goes right into the first verse. Hard to explain but it has to be a defect, an odd one at that, but didn’t know how widespread it was.
Just given this another spin, and quality of this pressing really is quite something (Kevin Gray works his magic, yet again!) . Yes, this compilation may have been a bit of a money spinner at the time, but you can't say Warner Bros. didn't do it right.
Edited 3 years agoOverall I'm happy with the boxed set. The photos are nice and had they opted for heavier photo paper these would look great framed. It is missing two photos that were included with the CD, I guess that makes the CD set more valuable. The sound and quality of the vinyl tracks is great. Some may say this is just another timely "money-grab" by the horrid Warner Bros. But as long as the overall quality is at it's best, who cares? Prince may have died but his music will live on.
Excellent sound. Well pressed. I like this compilation. Thanks Prince.
Great boxset to buy when you want to discover his work. Very good sounding pressing!- the U.S. release of this is awesome quality packaging also with the mastering & pressing.
