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Prince – Sign "O" The Times
Label: | NPG Records – 603497846559, Warner Records – R1 643352, The Prince Estate – 603497846559, Paisley Park – 603497846559 |
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Format: | 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 180 gram 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered, 180 gram Box Set, Compilation, Deluxe Edition |
Country: | UK, Europe & US |
Released: | |
Genre: | Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop |
Style: | Minneapolis Sound, Funk, Pop Rock, Contemporary R&B |
Tracklist
Sign "O" The Times Remastered | |||
A1 | Sign "O" The Times | 4:57 | |
A2 | Play In The Sunshine | 5:06 | |
A3 | Housequake | 4:40 | |
A4 | The Ballad of Dorothy Parker | 4:09 | |
B1 | It | 5:10 | |
B2 | Starfish And Coffee | 2:50 | |
B3 | Slow Love | 4:22 | |
B4 | Hot Thing | 5:39 | |
B5 | Forever In My Life | 3:32 | |
C1 | U Got The Look | 3:46 | |
C2 | If I Was Your Girlfriend | 5:04 | |
C3 | Strange Relationship | 4:03 | |
C4 | I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man | 6:30 | |
D1 | The Cross | 4:49 | |
D2 | It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night | 9:02 | |
D3 | Adore | 6:35 | |
Single Mixes & Edits Remastered | |||
E1 | Sign "O" The Times (Edit) | 3:41 | |
E2 | La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Edit) | 3:22 | |
E3 | La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive) | 10:47 | |
F1 | If I Was Your Girlfriend (Edit) | 3:47 | |
F2 | Shockadelica | 3:31 | |
F3 | Shockadelica (12" Long Version) | 6:13 | |
F4 | U Got The Look (Long Look) | 6:41 | |
G1 | Housequake (Edit) | 3:22 | |
G2 | Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake) | 7:12 | |
G3 | I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Fade) | 3:39 | |
G4 | Hot Thing (Edit) | 3:41 | |
H1 | Hot Thing (Extended Remix) | 8:32 | |
H2 | Hot Thing (Dub Version) | 6:53 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – NPG Records, Inc.
- Copyright © – NPG Records, Inc.
- Copyright © – Controversy Music
- Licensed To – Warner Records Inc.
- Published By – NPG Music Publishing, LLC.
- Published By – Universal Music Works
- Produced At – Paisley Park Studios
- Produced At – Sunset Sound
- Produced At – Dierks Studio Mobile Trucks
- Mixed At – Paisley Park Studios
- Mixed At – Sunset Sound
- Mixed At – Dierks Studio Mobile Trucks
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BK05420
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BK00562
Credits
- Art Direction – Laura LiPuma
- Engineer – Coke Johnson, Prince, Susan Rogers
- Lacquer Cut By – BG*
- Management [Personal Management] – Cavallo, Ruffalo & Fargnoli
- Photography By – Jeff Katz (2)
- Remastered By – Bernie Grundman
- Saxophone [All Saxophone By] – Eric Leeds
- Trumpet [All Trumpet By] – Atlanta Bliss
Notes
Box with lift-off lid.
Peach title sticker:
Remastered for the first time
Four record set includes B-sides & single edits
180 ♥ Gram Vinyl
R1 643352 / 603497846559
Box, front:
Prince Sign "☮" The Times [embossed on lid]
Box, rear:
Over-sized "☮" symbol embossed
Single-page sheet:
[repeating the visual from "If I Was Your Girlfriend]
℗ & © 2020, 1987 NPG Records Inc., under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. [...] Made in the E.U. PRINCE.COM | R1 643352 / 603497846559
Black dust sleeve:
Created & Mixed at Paisley Park, Sunset Sound and Dierks Studio Mobile Trucks [...] All songs written by Prince except, "Starfish And Coffee," Lyrics co-written by Susannah · "Slow Love," Lyrics co-written by Carole Raphaelle Davis · "It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night," Music co-written by D. Fink & Eric Leeds · All Songs © Controversy Music ASCAP.
Labels:
℗ & © 2020, 1987 NPG Records Inc., under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. [...] Made in the E.U.
Download voucher:
To download your digital files, please visit: redemptions.warnermusic.com/PrinceSOTTRemastered
R1 25577 603497846523 | R1 643352 / 603497846559
[the other side shows the album artwork]
Remarks:
Dust sleeve [see above] and labels credits the following tracks slightly different:
Starfish And Coffee (Prince/Susannah Melvoin) [track B2] / Slow Love (Prince/Carole Davis) [track B3] / It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night (Prince/Matt Fink/Eric Leeds) [track D2]
Hot Thing [tracks G4 to H2] is originally credited to Shep Pettibone (Additional Production and Remix), Shep Pettibone/Junior Vasquez (Edited By) and Michael Hutchinson (Remix Engineer) but those credits are omitted on this release
Peach title sticker:
Remastered for the first time
Four record set includes B-sides & single edits
180 ♥ Gram Vinyl
R1 643352 / 603497846559
Box, front:
Prince Sign "☮" The Times [embossed on lid]
Box, rear:
Over-sized "☮" symbol embossed
Single-page sheet:
[repeating the visual from "If I Was Your Girlfriend]
℗ & © 2020, 1987 NPG Records Inc., under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. [...] Made in the E.U. PRINCE.COM | R1 643352 / 603497846559
Black dust sleeve:
Created & Mixed at Paisley Park, Sunset Sound and Dierks Studio Mobile Trucks [...] All songs written by Prince except, "Starfish And Coffee," Lyrics co-written by Susannah · "Slow Love," Lyrics co-written by Carole Raphaelle Davis · "It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night," Music co-written by D. Fink & Eric Leeds · All Songs © Controversy Music ASCAP.
Labels:
℗ & © 2020, 1987 NPG Records Inc., under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. [...] Made in the E.U.
Download voucher:
To download your digital files, please visit: redemptions.warnermusic.com/PrinceSOTTRemastered
R1 25577 603497846523 | R1 643352 / 603497846559
[the other side shows the album artwork]
Remarks:
Dust sleeve [see above] and labels credits the following tracks slightly different:
Starfish And Coffee (Prince/Susannah Melvoin) [track B2] / Slow Love (Prince/Carole Davis) [track B3] / It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night (Prince/Matt Fink/Eric Leeds) [track D2]
Hot Thing [tracks G4 to H2] is originally credited to Shep Pettibone (Additional Production and Remix), Shep Pettibone/Junior Vasquez (Edited By) and Michael Hutchinson (Remix Engineer) but those credits are omitted on this release
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 6 03497 84655 9
- Barcode (Scanned): 603497846559
- Rights Society: GMR
- Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): R1-628756-A VX BK00562-01 A1 BG
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): R1-628756-B VX BK00562-01 B1 BG
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout): R1-628756-C RE-1 BK05420-01 C1 BG
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout): R1-628756-D RE-1 BK05420-01 D1 BG
- Matrix / Runout (Side E runout): R1-628756-E BK00562-03 E1 BG
- Matrix / Runout (Side F runout): R1-628756-F BK00562-03 F1 BG
- Matrix / Runout (Side G runout): R1-628756-G BK00562-04 G1 BG
- Matrix / Runout (Side H runout): R1-628756-H BK00562-04 H1 BG
Other Versions (5 of 158)View All
Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | Sign "O" The Times (2×LP, Album, Allied Record Company Pressing) | Paisley Park, Paisley Park | 9 25577-1, 1-25577 | US | 1987 | ||
Recently Edited | Sign "O" The Times (2×LP, Album, Club Edition) | Paisley Park | W1 25577 | Canada | 1987 | ||
Recently Edited | Sign "O" The Times (Cassette, Album) | Paisley Park, Warner Bros. Records | 925 577-4, WX88C | UK & Europe | 1987 | ||
Recently Edited | Sign "O" The Times (2×LP, Album) | Paisley Park | 25577-1 | New Zealand | 1987 | ||
Recently Edited | Sign "O" The Times (2×LP, Album) | Paisley Park, Paisley Park | 92 5577-1, 1-25577 | Italy | 1987 |
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Reviews

Superb release and even compared to my original '87 pressing...this comes out on top...no sibilance and much better bass and midband. The pressings are excellent, done at Optimal and lacquered by Bernie Grundman. I'm glad I got the Warner Bros release as the catalog shifts in it's entirety to Sony/Legacy and not fond of their current pressing quality.
Discogs keeps removing comments about how this release was blocked from selling up until a week ago.