Prince – The Black Album
Label: | Warner Bros. Records – 9362-45793-2 |
|---|---|
Format: | CD, Album, Limited Edition |
Country: | Europe |
Released: | |
Genre: | Funk / Soul |
Style: | Funk, Soul, Minneapolis Sound |
Tracklist
| 1 | Le Grind | 6:44 | |
| 2 | Cindy C. | 6:15 | |
| 3 | Dead On It | 4:37 | |
| 4 | When 2 R In Love | 3:59 | |
| 5 | Bob George | 5:36 | |
| 6 | Superfunkycalifragisexy | 5:55 | |
| 7 | 2 Nigs United 4 West Compton | 7:01 | |
| 8 | Rockhard In A Funky Place | 4:31 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Time Warner
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
- Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Copyright © – WEA International Inc.
- Published By – Controversy Music
- Made By – Warner Music Manufacturing Europe
- Glass Mastered At – WMME Alsdorf
Notes
Standard jewel case with a black single sheet inlay (no credits, lyrics and photos).
[The rest of the artwork is plain black and omits title, tracklist, track durations & credits]
Injection print on bottom right corner of front panel:
[Warner Music Group 'W' logo]
Title sticker:
The legendary Black Album
Limited Edition
Back tray insert, spines:
[...] Warner Bros. Records Inc. 3300 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505-4694, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10019-6908
Peach barcode-sticker:
Made in Germany by WARNER Music MFG. Europe
Disc:
[Tracklist] All songs published by Controversy Music ASCAP
Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Time Warner Company. 3300 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505-4694, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10019-6908. © 1994 ℗ 1994, *1988 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. Made in Germany
[The asterisk* refers to 'When 2 R In Love' which was first/regularly released on the Lovesexy album]
[The rest of the artwork is plain black and omits title, tracklist, track durations & credits]
Injection print on bottom right corner of front panel:
[Warner Music Group 'W' logo]
Title sticker:
The legendary Black Album
Limited Edition
Back tray insert, spines:
[...] Warner Bros. Records Inc. 3300 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505-4694, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10019-6908
Peach barcode-sticker:
Made in Germany by WARNER Music MFG. Europe
Disc:
[Tracklist] All songs published by Controversy Music ASCAP
Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Time Warner Company. 3300 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505-4694, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10019-6908. © 1994 ℗ 1994, *1988 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. Made in Germany
[The asterisk* refers to 'When 2 R In Love' which was first/regularly released on the Lovesexy album]
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Barcode sticker, text): 0 9362-45793-2 8
- Barcode (Scanned): 093624579328
- Price Code (Barcode sticker): WE 833
- Label Code (Barcode sticker & CD): LC 0392
- Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Matrix / Runout (Variants 1 to 12): 936245793-2 WMME
- Mastering SID Code (Variants 1 to 12): IFPI L012
- Matrix / Runout (Mould injection print, variant 1): 15 [Warner "W" logo]
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 0509
- Matrix / Runout (Mould injection print, variant 2): 7 [Warner "W" logo]
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 060D
- Matrix / Runout (Mould injection print, variant 3): II [Warner "W" logo]
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 0603
- Matrix / Runout (Mould injection print, variant 4): II [Warner "W" logo]
- Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 0605
- Matrix / Runout (Mould injection print, variant 5): 9 [Warner "W" logo]
- Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI 0603
- Matrix / Runout (Mould injection print, variant 6): [Warner "W" logo]
- Mould SID Code (Variant 6): none
- Matrix / Runout (Mould injection print, variant 7): IV [Warner "W" logo]
- Mould SID Code (Variant 7): IFPI 0607
- Matrix / Runout (Mould injection print, variant 8): [Warner "W" logo]
- Mould SID Code (Variant 8): IFPI 0531
- Matrix / Runout (Mould injection print, variant 9): [Warner "W" logo]
- Mould SID Code (Variant 9): IFPI 0525
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 10): [Warner "W" logo]
- Mould SID Code (Variant 10): IFPI 0542
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 11): [Warner "W" logo]
- Mould SID Code (Variant 11): IFPI 0538
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 12): V [Warner "W" logo]
- Mould SID Code (Variant 12): IFPI 0606
Other Versions (5 of 141)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | The Black Album (LP, Album) | Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records | 925 677-1, WX 147, WX147 | Europe | 1987 | ||
New Submission | The Black Album (CD, Album, Longbox) | Warner Bros. Records | 9 25677-2 | US | 1987 | ||
New Submission | The Black Album (2×12", 45 RPM, Album, Promo) | Warner Bros. Records | 1- 25677-DJ | US | 1987 | ||
New Submission | The Black Album (Cassette, Album, Promo) | Warner Bros. Records | WB-25677 | US | 1987 | ||
New Submission | The Black Album (CD, Album) | Paisley Park Records | 925677-2 | Austria | 1987 |
Recommendations
Reviews
- Edited 8 months agoThis LP costs a fair bit on vinyl online where available(usually in the hundreds)so I opted for this cd version via ebay for a reasonable £10 after listening to it on youtube.
I`d never heard the tracks before the youtube listen but fell in love with this gem of an album.
Here`s a little extract from wiki...
......The Black Album. Dubbed The Funk Bible by preceding press releases, and in a hidden message within the album itself, the work seemed to be a reaction to criticism that Prince had become too pop-oriented. It was his attempt to regain his black audience.
As soon as I heard it it reminded me of Morris Day and The Time funk band,the one in the movie "Purple Rain" by Prince!
So if you loved Morris Day and The Time in that movie you`re in for a treat here as this sounds similar & will have you dancing or nodding your head to all the wonderful tracks.
Highly Recommended ESPECIALLY since it's so expensive on vinyl,thank you for reading.
System used:
Cd transport - Atoll MD100 cdp
Dac Denafrips Ares ii
Pre - Musical Fidelity m6s Class A Fully balanced
Power amp - Meridian G57 Dual mono Fully balanced
Speakers - Tannoy
Music:5.0
Mastering:5.0
Jewel case:3.0
1°) I think we could read 6 instead of 9 for variant 5
2°) I've got 2 other variant :
a) Matrix / Runout (Mirrored outer ring): 936245793-2 WMME
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L012
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 0542
Matrix / Runout (Mould inner ring): none [Warner Music Group logo]
b) Matrix / Runout (Mirrored outer ring): 936245793-2 WMME
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L012
Mould SID Code : none
Matrix / Runout (Mould inner ring): V or ^ [Warner Music Group logo]
But for these two variants the sticker is a paper between the jewel case ans the black cover (the Label Code LC 0392, Barcode 0 9362-45793-2 8)
No other sticker
3°) WHAT ARE THE REAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ALL THESE VARIANTS ?
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