prince and the revolution Archives - Vinyl From The Vault https://vinylfromthevault.com/tag/prince-and-the-revolution/ Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:43:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 198238920 Prince and the Revolution “I Would Die 4 U” https://vinylfromthevault.com/prince-and-the-revolution-i-would-die-4-u/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prince-and-the-revolution-i-would-die-4-u Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:43:20 +0000 https://vinylfromthevault.com/?p=16092 Prince and the Revolution "I Would Die 4 U" released 40 years ago (tomorrow), November 28th, 1984. 12" extended version. The shorter 7" version of "I Would Die 4 U" was the fourth single from Prince's 1984 smash hit masterpiece Purple Rain; it went to #8 in the US and to #58 in the UK. [...]

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]]> Prince and the Revolution “I Would Die 4 U” released 40 years ago (tomorrow), November 28th, 1984. 12″ extended version. The shorter 7″ version of “I Would Die 4 U” was the fourth single from Prince’s 1984 smash hit masterpiece Purple Rain; it went to #8 in the US and to #58 in the UK. I totally remember making up ridiculous dance/gymnastic routines to the song in junior high, complete with YMCA-style body letter forming and finger guns to the head. This 12″ has the much much longer extended version which “is actually a rehearsal jam on the song with The Revolution and musicians from Sheila E.’s band, Eddie M (on sax) and Miko Weaver (guitar), along with Sheila E. herself recorded some time before the Purple Rain Tour. The jam features some overdubbing and fades at the end; a longer version, nearly 31 minutes long, was never released officially, but has been bootlegged.” (wiki) I do not have that half-hour bootleg. Side B is the seasonal “Another Lonely Christmas,” a sexy and soulful song, reminiscent of the style of the single “Purple Rain.”

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]]> 16092 Prince “Around the World in a Day” https://vinylfromthevault.com/prince-around-the-world-in-a-day-1985-princes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prince-around-the-world-in-a-day-1985-princes Wed, 14 Jul 2021 19:16:51 +0000 http://box2101.temp.domains/~vinylfro/prince-around-the-world-in-a-day-1985-princes/ Prince “Around the World in a Day” 1985. Prince’s 7th LP and his second with the Revolution, Around the World in a Day went to #1 in the US and to #5 in the UK (and re-charted at #51 after Prince’s death in 2016). Swirly, funky psychedelic pop, it’s an album I admit to not thinking much [...]

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]]> Prince “Around the World in a Day” 1985. Prince’s 7th LP and his second with the Revolution, Around the World in a Day went to #1 in the US and to #5 in the UK (and re-charted at #51 after Prince’s death in 2016). Swirly, funky psychedelic pop, it’s an album I admit to not thinking much about beyond the hits until relatively recently (I was far too into British new wave in ‘85) and now have a much greater appreciation for its complexity in the context of 80′s pop. I also now realize that this record probably inspired my 14-year-old self’s fashion choices (my friends and I wore a LOT of paisley that year). The singles are amazing of course: “Raspberry Beret” (#2 US, #25 UK) is a classic that I still listen to frequently, “Pop Life” (#7 US, #60 UK) and “America” (#46 US). “Paisley Park,” another great track, was a single only in the UK, Europe and Australia; it hit #18 in the UK and #38 in Australia. I also really love the funky groove of “Tamborine.”

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