PRINCE - SIGN 'O' THE TIMES 2 x LP 1987 EX

	£		21
	$		28

PRINCE

'Sign 'O' The Times'

(925 577-1) Paisley Park records

Originally released 1987

2 x LP

1. Sign 'O' the Times

2. Play in the Sunshine

3. Housequake

 4. Ballad of Dorothy Parker

5. It

 6. Starfish and Coffee

7. Slow Love

8. Hot Thing

9. Forever in My Life 

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1. U Got the Look

2. If I Was Your Girlfriend

 3. Strange Relationship

4. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man

 5. The Cross

 6. It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night

7. Adore

After an adventurous run through fields of Beatlesque psychedelia, Prince seemed ready to get back to the task of creating the epic that both his audience and adoring critics had been demanding since PURPLE RAIN. Originally put together as a three-LP opus titled CRYSTAL BALL (but pared down pre-release by the picky artist), SIGN O' THE TIMES wasn't exactly the historic merger of rock and R&B that the world had been expecting. Instead, it played like an ultimate mix-tape of Prince-ly styles--from grinding, house music-inspired funk ("Housequake") to idiosyncratic pieces of irresistibly sweet pop fare ("Starfish And Coffee"). Yet, the man's singular outlook could constantly be identified; and as varied as the music got, that outlook worked as a uniting factor.Abandoning the Revolution and returning to the one-man-band ethic made the overall sound of SIGN O' THE TIMES far more spare than recent efforts. Various members did make random contributions, and the entire group is featured on a lone live track (the driving extenda-groove, "It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night"); but Prince seemed adamant about unshackling himself from the responsibilities of being a particular band's leader, and constructed an album that reflected his evolving musical vision, rather than the Revolution's signature sound. Though that sound still rears its head--particularly on "Play In The Sunshine"--on SIGN O' THE TIMES, it's only part of the picture.The other parts are as discombobulated as Prince the one-man-band had always been. Social relevance as a funky turn ("Sign O' The Times"), spiritual strength as heavy metal gospel ("The Cross"), and sex in every form and position possible were all moves Prince had already done, or at least hinted at. But never before had he delivered these moves with such maturity, or as such a complete package, which is why SIGN O' THE TIMES is undoubtedly among the apexes of Prince's career.

Both records have very minimal light surface marks and light paper scuffs(hairline & superficial marks). All four labels are clean and have the very faintest of spindle marks. Both records grade excellent condition.

One of the inner lyric sleeves has no tears. Very minimal light creasing. Very minimal light ring wear/rubbing marks. No splits and grades excellent condition.

The other inner lyric sleeve has a one inch split in the middle of the bottom edge and a two inch split in the middle of one of the edges. Minimal light creasing. Minimal light ring wear/rubbing marks and grades very good condition.

The main sleeve has very minimal light edge wear. Very minimal light corner wear. Very minimal light creases around the edges. Very minimal light ring wear/rubbing marks. No splits. The cover grades excellent condition.

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