Prince turned hippie!

Discuss...

StonedImmaculate said:

Prince turned hippie!

Discuss...

No, he became a tax protestor. Hippies ain't as sharp as him.

And I dont know a hippie as clean as Prince either.

But Around the World in a Day came out today!

Nice.

This album deserves as big a shout as the recent noise about the Parade anniversary.

StonedImmaculate said:

And I dont know a hippie as clean as Prince either.

But Around the World in a Day came out today!

Exactly. And in the second track, Prince declared his independence from rules, addresses, and property taxes.

I've always wanted to walk into Paisley Park and ask to be taken into the vault for a listening session. I'm sure I would then be informed which rules that would violate.

I've found confirmation that Around the World in a Day was first released on CD in 1985, the same year as the vinyl record. Billboard (which can be searched on Google Books) ran a couple of stories about the initial release, which used so-called "all-board" packaging rather than a jewel box. The packaging, an innovation at the time, was not favorably received.

I'm still not sure whether ATWIAD was the first Prince album issued on CD the same year as the vinyl.

Update: I figured out now that Purple Rain was the first Prince album to be issued on CD the same year as the vinyl (1984).

[Edited 4/22/11 18:12pm]

22 April

Releases

• 1985 – Prince's seventh album Around The World In A Day (the second album credited to Prince and the Revolution) is released.
• 2001 – NPG Music Club Edition # 3, including The Daisy Chain, Northside (both by the New Power Generation), Habibi, and The Work Part 1, as well as NPG Ahdio Show # 3, (including The Time's Murph Drag, an instrumental version of Superfunkycalifragisexy, a live version of America, and Sex Me Sex Me Not) is released
• 2004 – Musicology is released as a CD-single

Concerts

• 1992 – Melbourne, Australia: Flinders Park Tennis Centre
• 2001 – Kansas City, MO, USA: Municipal Auditorium Arena
• 2004 – Knoxville, TN, USA: Thompson-Boling Arena
• 2007 – Las Vegas, NV, USA: 3121 @ Rio Hotel & Casino (am)

Performances

• 2009 – Burbank, CA, USA: Warner Bros. Studios - Stage 1 (The Ellen Degeneres Show)

Miscellaneous

• 2000 – Prince wins Top Major Label Release and Best R&B Album for Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic at the Minnesota Music Awards.

P had a very good April 22nd ...

PurpleLove7 said:

22 April

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Releases

• 1985 – Prince's seventh album Around The World In A Day (the second album credited to Prince and the Revolution) is released.
• 2001 – NPG Music Club Edition # 3, including The Daisy Chain, Northside (both by the New Power Generation), Habibi, and The Work Part 1, as well as NPG Ahdio Show # 3, (including The Time's Murph Drag, an instrumental version of Superfunkycalifragisexy, a live version of America, and Sex Me Sex Me Not) is released
• 2004 – Musicology is released as a CD-single

Concerts

• 1992 – Melbourne, Australia: Flinders Park Tennis Centre
• 2001 – Kansas City, MO, USA: Municipal Auditorium Arena
• 2004 – Knoxville, TN, USA: Thompson-Boling Arena
• 2007 – Las Vegas, NV, USA: 3121 @ Rio Hotel & Casino (am)

Performances

• 2009 – Burbank, CA, USA: Warner Bros. Studios - Stage 1 (The Ellen Degeneres Show)

Miscellaneous

• 2000 – Prince wins Top Major Label Release and Best R&B Album for Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic at the Minnesota Music Awards.

P had a very good April 22nd ...

Yes Prince had a hell of a day

good grief...remember it like it was yesterday. Calling Sam Goodies over and over, "did you get, did you get??" and then cut school rush to the shopping center. Study the album cover in the car and wondering what the hell these songs sounded like.

Loved side one but then the last two songs on side two were a let down but still it was A NEW PRINCE ALBUM! which was like a national holiday for my and my friends.

ahhh Good Times.