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PrintableJPMcGee said: i think in terms of his career, lovesexy is the worst, tho i don't mind it personally. (i remember buying the album on vinyl and thinking, no, i refuse to be embarrassed about this!) i think a lot of guys in particular shied away from this album because of the cover and that is why it didn't sell well, and his career has never completely recovered.
Yeah,that cover did alot of damage to his career at that time.I was pissed,because the music on that album is sensational.It's a shame that the cover kept many people from exploring that album.This is one time when I was like "damn,Prince...why did you do this?!"  | |
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DanceWme said: ok ok ok ok
 yup.. hands down !!! | |
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SoulAlive said: JPMcGee said: i think in terms of his career, lovesexy is the worst, tho i don't mind it personally. (i remember buying the album on vinyl and thinking, no, i refuse to be embarrassed about this!) i think a lot of guys in particular shied away from this album because of the cover and that is why it didn't sell well, and his career has never completely recovered.
Yeah,that cover did alot of damage to his career at that time.I was pissed,because the music on that album is sensational.It's a shame that the cover kept many people from exploring that album.This is one time when I was like "damn,Prince...why did you do this?!" My sister saw that cover for the first time last week and screamed, "Oh god, my eyes are bleeding. I just saw Prince naked. I thought that was Jada Pinkett!" She obviously doesn't like him. | |
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DanceWme said: ok ok ok ok
You must like 'em all, huh?  | |
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CindySheehan said: I'm not joking but I love the cover for the Black Album.... am I the only one who thinks this is cool?
 The Black Album (1987) © 1994 Warner Bros What's up with your Avatar???   | |
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1sexymf said: SoulAlive said: Yeah,that cover did alot of damage to his career at that time.I was pissed,because the music on that album is sensational.It's a shame that the cover kept many people from exploring that album.This is one time when I was like "damn,Prince...why did you do this?!" My sister saw that cover for the first time last week and screamed, "Oh god, my eyes are bleeding. I just saw Prince naked. I thought that was Jada Pinkett!" She obviously doesn't like him. | |
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superspaceboy said: JPMcGee said: i thought the first single did well (alphabet st.). the video is one of my favorites, but i remember being shocked at how cheap it looked. i know he's gotten some decent sales since then; i was also referring to his career in an artistic sense. his peak for me was '82-'88. after that, his work sounded a little compromised, like he was trying to record hits and follow trends instead of blazing new trails. that's not to say there isn't a lot to like post-'88. i just don't know if i'd call any of those albums great. (sorry for the derail.) The first single did OK. The video came out a bit after the single...and it's cheap looking style didn't help much. The reason that after 88, things sounded a little compromised was because they were. Prince not only was not on top of his game anymore (more so in the public eye) but he had just rid himself of almost every single person who influenced his music as a whole. SOTT was really a slapdash Dream Factory devoid of any of the contributors he had used that influenced the sound of the record. Most of SOTT was just left overs of 2 aborted projects. It sounds brilliant because it is, but more so because of it's ecclecticness. SOTT would not have been if not for the other collaborators he had at the time. i always thought that lovesexy was his most personal album up to that point - he didn't just expose himself on the cover. and when the public rejected that, he withdrew and tried to be more commercial, less weird. of course, this is pure speculation on my part. your theory is also interesting. | |
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shocked no one said Sign o' The Times (1987)
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Parade/under the cherry moon:  [Edited 2/14/07 9:28am] | |
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SoulAlive said:  Totally, 100% yes, couldn't stop looking at his perfect face when I bought this. Look at his beautiful eyes edit. [Edited 2/14/07 9:34am] | |
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eyewishuheaven said: CindySheehan said: I'm not joking but I love the cover for the Black Album.... am I the only one who thinks this is cool?
The Black Album (1987) © 1994 Warner Bros "The question is... how much more black could it be? And the answer is... none... none more black." 
"It's like a black mirror" "Well, I think it looks like death" | |
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superspaceboy said: shocked no one said
Sign o' The Times (1987)
© Jeff Katz Yeah, that's my favorite. My other favorite (although this wasn't originally done for the album,) is: The Rainbow Children © C' Babi Bayoc | |
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My fave is Lovesexy cover! | |
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superspaceboy said: shocked no one said
Sign o' The Times (1987)
© Jeff Katz That's my pick! | |
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In terms of having an album cover that meshes with the album's concept/music, I choose Lovesexy, hands down. Graphically, it may not be the most interesting but it is the perfect visual equivalent of the album. And someone (Herb?) pointed out that if you have the cassette and hold up Prince's figure to the light you can see the  on his thigh. Brilliant! ("It put my name upon my thigh...")
Lovesexy © 1988 Warner Bros / Paisley Park I also love ATWIAD for similar reasons--the fact that every song has a visual resprestation on the cover is, for lack of a better word, cool. The full Around The World In A Day cover art by Doug Henders (1985) © Doug Henders Honorable mentions go to: Controversy because my name (Joni) is on the back
and N.E.W.S. because of the packaging and the way it opens into a compass rose. The check. The string he dropped. The Mona Lisa. The musical notes taken out of a hat. The glass. The toy shotgun painting. The things he found. Therefore, everything seen–every object, that is, plus the process of looking at it–is a Duchamp. | |
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I like the Lovesexy album cover. Its so pretty. Soul mate-One of two persons compatible with each other in disposition, point of view, or sensitivity.
Friend-A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts. | |
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Diamonds & Pearls (1991) © Randee St Nicholas | |
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FruitToAttractBears said: I liek
Dirty Mind (1981) © Allen Beaulieu ditto | |
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nurse said: Diamonds & Pearls (1991) © Randee St Nicholas Love this one too, I just thought the hollogram was so cool. Rhythm floods my heart♥The melody it feeds my soul | |
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