There is a thread started by vinx98 http://www.prince.org/msg/7/220818 that asked about SOTT as a single disc (CD) however, that got me thinking...

The album was released at a time before CD was the domninant format (CDs existed in 1987 but were rare) so what if SOTT was a single vinyl LP?

LPs had a running time of approx 45mins (could be a max of 52 mins but lets split the difference)

You are allowed a max running time of 48 minutes or 24 mins per side but could propose shorterned versions of songs.

What would your single LP SOTT be?

For reference here are the running times of the tracks:

"Sign 'O' the Times" – 5:02
"Play in the Sunshine" – 5:05
"Housequake" – 4:38
"The Ballad of Dorothy Parker" – 4:04
"It" – 5:10
"Starfish And Coffee" – 2:51
"Slow Love" – 4:18
"Hot Thing" – 5:39
"Forever in My Life" – 3:38
"U Got the Look" – 3:58
"If I Was Your Girlfriend" – 4:54
"Strange Relationship" – 4:04
"I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" – 6:31
"The Cross" – 4:46
"It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night" – 8:59
"Adore" – 6:29
[Edited 3/19/07 9:57am]

Side A
"Sign 'O' the Times" – 5:02
"Housequake" – 4:38
"The Ballad of Dorothy Parker" – 4:04
"Starfish And Coffee" – 2:51
"Forever in My Life" – 3:38
20:13

Side B
"U Got the Look (Long Look)" – 6:40
"If I Was Your Girlfriend (Edit)" – 3:47
"I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" – 6:31
"Adore" – 6:29
23:27

Hold the phone, I can add in Strange Relationship if I jig em around.


Side A
"Sign 'O' the Times" – 5:02
"Housequake" – 4:38
"The Ballad of Dorothy Parker" – 4:04
"Starfish And Coffee" – 2:51
"Forever in My Life" – 3:38
"If I Was Your Girlfriend (Edit)" – 3:47
24:00

Side B
"U Got the Look (Long Look)" – 6:40
"Strange Relationship" – 4:04
"I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" – 6:31
"Adore" – 6:29
23:44

Side 1 (total time 22.72)
Sign O The Times (5:02)
Housequake (4:38)
Slow Love (4:18)
The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (4:04)
It (5:10)

Side B (total time 23.90)
U Got The Look (3:58)
If I Was Your Girlfriend (4:54)
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (4:00)
Hot Thing (5:39)
Adore (6:29)

Total time for the entire album: 46 minutes and 62 seconds

I had to edit "I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man" down to 4 minutes,which is probably the single version length anyway.