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Yes, I have it on vinyl from the 80's but I'm pretty sure it's not original. | |
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theodore said: @ those who don't like The Black AlbumAgreed  - I have it on CD and  it | |
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If you can see the black on black image of Prince on the cover it's a boot. I bought that one in the 80's. | |
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I have no clue. I own the album and remember in '88 or '89 going into a record store in BCN and between some albums of other people there was this totally black album. I couldn't see from who it was but I even saw Prince in my food so I got a heart attack. The cover inside was also black. When I took the album out of that cover I saw it was the black album and bought it.
I had to wait until I got home to play it because we had no recordplayer in BCN. I just went to the attic to get the record and make a pic. It says 1987, doesn't mention any "made in ..." Can anyone see if it's an original or a fake??  | |
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Do I own it? Yes
Do I listen to it? No..haven't since 90. A bit of a let down to be honest. | |
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CJanssen said: I have no clue. I own the album and remember in '88 or '89 going into a record store in BCN and between some albums of other people there was this totally black album. I couldn't see from who it was but I even saw Prince in my food so I got a heart attack. The cover inside was also black. When I took the album out of that cover I saw it was the black album and bought it.
I had to wait until I got home to play it because we had no recordplayer in BCN. I just went to the attic to get the record and make a pic. It says 1987, doesn't mention any "made in ..." Can anyone see if it's an original or a fake?? It's a fake. If you check the sleeveographia website you'll be able to see the differences. The easy way of checking is the misspelling of Rockhard In A Funky Place on the label it's 'Rockard' on the boot. 
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CJanssen said: I have no clue. I own the album and remember in '88 or '89 going into a record store in BCN and between some albums of other people there was this totally black album. I couldn't see from who it was but I even saw Prince in my food so I got a heart attack. The cover inside was also black. When I took the album out of that cover I saw it was the black album and bought it.
I had to wait until I got home to play it because we had no recordplayer in BCN. I just went to the attic to get the record and make a pic. It says 1987, doesn't mention any "made in ..." Can anyone see if it's an original or a fake?? its a 'fake', the numbers in the triangle should be white for start. | |
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soulyacolia said: CJanssen said: I have no clue. I own the album and remember in '88 or '89 going into a record store in BCN and between some albums of other people there was this totally black album. I couldn't see from who it was but I even saw Prince in my food so I got a heart attack. The cover inside was also black. When I took the album out of that cover I saw it was the black album and bought it.
I had to wait until I got home to play it because we had no recordplayer in BCN. I just went to the attic to get the record and make a pic. It says 1987, doesn't mention any "made in ..." Can anyone see if it's an original or a fake?? It's a fake. If you check the sleeveographia website you'll be able to see the differences. The easy way of checking is the misspelling of Rockhard In A Funky Place on the label it's 'Rockard' on the boot.
Yep it does say Rockard, thanks 
You too horatio. But bootleg or original, luckily they both sound the same. | |
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CJanssen said: soulyacolia said: Yep it does say Rockard, thanks
You too horatio. But bootleg or original, luckily they both sound the same. | |
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dannyd5050 said: If you can see the black on black image of Prince on the cover it's a boot. I bought that one in the 80's.
magical experience for Chewymusic and I. This version of the album showed up on Christmas Eve. The same day I got "eye know" parts 123. It was a funky Christmas! | |
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denideni said: theodore said: @ those who don't like The Black AlbumAgreed - I have it on CD and itIt's amazing  | |
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That vinyl Black Album with the black varnished/unvarnished Prince pic was one of the very first BA boots. The boot BA cassette sounded much better. Then I got the boot BA CD. I was pretty much hooked on Prince boots after that. If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot. | |
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theodore said: @ those who don't like The Black Album  | |
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theodore said: Dayclear said: No, just the CD and I never play it.
 Why? Don't like it. [Edited 4/21/08 5:54am] | |
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Dayclear said: theodore said: Why? Don't like it.
[Edited 4/21/08 5:54am]   | |
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I only like 2 songs on there and they are slow. It's just not music that appeals to me | |
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when it first came out on vinyl boot it was $100 in a record store, too expensive back then. but when the CD was finally released many many years later I bought it. what's so bad about it?  like it. | |
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Rev said: dannyd5050 said: If you can see the black on black image of Prince on the cover it's a boot. I bought that one in the 80's.
magical experience for Chewymusic and I. This version of the album showed up on Christmas Eve. The same day I got "eye know" parts 123. It was a funky Christmas! You mean "Eye Wish U Heaven" parts 1, 2, and 3? Wow that was a funky Christmas! The height of being a Prince fan!!  | |
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Dayclear said: No, just the CD and I never play it.
ditto seems that i was busy doing something close to nothing, but different than the day before   | |
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Sophianestesia said: mean the original vinyl from 1987, one of the first press.
If U do, would U prove it by providing a picture of it? I do own it but I do not know how to provide a picture of it. It cost me $35.00 when I finally found a copy of it!!! | |
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DBW said: Sophianestesia said: mean the original vinyl from 1987, one of the first press.
If U do, would U prove it by providing a picture of it? I do own it but I do not know how to provide a picture of it. It cost me $35.00 when I finally found a copy of it!!! If it only cost $35.00, then it's not a genuine copy. | |
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I will have 2 check my collection if it's a bootleg
or not...it probably is! I paid 2000 Begian francs in "88 (about 50 Euro) insteed of 4000 francs(the normal price),because the guy I knew had 2 of them. Bought the CD release years later for only 15 Euro... It's no SOTT or Lovesexy but it has some great grooves: Cindy C,Bob George,Superfunkycalifragisexy,The Grind. They are as essential as other Prince songs from that period..2me! [Edited 4/22/08 14:14pm] Love4oneanother | |
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I read somewheres that P
gave out copies to close friends I also remember going in MUSICLAND one day I'm not sure if this was the 80's or the 90's but there was a rack (behind the register) full of them... I mean they were all black covers but the shrink wrap had the pink writing on it or something to that effect... I asked the worker what it was, and he told me I also remember seing the SOTT movie and that 1985 P & The Rev concert on VHS that store had some GOOD SHIT!!!! I'm sure it was "good & pricey" shit too LOL because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." | |
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I get approx one mail a week by people stating they have the original. When checked it's always the rockard boot or the facecover.
Most of the time the people end up in a 'YES it's the real one because it was sold to me that way and it was cheap/expensive' loop. Unfortunately it isn't the real one. |
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I got what had to be a twentieth-generation cassette recording of it in 88 and wore it out. I got a face copy of the bootleg in 92 and never listened to it. I got the CD from a record exec w/WB whenever it was officially released and loved it.
I love Rockhard and when 2 r in love. The rest is damn good, but rather dated at this point... most likely because I played it into the ground when I had the crappy cassette version. I had tons of boots - I didn't care that they were recorded in the back of a VW beetle through a tin cup and string - the jam was there, that's all that mattered. So do I have the original black album? Yes I do. Is it the original pressing that's legendary? Why would I want that when I got it free three times over? [Edited 4/23/08 17:51pm] www.beaurocks.com Trees are made of WOOD! | |
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