I like the album just fine the way it is, but a single-disc set released in October 1987 (when sales for major releases are higher), say, would have been a considerably bigger hit in North America. Make 'em wait a little longer, after U2 and Guns'n'Roses' chart-peaks sort of passed in the autumn, and then hit 'em with this single album:

SIDE 1 (27 minutes)

1. Sign O' The Times

2. Housequake

3. The Ballad of Dorothy Parker

4. Starfish & Coffee

5. Hot Thing

6. If I Was Your Girlfriend

SIDE 2 (28 minutes)

7. U Got The Look

8. Strange Relationship

9. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

10. The Cross

11. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night

ThePanther said:

Except your single disc set is a double LP ( 55 minutes long)
.
Seriously guys...Everyone knows the length of a vinyl.
.
Susan Rogers explains in the SOTT deluxe book she already had hard time to put It on the first side because it was already too long with its 23 minutes.
She had to give up and put it on the second side.

RODSERLING said:

Yeah, i’m aware it’s loved. And for that reason I’m happy it’s on there.

But personally it’s never done anything for me whatsoever. And I’m someone who scratches my head in disbelief every time a Prince fan disses The Arms Of Orion.

Play in the sunshine

housequake

dorothy parker

starfish n coffee

hot thing

if i was your girlfriend

strange relationship

could never take the place

the cross

SOTT

[Edited 11/28/20 7:47am]

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

ladies and gentleman, boys and motherfucking girls (lol), I present to you nothing less than the ultimate SOTT.

Side 1

1. Rebirth Of The Flesh (4:54)

2. Play In The Sunshine (5:05)

3. Housequake (4:34)

4. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (4:04)

5. It (5:10)

Side 2

6. Starfish And Coffee (2:51) 1

7. Slow Love (4:18) 2

8. Hot Thing (5:39)

9. Visions

Side 3

1. Dream Factory
2. Train
3. Crystal Ball (edit)
4. Sexual Suicide (1986 version)

Side 4

1. Rockhard In A Funky Place (4:30)
2. Movie Star
3. Wendy/Colours
4. In a Large Room with No Light
5. The Ball (4:22)
6. Joy In Repetition (4:59)

Side 5

If I Was Your Girlfriend

1. Strange Relationship(4:04)
2. I Could Never Take The Pl...f Your Man (6:21)
3. The Cross (4:46)
4. Sign O’ The Times (edit)

Side 6

1. Shockadelica (edit)
2. Good Love (edit)
3. Forever In My Life (3:38)
4. A place in Heaven
5. Power Fantastic

Bonus 7 at 331/3 speed

1. It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night (8:59)
2. Adore (Until The End Of Time)(6:29)
3. All my Dreams

A one disc version for casual buyers would be:

Play in the sunshine

housequake

dorothy parker

starfish n coffee

hot thing

if i was your girlfriend

strange relationship

could never take the place

the cross

SOTT

[Edited 11/17/20 7:47am]

[Edited 11/17/20 7:57am]

Lacking so much material there.

[Edited 11/17/20 17:34pm]

Lol what.

RODSERLING said:

ThePanther said:

I like the album just fine the way it is, but a single-disc set released in October 1987 (when sales for major releases are higher), say, would have been a considerably bigger hit in North America. Make 'em wait a little longer, after U2 and Guns'n'Roses' chart-peaks sort of passed in the autumn, and then hit 'em with this single album:

SIDE 1 (27 minutes)

1. Sign O' The Times

2. Housequake

3. The Ballad of Dorothy Parker

4. Starfish & Coffee

5. Hot Thing

6. If I Was Your Girlfriend

SIDE 2 (28 minutes)

7. U Got The Look

8. Strange Relationship

9. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

10. The Cross

11. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night

Except your single disc set is a double LP ( 55 minutes long) . Seriously guys...Everyone knows the length of a vinyl. . Susan Rogers explains in the SOTT deluxe book she already had hard time to put It on the first side because it was already too long with its 23 minutes. She had to give up and put it on the second side.

Er... not really. A 55-minute single-disc album by 1987 would be nothing special.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan was 50+ minutes in 1963, and Highway 61 Revisited was 51-52 minutes in 1965. The Rolling Stones' Aftermath was 52-53 minutes in 1966.

As for 1987, The Joshua Tree was 50-51 minutes. Appetite For Destruction was 54 minutes. Whitney was over 53 minutes.

Yes, the idea that single vinyl albums can only be 40 mins is just wrong

Sign O’ The Times
Play In The Sunshine
Housequake
The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
Strange Relationship
If I Was Your Girlfriend
Shockadelica
Good Love
Cosmic Day

Big Tall Wall

La,La,La,He,He,He
U Got The Look
Starfish And Coffee

I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

Emtional Pump
Forever In My Life
When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes
Walking In Glory
The Cross
Adore