This Tuesday (April 22) will mark 40 years since Prince and the Revolution dropped, "Around The World In A Day". It was a radical departure from Purple Rain, giving a more late 60s, psychedelic vibe. What was your fave memory from this album?

Around The World In A Day

Pasiley Park

Condition Of The Heart

Raspberry Beret

Tamborine

America

Pop Life

The Ladder

Temptation

[Edited 4/22/25 12:20pm]

Prince and The Revolution...nniversary

(Link to https://albumism.com article on 'Around The World In A Day 40th Anniversary article)

I remember the 14 year old me was a bit confused on the first listenings - I loved Purple Rain, and had then bought 1999, so that was my Prince exposure at that time... (the other older albums I hadn't yet bought). ATWIAD was soooo different, and while I loved Rasberry Barret, America and The Ladder immediately, I did not know what to make of the rest of them - where was the funk and rock? ...

But it very quickly grew on me, and I loved all the extended versions and killer b-side tracks (She is Always in My Hair...). America on the LP was great, but the long version did nothing for me back then - and still does not do much, I think it is just waay too long

And looking back, of course this is a great album, a cool part of one of music's greatest runs (1999 to Lovesexy)

And it is really timeless - and makes me wish popular artists today would be so multi-faceted musically as Prince back then

11 year old me totally missed this album when it came out. I liked the 1999 and Purple Rain albums but wasn't immersed in the Prince-verse as it was. I was still mostly into rap at the time. In my mid 20's I discovered this album but in reverse order. Diamonds and Pearls and The Gold Experience piqued my interest in Prince at the time. Parade was the album that really got me into Prince and let me know he was on another level. I was actually searching for AnotherLoverHoleInYoHead and bought the album... it was like magic and after I digested that album I went to ATWIAD then Lovesexy and the rest is history as they say.

Always loved this one, in my Top 2 Prince albums for decades.

Maybe it's because I wasn't "there" in '85, or maybe it's because when I was a teenager in the 00s I was a bit of a pretentious art snob, but I've always been down with this.

Like 'Purple Rain' I loved it, catchy album, played it over and over, but when it was time to explore the rest of his catalogue this one hit me on a completely different level. I wasn't getting into some pop dude, some R&B dude, some rock dude, I was exploring the work of a true artiste with a capital A. Even the stuff I wasn't really into like "Tambourine" was unique, original, and respectable.

One of my favorite moves in art history. If this was 'Purple Rain II' honestly I might have zoned out on the rest of the discog.