Where Were You when you first heard
"Sign 'O' The Times"? Album...

home again.

Ahhh I was sweet 16.It was a Saturday afternoon.In my room with some headphones on

Radio 1 in the UK played a preview few tracks from the SOTT album,the title track,U Got the Look and Beautiful Night.

Much love Pochacco

Pochacco said:

It was Johnny Walker on Radio 1 that afternoon, I believe, I believe, and he certainly also played Starfish and Coffee and ICNTTPOYM. I have the tape somewhere!

In my childhood home, my parents were out and I slipped in the CD with the headphones on.

For some reason at the time I kept it secret that I liked Prince, it felt forbidden.

I remember being blown away by the entire LP - I think I listened to Parade straight after on vinyl and having the same feeling.

langebleu said:

Yes you remember it too

Much love Pochacco

In my room at my parents house...came home from the record store, put the needle on the record and listent 2 it loud.

I was visiting family in Italy when I bought it.

I thought if the end of the world came tomorrow,my life would be complete.

in my mom's room for some reason i forget..i just remember hating the bulk of it...

but then i was a lil kid then...as the years past i grew more fond of the album and consider it one of his best...


interesting, i enjoyed NPS and Graffiti Bridge upon first listens but now I think they are rank!!!

I had heard the single from the album and could not wait to hear the album so when I first heard it I played it non stop for days actually 2 or 3 weeks. It was perfect and listening to it over and over it only got better... A true masterpiece... brilliant on all levels... The perfect double album... of all time...

july said:

I was in my teenage bedroom one evening after school, listening to it on its release date on vinyl. I was awestruck.

I'd bought the 12-inch during a high school trip to New York, and I'd read multiple reviews, so I was waiting in the wings for the album's drop date.

I was 13 and bought it in town with a friend. we went back to his house and played snooker while it played. he thought is was crazy music - i did too actually but i just remember really wanting to get home to start ABSORBING IT.

On a college orchestra tour bus in Canada. . .headphones with a CD. . .I was in heaven. ...

I bought it the day it came out while on my way to visit some girls from school and heard it at their place. All three of us really liked it - the first track to immediately grab our collective attention was It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night. The rest took a couple of listenings - I did those in my room at home. I'm sure I drove my mother, my sisters and my brother absolutely crazy with my singing along.
That is still my favorite Prince (and the Revolution) album. Unlike Purple Rain, I've never felt tired of it. A pity Prince tired of the project before WB had the chance to release more singles. Songs like Slow Love and Strange Relationship would have been good single choices, I think.

I was at home danceing with my older brother. I musta been about 5 years old. Good times, good times.

I was in New Mexico for the summer and had just bought it at this really cool record store. I listened to it in the car on the ride home and felt so cool for finally owning this work of art.

I also realized that I had sung Starfish and Coffee before at this retreat I used to go to. I had just thought that it was a really cool camp song.
[This message was edited Fri Aug 15 19:34:36 PDT 2003 by jessyMD32781]