Prince – Sign O’ The Times (2-CD)
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Released in 1987, Sign O' The Times arrived at a moment when Prince had just dissolved The Revolution and scrapped multiple album projects, channeling that creative upheaval into 16 tracks that stretched from Minneapolis funk to gospel to psychedelia without ever losing coherence. The title track, a spare and devastating account of crack, gang violence, and AIDS, stands as one of the sharpest pieces of social commentary in 1980s pop, written and recorded in a single sitting.
“I feel that we’re on the brink of something. It is going to be strict and wild and pretty.” — Prince, 1986
More than any other release in his four-decade-long recording career, Prince's iconic double album Sign O' The Times captured the artist in a period of complete reinvention. Primarily recorded between the end of 1985 and beginning of 1987, the era saw the dissolution of his band The Revolution, the end of his engagement to Susannah Melvoin, and the creation (and ultimate abandonment) of the albums Dream Factory, Camille, and Crystal Ball. By the end of that period of transformation, Prince emerged with one of his most urgent and wide-ranging releases to date — an epochal double album that would be hailed as a creative, critical, and commercial triumph. Remastered 2 CD album.
Tracklist
Disc 1
Disc 2
UPC: 194398637822
Label: Sony Legacy
Release Date: 2.4.22
Format: CD