N MINT - Prince Controversy 1st Edition Album LP Vinyl w/ Original Sleeve 1981

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Up for Consideration is one (1) PRINCE 12” First Edition from 1981 Album titled “ Controversy “ produced by Warner Brothers Catalog Number BSK 3601.  This album has Never Been Played and is in MINT Condition (no shrink wrap).  The inner sleeve still has a Vivid WB Logo on it! 

Condition:

Vinyl:  NEAR MINT (likely never played)

Inner Sleeve: NEAR MINT

Cover:  NEAR MINT (no shrink-wrap)

History / Review / Tracklist: 

Controversy is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on October 14, 1981 by Warner Bros. Records.  This was the first of his albums to associate Prince with the color purple. 

According to Blender magazine's Keith Harris, Controversy is "Prince's first attempt to get you to love him for his mind, not just his body", as it "refines the propulsive funk of previous albums and adds treatises on religion, work, nuclear war and Abscam." Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic also remarked on its music in how it "continues in the same vein of new wave-tinged funk on Dirty Mind, emphasizing Prince's fascination with synthesizers and synthesizing disparate pop music genres".

Controversy begins with its title track, which raises questions that were being asked about him at the time, including his race and sexuality. The song "flirts with blasphemy" by including a chant of The Lord's Prayer. "Do Me, Baby" is an "extended bump-n-grind" ballad with explicitly sexual lyrics, and "Ronnie, Talk to Russia" is a politically charged plea to President Ronald Reagan. "Private Joy" is a bouncy bubblegum pop-funk tune, "showing off Prince's lighter side", followed by "Annie Christian", which lists historical events such as the murder of African-American children in Atlanta and the death of John Lennon. The album's final song, "Jack U Off", is a synthesized rockabilly-style track.

Side one

"Controversy" –                     7:15

"Sexuality" –                         4:21

"Do Me, Baby" –                   7:43

Side two

"Private Joy" –                      4:29

"Ronnie, Talk to Russia" –    1:58

"Let's Work" –                       3:54

"Annie Christian" –                4:22

"Jack U Off" –                       3:09

The album shown in the photographs above is of the exact same album you will receive.  This item comes from a well kept, very clean, smoke and pet free environment.

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