PRINCE SUPER RARE MINT 1st PRESSING 'CONTROVERSY' W/ 36X24" MINT POSTER FUNKY
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PRINCE SUPER RARE MINT 1st PRESSING 'CONTROVERSY' W/ 36X24" MINT POSTER FUNKY!


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Controversy Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Courtesy of AllMusic.com

Controversy 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. It is also more ambitious than its predecessor, attempting to tackle social protest ("Controversy," "Ronnie, Talk to Russia," "Annie Christian") along with sex songs ("Jack U Off," "Sexuality"), and it tries hard to bring funk to a rock audience and vice versa. Even with all of Prince's ambitions, the music on Controversy doesn't represent a significant breakthrough from Dirty Mind, and it is often considerably less catchy and memorable. Nevertheless, Prince's talents as musician make the record enjoyable, even if it isn't as compelling as most of his catalog.

DISCOGS DETAILS: Courtesy of Discogs

Prince – Controversy

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Label:

Warner Bros. Records – BSK 3601

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

US

Released:

Oct 14, 1981

Genre:

Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop

Style:

Funk, Pop Rock, Minneapolis Sound A1 Controversy Backing Vocals – Lisa* 7:14 A2 Sexuality 4:20 A3 Do Me, Baby 7:47 B1 Private Joy 4:25 B2 Ronnie, Talk To Russia Backing Vocals – Lisa* 1:48 B3 Let's Work 3:57 B4 Annie Christian 4:21 B5 Jack U Off Backing Vocals – Lisa* Keyboards – Lisa*, Fink* 3:12
  • Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Published By – Controversy Music
  • Mastered At – A&M Records
  • Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – △ 952
  • Mastered At – Allied Record Company – B-16192
  • Mastered At – Allied Record Company – B-16193
  • Drums – Bobby Z*
  • Engineer – Bob Mockler, Mic Guzauski*, Ross Pallone
  • Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
  • Photography By – Al Beaulieu*
  • Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Performer – Prince
Purple hype sticker on shrink:
Contains the Hit Single "Controversy"
plus Limited Edition Color Poster

Optional:
Some copies may have a (promo) gold stamp

Matrix/Runout:
"SLM" is stamped all other signs, letters and digits are etched
  • Barcode (Text): 7599-23601-1
  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1): BSK-1-3601-(RE-1)-S1 B-16192-RE 1-S1 0-15M3-2 SP + SLM + △
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1): BSK-23601-S2 + SP SLM + △ 952-X 0-15M1-3
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2): BSK-1-3601-(RE-1)-S1 B-16192-RE-1-SI + SLM + + + + + + △ 952
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2): BSK-2-3601-S2 + SLM + + + + + + △ 952-X +
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 3): BSK-1-3601-(RE-1)-S1 B-16192-RE-1-SI + SLM + + △ 952
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 3): BSK-2-3601-S2 + SLM + + + + + △ 952-X B-16193-S2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 4): BSK-1-3601-(RE-1)-S1 B-16192-RE-1-SI + SLM + + + + + △ 952
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 4): BSK-2-3601-S2 + SLM + + + + + △ 952-X B-16193-S2


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