Prince Around The World In A Day by Prince Mint Vinyl Jacket with Flap & Balloon Boy Sticker on front. Vinyl has high gloss, no scratches, scuffs, spindle marks, little to no evidence of play. Jacket is overall excellent, flap is intact but has slight tear & creasing along edge. This is a Bernie Grundman master; don't need to say anymore to those that know mastering. I have included below the Discogs specs comments from Discogs users that own this pressing.

Info from Discogs:
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Prince And The Revolution ?– Around The World In A Day

Label: Paisley Park ?– 9 25286-1, Paisley Park ?– 1-25286 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Specialty Records Pressing, Gatefold
Country: US Released: 1985 Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop Style: Minneapolis Sound, Funk, Pop Rock

Tracklist 

A1 Around The World In A Day Backing Vocals – David Coleman (2), Jonathan Melvoin, Susannah, The RevolutionCello, Oud, Finger Cymbals, Goblet Drum [Darbuka] – David Coleman (2)Composed By – David Coleman (2), John L. Nelson, PrinceTambourine – Jonathan Melvoin 3:25 A2 Paisley Park Composed By – Prince And The RevolutionViolin [Violin Performance By], Performer [Violin Performance By] – Novi Novog 4:41 A3 Condition Of The Heart Composed By – Prince And The RevolutionInstruments [All Instruments], Voice [All Voices] – Prince 6:46 A4 Raspberry Beret Composed By – Prince And The RevolutionStrings [String Section], Cello – David Coleman (2), Suzi Katayama*Strings [String Section], Violin – Novi Novog 3:31 A5 Tamborine Composed By – Prince And The RevolutionInstruments [All Instruments], Voice [All Voices] – Prince 2:46 B1 America Composed By – Prince And The RevolutionTambourine – Brad Marsh 3:40 B2 Pop Life Composed By – Prince And The RevolutionComposed By [String Interlude Composed By], Conductor [String Interlude Conducted By] – Lisa*, Wendy*Drums [Drums Performed By], Performer [Drums Performed By] – Sheila E.Strings [String Interlude], Bass [Stand-up Bass] – Annette Atkinson*, Tim BarrStrings [String Interlude], Cello – David Coleman (2), Suzi Katayama*Strings [String Interlude], Viola – Denyse Buffum, Laury WoodsStrings [String Interlude], Violin [Violins] – Marcy Dicterow Vaj, Sid Page 3:42 B3 The Ladder Composed By – John L. Nelson, PrinceSaxophone [Saxophone Playing By] – Eddie M.*Voice [Background Voices Are] – Lisa*, Susannah, Taj*, Wendy* 5:26 B4 Temptation Composed By – Prince And The RevolutionSaxophone – Eddie M.* 8:21

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – WEA International Inc.
• Published By – Controversy Music
• Recorded At – Paisley Park Studios
• Recorded At – Sunset Sound
• Recorded At – Mobile Audio
• Recorded At – Capitol Studios
• Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
• Record Company – Warner Communications
• Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
• Manufactured By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Distributed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Credits

• Cover [Cover Painting], Painting [Cover Painting] – Doug Henders
• Design [Design And Assembly] – Laura LiPuma
• Engineer [Engineered By] – David Leonard, David Tickle, Peggy Mac*, Prince, Susan Rogers
• Illustration [Photo Illustration] – Dan Chapman (3)
• Legal [Legal Rep] – Lee Philips*
• Management – Cavallo, Ruffalo & Fargnoli
• Management [Accounting] – Moultrie Accountancy*
• Mixed By – Prince
• Mixed By [Assisted By] – Susan Rogers
• Photography By [Innerspread Photography] – Nancy Bundt
• Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Performer – Prince And The Revolution
• Recorded By [Recorded At Capitol Records By] – David Leonard (tracks: B4)
• Recorded By [Recorded At Mobile Audio By] – David Tickle (tracks: B3)
• Recorded By [Recorded At Paisley Park By] – David Leonard (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B1), Peggy Mac* (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B1), Susan Rogers (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B1)
• Recorded By [Recorded At Sunset Sound By] – Peggy Mac* (tracks: A3, B2)

Notes

'Balloon-Boy' sticker [originally on shrink]:
Prince And The Revolution Around the World In a Day [Paisley design]
1-25286

Gatefold cover with perforated two-part flap on the left side.
[The panels are highly damageable and often missing/lost]

The first panel is the actual spine:
9 25286-1
Printed in U.S.A.

The other panel repeats the painting from the artwork, and incorporates tracklist/barcode/legal text as follows:
Paisley Park, manufactured and distributed by Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Warner Communications Company.
© 1985 Warner Bros. Records Inc. ? 1985 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. & WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S. Made in U.S.A.

Gatefold, inner panel:
Originally Mastered by Bernie Grundman Mastering
All songs © 1985 Controversy Music ASCAP

Labels:
1-25286
© ? 1985 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 7599-25286-1
• Barcode (Scanned): 0075992528610
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Pressing Plant ID (Embossed around the center hole): E A S T
• Matrix / Runout (Runout stamp): [SRC logo]
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched, variant 1): SRC 1-25286-A-SR11
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched, variant 1): 1-25286-B-SR1 SRC
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched, variant 2): 1-25286-A-SR10 SRC I-ISMI-I
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched, variant 2): 1-25286-B-SR6 SRC I-I
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched, variant 3): 1-25286-A-SR8 SRC 1-2
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched, variant 3): 1-25286-B-SR2 SRC 1-3
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched, variant 4): 1-25286-A-SR11 SRC I-ISMI-I
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched, variant 4): 1-25286-B-SR6 SRC I-2
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched, variant 5): [SRC logo] 1-25286A-SR8 3
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched, variant 5): [SRC logo] 1-25286-B-SR4
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched, variant 6): 1-25286-A-SR9 SRC 1-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched, variant 6): 1-25286-B-SR4 SRC 1-2
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched, variant 7): 1-25286A-SR6 1-1 SRC
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched, variant 7): 1-25286-B-SR5 SRC 1-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched, variant 8): 1-25286A-SR11 1-1 SRC
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched, variant 8): 1-25286B-SR11 1-3 SRC
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched, variant 9): SRC 1-25286-A-SR11 HSMI·I
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched, variant 9): 1-25286-B-SR4 SRC 4-3
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched, variant 10): SRC 1-25286-A-SR7
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched, variant 10): SRC 1-25286-A-SR6
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched, variant 11): SRC 1-25286-A-SR8 1-1 SM1-2
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched, variant 11): 1-25286-A-SR5 SRC 1-2
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched, variant 12): 1-25286 A-SR7 [SRC logo] 1-4
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched, variant 12): 1-25286-B-SR2 [SRC logo] 1 1-1 SM1-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched, variant 13): 1-25286-A-SR10 SRC 1-1SM1-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched, variant 13): 1-25286-B-SR1 SRC 1-3
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched, variant 14): 1-25286A-SR6 1-1 SRC [SRC logo]
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched, variant 14): 1-25286-B-SR6 SRC [SRC logo] 1-3
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched, variant 15): 1-25286-A-SR10 [SRC logo] 1-1SM1-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched, variant 15): 1-25286-B-SR4 [SRC logo] 1-2
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched, variant 16): 1-25286-A-SR10 [SRC logo]
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched, variant 16): 1-25286-B-SR1 [SRC logo]
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched, variant 17): 1-25286-A-SR10 [SRC logo] 1-3
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched, variant 17): 1-25286-B-SR2 [SRC logo] 1-1SM1-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched, variant 18): 1-25286-A-SR6 1-2 [SRC logo]
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched, variant 18): [SRC logo] 1-25286-B-SR3 1-4
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched, variant 19): 1-25286A-SR6 1-1 [SRC logo]
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched, variant 19): 1-25286-B-SR4 [SRC logo] 1-1

braden123 March 6, 2021 Best pressing of the album by far
Definitely worth a pickup
brandosoul November 5, 2020 The most startling aspect behind the backstory of this classic is that much of it was conceived in the midst of the non-stop hysteria of Purple Rain's mega-success. While it isn't the total 180 turn from Purple Rain many make it out to be (some similar psychedelic whims stretched out on World were first sketched out in parts of Purple Rain), it certainly was as much of a departure work and gigantic leap forward in terms of Prince's musical development. In terms of business and hype strategy, Prince indeed took a page from the book of rock giants from the early 1970s who had reached a plateau of "we did it because we can" hubris. As he would do again later with 1988's Lovesexy, he wanted this to stand on its own as an artistic statement to be experienced from start to finish, without the typical pop marketing bells-and-whistles. Next to 1999, this stands as one of Prince's pivotal albums—an idiosyncratic, colorful masterpiece that stands in its own unique lane. I can't see where Prince's musical trajectory would've been without it.

This original 1985 Specialty Records pressing sounds excellent. A great deal of this original pressing goes very light on the lower frequencies, and there is room for improvement with tighter bass response. After comparing this pressing to the 2016 Kevin Gray reissue, I figured that it was intentional for this album to sound like that, as it has a distinctive AM radio-like sheen to it. Many sonic layers come to life on this pressing, as well as the Kevin Gaye reissue. Both pressings almost sound identical, but I give the edge to this original SR pressing in terms of the overall definition.
dgxyz April 27, 2020 How about the sound quality of this Specialty Records Corporation
pressing? Worth it?

midnightrunner May 14, 2019 It is worth buying this album just for Raspberry Beret alone, it is a great dance-funk pop track that is certain to have you boogieing whatever your age and sexuality!!


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