Sign “☮︎” the Times (super deluxe / 2020 remaster)

~ Release by Prince (see all versions of this release, 27 available)

Annotation

"The Super Deluxe Edition includes all the audio material that Prince officially released in 1987, as well as 45 previously unissued studio songs recorded between May 1979 and July 1987, and a complete live audio performance from the June 20, 1987 stop on the Sign O’ The Times Tour at Stadium Galgenwaard in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Also included is a brand-new DVD containing the complete, previously unreleased New Year’s Eve benefit concert at Paisley Park on December 31, 1987, which was Prince’s final performance of the Sign O’ The Times Tour stage show and his only on-stage collaboration with jazz legend Miles Davis.

The Super Deluxe Edition set also features a 120-page hardcover book containing Prince’s previously unseen handwritten lyrics for many of the songs from the era, including the hits “U Got The Look,” “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man,” and “Hot Thing,” iconic unseen images from the era taken by Prince’s primary photographer in the mid-1980s to early 90s, Jeff Katz, plus images of archive assets including original analog tape reels and studio tracking sheets."

Annotation last modified on 2020-09-25 21:30 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Sign “☮︎” the Times
2▶CD: Sign “☮︎” the Times
3▼CD: Single Mixes & Edits
#TitleRatingLength
1Sign “☮︎” the Times (edit)
engineer:
Coke Johnson, Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Susan Rogers (US sound engineer)
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
drum machine [LinnDrum], electric guitar, sampler [Fairlight CMI] and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at and mixed at:
Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Sign “☮︎” the Times by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 299)
recording of:
Sign “☮︎” the Times (from 1986-07-15 until 1986-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Shanachie
43:41
2La, La, La, He, He, Hee (edit)
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
instruments:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
percussion:
Sheila E.
sampler [Fairlight CMI]:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
saxophone:
Eric Leeds (saxophonist)
trumpet:
Atlanta Bliss
vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Sheila E.
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
La, La, La, He, He, Hee
lyricist:
Sheena Easton and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
43:22
3La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive)
recording of:
La, La, La, He, He, Hee
lyricist:
Sheena Easton and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
10:47
4If I Was Your Girlfriend (edit)
engineer:
Coke Johnson, Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Susan Rogers (US sound engineer)
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
drum machine [Linn LM-1], electric bass guitar, sampler [Fairlight CMI] and synthesizer [Prophet VS]:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
lead vocals:
Camille (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound, Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1986-11-02)
edit of:
If I Was Your Girlfriend by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
If I Was Your Girlfriend (on 1986-11-02)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
3:47
5Shockadelica
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
instruments and vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
background vocals:
Jill Jones (American singer, songwriter, and actress)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
Shockadelica
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
53:31
6Shockadelica (12″ long version)
drum machine [Linn LM-1], electric bass guitar, electric guitar, sampler [Ensoniq Mirage] and sampler [Fairlight CMI]:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
background vocals:
Camille (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Jill Jones (American singer, songwriter, and actress)
lead vocals:
Camille (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
Shockadelica
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
6:13
7U Got the Look (Long Look)
cowbell, cymbal, drum machine [Linn LM-1], hi-hat and timbales:
Sheila E.
electric guitar, sampler [Fairlight CMI] and synthesizer [Prophet VS]:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
guest lead vocals:
Sheena Easton
lead vocals:
Camille (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1986-12-21 until 1986-12-23)
recording of:
U Got the Look (from 1986-12-21 until 1986-12-23)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
6:41
8Housequake (edit)
drum machine [Linn LM-1], electric bass guitar, electric guitar, sampler [Fairlight CMI], synthesizer [Oberheim OB-8] and synthesizer [Prophet VS]:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
saxophone:
Eric Leeds (saxophonist)
trumpet:
Atlanta Bliss
lead vocals:
Camille (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
spoken vocals [party voices]:
Gilbert Davison (Prince’s head of security), Todd Herreman, Coke Johnson, Brad Marsh and Susan Rogers (US sound engineer)
recording of:
Housequake
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
3:22
9Housequake (7 Minutes Moquake)
recording of:
Housequake
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
7:12
10I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (fade)
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
acoustic guitar, drum machine [LinnDrum], electric bass guitar, electric guitar, sampler [Fairlight CMI], synthesizer [Oberheim OB-8] and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (on 1986-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
33:39
11Hot Thing (edit)
engineer:
Michael Hutchinson (engineer) (in 1987)
additional producer:
Shep Pettibone (in 1987)
editor:
Junior Vasquez (US house DJ, producer & remixer) (in 1987)
cowbell, drum machine [Linn LM-1], electric bass guitar, electric guitar, sampler [Fairlight CMI], synthesizer [Oberheim OB-8], synthesizer [Prophet VS] and tambourine:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
saxophone:
Eric Leeds (saxophonist)
remixer:
Shep Pettibone (in 1987)
recorded at:
Galpin Blvd Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States (from 1986-08-06 until 1986-08-07)
remix of:
Hot Thing by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
edit of:
Hot Thing by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
Hot Thing (from 1986-08-06 until 1986-08-07)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
3:41
12Hot Thing (extended remix)
engineer:
Michael Hutchinson (engineer) (in 1987)
additional producer:
Shep Pettibone (in 1987)
editor:
Junior Vasquez (US house DJ, producer & remixer) (in 1987)
remixer:
Shep Pettibone (in 1987)
recorded at:
Galpin Blvd Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States (from 1986-08-06 until 1986-08-07)
remix of:
Hot Thing by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
Hot Thing (from 1986-08-06 until 1986-08-07)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
8:32
13Hot Thing (dub version)
engineer:
Michael Hutchinson (engineer) (in 1987)
additional producer:
Shep Pettibone (in 1987)
editor:
Junior Vasquez (US house DJ, producer & remixer) (in 1987)
remixer:
Shep Pettibone (in 1987)
recorded at:
Galpin Blvd Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States (from 1986-08-06 until 1986-08-07)
remix of:
Hot Thing by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recording of:
Hot Thing (from 1986-08-06 until 1986-08-07)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
6:53
4▶CD: Vault Tracks
5▶CD: Vault Tracks
6▶CD: Vault Tracks
7▶CD: Live in Utrecht 6/20/87
8▶CD: Live in Utrecht 6/20/87
9▶DVD-Video: Live at Paisley Park 12/31/87

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