Musicology (2 LP, Purple) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

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Label: NPG Records – 19075910521, Legacy – 19075910521, The Prince Estate – 19075910521S1
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Purple
Country: US
Released: Feb 8, 2019
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Funk

TRACKLIST
Side A
1 Musicology
2 Illusion, Coma, Pimp & Circumstance
3 A Million Days
Side B
1 Life 'O' the Party
2 Call My Name
3 Cinnamon Girl
Side C
1 What Do U Want Me 2 Do?
2 The Marrying Kind
3 If Eye Was the Man in Ur Life
Side D
1 On the Couch
2 Dear Mr. Man
3 Reflection

Record Company – We Are Vinyl
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – The Prince Estate
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – NPG Records, Inc.
Copyright © – The Prince Estate
Copyright © – NPG Records, Inc.
Manufactured By – Noiseland Industries – 18-0445
Lacquer Cut At – SST GmbH
Pressed By – MPO
Manufactured By – Sony Music Entertainment
Distributed By – Sony Music Entertainment
Design – Jeremy Gavin, Sam Jennings (2)
Engineer [Assisted By] – Joseph Lepinski
Engineer [Engineered By] – L. Stu Young, Prince
Lacquer Cut By [K SST Etching] – Daniel Krieger
Photography By [Photos By] – Afshin Shahidi, Armour Photography
Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Performer [Per4med By] – Prince
Hype sticker on shrink:
First time On LP!
Limited Edition prurple vinyl
2LP includes Grammy® Award winning "Musicology" & "Call My Name"
[The Prince Estate logo]
19075910521S1

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Vinyl, matrix / runout:
Variant 1: "18 54634", "18 54659", "18 54309", "18 54354" are stamped, the rest is etched
Variant 2: "18 54442", "18 54429", "18 54401", "18 54579" are stamped, the rest is etched
Barcode (Text): 1 9075-91052-1
Barcode (Scanned): 190759105214

Prince (vocals, various instruments); Candy Dulfer (saxophone, horns, background vocals); Maceo, Greg (horns); Renato Neto (Fender Rhodes piano); Rhonda Smith (bass, background vocals); John Blackwell (drums); Sheila E. (shaker); Claire Fischer (samples); Chance, Stokeley, Kip (background vocals); Ornella Bonaccorsi. Recorded at Paisely Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota; Metal Works Studio, Canada; The Hit Factory, New York, New York. In 1996, Prince parted ways with his longtime label Warner Brothers, inaugurating his own label and proceeding to do whatever he pleased for several years--three-disc sets, all-instrumental mood-music albums, declarations of his Jehovah's Witnesses creed, and more. While there was plenty of fine music made along that journey, much of it tended to slip through the cracks. In 2004, newly inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and signed to Columbia, Prince stood ready for a comeback with MUSICOLOGY. Accordingly, the album is his most concise since the early '90s, a punchy, funky return to form. On the title track, he pledges allegiance to old-school funk, both lyrically and musically, with propulsive results. From there, he ventures into slow jams, pop-rock, jazzy R&B, even political commentary. Whether he's turning out complex, Zappa-like harmonies or sweet soul music, Prince sounds fully committed on MUSICOLOGY, providing most of the vocals and instruments himself and displaying a clarity of purpose that should rekindle a fire in the hearts of wayward fans.

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Format Type: 12"
• Released: 2/8/2019