Name: 1999
Brand: Prince

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

19439863742

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Colour

Colour details

Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

2022 Reissue 

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-02-04

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Sony

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

194398637426

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

19439863731

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black

194398637310

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Prince

Genre US

R'n'B

Label US

Legacy

Prince's fifth album came right before the lascivious multi- instrumentalist became a huge star with his 1984 film and soundtrack, 'Purple Rain'. But Prince had already proved himself to be the most audacious talent to emerge in the 1980s, and '1999', the bulk of which features Prince on all the instruments, reflects the dance-rock styles that he also brought to the acts he produced, particularly the Time. Prince knows how to run a one-man-band. Here, individual instruments don't blend together as much as they compete in a funky showdown which allows tracks like "Automatic", "DMSR" and "Delirious" to sustain their long playing times; but the album's two enduring hits, "1999" and "Little Red Corvette", outshine the rest, and define the essential roles that rock and funk play in Prince's music. 

1999

Music US