Difference between revisions of "Album: His Majesty's Pop Life"
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|album name = His Majesty's Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club | |album name = His Majesty's Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club | ||
|album image = [[File: Hismajestyspoplife album.jpg|200px]] | |album image = [[File: Hismajestyspoplife album.jpg|200px]] | ||
− | |date = Late 1985 (Promotional - Japan only)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 13|13 April 2019]] (Special re-release for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Store_Day Record Store Day] - Worldwide) | + | |date = Late 1985 (Promotional - Japan only)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 13|13 April 2019]] (Special re-release for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Store_Day Record Store Day] - Worldwide)<br> |
+ | [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 8|8 July 2020]] (wider commercial release in Japan) | ||
|length = 72:20 | |length = 72:20 | ||
|label = [[Paisley Park Records]] / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Music_Group Warner Pioneer] (1985 Release) | |label = [[Paisley Park Records]] / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Music_Group Warner Pioneer] (1985 Release) | ||
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|next album link = [[Album: The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)| The Versace Experience<br> (Prelude 2 Gold)]] | |next album link = [[Album: The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)| The Versace Experience<br> (Prelude 2 Gold)]] | ||
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− | |introduction = <b>His Majesty's Pop Life</b> (subtitled "The Purple Mix Club") is a compilation album of [[Prince]]'s studio work, initially released in 1985 as a promotional record (500 copies) in Japan only, following the commercial release of [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] and its associated singles. At that time, it was [[Prince]]'s second promotional compilation album (after [[Album:_Strange_Tales_From_The_Rain|Strange Tales From the Rain]]). <b>His Majesty's Pop Life</b> was re-released worldwide in a limited quantity (14 000 copies) for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Store_Day Record Store Day] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 13|13 April 2019]], becoming [[Prince]]'s eight compilation album and the fifth posthumous release. | + | |introduction = <b>His Majesty's Pop Life</b> (subtitled "The Purple Mix Club") is a compilation album of [[Prince]]'s studio work, initially released in 1985 as a promotional record (500 copies) in Japan only, following the commercial release of [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] and its associated singles. At that time, it was [[Prince]]'s second promotional compilation album (after [[Album:_Strange_Tales_From_The_Rain|Strange Tales From the Rain]]). <b>His Majesty's Pop Life</b> was re-released worldwide in a limited quantity (14 000 copies) for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Store_Day Record Store Day] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 13|13 April 2019]], becoming [[Prince]]'s eight compilation album and the fifth posthumous release. In 2020, the album received a wider retail release in Japan only, including its first release on CD. |
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The first disc includes versions of the tracks released as singles from [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] (only [[America]] is included in its album version, while the others are remixes originally included on the various 12" single vinyl releases). | The first disc includes versions of the tracks released as singles from [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] (only [[America]] is included in its album version, while the others are remixes originally included on the various 12" single vinyl releases). | ||
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The compilation reached number 184 on [[The Billboard 200]] and 19 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums charts. | The compilation reached number 184 on [[The Billboard 200]] and 19 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums charts. | ||
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− | |tracklisting = <small>The album was available only on vinyl.</small> | + | |tracklisting = <small>The album was intitially available only on vinyl.</small> |
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# <b>[[Pop Life]] (Extended Version) </b> (9:07)<small><sup>1,2</sup> </small> | # <b>[[Pop Life]] (Extended Version) </b> (9:07)<small><sup>1,2</sup> </small> |
Revision as of 13:12, 8 July 2020
2018: Piano & A Microphone 1983 ◄ | All Prince Albums | All Related Artists Albums | ► 2019: The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold) |
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