Album: The Story So Far...

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1984: Strange Tales From The Rain ◄ All Albums Promotional Only Albums ► 1987: Sounds O’ The Times
The Story So Far...

Album details

Released: Summer 1986
Length: 48:50
Label(s): Paisley Park / Warner Bros.
Studio(s): Alpha Studios, Burbank, CA, USA; Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, USA; North Arm Drive Home Studio, Orono, MN, USA; Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA; Mobile Recording Unit, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA; Washington Avenue Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA

See also

The Story So Far…
(Promotional Home Video) 		Parade Tour
The Story So Far... is the fourth promotional compilation album by Prince (after 1984 sampler, Strange Tales From The Rain and His Majesty’s Pop Life). It was available in Summer 1986 on cassette in the UK only (the previous two were only available in Japan), to be played in stores to promote the first three nights of the Parade Tour in London (starting 12 August 1986).

A promotional VHS, also titled The Story So Far..., was also available for in-store play.

The cassette includes eleven tracks which had all been released as singles, from seven Prince/Prince and the Revolution studio albums, all released originally between 1979 and 1986. The cover states:

"A special collection of some of Prince’s songs taken from his seven Warner Brothers [sic] albums"

Prince had, in fact, released eight albums at that point, although neither For You nor Controversy were represented on this collection.



Track listing
Cassette
  • Side one:
  1. I Wanna Be Your Lover (5:47)
  2. Dirty Mind (4:11) 1 
  3. 1999 (6:22)
  4. Little Red Corvette (4:58)
  5. When Doves Cry (3:49) 2  Single version not labeled as such
  • Side two:
  1. Purple Rain (4:02) 2  Single version not labeled as such
  2. I Would Die 4 U (2:57) 2  Single version not labeled as such
  3. Raspberry Beret (3:31) 2 
  4. Kiss (3:45) 2  Single version not labeled as such
  5. Mountains (3:58) 3 
  6. Girls And Boys (5:30) 2 


All songs written by Prince, except where noted.

1  Written by Prince and Dr. Fink (music)
2  Written by Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
3  Written by Prince, Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman (credited to Prince and the Revolution)



Personnel
Musicians
  • See individual tracks for credits.


Production
  • See individual tracks and respective albums for credits.



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
This section is under construction

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
This section is under construction
 
Additional Information
Trivia
  • This album was a promotional release, not meant to be distributed to the general public and/or made available for retail.
References
1984
Strange Tales From The Rain 		All Albums All Related Artists Albums 1987
Sounds O’ The Times
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