Difference between revisions of "Album: The Black Album"
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|album name = ''"The Black Album"'' | |album name = ''"The Black Album"'' | ||
|album image = [[File:blackalbum.jpg]] | |album image = [[File:blackalbum.jpg]] | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_21|21 November 1994]] (Germany, UK)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_22|22 November 1994]] (USA) | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_21|21 November 1994]] (Germany, UK)<br> |
+ | [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_22|22 November 1994]] (USA) | ||
|length = 44:44 | |length = 44:44 | ||
|label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] | |label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] | ||
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− | |album promotion = German and USA press adverts:<br>[[file: Theblackalbum_advertgermany.jpg|x200px|German advert published in Hamburger Morgenpost]] [[file:Blackalbum-promoadvert-usa-PV.jpg|x200px|USA press advert published in Billboard]] | + | |album promotion = German and USA press adverts:<br> |
− | * French pre-order coupon mentioning album availability until 27 January 1994:<br>[[File:Blackalbum-preordersheetFrance.jpg|x200px]] | + | [[file: Theblackalbum_advertgermany.jpg|x200px|German advert published in Hamburger Morgenpost]] [[file:Blackalbum-promoadvert-usa-PV.jpg|x200px|USA press advert published in Billboard]] |
+ | * French pre-order coupon mentioning album availability until 27 January 1994:<br> | ||
+ | [[File:Blackalbum-preordersheetFrance.jpg|x200px]] | ||
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|trivia = Before its official release in 1994, '''''"The Black Album"''''' was widely considered to be the most bootlegged album of all time by any artist. | |trivia = Before its official release in 1994, '''''"The Black Album"''''' was widely considered to be the most bootlegged album of all time by any artist. | ||
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*Some copies exist from the original 1987 pressing. | *Some copies exist from the original 1987 pressing. | ||
* UK Press release published on 14 Nov. 1994 by Wea Records, London, UK:<blockquote>''<small><b>PRINCE<br>black In black</b><br><br>After seven years, [[Prince]]'s infamous lost classic, '''The Black Album''', is about to see the light of day. To be released on 21st november, '''The Black Album''' (shelved in 1987 just days prior to it's original release date) has been the subject of endless discussion, achieving mythical status in the process.<br><br>The Lp itself features some of the heaviest funk workout's of [[Prince]]'s career, "[[Rockhard In A Funky Place]]", "[[Superfunkycalifragisexy|SUPERFUNKYCALIFRAGISEXY]]", and [[Le Grind]]", the brutally funny "[[Bob George]]", the low-down "[[2 Nigs United 4 West Compton]]" and the perfect pop of "[[When 2 R In Love]]" (a totally different version of the track featured on the "Lovesexy" Lp).<br><br>The album will only be available until 31st january 1995. After that, it's history.<br>Going down.</small>''</blockquote> | * UK Press release published on 14 Nov. 1994 by Wea Records, London, UK:<blockquote>''<small><b>PRINCE<br>black In black</b><br><br>After seven years, [[Prince]]'s infamous lost classic, '''The Black Album''', is about to see the light of day. To be released on 21st november, '''The Black Album''' (shelved in 1987 just days prior to it's original release date) has been the subject of endless discussion, achieving mythical status in the process.<br><br>The Lp itself features some of the heaviest funk workout's of [[Prince]]'s career, "[[Rockhard In A Funky Place]]", "[[Superfunkycalifragisexy|SUPERFUNKYCALIFRAGISEXY]]", and [[Le Grind]]", the brutally funny "[[Bob George]]", the low-down "[[2 Nigs United 4 West Compton]]" and the perfect pop of "[[When 2 R In Love]]" (a totally different version of the track featured on the "Lovesexy" Lp).<br><br>The album will only be available until 31st january 1995. After that, it's history.<br>Going down.</small>''</blockquote> | ||
− | |references = [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & | + | |references = [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & jooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown, 2004) |
|categories = [[Category:1994]][[Category:Albums (Prince)]][[Category:Studio albums (Prince)]] | |categories = [[Category:1994]][[Category:Albums (Prince)]][[Category:Studio albums (Prince)]] | ||
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