1999 (made in West Germany)

~ Release by Prince (see all versions of this release, 37 available)

Annotation

This seems to be the first release on CD.

The CD Pressing is in 'Target' Finish!

There is a misprint at the back above the Catalogue Number on the right side 'Printed in West'. The usually following 'Germany' in the next line with the Catalogue Number is missing!

This misprint was corrected on following prints!
For example for the UK Version.

On the left side of the back you find following information :
To enable the release of 1999 as a
single Compact Digital Disc, the
song "D.M.S.R." has been omitted
from the original LP edition.

This missing Song was added at later Re-releases from 1990 or 1991 on.

The CD was pressed with a full metal core, later versions had an acryl core.

Has Imprint at CD :
Made in West Germany by Polygram
... and 1982 Copyrights

Matrix / Runout :
7599 23 720-2
2895 117 01

This Version might have been sold in other Countries as well, because there weren't much pressing factories existing at that time.
Please, add your Country, when you have bought it in regular Stores.

back cover information to identify this release
"...Printed in West" Germany is missing (different from http://www.discogs.com/release/3847430)
check digit (the second "2") is missing from barcode text "0 7599-23720-2"
red ring and vertical bar CD label side design.

To enable the release of 1999 as a
single Compact Digital Disc, the
song "D.M.S.R." has been omitted
from the original LP edition.

DiscID: dJAlHEuU9kESyLwdnKKm4gajX28-
MCN: 0075992372022
No ISRCs present for all 10 tracks.
Matrix/Runout: 7599 23 720-2 2895 117 01
MADE IN WEST GERMANY BY POLYGRAM
GEMA

Annotation last modified on 2019-10-03 06:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
11999
assistant engineer:
Don Batts
engineer:
Peggy McCreary
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
cowbell, cymbal, drum machine [Linn LM-1], electric bass guitar, electric guitar, electronic drum set [Pearl SY-1 Syncussion], handclaps, synthesizer [ARP Omni-2], synthesizer [Oberheim OB-Xa] and tambourine:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (from 1982-07 until 1982-08)
drum machine [Pearl SY-1 Syncussion]:
Bobby Z.
background vocals:
Jesse Johnson (original guitarist for The Time)
lead vocals:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (from 1982-07 until 1982-08), Dez Dickerson (from 1982-07 until 1982-08), Jill Jones (American singer, songwriter, and actress) (from 1982-07 until 1982-08) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (from 1982-07 until 1982-08)
performer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (from 1982-07 until 1982-08)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States (from 1982-07 until 1982-08)
recording of:
1999 (from 1982-07 until 1982-08)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
4.456:16
2Little Red Corvette
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Peggy McCreary
additional engineer and assistant engineer:
Don Batts
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
drum machine [Linn LM-1], electric bass guitar, electric guitar, electronic drum set [Pearl SY-1 Syncussion], synthesizer [Oberheim] and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1982-05-20)
solo electric guitar:
Dez Dickerson (on 1982-05-20)
background vocals:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (on 1982-05-20), Dez Dickerson (on 1982-05-20) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1982-05-20)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States (on 1982-05-20)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 75), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 108), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 127) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 360)
recording of:
Little Red Corvette (on 1982-05-20)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
4.35:04
3Delirious
assistant engineer:
Don Batts
engineer:
Peggy McCreary
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
drum machine [Linn LM-1], electric bass guitar, electric guitar, finger snaps, synthesizer [Oberheim OB-Xa] and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1982-05-09)
background vocals:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1982-05-09)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at and engineered at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1982-05-09)
recording of:
Delirious (on 1982-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
44:01
4Let’s Pretend We’re Married
assistant engineer:
Don Batts
engineer:
Peggy McCreary
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
drum machine [Linn LM-1], electric bass guitar, electronic drum set [Pearl SY-1 Syncussion], synthesizer [Oberheim], background vocals and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1982-03-30)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1982)
recorded at and engineered at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1982-03-30)
recording of:
Let’s Pretend We’re Married (on 1982-03-30)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
3.57:22
5Automatic
assistant engineer:
Don Batts
engineer:
Peggy McCreary
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
instruments:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1982-05-02)
background vocals:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (on 1982-05-02) and Jill Jones (American singer, songwriter, and actress) (on 1982-05-02)
lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1982-05-02)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1982-05-02)
recording of:
Automatic (on 1982-05-02)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
3.89:28
6Something in the Water (Does Not Compute)
assistant engineer:
Don Batts
engineer:
Peggy McCreary
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
instruments:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1982-04-28)
synthesizer [Oberheim OB-SX]:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1982-04-28)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1982-04-28)
recording of:
Something in the Water (Does Not Compute) (on 1982-04-28)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
44:03
7Free
assistant engineer:
Don Batts
engineer:
Peggy McCreary
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
instruments:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1982-04-25)
background vocals:
Vanity (Canadian funk vocalist/Prince collaborator Denise Matthews), Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (on 1982-04-25), Jill Jones (American singer, songwriter, and actress) (on 1982-04-25) and Wendy Melvoin (on 1982-04-25)
lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1982-04-25)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1982-04-25)
recording of:
Free (on 1982-04-25)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
3.655:08
8Lady Cab Driver
assistant engineer:
Don Batts
engineer:
Peggy McCreary
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
instruments:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1982-07-07)
background vocals:
Jill Jones (American singer, songwriter, and actress) (on 1982-07-07)
lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1982-07-07)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1982-07-07)
recording of:
Lady Cab Driver (on 1982-07-07)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
3.88:15
9All the Critics Love U in New York
assistant engineer:
Don Batts (on 1982-01-21)
engineer:
Peggy McCreary (on 1982-01-21)
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1982-01-21)
guitar and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1982-01-21)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1982-01-21)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1982-01-21)
recording of:
All the Critics Love U in New York (on 1982-01-21)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
3.756:04
10International Lover
assistant engineer:
Don Batts
engineer:
Peggy McCreary
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
electric bass guitar, electric guitar, finger snaps, piano, synthesizer [Oberheim OB-X], background vocals and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1982-01-14)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1982-01-14)
recording of:
International Lover (on 1982-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
3.86:38