12" single, album, vinyl, record, 1980s, 80s, Prince, I Would Die for You, Purple Rain, Another Lonely Christmas, The Revolution

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All of our used records are play-graded and come in a protective outer-sleeve. NOTE: Listing info may change after your purchase, but you'll receive the album that you ordered** (more details at bottom). If you have any questions, please ask. Catalog Number: 20291-0

CONDITION DETAILS Still in ORIGINAL SHRINK-WRAP (opened), with HYPE-STICKER. 12" Single. Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Cover looks great; a couple creases near edges; light-scuffing near top-center (front/back); tiny surface abrasion near bottom-left on front; surface impressions and tiny surface abrasions on hype-sticker. Inner-sleeve is original (plastic). Spine is unbroken, clean and easy-to-read. Little shelf-wear along side-edges; split in shrink near top of right-edge. Some wear to corners. Top opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)

ABOUT THE RECORD I Would Die for You, by Prince and the Revoultion, is the fourth single in the US from their 1984 album, Purple Rain. The up-tempo dance song was a top 10 hit — the final one from the album — in the US, reaching No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song's lyrics evoke Jesus Christ's message to his followers: "U — I would die 4 U, darling if U want me 2;" as well as, "if you're evil I'll forgive you", "all I really need to know is that U believe," and, "I'm your messiah and you're the reason why." I Would Die 4 U is often played in sequence with Baby I'm a Star, the track following it, on Purple Rain. As of April 30, 2016, it has sold 561,772 copies in the United States. Following Prince's death, the song re-charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 39 on the chart dated the week of May 14, 2016. The B-side, Another Lonely Christmas, is a melancholy account of a man mourning his lover, who had died from pneumonia on a previous Christmas Day. Prince recorded Another Lonely Christmas in February 1984. Although during that period of his life Prince was socially very solitary, he insisted that Another Lonely Christmas was a fictional story. The song has been compared to the song Sometimes It Snows in April, from the 1986 album Parade. He only performed Another Lonely Christmas live one time, ironically on Boxing Day, December 26, 1984, at the St. Paul Civic Center in Minnesota.
Portions of our "About the Record" section are taken from information gathered from Wikipedia and AllMusic.

TRACK LISTING I Would Die 4 U (Extended Version) Another Lonely Christmas

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Keywords: 12" single, album, vinyl, record, 1980s, 80s, Prince, I Would Die for You, Purple Rain, Another Lonely Christmas, The Revolution