Sold Date: June 23, 2016
Start Date: June 22, 2016
Final Price: $19.99 (USD)
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A must-have for the Prince collector completist.

Vinyl: G (has CD surface scratches. Does NOT affect playing)
Cover: Fair ( Has wear and tear. Back cover has some small parts torn. Inside lyric sheets are missing pictures. )


1999 is the fifth full-length studio album by . It was released worldwide in October 1982 (twelve months after his previous album, ).

When CD technology was created and albums were released on CD, was left off the initial releases of 1999 as the time limit on CDs was 74 minutes at the time. As CD capacities increased, however, the track was added to the tracklist again.

Recording process

Album sessions took place from early 1982 to August 1982, at 's , Chanhassen, MN, USA and later at , Hollywood, CA, USA. is believed to be the first track recorded for the album, in mid-January 1982. Recording dates for are not known, but it was recorded in early 1982.

was recorded in late March 1982. followed in mid-April 1982. and were recorded in late April 1982, while and were recorded in early May 1982. followed in early July 1982. and were recorded on the same day, .

was not included on an early configuration of the album (which was likely given another name at the time), but 's management suggested he add an over-arching thematic song to the album, and he wrote the song in response (since was recorded on the same day, the early configuration must have been missing this also, although no details of the early configuration are known).

The album was largely a solo recording project by , although various band members appear in small roles, especially on and (see credits below for details).

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