PrinceControversy

Label:

Warner Bros. Records – BSK 3601

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album , Specialty Records Corporation Pressing / Allied Metal Parts

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1 Controversy
Backing VocalsLisa*
7:14
A2 Sexuality 4:20
A3 Do Me, Baby 7:47
B1 Private Joy 4:25
B2 Ronnie, Talk To Russia
Backing VocalsLisa*
1:48
B3 Let's Work 3:57
B4 Annie Christian 4:21
B5 Jack U Off
Backing VocalsLisa*
KeyboardsFink*
3:12

Companies, etc.

  • Copyright ©Warner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Warner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Published ByControversy Music
  • Record CompanyWarner Communications
  • Record CompanyWarner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Recorded AtUptown (4)
  • Recorded AtHollywood Sound Recorders
  • Recorded AtSunset Sound
  • Mixed AtUptown (4)
  • Mixed AtHollywood Sound Recorders
  • Mixed AtSunset Sound
  • Mastered AtA&M Records
  • Mastered AtSheffield Lab Matrix – △ 952
  • Mastered AtAllied Record Company – B-16192
  • Mastered AtAllied Record Company – B-16193
  • Pressed BySpecialty Records Corporation

Credits

  • DrumsBobby Z*
  • Engineer [Engineered By]Ross Pallone
  • ManagementCavallo, Ruffalo & Fargnoli
  • Mastered ByBernie Grundman
  • Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, PerformerPrince

Notes

Sticker on shrink:
Contains the Hit Single "Controversy"
Plus limited edition color poster

Cover:
Recorded and mixed in Uptown, Hollywood Sound and Sunset Sound
Mastered [...] at A&M Records

Labels:
All Selections Published by Controversy Music-ASCAP
© & ℗ 1981 Warner Bros Records Inc.

Poster:
© 1981 Warner Bros Records Inc. Made in U.S.A. BSK 3601

Matrix/Runout:
Specialty Records Corporation used US mothers, galvanized by Sheffield Lab Matrix for Allied Record Company which can be identified by the appearance of a long etched string including "△ 00000-X" and the [Allied 'ɑ' logo]-stamp

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 7599-23601-1
  • Barcode (Scanned): 075992360111
  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Other (Mastering suite's runout stamp): SLM
  • Other (Mastering suite's runout stamp): [Allied 'ɑ' logo]
  • Pressing Plant ID (Side B label, embossed around center hole): E A S T
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1): BSK-1-3601-(RE-1)-S1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-16192-RE-1-S1 0-1 SM1-3 SP. + SLM + △ 952
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1): [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-16193-S1 BSK-2-3601-S1 + SLM + △ 952-X 0-1 SM3-2 SP.
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2): BSK-1-3601-(RE-1)-S1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-16192-RE-1-S1 0-1 SM2-1 SP. + SLM + △ 952
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2): [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-16193-S1 BSK-2-3601-S1 + SLM + △ 952-X 0-1 SM1-2 SP.

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Controversy (LP, Album, Misprint) Warner Bros. Records K 56950 UK 1981
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Controversy (LP, Album) Warner Bros. Records BSK 3601 US 1981
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Controversy (Cassette, Album) Warner Bros. Records K 456950, 456 950 UK & Europe 1981
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Controversy (LP, Album, Blue) Warner Bros. Records XBS-3601 Canada 1981
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Controversy (LP, Album) Warner Bros. Records BSK 3601 New Zealand 1981

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Reviews

  • simepro's avatar
    simepro
    Why don’t people make records like that anymore? Music is brilliant. Bass is solid. Imaging is A+++. Treble is crystal. One of the best sounding LP I have.
    • brandosoul's avatar
      brandosoul
      Edited 4 years ago
      If Dirty Mind was Prince's uncompromising departure from the coming-of-age pains and obsessions that were captured in 1978's For You and 1979's Prince, 1981's Controversy was the cerebral and slightly darker expansion of the brave template that he laid out for Dirty Mind. I can't fathom why it doesn't get many accolades as Dirty Mind. In fact, it's seen as a lesser work in the stunning pre-Purple Rain trifecta that began with Dirty Mind and concluded with 1982's double album opus 1999. It's clearly the misunderstood middle child of the masterstrokes that bookend it, but there's more to it. It solidified the unpredictable world of this unpredictable wunderkind, who was set to become one of the definitive post-modern visionaries of the Eighties. Proof of this fact is found on its grand first side in which its three songs perfectly illustrate Prince's game plan not only in the narratives of his unparalleled Eighties-period work, but for the trajectory of his entire career. The title track begins with a scathing denouncement to his critics, and boldly juxtaposes his message with a religious awakening when he recites 'The Lord's Prayer.' It was probably the first instance of religion in his work. Then, he reaffirms the utopian sexual liberation he covered in 'Dirty Mind''s "Uptown" for "Sexuality." Only this time, sexual expression is positioned with the call for societal uprising to incite anti-conservativism. Of all of Prince's early ballads, "Do Me, Baby" is inarguably his first great slow jam that set the pace for his future classic bedroom burners—the lustful drama, the exhilarating climax with its eccentric come-on monologue, and Prince's imioned vocal delivery. And this was only the first side, mind you. In the second half, political affairs, funk, and even more sex took on more adventurous extremes. Prince was onto something, and soon he would rule the rest of the era at every cost. A transitional classic for the ages,

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