| Albums / LP |
UK albums pressings have only a very short production run. "Made In England" is printed on both sleeve and label.
| • Catalogue Number : | • Kxxxxx from 1979 to 1982. | ||
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• From 1986 Parade to 1992 , number form is WXxx or WXxxx (plus a P for LP Picture Disc) |
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• Picture disc LP : |
 Batman WX281P |
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Purple Rain exists in purple or black vinyl. | |
| 12" Singles - see related gallerie |
| • Sleeves : | • WEA "De-Luxe 12 Inche" sleeve from
I Wanna Be Your Lover to 1980
Do It All Night. |
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| • Picture sleeve from 1980 Gotta Stop (Messin' About) to 1995 I Hate U. | ||
| • Catalogue Number : | • KxxxxxT from 1979 to 1982 except Gotta Stop (Messin' About) (LV47). | ||
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• After 1982, number form is WxxxxT plus : |
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1 - P for picture disc (as Sign
"O" The Times W8399TP) 2 - W for poster (as Girls & Boys W8586TW) 3 - X for extented mix version (as Partyman W2814TX) 4 - E for extra/special pressing (as 10" Moutains W8711TE) |
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| • Picture Disc : see related gallerie | ||||
 Sign "O" The Times W8399TP (1) |
 If I Was Your Girlfriend W8334TP (1) |
 U Got The Look W8289TP (1) |
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 Batdance W2924TP |
 Partyman W2814TP |
 The Arms Of Orion W2757TP |
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 New Power Generation W9525TP (2) |
 Money Don't Matter 2Night W0091TP (2) |
 Thunder W0113TP (2) |
 My Name Is Prince W0132TP (3) |
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 7 W0147TP (2) |
(1) : With sticker on PVC sleeve
(2) : With insert (3) : With insert and sticker on PVC sleeve |
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Note : the following 12" exist with poster
and sticker :
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| • Little Red Corvette | • Kiss | • Girls & Boys | |
| • Purple Rain | • Mountains | • I Wish U Heaven | |
| Note : Let's Go Crazy has a warning sticker. | |||
| • Misspressing : | First copies of Paisley Park contain 4 tracks instead the 3 listed on sleeve and labels. The error was later corrected but too late so that's why fewer three-tracks copies were produced than four-tracks. | ||
| 7" Singles - see related gallerie |
After several years collecting Prince records, I understand UK 7" are certainly the most complex items to index. For one single you can find maybe 10 or more different kinds of records. Not only because of special pressing as picture, double pack or poster bag but also for sleeve paper quality, sleeve notching ("dip" at the rear top of the sleeve) and labels type.
| • Sleeves : | • "WEA Single" sleeve for 3 first UK single. |  |
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| • Picture sleeve for others. | |||
| • Different kind of picture sleeves can be found : | |||
| 1 - Paper sleeve with glossy finish | |||
| 2 - Paper sleeve with matte finish | |||
| 3 - Cardboard sleeve with glossy finish | |||
| 4 - Cardboard sleeve with matte finish | |||
| • Labels : |
Two kinds of labels exist: |
 Vinyl label |
| • Catalogue Number : | From 1979 to 1981 : K xxxxx (5 digits) | |
| From 1982 to 1992 : W xxxx (4 digits) | ||
| The catalogue number may be different on sleeves and on labels : | ||
| • Wxxxx or WxxxxP (picture disc) or WxxxxF (double pack) or Wxxxx W (poster bag) or Wxxxx E (collector pack) on sleeves. | ||
| • Wxxxx only on labels. | ||
| • Picture Disc : |
 Purple Rain W9174P (1) |
 Paisley Park W9052P (1) |
 Kiss W8751P (2) |
 Girls & Boys W8586P (1) |
 Kiss (1988) W8751TP (1) |
 Sexy M.F. W0123P (3) |
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 Controversy W0215P (3) |
 Letitgo W0260P (3) |
(1) with sticker |
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| • Special pressing : | • Double Pack : | |||
 Little Red Corvette W9688 + W9896 |
 Anotherloverholenyohead W 8521 F |
 Gilrs & Boys W8586F + SAM 304 |
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| • Poster Bag : | ||||
 Little Red Corvette W9436 |
 Anotherloverholenyohead W8521W |
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 I Whish U Heaven W7745W |
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| • Others : | ||||
 If I Was Your Girlfriend W12345 |
 Batdance W12345 |
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| • Misspressing : | I found this record in a US "wreckastow".
It has the right front sleeve but the back sleeve is the same as the
UK 12". It comes with the US 7" inside. Never see it again even on Ebay. |
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| Promotional 12" - see related galerie |
| Promotional 7" |
Most of them are stock copies with sticker :
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Round sticker
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Rectangular sticker
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Some have special sleeve as :
Others have special labels as :
