Prince – 1999

Double vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition. 1999 is the fifth studio album by Prince, and the first to feature his band the Revolution. It was originally released in October, 1982. 1999 was Prince’s first Top Ten album on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States, subsequently becoming the fifth best-selling album of 1983. 1999 is certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA. The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008.

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Considered one of the most iconic and influential double albums in rock history, Princes 1999 was released at a major turning point in the artists career. After years of struggling to break out of the R&B charts, he experienced his first true pop crossover moment with the mega-hits Little Red Corvette, 1999, and Delirious, shattering barriers with his revolutionary blend of rock, funk, R&B and new wave pop, and making history by being one of the first Black artists to have their videos in heavy rotation on MTV. Musically,1999achieved something rare in pop music: It capitalized on a very specific mood from the time it was created, yet the resulting sound is timeless and its

PRINCE / 1999