Overflowing with musical ideas and topical lyrics that sound just as relevant today as they did when they were initially released, Prince’s iconic double album Sign O’ The Times captured the artist in a period of complete reinvention. The final 16-track album included just some of the countless songs Prince recorded in the prolific period of 1985-1987, which saw the dissolution of his band The Revolution, the construction of his innovative recording complex, Paisley Park, and the creation (and ultimate abandonment) of the albums Dream Factory, Camille, and Crystal Ball.
Now set for reissue, with the classic album remastered for the very first time, and featuring 63 previously unreleased tracks, as well as a previously unreleased 2+ hour video concert performance from Prince’s legendary vault that illuminate his wide-ranging and prolific creativity in this era.
The reissue suite comes in the following formats:
- Remastered album (2CD / 2LP 180g)
- Super Deluxe Edition (8CD+DVD / 13LP+DVD)
- Deluxe Edition (3CD / 4LP 180g vinyl)
Representing the deepest dive to date into Prince’s vault, and includes a total of 92 audio tracks across eight CDs and 13 180g vinyl records.
The Super Deluxe Edition brings fans all the audio material that Prince officially released in 1987, as well as 45 previously unissued studio songs recorded between May 1979 and July 1987, and a complete live audio performance from the June 20, 1987 stop on the Sign O’ The Times Tour at Stadium Galgenwaard in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
In addition, both CD and vinyl sets also boast a brand-new DVD containing the complete, previously unreleased New Year’s Eve benefit concert at Paisley Park on December 31, 1987, which was Prince’s final performance of the Sign O’ The Times Tour stage show and his only on-stage collaboration with jazz legend Miles Davis.
The Super Deluxe Edition set also features a 120-page hardcover book containing Prince’s previously unseen handwritten lyrics for many of the songs from the era, including the hits “U Got The Look,” “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man,” and “Hot Thing,” iconic unseen images from the era taken by Prince’s primary photographer in the mid-1980s to early 90s, Jeff Katz, plus images of archive assets including original analog tape reels and studio tracking sheets. Completed with brand new liner notes.
More info:
- The Super Deluxe Edition contains 92 audio tracks, of which 63 are previously unreleased, including 45 studio tracks from Prince’s legendary Vault.
- The Super Deluxe Edition opens with Prince’s iconic album, Sign O’ The Times, dazzlingly remastered for the very first time by Prince’s original mastering engineer Bernie Grundman.
- The set also includes an entire previously unreleased audio recording of Prince’s Sign O’ The Times tour performance in Utrecht, Netherlands, on June 20, 1987
- The DVD features a complete previously unreleased recording of Prince’s benefit performance at Paisley Park, December 31st, 1987. The show includes Prince’s only on-stage collaboration with Miles Davis.
- Both CD and LP sets are housed in a 12” box, and accompanied by a 12” 120 page hardback book featuring:
- Brand new liner notes by: Prince’s creative peers and friends Dave Chappelle (in conversation with photographer Mathieu Bitton) and Lenny Kravitz; Prince’s longtime engineer Susan Rogers; Daphne A. Brooks, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of African American Studies, American Studies and Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Yale University; Minneapolis radio host and author Andrea Swensson, host of the Official Prince Podcast; and Prince scholar Duane Tudahl.
- Rare and previously unseen photography by Jeff Katz
- Prince’s handwritten lyrics
Super Deluxe Edition (8CD+DVD • 13LP+DVD)
- CD1-2 / LP1-2: Sign O' The Times album - remastered for the very first time by original mastering engineer Bernie Grundman (16 tracks)
- CD3 / LP3-4: 7” edits / 12” mixes / promo versions / etc. (13 tracks)
- CD4-6 / LP5-6: Prince Vault - 100% previously unreleased material (45 tracks)
- CD7-8 / LP10-13: previously unreleased SOTT live concert, Utrecht, Netherlands, 20 June 1987 (18 tracks)
- DVD: previously unreleased concert at Paisley Park on 31st December, 1987 (2h15m running time)
Deluxe Edition (3CD • 4LP)
- CD1-2 / LP1-2: Sign O' The Times album - remastered for the very first time by original mastering engineer Bernie Grundman (16 tracks)
- CD3 / LP3-4: 7” edits / 12” mixes / promo versions / etc. (13 tracks)
Remastered Album (2CD • 2LP)
- Sign O' The Times album - remastered for the very first time by original mastering engineer Bernie Grundman (16 tracks)
Track List:
CD1 / LP1: Remastered Album (Disc 1)
- Sign O’ The Times
- Play In The Sunshine
- Housequake
- The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
- It
- Starfish And Coffee
- Slow Love
- Hot Thing
- Forever In My Life
CD2 / LP2: Remastered Album (Disc 2)
- U Got The Look
- If I Was Your Girlfriend
- Strange Relationship
- I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
- The Cross
- It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night
- Adore
- Sign O’ The Times (7” single edit)
- La, La, La, He, He, Hee (7” single edit)
- La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive) (7” single edit)
- If I Was Your Girlfriend (7” single edit)
- Shockadelica (“If I Was Your Girlfriend” B-side)
- Shockadelica (12” long version)
- U Got The Look (Long Look) (12” edit)
- Housequake (7” edit)
- Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake) (12” edit)
- I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Fade 7” edit)
- Hot Thing (7” single edit)
- Hot Thing (Extended Remix)
- Hot Thing (Dub Version)
- I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (1979 version)
- Teacher, Teacher (1985 version)
- All My Dreams
- Can I Play With U? (featuring Miles Davis)
- Wonderful Day (original version)
- Strange Relationship (original version)
- Visions
- The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (with horns)
- Witness 4 The Prosecution (version 1)
- Power Fantastic (live in studio)
- And That Says What?
- Love And Sex
- A Place In Heaven (Prince vocal)
- Colors
- Crystal Ball (7” mix)
- Big Tall Wall (version 1)
- Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A
- In A Large Room With No Light
All tracks previously unreleased
CD5 / LP7&8: Vault, Part 2
- Train
- It Ain’t Over ‘Til The Fat Lady Sings
- Eggplant (Prince vocal)
- Everybody Want What They Don’t Got
- Blanche
- Soul Psychodelicide
- The Ball
- Adonis And Bathsheba
- Forever In My Life (early vocal studio run-through)
- Crucial (alternate lyrics)
- The Cocoa Boys
- When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes
- Witness 4 The Prosecution (version 2)
- It Be’s Like That Sometimes
All tracks previously unreleased
CD6 / LP9&10: Vault, Part 3
- Emotional Pump
- Rebirth Of The Flesh (with original outro)
- Cosmic Day
- Walkin’ In Glory
- Wally
- I Need A Man
- Promise To Be True
- Jealous Girl (version 2)
- There’s Something I Like About Being Your Fool
- Big Tall Wall (version 2)
- A Place In Heaven (Lisa vocal)
- Wonderful Day (12” mix)
- Strange Relationship (1987 Shep Pettibone Club Mix)
All tracks previously unreleased
CD7&8 / LP11-13: Live In Utrecht – June 20, 1987
- Intro/Sign O’ The Times
- Play In The Sunshine
- Little Red Corvette
- Housequake
- Girls & Boys
- Slow Love
- Take The “A” Train/Pacemaker/I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
- Hot Thing
- Four
- If I Was Your Girlfriend
- Let’s Go Crazy
- When Doves Cry
- Purple Rain
- 1999
- Forever In My Life
- Kiss
- The Cross
- It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night
All tracks previously unreleased
DVD: Live At Paisley Park – December 31, 1987
- Sign O’ The Times
- Play In The Sunshine
- Little Red Corvette
- Erotic City
- Housequake
- Slow Love
- Do Me, Baby
- Adore
- I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
- What’s Your Name Jam
- Let’s Pretend We’re Married
- Delirious
- Jack U Off
- Drum Solo
- Twelve
- Hot Thing
- If I Was Your Girlfriend
- Let’s Go Crazy
- When Doves Cry
- Purple Rain
- 1999
- U Got The Look
- It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night Medley (featuring Miles Davis)
All tracks previously unreleased
Please note that Sign O’ The Times - Remastered is currently not in store but is with our local supplier.
Most of the time it takes around 2-5 days from the time you place the order for the item to arrive here and be sent out but it can take longer if there are any delays.