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June 22, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1348

Prince, Controversy (1981) Prince’s fourth album, Controversy, has long been one of my favourites. In particular the first side – just three songs, a perfect snapshot of Prince at his best across funk and balladry. Side two gets weird, kinky, crazy – and I like it too. It even gets political. It’s odd and brilliant. […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1981, Controversy, Dirty Mind, Free Poster, LP, Prince, Vinyl ·

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June 11, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1358

Prince, Lovesexy (1988) The two things that killed this album – I’m guessing, here – were the cover and the fact that, prepared for the CD-age, it was all one track, one single 45-minute song-medley. If you had the tape or LP that didn’t matter so much. Also of course it followed an incredible run, […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1988, Alphabet Street, Controversy, Dirty Mind, Glam Slam, I Wish U Heaven, Lovesexy, Parade, Prince, The Black Album, Vinyl ·

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June 1, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1366

Prince, Dirty Mind (1980) Some days I’m sure this is my favourite Prince album. Other days I decide it’s silly/futile to narrow down at least one decade of genius and selected gems after to just one album. But there’s something about this still. A perfect pop album. As well as being a nasty, sick, strange, […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1980, Dirty Mind, Head, Prince, Vinyl ·

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