Controversy

Name: Controversy
Brand: Prince
SKU: pcontro-curated
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Controversy

Prince

This is a reissue of Prince's 1981 fourth studio album. We have it on Black vinyl.

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color	Black
jacket style	Direct-To-Board
jacket type	Single
label	Legacy Recordings
pressing location	Noiseland
release type	Reissue

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1lp

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1981

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33¹/₃

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Description

Released in October 1981, Controversy captures Prince’s evolving worldview, and brings his songs out of the bedroom and onto the dancefloor and into the streets to protest the political tension that would come to define the era. "We need a new breed — leaders, stand up, organize," Prince proclaims on "Sexuality," setting forth a new mission statement: that the personal (and sexual) is also political, and that the quickest route to liberation is to "let your body be free." When Controversy was released, The New York Times declared that "Prince’s black-white synthesis isn’t just a picture of what could be, it’s a prophecy."

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*Audio and/or tracklist may vary slightly from the vinyl version.

Tracklist

LP 1 / Side A

Controversy

Sexuality

Do Me‚ Baby

LP 1 / Side B

Private Joy

Ronnie‚ Talk To Russia

Let's Work

Annie Christian

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LP 1 / Side A

LP 1 / Side B

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Controversy

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Controversy

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