Purple Rain - 1984 Mexican Warner Bros label 9-track Pictur Disc LP

Rare 1984 Mexican Warner Bros label 9-track limited edition picture disc LP ? to our knowledge the only picture disc version Prince?s magnum opus - labelled the best soundtrack of all time by the editors of Vanity Fair and the second-best album of the 1980s by Rolling Stone magazine.

Picture disc has the original standard issue Ed Thrasher photographic artwork as printed picture underneath the grooves - hand-etched matrix information:
Side 1: 30-VII-84 Rico LWB - 6281-A MPI
Side 2: 30-VII-84 Rico LWB - 6281-B MPI

Vinyl is housed in a clear plastic wallet sleeve with artist name, tracklisting a.o. printed in white.

Condition: VG+(+) (Vinyl)/VG+ (Sleeve)
Picture disc has a touch of superficial sleeve scuffing ? by far nothing audible. Disc is in itself graded close to near mint/excellent.

Sleeve has a lower corner punchhole ? ælooks like a delition/promotional marking a couple of inched mid-lower split and less than 1? top side split. Wallet features and print are completely intact - sleeve is graded straight VG+. A very nice copy.


Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1 Aloquemonos (Let's Go Crazy) (John L. Nelson, Lisa Coleman, Wendy Melvoin, Prince) (4:39)
2 Llevame Contigo (Take Me With U) (3:54)
3 Los Hermosos (The Beautiful Ones) (5:13)
4 Azul Computarizado (Computer Blue) (3:59)
5 Querido Nikki (Darling Nikki) (4:13)

Side 2:
1 Cuando Las Aves Lloran (When Doves Cry) (5:52)
2 Moriria Por Ti (I Would Die 4 U) (2:51)
3 Nena, Soy Una Estrella (Baby I'm A Star) (4:20)
4 Lluvia Morada (Purple Rain) (8:41)

All songs written by Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution) except where noted

Recorded between August 1983, and March 1984 at The Warehouse, St. Louis Park, MN, USA| Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA| Record Plant Remote - Mobile Truck (from New York, NY in Minneapolis, MN USA) at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Credits:

Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
Bobby Z. - drums and percussion on Let's Go Crazy, Take Me With U, I Would Die 4 U and Purple Rain, credited for drums and percussion but does not appear on Computer Blue
Brown Mark bass guitar and vocals on Let's Go Crazy, Take Me With U, I Would Die 4 U and Purple Rain, credited for bass guitar and vocals but does not appear on Computer Blue
Wendy Melvoin - guitars and vocals on Let's Go Crazy, Take Me With U, Computer Blue, I Would Die 4 U and Purple Rain
Lisa Coleman - keyboards and vocals on Let's Go Crazy, Take Me With U, Computer Blue, I Would Die 4 U and Purple Rain
Matt Fink - keyboards and vocals on Let's Go Crazy, Take Me With U, I Would Die 4 U and Purple Rain, credited for keyboards and vocals but does not appear on Computer Blue
Novi Novog - violin and viola on Take Me With U, Baby I'm A Star and Purple Rain
David Coleman, Suzie Katayama - cello on Take Me With U, Baby I'm A Star and Purple Rain

Technical Credits:
Prince ? production, arrangements, clothing (credited for "rags")
David Leonard - engineer (The Warehouse, St. Louis Park, MN, USA| Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA| First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA and Record Plant Remote - Mobile Truck (from New York, NY in Minneapolis, MN USA)
Susan Rogers - engineer (The Warehouse, St. Louis Park, MN, USA)
Peggy McCreary - engineer (Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA)
David Rivkin - engineer (First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA in Record Plant Remote - Mobile Truck (from New York, NY, USA)
Bernie Grundman ? mastering

Artwork:
Prince - art direction
Laura LiPuma - design
Ed Thrasher and Associates - front cover photograph
Ron Slenzak - front cover photograph
Larry Williams - additional photography

Various Credits:
Doug Henders - painting
Earl Jones - hair
Jayson Jeffreys - makeup
Louis and Vaughn - clothing (credited for "rags")
Marie France - clothing (credited for "rags")