Prince – 1999

This is an Outstanding pressing. I don’t need to go into specifics, it just sounds So Damn Good! I have the remaster already but came across a Dream collection of “used” mint records and found this. I could not resist having a mint OG copy. Both this and the “remaster” are Bernie Grundman’s mastering, so sonically, the two are basically identical. But something about this just sounds more authentic to me. Many praise Purple Rain as his best album, and Sign ‘O The Times is also magnificent, but 1999 will Always be his Best album start to finish, in my opinion. Just Fantastic from beginning to end. And! I’m sorry but this album was always Far better than MJ’s Thriller.

Great pressing! I found this for about $10 in great condition, and I am certainly not disappointed with my purchase. Full, spacious sound

Great Album! Love the original vinyl by Prince. So much talent!

Great sounding press. Better than other versions that I’ve heard.

umm, what does the 'jacksonville' marking mean in the format desc.?

I don't care what anyone says... this is my favorite Prince record!

Now if we could only get a remastered version.....

'1999' is my favourite Prince album, more experimental and outrageous than the preceeding 'Dirty Mind'/'Controversy', and less eclectic than the follow-up, 'Purple Rain'. Plus I can't imagine the release of this album to have been better-timed as it came when very exciting things were happening in the scene, namely the emergence of Electro and a wider use of new technology. Despite most of the album being synthetic, it rarely sounds mechanical as Prince's ever-present funk sensibilities show through in a way where the songcraft is never overshadowed by neither the Linns or the Yamahas. Indeed, his use of the new technology simply take his compositions to a new level; the electronic underbellies of tracks like '1999', 'Let's Get Married' and 'D.M.S.R.' give the songs a unique robotic perfection which would not have been possible had they been solely recorded on real instruments (use your common sense when drawing the line between "real" and "fake" instruments). The whole album is a wet dream come true for anyone who digs on both classic groove and the angular perfection of MIDI. It has also proved to be my own personal bible when it comes to composing or producing. The sheer original brilliance of '1999' makes it perhaps the best funk album of the 80's; you're hard-pressed finding anything else as insatiable or unique.

1982, Prince invented House with this masterpiece new-wave-funk-rock double LP (check the first Jamie Principle or Jesse Saunders EPs to be sure).The Linn drum M-1 rhythm box is omnipresent, as Prince: doing all, singing all parts, playing all instruments (with a little help from The Revolution).So visionary at its time, so fresh and inventive 20 years later.