PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - PARADE (CD/JAPAN) 0 7599-25395-2

It appears that even at the time of pressing for the "Parade" album, CDs were being manufactured out of country by Warner Bros.  The American releases of "Parade" featured CDs pressed in Japan, Germany and the United States.

Once again, black and white are the main colors appearing on the insert booklet and the cover.  The only color appearing occurs on the CD where the song titles are listed in red.

The tracking is the same as the LP and Cassette versions.  The German and Japanese pressings are housed in regular CD cases with inserts and packaging printed in the US.  But only the German and Japanese versions were encased in longboxes.  The US pressings were used for music club releases.  This is the Japanese manufactured disc.

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - PARADE
01. Christopher Tracy's Parade 02:11 (Prince, John L. Nelson)
02. New Position 02:21 (Prince)
03. I Wonder U 01:40 (Prince)
04. Under The Cherry Moon 02:57 (Prince, John L. Nelson)
05. Girls & Boys 05:30 (Prince)
06. Life Can Be So Nice 03:12 (Prince)
07. Venus De Milo 01:54 (Prince)
08. Mountains 03:58 (Prince, Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman)
09. Do U Lie? 02:43 (Prince)
10. Kiss 03:38 (Prince)
11. Anotherloverholenyohead 03:58 (Prince)
12. Sometimes It Snows In April 06:50 (Prince, Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman)

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - PARADE (CASSETTE/WHITE) 0 7599-25395-4

Ok, this one is a little weird.  Normally, when you have a music club edition of a cassette, it's manufactured on a white cassette rather than the clear cassette with the black insert.  However, this is the normal commercial version of "Parade" except manufactured with the white cassette.

It shares the same serial number and identical insert as the clear cassette release and there are no markings to identify it as different from the more common version.

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - PARADE
01. Christopher Tracy's Parade 02:11 (Prince, John L. Nelson)
02. New Position 02:21 (Prince)
03. I Wonder U 01:40 (Prince)
04. Under The Cherry Moon 02:57 (Prince, John L. Nelson)
05. Girls & Boys 05:30 (Prince)
06. Life Can Be So Nice 03:12 (Prince)
07. Venus De Milo 01:54 (Prince)
08. Mountains 03:58 (Prince, Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman)
09. Do U Lie? 02:43 (Prince)
10. Kiss 03:38 (Prince)
11. Anotherloverholenyohead 03:58 (Prince)
12. Sometimes It Snows In April 06:50 (Prince, Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman)

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - PARADE (CASSETTE) 0 7599-25395-4

The cassette release of "Parade" was the typical kind for Paisley Park during this time period.  The clear cassette with the black insert with white lettering.  The case was clear and the Paisley Park logo appears on the both sides of the cassette and on the cover insert.

Unlike the CD and LP versions of the album, the cassette shows the photo of Prince right side up.  Whereas, on the CD and LP, it's often to the side.

There are multiple versions of the cassette and I hope to discuss them all eventually.

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - PARADE
01. Christopher Tracy's Parade 02:11 (Prince, John L. Nelson)
02. New Position 02:21 (Prince)
03. I Wonder U 01:40 (Prince)
04. Under The Cherry Moon 02:57 (Prince, John L. Nelson)
05. Girls & Boys 05:30 (Prince)
06. Life Can Be So Nice 03:12 (Prince)
07. Venus De Milo 01:54 (Prince)
08. Mountains 03:58 (Prince, Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman)
09. Do U Lie? 02:43 (Prince)
10. Kiss 03:38 (Prince)
11. Anotherloverholenyohead 03:58 (Prince)
12. Sometimes It Snows In April 06:50 (Prince, Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman)

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY (CD) 9-25286 JAPANESE #1

Although I have more cassette versions of "Around The World In A Day" I don't have scans for them yet.  So I'm going to move on to CDs for now.  

This album has an interesting history.  I'm not sure exactly why, but the original copies of this CD were pressed in Japan and Germany.  Both the German and Japanese CD share the same design.  They're actually called Target discs because they look like target scopes.  The way to distinguish the difference is by looking at the labeling on the outside rim of the disc.  It mentions where the discs are printed.

Only the discs were pressed in Japan and Germany.  The discs themselves were housed in cardboard picture covers, in a unique longbox.  The longboxes themselves and the cardboard sleeves were printed in the US.  There are no variations of these covers.  Only the discs.  Of the discs, there are three of these gatefold versions.

This is the Japanese target CD.  The sku number is 0 75992-52862 7.

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY

01. Around The World In A Day 03:25 (Prince, John L. Nelson, David Coleman)

02. Paisley Park 04:41 (Prince)

03. Condition Of The Heart 06:46 (Prince)

04. Raspberry Beret 03:31 (Prince)

05. Tamborine 02:46 (Prince)

06. America 03:40 (Prince)

07. Pop Life 03:42 (Prince)

08. The Ladder 05:26 (Prince, John L. Nelson)

09. Temptation 08:21 (Prince)

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY (CS) 4-25286 REISSUE

This is the second version of "Around The World In A Day".  It's a reissue from Warner Bros.  Everything is the same down to the serial and sku number.  The difference is in the actual insert.  Instead of the forest rainbow painting inside, the printing is black lettering on white.  The spine is white lettering on black.

These reissue cassettes were sold at a discounted price.  Much like the versions that were sold with holes punched in the spines.

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY

01. Around The World In A Day 03:25 (Prince, John L. Nelson, David Coleman)

02. Paisley Park 04:41 (Prince)

03. Condition Of The Heart 06:46 (Prince)

04. Raspberry Beret 03:31 (Prince)

05. Tamborine 02:46 (Prince)

06. America 03:40 (Prince)

07. Pop Life 03:42 (Prince)

08. The Ladder 05:26 (Prince, John L. Nelson)

09. Temptation 08:21 (Prince)

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY (CS) 4-25286

This was my first copy of the album.  Not only was the cover colorful and interesting, the cassette was unlike any I'd ever seen before.  I doubt very much this was the first clear cassette with the black insert to highlight the lettering, but it was the first I'd seen.  There are many versions of the cassette.

I've got copies of this cassette that say AR on the cassette directly under the serial number below the Paisley Park label, and some that say SR.  I'm not sure what the difference is and I've never found an explanation online for what it means exactly.

The sku barcode on the insert is 0 7599-25286-4.  It should be noted you can find many copies of this cassette sold at a discounted price.  The Paisley Park logo on the spine is punched out on these copies.

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY

01. Around The World In A Day 03:25 (Prince, John L. Nelson, David Coleman)

02. Paisley Park 04:41 (Prince)

03. Condition Of The Heart 06:46 (Prince)

04. Raspberry Beret 03:31 (Prince)

05. Tamborine 02:46 (Prince)

06. America 03:40 (Prince)

07. Pop Life 03:42 (Prince)

08. The Ladder 05:26 (Prince, John L. Nelson)

09. Temptation 08:21 (Prince)