PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - POP LIFE (12" VINYL) PRO-A-2331 PROMO

Like other promotional 12" releases at the time, this item has an original cover.  The track repeats on both sides and the song is the single version of "Pop Life".

Unlike the commercial single, the label on the record is the generic Warner Bros. label with the Warner Bros. logo appearing once in full color and then almost as a watermark across the rest of the label.

The Paisley Park logo appears on the cover and also on both sides of the label directly above the serial number.  The words "Promotional Copy.  Not For Sale." appears below the serial number.

This record is 33 1/3 RPM and Prince is the composer of the song.  The back cover is blank.

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - POP LIFE
01. Pop Life 03:43 (Prince)
02. Pop Life 03:43 (Prince)

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - POP LIFE (12" VINYL) 0-20357

This is the 12" single for "Pop Life".  Unlike the 12" single for "America", "Pop Life" actually lists titles for the alternate versions of the songs.  The song appearing on side 1 is "Pop Life (Fresh Dance Mix)" while side 2 is "Hello (Fresh Dance Mix)".  Both are basically extended versions of the songs.

The covers and labels are almost identical to the 7" single.  The Paisley Park logo appears on both sides of the record label and also on the sleeve.

I should also mention, most 12" singles during this time period are recorded at 45 RPM.  Prince is the composer of both tracks and this is the commercially released single in the US.

The sku is 0 7599-20357-0.

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - POP LIFE
01. Pop Life (Fresh Dance Mix) 06:16 (Prince)
02. Hello (Fresh Dance Mix) 06:38 (Prince)

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - POP LIFE (7" VINYL) GWB 0529

Here's another release in the Back To Back Hits series.  This time, the A-side is "Pop Life" and the B-side is "America".  Both songs are taken from "Around The World In A Day" and come in a generic sleeve.

I've discussed this series in the past so I won't spend a lot of time going over it here.  The serial number appears below the Paisley Park logo on the label and includes a -A or -B at the end to distinguish the which song is the actual title track.

Prince is listed as sole author on "Pop Life" while the Revolution are given song writing credits on "America".  Both versions of the songs are the single versions.

You'll be able to tell if the 7" is part of this series by the GWB before the 4 number sequence.

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - POP LIFE
01. Pop Life 03:42 (Prince)
02. America 03:40 (Prince, Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Matt Fink, Mark Brown, Bobby Rivkin)

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - POP LIFE (7" VINYL) 7-28998

"Pop Life" was the 2nd North American single to be released from "Around The World In A Day".  Like the other singles from the album, the cover artwork is taken from the main album and features up close portraits of some of the characters on the album cover.

The Paisley Park logo appears on the cover and on the labels of the actual record.  Both tracks are Prince compositions.

The official sku for the record is 0 7599-28998-0, however the sku doesn't show up anywhere on the label or the cover.

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - POP LIFE

01. Pop Life 03:42 (Prince)

02. Hello 03:24 (Prince)