The 12" single for "Raspberry Beret" includes extended versions of both songs on the record. Both extended versions are listed as "(New Mix)" on the labels.
The commercial single hosts a paisley motif on the front side and a strange cloudy sky on the second side. Both sides have the Paisley Park logo and that's also on the cover sleeve.
Once again, you have a close-up pic of one of the characters from the cover album artwork. The official sku number is 0 7599-20355-0. Prince is the author of both tracks and they are very similar in appearance to their smaller 7" counterparts.
The record plays at a speed of 45 RPM. With the exception of the promo single, I know of no variations to this 12" single release.
PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - RASPBERRY BERET
01. Raspberry Beret (New Mix) 07:25 (Prince)
02. She's Always In My Hair (New Mix) 06:48 (Prince)
The promotional 7" vinyl of "Raspberry Beret" has the single version of the song repeating on both sides.
Unlike the commercial single, the promo label uses the generic Warner Bros. label with the wording printed over the top. The Warner Bros. logo appears on the right side of the label in full color and then repeats as a watermark across the face of the label.
The words, "Promotion Not For Sale" appear above the color Warner logo and the Paisley Park logo is on the left side just below the time listing.
This promo single was issued in the commercial sleeve and in a generic Warner Bros. Records sleeve.
Prince is the author of the track and the record shares the same serial number as the commercial single.
PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - RASPBERRY BERET
01. Raspberry Beret 03:31 (Prince)
02. Raspberry Beret 03:31 (Prince)
This is the commercial 7" vinyl single for "Raspberry Beret", the 1st official single from "Around The World In A Day".
As with the subsequent singles from this album, the cover artwork features a close up of a character from the original album jacket. The label on the inside is a colorful paisley motif while the b-side label is a blue sky with some clouds. Both labels show the Paisley Park label as does the jacket.
Prince is listed as the composer of both songs.
PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - RASPBERRY BERET
01. Raspberry Beret 03:31 (Prince)
02. She's Always In My Hair 03:27 (Prince)
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)
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)
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)
Like most singles on Paisley Park, the 7" single for "Pop Life" also has a promotional version. The earlier Paisley Park singles released promotional records in the same sleeves as the commercial versions.
I've explained promotional singles in a previous entry, so I won't get into it here. The single version of the song repeats on both sides and the words "Promotion Not For Sale" appear under the track time.
It shares the same serial number with the commercial release.
PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - POP LIFE
01. Pop Life 03:42 (Prince)
02. Pop Life 03:42 (Prince)
