Description: Dirty Mind is the third studio album by the American singer-songwriter and musician Prince. It was released on October 8, 1980, by Warner Bros. Records. The album is notable for Prince's increasing reliance on rock music elements, high register vocals, sexually explicit lyrical themes and an androgynous image. Critics have hailed its fusion of genres for influencing urban black music of the early 1980s, and its lyrics for influencing more sexually explicit music. Although the album only reached number 45 on the Billboard 200, it was met with widespread critical acclaim. On June 6, 1984, the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album has retrospectively been ranked by Pitchfork and Slant as one of the greatest of the 1980s, and by Rolling Stone and NME as one of the greatest albums of all time. Following the death of Prince in 2016, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 and also entered the album charts in France, Switzerland and the UK for the first time. THIS COPY is a Los Angeles 1st pressing from 1980, "variant 2" (see Notes, below). The vinyl is in Near Mint [NM] condition. The original cover is in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition. The original inner sleeve, which features a photo of the players on one side and credits on the reverse, is also in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition, with only a split in the middle of the bottom seam. NotesFeatures the hit single Uptown Album contains language which may be unsuitable for some listeners BSK 3478 Programmers: Please audition prior to airing BSK 3478 Cover: © 1980 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Spine: ℗ 1980 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Printed in U.S.A. Dust sleeve: [band photo and credits] © 1980 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Labels: ℗ 1980 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Barcode and Other IdentifiersBarcode: noneRights Society: BMIPressing Plant ID: ✲Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): BSK-I-3478 LWI · 1 ✲✲Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): BSK-2-3478 LWI · 1 ✲Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): BSK-I-3478 LW2 · 1 ✲✲Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): BSK-2-3478 LW2 · 1 ✲✲Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): BSK-I-3478 LWI · 1 ✲✲Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): BSK-2-3478 LWI · 2 ✲✲ ENJOY!
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Artist: Prince
Record Label: Warner Bros.
Case Type: Cardboard Sleeve
Inlay Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Record Grading: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Format: Record
Release Year: 1980
Language: English
Record Size: 12"
Style: Contemporary R&B, Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Minneapolis Sound
Features: Original Cover, Original Inner Sleeve
Number of Audio Channels: Stereo
Speed: 33 RPM
Composer: Prince
Release Title: DIRTY MIND
Color: Black
Material: Vinyl
Catalog Number: BSK 3478
Edition: First Pressing
Type: LP
Producer: Prince
Sleeve Grading: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Era: 1980s
Genre: Funk, Soul
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
