1999 (Disco France pressing)

~ Release by Prince (see all versions of this release, 53 available)

Annotation

Taken from the forthcoming album and cassette '1999'. W3809.
Made in France on labels and Printed in France on sleeve.

This version has three lines of text below the WB logo on the rear of the sleeve.

The uncredited pressing company is derived from the logo of the group AGI / Audio Graphic Industries, we can find in the runouts. Disco France was the pressing plant of this group.

Runouts are stamped.
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): STRAWBERRY AGI logo 53 1 A 9896 A
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): AGI logo 83_1 9896 B

Annotation last modified on 2025-04-27 16:01 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼7" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1999 (edit)
recording engineer:
Peggy McCreary (from 1982-07 until 1982-08)
producer:
Prince Rogers Nelson (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
cowbell, cymbal, drum machine [Linn LM-1], electric bass guitar, electric guitar, electronic drum set [Pearl SY-1 Syncussion], handclaps, synthesizer [ARP Omni-2], synthesizer [Oberheim OB-Xa] and tambourine:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (from 1982-07 until 1982-08)
background vocals:
Jesse Johnson (original guitarist for The Time) (from 1982-07 until 1982-08)
lead vocals:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (from 1982-07 until 1982-08), Dez Dickerson (from 1982-07 until 1982-08), Jill Jones (American singer, songwriter, and actress) (from 1982-07 until 1982-08) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (from 1982-07 until 1982-08)
arranger:
Prince Rogers Nelson (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
edit of:
1999 (album version) by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
music videos:
1999 by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 212) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 339)
recording of:
1999 (from 1982-07 until 1982-08)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
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BHow Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore
producer:
Prince Rogers Nelson (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
instruments, vocals and performer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
arranger:
Prince Rogers Nelson (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1982-04-28)
recording of:
How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Prince Rogers Nelson (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music Publishing and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
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Credits

Release

manufactured in:France
printed in:France
distributed by:WEA Records Ltd. (UK holding company, 1967–1984)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1815074 [info]

Release group

single/EP which was taken from:1999
part of:Music Genre Tree (canonical album list from musicgenretree.org – one representative release per genre)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/109221 [info]
https://www.discogs.com/master/139557 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/prince/1999-_-how-come-u-dont-call-me-anymore/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0001911224 [info]
Wikidata:Q64483829 [info]