Prince – Graffiti Bridge Vinyl

Artist: Prince
Title: Graffiti Bridge
Label: Paisley Park / Warner Bros. Records
Catalogue Number: WX361
Country: UK
Original Release Year: 1990
Pressing Year: 1990
Format: 2 x 12" LP, Double Album / Soundtrack
Speed: 33⅓ RPM

Description

Graffiti Bridge is Prince's 1990 soundtrack album to the film of the same name and a hugely ambitious follow-up to the classic Purple Rain era.

The album brings together Prince with a host of artists from the Paisley Park family, including The Time, Tevin Campbell, Mavis Staples and George Clinton. Alongside Prince classics such as Thieves In The Temple, Joy In Repetition, Elephants & Flowers and New Power Generation, the album showcases a mixture of funk, rock, soul, R&B and pop across its four sides.

The album was a major UK success, reaching Number 1 on the UK Albums Chart.

Pressing Notes

Original 1990 UK issue on Paisley Park / Warner Bros. Records, catalogue number WX361. The UK edition is a 17-track double LP, pressed in Germany for the UK market and housed in a wide-spined picture sleeve with illustrated inner sleeves.

Track Listing

Side One

1. Can't Stop This Feeling I Got

2. New Power Generation

3. Release It – The Time

4. The Question Of U

Side Two

1. Elephants & Flowers

2. Round And Round – Tevin Campbell

3. We Can Funk – featuring George Clinton

4. Joy In Repetition

Side Three

1. Love Machine – The Time

2. Tick, Tick, Bang

3. Shake! – The Time

4. Thieves In The Temple

Side Four

1. The Latest Fashion – Prince & The Time

2. Melody Cool – Mavis Staples

3. Still Would Stand All Time

4. Graffiti Bridge – featuring Mavis Staples & Tevin Campbell

5. New Power Generation (Pt. II)

The official Prince discography confirms the 17-track sequence and the involvement of The Time, Tevin Campbell, George Clinton and Mavis Staples.

Condition

Sleeve: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Record: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Inner Sleeves: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Rockabuy Records Grading Guide

Mint (M): Perfect condition, generally unused or still sealed.
Near Mint (NM): Almost perfect with minimal or no signs of handling or play.
Very Good Plus (VG+): Excellent overall condition with only minor signs of use.
Very Good (VG): Some visible signs of wear and/or light surface marks, but still plays well.
Good Plus (G+): Noticeable signs of use and wear, with possible light surface noise.
Good (G): Well played with more obvious wear and surface noise, but still playable.
Fair (F): Significant wear and/or damage; may have considerable surface noise or other defects.
Poor (P): Heavily damaged or unplayable.