Prince – Sign "O" The Times

Prince

Prince –Sign "O" The Times

1987

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Added November 4 2026

Version Information

Labels
Warner Records
NPG Records
Paisley Park
The Prince Estate
Catalog numbers
603497847099
R1 628756
Original year
1987
Version year
2020
Region
USA & Canada
Format

2 x Vinyl
180 gram
LP
Album
Reissue
Remastered

2 x Vinyl
180 gram, Gatefold
LP
Compilation
Remastered

6 x Vinyl
180 gram, Gatefold
LP

3 x Vinyl
180 gram, Tri-Fold
LP

1 x DVD
DVD-Video
NTSC
Reissue
Remastered

1 x Box Set
Deluxe Edition

Version notes

Gold, heart-shaped title sticker on shrink-wrap:
Remastered for the first time
Thirteen♡record set plus DVD
180♡gram vinyl

Hype sticker on shrink-wrap:
LPs 1 & 2: Sign O' The Times remastered for the very first time
LPs 3 & 4: remastered single mixes & edits
LPs 5-10: 45 tracks from Prince's vault previously unreleased
LPs 11-13: Live in Utrecht, 6/20/87 previously unreleased
DVD: Live at Paisley Park, 12/31/87 previously unreleased
Contains 120-page hardback book featuring rare and unseen photos by Jeff Katz and new liner notes by Daphne A. Brooks, Dave Chapelle , Lenny Kravitz, Susan Rogers, Andrea Swensson, and Duane Tudahl

Single sided sheet:

℗ & © 2020, 1987 NPG Records, Inc., under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. [...] Made in the E.U. Printed in U.S.A. and Canada.

Dust sleeves:
© 2020, 1987 NPG Records, Inc., under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
© 2020 NPG Records, Inc., under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.

Vinyl labels:
NPG Music Publishing, LLC, adm. by Universal Music Works (GMR)
℗ & © 2020, 1987 NPG Records, Inc., under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.
℗ & © 2020 NPG Records, Inc., under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.

DVD:
℗ & © 2020 NPG Records, Inc., under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. [...] Made in the E.U.
© 1987 Warner Bros. Records
© 1987 Paisley Park Records / Cineplex Odeon

Book:

©2020 NPG Records, Inc., under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.

This Super Deluxe Edition housed in box with side-pocket features the full lyrics for "Sign O' The Times embossed on its side. Also features the 2020 cover issued for the remastered Super Deluxe Editions. LPs 3-10 issued in gatefold covers and Live In Utrecht LP issued in tri-fold cover. Includes download voucher with Super Deluxe artwork.

Some copies delivered in custom-printed Sign "☮" The Times" cardboard boxes.

Tracklist

Sign "O" The Times

A1.Sign O' The Times 4:57
A2.Play In The Sunshine 5:06
A3.Housequake 4:40
A4.The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker 4:03
B1.It 5:10
B2.Starfish And Coffee 2:50
B3.Slow Love 4:22
B4.Hot Thing 5:39
B5.Forever In My Life 3:32
C1.U Got The Look 3:46
C2.If I Was Your Girlfriend 5:04
C3.Strange Relationship 4:03
C4.I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 6:30
D1.The Cross 4:49
D2.It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night 9:02
D3.Adore 6:35

Single Mixes & Edits

E1.Sign O' The Times (Edit) 3:41
E2.La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Edit) 3:22
E3.La, La, La, He, He, Hee (Highly Explosive) 10:47
F1.If I Was Your Girlfriend (Edit) 3:47
F2.Shockadelica 3:31
F3.Shockadelica (12" Long Version) 6:13
F4.U Got The Look (Long Look) 6:41
G1.Housequake (Edit) 3:22
G2.Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake) 7:12
G3.I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Fade) 3:39
G4.Hot Thing (Edit) 3:41
H1.Hot Thing (Extended Remix) 8:32
H2.Hot Thing (Dub Version) 6:53

Vault Tracks I

I1.I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (1979 Version) 3:13
I2.Teacher, Teacher (1985 Version) 3:08
I3.All My Dreams 7:24
I4.Can I Play With U? 6:40
J1.Wonderful Day (Original Version) 3:48
J2.Strange Relationship (Original Version) 6:42
J3.Visions 2:19
K1.The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (With Horns) 4:56
K2.Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 1) 4:00
K3.Power Fantastic (Live In Studio) 7:18
K4.And That Says What? 1:50
K5.Love And Sex 4:12
L1.A Place In Heaven (Prince Vocal) 2:58
L2.Colors 1:01
L3.Crystal Ball (7" Mix) 3:30
L4.Big Tall Wall (Version 1) 5:59
L5.Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A 2:33
L6.In A Large Room With No Light 3:27

Vault Tracks II

M1.Train 4:22
M2.It Ain't Over ‘Til The Fat Lady Sings 2:22
M3.Eggplant (Original Prince Vocal) 5:19
M4.Everybody Want What They Don't Got 2:09
M5.Blanche 5:37
N1.Soul Psychodelicide (1986 Master) 12:37
N2.The Ball 4:34
N3.Adonis And Bathsheba 5:28
O1.Forever In My Life (Early Vocal Run-Through) 6:25
O2.Crucial (Alternate Lyrics) 6:15
O3.The Cocoa Boys 6:06
P1.When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes 6:17
P2.Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 2) 5:03
P3.It Be's Like That Sometimes 3:19

Vault Tracks III

Q1.Emotional Pump 4:59
Q2.Rebirth Of The Flesh (Original Outro) 5:28
Q3.Cosmic Day 5:39
Q4.Walkin' In Glory 5:14
R1.Wally 4:45
R2.I Need A Man 5:33
R3.Promise To Be True 3:38
R4.Jealous Girl (Version 2) 4:52
S1.There's Something I Like About Being Your Fool 3:49
S2.Big Tall Wall (Version 2) 5:46
S3.A Place In Heaven (Lisa Vocal) 2:46
T1.Wonderful Day (12" Mix) 7:34
T2.Strange Relationship (1987 Shep Pettibone Club Mix) 7:08

Live In Utrecht 6/20/87

U1.Intro / Sign "O' The Times 5:36
U2.Play In The Sunshine 4:36
U3.Little Red Corvette 1:36
U4.Housequake 4:52
V1.Girls & Boys 4:17
V2.Slow Love 5:05
V3.Take The "A" Train / Pacemaker / I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 10:17
W1.Hot Thing 6:15
W2.Four 6:12
W3.If I Was Your Girlfriend 5:17
X1.Let's Go Crazy 6:10
X2.When Doves Cry 2:46
X3.Purple Rain 5:40
X4.1999 5:54
Y1.Forever In My Life 13:12
Y2.Kiss 3:33
Y3.The Cross 7:44
Z.It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night 13:55

Live At Paisley Park 12/31/87

DVD-1.Sign O' The Times 5:11
DVD-2.Play In The Sunshine 4:22
DVD-3.Little Red Corvette 1:38
DVD-4.Erotic City 4:06
DVD-5.Housequake 4:08
DVD-6.Slow Love 0:59
DVD-7.Do Me, Baby 2:00
DVD-8.Adore 6:46
DVD-9.I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 7:41
DVD-10.What's Your Name Jam 5:31
DVD-11.Let's Pretend We're Married 0:52
DVD-12.Delirious 1:10
DVD-13.Jack U Off 1:43
DVD-14.Drum Solo 4:02
DVD-15.Twelve 1:46
DVD-16.Hot Thing 4:55
DVD-17.If I Was Your Girlfriend 6:56
DVD-18.Let's Go Crazy 6:51
DVD-19.When Doves Cry 2:43
DVD-20.Purple Rain 14:09
DVD-21.1999 3:14
DVD-22.U Got The Look 8:05
DVD-23.It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night Medley 34:07

Original Promotional Videos

DVD-24.Sign O' The Times 3:42
DVD-25.U Got The Look 5:32
DVD-26.I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man 4:02

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