Around the World in a Day (Allied pressing)

~ Release by Prince and The Revolution (see all versions of this release, 23 available)

Annotation

'Balloon-Boy' sticker originally on shrink:
Prince And The Revolution Around the World In a Day Paisley design
1-25286

Gatefold cover with perforated two-part flap on the left side.
The panels are highly damageable and often missing/lost

The first panel is the actual spine:
9 25286-1
Printed in U.S.A.

The other panel repeats the painting from the artwork, and incorporates tracklist/barcode/legal text as follows:
Paisley Park, manufactured and distributed by Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Warner Communications Company.
© 1985 Warner Bros. Records Inc. ℗ 1985 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. & WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S. Made in U.S.A.

Gatefold, inner panel:
Originally Mastered by Bernie Grundman Mastering
All songs © 1985 Controversy Music ASCAP

Labels:
1-25286
© ℗ 1985 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S.

Regarding the runout etching:
The lacquer disc was processed at, and the metal parts used to manufacture the record were made at Sheffield Lab Matrix
Barcode (Text, printed on flap): 0 7599-25286-1
Barcode (Scanned): 0075992528610
Rights Society: ASCAP
Pressing Plant ID (Embossed in the label area): A
Pressing Plant ID (Runout stamp): Allied 'ɑ' logo
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1): 1-25286 A-SH4 Allied 'ɑ' logo B-20821-SH4 SLM △ 9055 I-4
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1): 1-25286-B-SH1 Allied 'ɑ' logo B-20822-SH1 SLM △ 9055-x I-3
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2): 1-25286 A-SH4 Allied 'ɑ' logo B-20821-SH4 SLM △ 9055 I-/
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2): 1-25286-B-SH1 Allied 'ɑ' logo B-20822-SH1 SLM △ 9055-x I-2
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 3): 1-25286A-SH3 Allied 'ɑ' logo B-20821-SH3 SLM △ 9055 I-2
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 3): 1-25286B-#⃫#⃫#⃫ SH1 Allied 'ɑ' logo B-20822-SH1 SLM △ 9055-X 1-3
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 4): 1-25286A-SH3 Allied 'ɑ' logo B-20821-SH3 SLM △ 9055 I-3
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 4): 1-25286-B-SH2 Allied 'ɑ' logo B-20822-SH2 SLM △ 9055-X I-2
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 5): 1-25286 A-SH4 Allied 'ɑ' logo B-20821-SH4 SLM △ 9055 I-5
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 5): 1-25286-B-SH1 Allied 'ɑ' logo B-20822-SH1 SLM △ 9055-x I-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 6): 1-25286A-SH3 Allied 'ɑ' logo B-20821-SH3 SLM △ 9055 1-2
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 6): 1-25286-B-SH2 Allied 'ɑ' logo B-20822-SH2 SLM △ 9055-X 1-4
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 7): 1-25286A-SH3 Allied 'ɑ' logo B-20821-SH3 SLM △ 9055 I-2
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 7): 1-25286B- ̷.̷ ̷.̷ ̷.̷ SH1 Allied 'ɑ' logo B-20822-SH1 SLM △ 9055-X 1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 8): 1-25286A-SH4 Allied 'ɑ' logo B-20821-SH4 SLM △ 9055 1-3
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 8): 1-25286-B- ̷.̷ ̷.̷ ̷.̷ SH1 Allied 'ɑ' logo B-20822-SH1 SLM △ 9055-X 1-3
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 9): 1-25286 A-SH4 Allied 'ɑ' logo B-20821-SH4 SLM △ 9055 I-6
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 9): 1-25286-B-SH2 Allied 'ɑ' logo B-20822-SH2 SLM △ 9055-X 1-3
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 10): 1-25286A-SH4 Allied 'ɑ' logo B-20821-SH4 SLM △ 9055 1-3
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 10): 1-25286-B-SH1 Allied 'ɑ' logo B-20822-SH1 SLM △ 9055-X 1-4
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 11): 1-25286A-SH4 Allied 'ɑ' logo B-20821-SH4 SLM △ 9055 1-6
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 11): 1-25286-B-SH2 Allied 'ɑ' logo B-20822-SH2 SLM △ 9055-X 1-4

Annotation last modified on 2026-04-19 20:20 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Around the World in a Day
recording engineer:
Susan Rogers (US sound engineer) (on 1984-08-16)
mixer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (in 1984-10) and Susan Rogers (US sound engineer) (in 1984-10)
acoustic guitar:
Wendy Melvoin (on 1984-08-16)
cello, darbuka, finger cymbals and oud:
David Coleman (American cellist & composer) (on 1984-08-16)
drum machine [Linn LM-1]:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1984-08-16) and Bobby Z. (on 1984-08-16)
electric guitar, synthesizer [Yamaha DX7] and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1984-08-16)
tambourine:
Jonathan Melvoin (on 1984-08-16)
background vocals:
David Coleman (American cellist & composer) (on 1984-08-16), Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (on 1984-08-16), Dr. Fink (on 1984-08-16), Jonathan Melvoin (on 1984-08-16), Susannah Melvoin (on 1984-08-16), Wendy Melvoin (on 1984-08-16), Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1984-08-16) and Bobby Z. (on 1984-08-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 1985) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States (on 1984-08-16)
mixed at:
Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States (in 1984-10)
recording of:
Around the World in a Day (on 1984-08-16)
writer:
David Coleman (American cellist & composer), John L. Nelson (father of Prince) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
3.53:25
A2Paisley Park
recording engineer:
Susan Rogers (US sound engineer) (on 1984-09-10) and Susan Rogers (US sound engineer) (on 1984-09-12: strings)
assistant mixer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer) (on 1984-10-11) and Peggy McCreary (on 1984-10-11)
mixer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1984-10-11)
drum machine [Linn LM-1], electric guitar, synthesizer [Yamaha DX7] and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1984-09-10)
violin:
Novi Novog (on 1984-09-12)
background vocals:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (on 1984-09-10), Susannah Melvoin (on 1984-09-10) and Wendy Melvoin (on 1984-09-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 1985) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States (on 1984-09-10) and Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States (on 1984-09-12: strings)
mixed at:
Sunset Sound, Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1984-10-11)
recording of:
Paisley Park (from 1984-09-10 until 1984-09-12)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
4.654:41
A3Condition of the Heart
recording engineer:
Peggy McCreary (from 1984-10-09 until 1984-10-10)
mixer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1984-10-10)
kettle drum:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1984-10-10)
piano:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1984-10-09)
synthesizer [Yamaha DX7] and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (from 1984-10-09 until 1984-10-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 1985) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-10-09 until 1984-10-10)
mixed at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1984-10-10)
recording of:
Condition of the Heart (from 1984-10-09 until 1984-10-10)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
3.56:46
A4Raspberry Beret
recording engineer:
Susan Rogers (US sound engineer) (in 1984-09) and Susan Rogers (US sound engineer) (on 1984-09-13: strings)
producer and mixer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (in 1984-09)
assistant mixer:
Susan Rogers (US sound engineer) (in 1984-09)
12 string guitar, drum machine [Linn LM-1], electric bass guitar, electric grand piano [Yamaha CP-80], percussion, synthesizer [Yamaha DX7] and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (in 1984-09)
cello:
David Coleman (American cellist & composer) (on 1984-09-13) and Suzie Katayama (on 1984-09-13)
violin:
Novi Novog (on 1984-09-13)
background vocals:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (in 1984-09), Susannah Melvoin (in 1984-09) and Wendy Melvoin (in 1984-09)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (in 1984-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 1985) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States (in 1984-09) and Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States (on 1984-09-13: strings)
mixed at:
Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States (in 1984-09)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 362)
recording of:
Raspberry Beret (from 1984-09-07 until 1984-09-13)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
43:31
A5Tamborine
recording engineer:
Susan Rogers (US sound engineer) (on 1984-09-27, on 1984-12-24)
mixer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (from 1984-09-27 until 1984-12-24)
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1984-09-27)
synthesizer [Yamaha DX7]:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1984-09-27, on 1984-12-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 1985) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States (on 1984-09-27) and Record Plant Remote, Black Truck (mobile studio) (on 1984-12-24)
recording of:
Tamborine (from 1984-09-27 until 1984-12-24)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
42:46
B1America
recording engineer:
Susan Rogers (US sound engineer) (on 1984-07-23)
mixer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1985-02-25)
drum machine [Linn LM-1] and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1984-07-23)
electric bass guitar:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Brownmark (on 1984-07-23)
electric guitar:
Wendy Melvoin (on 1984-07-23) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1984-07-23)
electronic drum set [Simmons SDS-V]:
Bobby Z. (on 1984-07-23)
synthesizer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”), Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (on 1984-07-23) and Dr. Fink (on 1984-07-23)
tambourine:
Brad Marsh (on 1984-07-23)
background vocals:
Brownmark (on 1984-07-23), Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (on 1984-07-23) and Wendy Melvoin (on 1984-07-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 1985) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States (on 1984-07-23)
mixed at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1985-02-25)
edit of:
America (12″ version) by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and The Revolution (founded by Prince)
recording of:
America (on 1984-07-23)
writer and arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
premiered at:
Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, United States (on 1985-02-23)
3.53:40
B2Pop Life
recording engineer:
Peggy McCreary (from 1984-02-19 until 1984-02-20)
mixer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1984-02-20)
double bass:
Ann Atkinson (double bassist) (on 1984-02-20) and Tim Barr (on 1984-02-20)
drum machine [Linn LM-1] and drums (drum set):
Sheila E. (from 1984-02-19 until 1984-02-20)
electric bass guitar:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1984-02-19)
synthesizer [Oberheim OB-8] and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (from 1984-02-19 until 1984-02-20)
tambourine:
Jonathan Melvoin (from 1984-02-19 until 1984-02-20)
viola:
Denyse Buffum (on 1984-02-20) and Laury Woods (violinist) (on 1984-02-20)
violin:
Marcy Dicterow Vaj (on 1984-02-20) and Sid Page (on 1984-02-20)
background vocals:
Brownmark (from 1984-02-19 until 1984-02-20), Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (from 1984-02-19 until 1984-02-20) and Wendy Melvoin (from 1984-02-19 until 1984-02-20)
additional conductor:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (on 1984-02-20: strings) and Wendy Melvoin (on 1984-02-20: strings)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 1985) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound, Studio 2 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02-19 until 1984-02-20)
recording of:
Pop Life (from 1984-02-19 until 1984-02-20)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
3.83:42
B3The Ladder
recording engineer:
David Tickle (on 1984-10-31)
mixer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1984-12-24)
cello:
David Coleman (American cellist & composer) (in 1984-09) and Suzie Katayama (in 1984-09)
double bass:
Ann Atkinson (double bassist) (in 1984-09) and Tim Barr (in 1984-09)
drum machine [Linn LM-1] and electronic drum set [Simmons SDS-V]:
Bobby Z. (on 1984-10-31)
electric bass guitar:
Brownmark (on 1984-10-31)
electric guitar:
Wendy Melvoin (on 1984-10-31)
saxophone:
Eddie M. (on 1984-10-31)
synthesizer:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (on 1984-10-31) and Dr. Fink (on 1984-10-31)
viola:
Denyse Buffum (in 1984-09) and Laury Woods (violinist) (in 1984-09)
violin:
Marcy Dicterow Vaj (in 1984-09) and Sid Page (in 1984-09)
background vocals:
Brownmark (on 1984-10-31), Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (on 1984-10-31), Susannah Melvoin (on 1984-10-31), Wendy Melvoin (on 1984-10-31) and Taj (on 1984-10-31)
lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1984-10-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 1985) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985)
recorded at:
St. Paul Civic Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States (on 1984-10-31)
mixed at:
Record Plant Remote, Black Truck (mobile studio) (on 1984-12-24)
recording of:
The Ladder (on 1984-10-31)
writer:
John L. Nelson (father of Prince) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
45:26
B4Temptation
recording engineer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer) (on 1984-12-07)
mixer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1984-12-07)
saxophone:
Eddie M. (on 1984-12-07)
synthesizer [Yamaha DX7] and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1984-12-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 1985) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1984-12-07)
recording of:
Temptation (on 1984-12-07)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
48:21

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:America
Paisley Park by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) & The Revolution (founded by Prince)
Pop Life by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) & The Revolution (founded by Prince)
Raspberry Beret by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) & The Revolution (founded by Prince)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/16079 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/prince_and_the_revolution/around_the_world_in_a_day/ [info]
https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-details-249 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000191364 [info]
Wikidata:Q698498 [info]