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PRINCE - HIS MAJESTY'S POP LIFE (THE PURPLE MIX CLUB) 
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COUNTRY: Japan
FORMAT:  2-LP vinyl record set (Double Album) 
CAT. NUMBER: PS-272-3
COMMENTS: Promotional edition
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ALBUM DETAILS:
RELEASED: Late 1985  
LENGTH:  23:15 / 45:50  
Label(s): Warner Bros.  
Studio(s): Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA;
  Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA;
  The Warehouse, St. Louis Park, MN, USA;
  Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA;
  Unknown venue 
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His Majesty's Pop Life (subtitled "The Purple Mix Club") is the second promotional compilation album by Prince,
available in late 1985 in Japan only, following the commercial release of Around The World In A Day and its
associated singles. Only 500 copies of the promotional album were made. The first disc includes versions of the
tracks released as singles from Around The World In A Day (only America is included in its album version, while
the others are remixes originally included on the 12" single vinyl releases). 

The second disc includes versions of some of the single releases from the previous two albums, 1999 and Purple
Rain, with the addition of the extended version of Erotic City, which had been released as the b-side of
Let's Go Crazy. As such, the double-disc album comprises of recordings from three Prince/Prince and the Revolution
studio albums (although mostly in different versions) and and one single, all released originally between 1982 and
1985. Because of the separation of tracks from different eras over the two discs, the second disc is almost double
the length of the first, and, as such, the first is played at 45 rpm (which was standard for singles), and the
second at 33 rpm (standard for LPs). 

Of note is that both Prince and Sheila E. had creates remixes of Pop Life, and the version included here, Pop
Life (Fresh Dance Mix), was the one created by Sheila E. The title given for the remix of Raspberry Beret, Raspberry
Beret (New Mix), has not been used elsewhere, although it is the same remix titled Raspberry Beret (Extended Remix) and
Raspberry Beret (12" Version) elsewhere. 

Track listing:
 
LP ## Side one: 
1. Pop Life (Fresh Dance Mix) (6:16)*
2. America (Album Version) (3:40)*

LP ##Side two: 
1. Raspberry Beret (New Mix) (6:33)*  
2. Paisley Park (Remix) (6:56)*

LP ##Side three: 
1. Let's Go Crazy (Special Dance Mix) (7:35)*
2. Little Red Corvette (Dance Remix) (8:22) 
3. 1999 (Album Version) (6:22) 

LP ##Side four: 
1. I Would Die 4 U (Extended Version) (10:15)*
2. Erotic City (Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive) (7:24)*  
3. When Doves Cry (Album Version) (5:52)*
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All songs written by Prince, except where noted.

*   Written by Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
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NOTE: This album was a promotional release, not meant to be distributed to the general public and/or made available for retail.