NO imprint on the inner sleeve (“face side”) compared to other early European issues.
First cat# on back cover, inner sleeve (“lake side”) and center labels, second on cover (spine, top seam).
May contain hype sticker:
Music from Prince’s dramatic film debut the Warner Bros. Picture Purple Rain featuring “When Doves Cry” & “Let’s Go Crazy”
On rear cover:
Music from the motion picture Purple Rain starring Prince
Labels:
© ℗ 1984 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S.
[without “Warner Bros. Music Ltd.”]
Made in Germany by WEA Musik GmbH [rim text]
Dust sleeve:
[without “You can write to Prince at: P.O. Box 4AH London W1A 4AH” or cat# respectively on the face side]
Lyrics & credits [lake side]
Marketing insert:
Promoting the current discography of Prince, Vanity 6 Sheila E. & The Time
Side A matrix/runout:
Alsdorf used the US mothers, galvanized by Sheffield Lab Matrix for Allied Record Company which can be identified by the appearance of a long etched string including “△ 00000-X” and the [Allied ‘ɑ’ logo]-stamp
Side B matrix/runout:
cut at Tonstudio Pfanz by G. F. Pfanz
