Prince store - U Got The Look / Housequake - 45rpm - 1987

Single - Vinyl Record - 45 rpm - 7" Record

Pictures shown are of the actual record/sleeve.

"U Got the Look" is a song by American musician Prince. It opens the second disc of Prince's 1987 double album Sign o' the Times, and became the album's runner-up chart single. Musically, the song is standard 12-bar rock song with emphasis on the contrast between heavy drum beats by a LinnDrum drum machine and Sheila E.'s live percussion, and a vastly distorted almost completely saturated guitar sound. Although not credited on the single release, the song also features Scottish recording artist Sheena Easton, who sings with Prince. Prince sings in his sped-up "Camille" voice, although the song was not intended for the Camille album. The lyrics recite the familiar "boy versus girl in the World Series of love" line. (Coincidentally, the World Series came to Prince's hometown of Minneapolis a few months after the song was released.) The B-side of the single was the P-funk-influenced album track, "Housequake". The song was considered for release as the first single from the unreleased Camille album, and store therefore, arguably holds a place of importance in Prince's album history, considering the events that followed the creation of the track. The 12" also included an extension of the song called "7 Minutes Mo'Quake", which was a mostly instrumental version with the end of the album version tacked on. The remix is noteworthy for some of Atlanta Bliss's trumpet solos, which often were included in live versions of the song. Leaked versions of an unedited "original version" (often called "Camille's Mix") are attainable on the internet. Upon listening to them it is clear that the track required significant changes in the composition before arriving at the album version, which is now a fan favorite, and was often considered one of the standout tracks on the album.

Artist: Prince
Songs: U Got The Look, Housequake
Record Label: Paisley Park Records
Catalog Number: 7-28289
Date Released: 1987
Format: 7" Vinyl Record - 45 rpm
Condition: Very Good, based on visual inspection. There are some scratches on the record. I have not listened to this record in a long time, so I do not know how it plays.

This record will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box that is specifically designed to mail records.


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