I Would Die 4 U (Damont pressing, fan club address on sleeve)

~ Release by Prince and The Revolution (see all versions of this release, 32 available)

Annotation

"I Would Die 4 U" From the album - "Purple Rain" (925 110-1/925 110-4)
"Free" From the album - "1999" (923 720-1/923 720-4)

Tracks A & B1: ℗ 1984 WEA International Inc.
Track B2: ℗ 1982 WEA International Inc.
Island Music Ltd.

© 1984 A Warner Bros. Recording. Distributed by WEA Records Ltd.
A Warner Communications Company.

Track durations not listed on the release.

Fan club address on back sleeve (different back sleeve compare to Prince And The Revolution - I Would Die 4 U)
Different pressing plant but the same sleeve as Prince And The Revolution - I Would Die 4 U

Damont pressing - can be identified by the runout and the wide pressing plate rings.
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A (Etched)): W.9121 (T).A-1 *MT* Q DAMONT
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B (Etched)): W.9121 (T).B-1 S *MT* DAMONT

Annotation last modified on 2025-07-22 23:49 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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AI Would Die 4 U
recording engineer:
David Rivkin (producer/engineer David Rivkin) (in 1983) and David Leonard (US producer and engineer) (in 1983)
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (in 1983)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bobby Z. (on 1983-08-03)
electric bass guitar:
Brown Mark (on 1983-08-03)
electric guitar:
Wendy Melvoin (on 1983-08-03) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1983-08-03)
instruments:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1983-08-03)
keyboard:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (on 1983-08-03) and Dr. Fink (on 1983-08-03)
background vocals:
Brown Mark (on 1983-08-03), Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (on 1983-08-03), Dr. Fink (on 1983-08-03) and Wendy Melvoin (on 1983-08-03)
lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1983-08-03)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at:
First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (on 1983-08-03) and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1983-09)
edit of:
I Would Die 4 U (live, 1983-08-03: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA, with overdubs; album edit) by Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and The Revolution (founded by Prince)
live recording of:
I Would Die 4 U (on 1983-08-03)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Prince and The Revolution32:57
B1Another Lonely Christmas
assistant engineer:
“Peggy Mac” McCreary (from 1984-02-18 until 1984-02-19)
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
bass guitar, drums (drum set), guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (from 1984-02-18 until 1984-02-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-02-18 until 1984-02-19)
recording of:
Another Lonely Christmas (from 1984-02-18 until 1984-02-19)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Prince and The Revolution24:52
B2Free
assistant engineer:
Don Batts
engineer:
Peggy McCreary
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
instruments:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1982-04-25)
background vocals:
Vanity (Canadian funk vocalist/Prince collaborator Denise Matthews), Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (on 1982-04-25), Jill Jones (American singer, songwriter, and actress) (on 1982-04-25) and Wendy Melvoin (on 1982-04-25)
lead vocals:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (on 1982-04-25)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1982-04-25)
recording of:
Free (on 1982-04-25)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
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