1999 was Prince's fifth full-length studio album, following Controversy. The album was released in the United States on October 27, 1982 as an eleven-track double LP through Warner Bros. Records. Although the name The Revolution appeared in mirror-writing on the sleeve, the album itself was not officially attributed to Prince and the Revolution and remained credited to Prince. The original American edition presented the complete 70:35 album across four sides of vinyl. This or