"On July 23rd, 1984, the song was recorded at the Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse in Eden Prairie with the entire band. The song was played and recorded live. After 21 minutes the tape was full and the band were still playing."
It was only released on vinyl a long time ago. 21 minutes is a bit long 😆, still interesting for any Prince fan. And the song has an amazing groove...
https://open.spotify.com/track/75AXJFBnj4xSFo7Ad9bCEu?si=2nVN71v8TK-zJF4vXJg_zg
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...well i *thought* i was finna spend the day at home, but then i saw this. library trip later! 
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https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/11/07/hennepin-county-releases-limited-edition-prince-library-cards
...well i *thought* i was finna spend the day at home, but then i saw this. library trip later! #Music #Prince #MinneapolisSound #PublicLibraries #MNastodon #BlackMastodon
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/11/07/hennepin-county-releases-limited-edition-prince-library-cards
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mornin', y'all! 🎶 🥞 #Music#Prince#MinneapolisSound#BlackMastodon#GoodMorning#GoodMorningFedi#MyPannycakesWeighATon
happy 45th anniversary to this single! 💜prince, "uptown"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiuSRQHLv88
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happy 45th anniversary to this single! 💜prince, "uptown"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiuSRQHLv88
I just noticed this yesterday evening, but didn't had time to share it on the fediverse. The full (21m41s!!!) remastered 12 inch version of America!
I have this on vinyl since its release in October 1985. Instead of other 12'' singles (aka maxi singles), you have to play this on 33⅓ rpm (instead of 45). Let's hope that this means that the Prince Estate finally continues releasing Super Deluxe sets, Around The World In A Day Super Deluxe in this case. Because this is remastered by Bernie Grundman my hopes are high.
:wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_(Prince_song)
:youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqDWVrh9hB4
:spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0R9QR9gJJJKP03ZsdyDNpn
:apple_inc: https://music.apple.com/nl/album/america-12-version-ep/1823317081
:soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/prince/america-12-version
P.S. This is not an endorsement of the USA, the Prince Estate and the mentioned (big-tech) companies.