Deluxe editions of Prince And The Revolution’s Around The World In A Day announced

NPG Records and Paisley Park Enterprises, in partnership with Warner Records and Legacy Recordings, have announced newly remastered, Dolby Atmos and Deluxe Editions of Prince And The Revolution’s Billboard No.1 album Around The World In A Day.

Released on 22 April 1985, Around The World In A Day landed just 15 days after the curtain fell on Prince’s era-defining Purple Rain Tour. Today, surprise album drops are routine. Back then, it was unthinkable. Only Prince could – and did – pull it off.

Purple Rain had torn up the rulebook of pop stardom. Warner Bros. wanted to cash in, with a European leg of the tour already booked and millions guaranteed. Prince walked away. Instead, he handed in Around The World In A Day: a psychedelic, inward-facing detour that blindsided the label. His demand? It was to be experienced as one uninterrupted story. No lead single. No staged rollout. No hype machine.

Raspberry Beret was finally serviced to radio in the US a month after the album’s release, which was an eternity in the mid-80s hit factory.

Smart Move

The record ultimately yielded four commercial singles, Raspberry Beret with its spectacular kaleidoscopic video featuring Prince in a suit inspired by the clouds and sky on the sleeve, Paisley Park, Pop Life, and America. Several songs had been teased on the Purple Rain tour, though the bulk of the album had been finished by the end of 1984.

Even its packaging was a statement: a swirl of psychedelic colours and faces painted by Doug Henders, who was working on the Purple Rain Tour and travelling with the painting, working on it between shows. The final result was far removed from the stark, iconic imagery of Purple Rain.

Talking in September 1985, Prince stated: “I think the smartest thing I did was record Around The World In A Day right after I finished Purple Rain.”

New Edition

Now, four decades on, Around The World In A Day has been meticulously remixed in Dolby Atmos by Prince protégé and Grammy-nominated engineer Chris James, drawn from the original multi-track masters, and will be available via all participating streaming services.

The album has also been newly remastered in stereo by Bernie Grundman, and will be released on Streaming, Download, CD, 140g LP, and exclusively for the Official Prince Store, on Picture Disc LP.

The Deluxe Edition of the album, available on 2CD and 140g 3LP formats, features the extended versions of the A & B sides with the remix of Paisley Park making its digital debut, along with the extended version of Girl and Hello (Fresh Dance Mix) and the nearly 22-minute 12″ version of America is making its debut on CD after having recently been released to streaming services.

Around The World In A Day 2025 Remaster Tracklistings

CD
Around The World In A Day (3:25)
Paisley Park (4:41)
Condition Of The Heart (6:46)
Raspberry Beret (3:31)
Tamborine (2:46)
America (3:40)
Pop Life (3:42)
The Ladder (5:26)
Temptation (8:21)

LP
Side A
Around The World In A Day (3:25)
Paisley Park (4:41)
Condition Of The Heart (6:46)
Raspberry Beret (3:31)
Tamborine (2:46)
Side B
America (3:40)
Pop Life (3:42)
The Ladder (5:26)
Temptation (8:21)

Around The World In A Day 2025 Deluxe Edition Tracklistings
3CD

CD 1
Around The World In A Day (3:25)
Paisley Park (4:41)
Condition Of The Heart (6:46)
Raspberry Beret (3:31)
Tamborine (2:46)
America (3:40)
Pop Life (3:42)
The Ladder (5:26)
Temptation (8:21)
Bonus Track
America (21:46)

CD 2: B-Sides & Bonus Tracks
Raspberry Beret (6:36) (New Mix) (a.k.a. Extended Remix)
She’s Always In My Hair  (3:25) (7″ Version)
She’s Always In My Hair (New Mix) (6:32)
Paisley Park (Remix) (6:53)
Pop Life (Fresh Dance Mix) (6:16)
Pop Life (Extended Version) (9:07)
Hello  (7″ Version) (3:24)
Hello (Fresh Dance Mix) (6:12)
Girl (7″ Version) (3:57)
Girl (12″ Version) (7:36)
4 The Tears In Your Eyes (2:45) (We Are The World Album Version)
4 The Tears In Your Eyes (3:23) (The Hits/The B-Sides Version)

3LP

LP1
Side A
Around The World In A Day (3:25)
Paisley Park (4:41)
Condition Of The Heart (6:46)
Raspberry Beret (3:31)
Tamborine (2:46)
Side B
America (3:40)
Pop Life (3:42)
The Ladder (5:26)
Temptation (8:21)
LP2 & 3
Side C
Raspberry Beret (New Mix) (a.k.a. Extended Remix) (6:36)
She’s Always In My Hair (New Mix) (6:32)
Paisley Park (Remix) (6:53)
Side D
Pop Life (Fresh Dance Mix) (6:16)
Pop Life (Extended Version) (9:07)
Side E
Hello (Fresh Dance Mix) (6:12)
Girl (12″ Version) (7:36)
4 The Tears In Your Eyes (2:45) (We Are The World Album Version)
4 The Tears In Your Eyes (3:23) (The Hits/The B-Sides Version)
Side F
America 12″ Version (21:46)

Prince And The Revolution’s Around The World In A Day remastered for the first time, mixed in Dolby Atmos, and released physically on remastered CD and LP, and deluxe 2CD and 3LP editions for release on 21 November. Order here

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