At the end of 1981 I walk into a record store looking for Prince’s lp Controversy. At that time, the Minneapolis man is still a bit of an unknown in many ways, but he’s rapidly evolving into a new pop phenomenon. As a 19-year-old fanatic lp buyer, I get curious. Despite my slight doubts about the musical content, I decide to keep following his career. I’ll keep that up until Sign O’ The Times.