
Prince and Purple Rain: 40 Years
Hardcover
Series: The Great Albums
General MusicPop/RockMusic Reference
Publisher Price: $50.00
ISBN13: 9780760386491
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Published: May 21 2024
Pages: 176
Weight: 3.46
Height: 1.18 Width: 10.54 Depth: 10.57
Language: English
In 1984, Prince, along with his band, The Revolution, released what would become his best-selling album and a touchstone of 1980s pop culture. Purple Rain has gone on to sell 25 million copies and counting. In Prince and Purple Rain, Andrea Swensson, a Minneapolis-based journalist and host/co-producer of Prince Official Podcast, takes a deep dive into the legendary musician's most famous album on its 40th anniversary.
The book features:
- A lush purple velvet slipcase with gold-foil lettering
- A foreword by Prince superfan Maya Rudolph
- Stunning performance and off-stage photography
- Interviews with musicians who worked with Prince
- Images of memorabilia from top collectors
- Prince's youth and early music career in Minneapolis, as well as each of the five studio albums that preceded Purple Rain
- Prince's backing band, The Revolution, and the backgrounds of each of its individual members, with an emphasis on the Purple Rain studio and touring members: drummer Bobby Z, bassist Brown Mark, guitarist Wendy Melvoin, keyboardist Lisa Coleman, and keyboardist Matt Fink
- Track-by-track analyses of each side
- A look at the groundbreaking film of the same name and its multiplatinum soundtrack
- Awards, accolades, and critical reception
- Prince's legacy post-Purple Rain, up to his untimely death in 2016
Prince and Purple Rain is a definitive and beautifully produced tribute to a legendary album from a legendary performer and artist.
The Great Albums series presents authoritative explorations of rock's most revered records, beautifully packaged for fans to treasure. Delve into even more groundbreaking releases with: Pink Floyd and The Dark Side of the Moon, The Who & Quadrophenia, Bruce Springsteen and Born to Run, and Queen & A Night at the Opera, with more to come.
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