Prince Purple Rain 1984 Original Inner Sleeve w/ Poster & SHRINK Hype Sticker LP
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AMAZING FIND! This is in really good condition! The poster is MINT! This one is for Prince collectors. The record has the original shrink wrap with the hype sticker, so the sleeve is NM. The inlay has the common slit/break at the bottom of it, but otherwise is in excellent condition. The record itself plays perfect, but side 1 does have one or two light scratch marks. Hard to find an original Purple Rain better than this.
Purple Rain is the sixth studio album by the American singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Prince. It was released on June 25, 1984, by Warner Bros. Records as the soundtrack album to the 1984 film of the same name. Purple Rain was musically denser than Prince's previous albums, emphasizing full band performances, and multiple layers of guitars, keyboards, electronic synthesizer effects, drum machines, and other instruments.
Purple Rain was an enormous success, spending 24 consecutive weeks atop of the Billboard 200 and being present on the chart for a total of 167 weeks. "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, while "Purple Rain" and "I Would Die 4 U" were top 10 hits. Purple Rain is Prince's commercial peak, with total sales standing at 25 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. Prince and the Revolution received a Grammy Award nomination for Album of the Year.
Prince wrote and composed the album's lead single "When Doves Cry" after all the other tracks were complete on Purple Rain. In addition to providing vocals, he played all instruments on the track. With there being no bass line, the song's production is noted for being unconventionally bare in comparison to 1980s pop hits.
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