Prince And The Revolution – Purple Rain [Picture Disc]

A limited vinyl picture disc LP pressing. ‘Purple Rain’ is the sixth studio album by Prince, the first to feature his backing band The Revolution, and is the soundtrack album to the 1984 film of the same name. ‘Purple Rain’ is regularly ranked among the best albums in music history, and is widely regarded as Prince’s magnum opus. Time magazine ranked it the 15th greatest album of all time in 1993, and it placed 18th on VH1’s Greatest Rock and Roll Albums of All Time countdown. Rolling Stone ranked it the second-best album of the 1980s and 76th on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

The first two singles from Purple Rain, ‘When Doves Cry’ and ‘Let’s Go Crazy’, topped the US singles charts, and were hits around the world, while the title track went to number two on the Billboard Hot 100. ‘I Would Die 4 U’ also received substantial airplay. The album was certified thirteen-times platinum (diamond) by the RIAA.

* The Spotify track list may not exactly represent the tracks and audio of this LP edition.

Track List:

Side A:

1. Let’s Go Crazy
2. Take Me With U
3. The Beautiful Ones
4. Computer Blue
5. Darling Nikki

Side B:

1. When Doves Cry
2. I Would Die 4 U
3. Baby I’m A Star
4. Purple Rain