Purple Rain

~ Veröffentlichung von Prince and The Revolution (alle Versionen dieser Veröffentlichung ansehen, 53 vorhanden)

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Blu-ray folder DigiPak
Made in Germany

Front cover sticker:
AUDIOPHILE BLU-RAY
THE ICONIC 1984 ALBUM MIXED
IN DOLBY ATMOS
ALSO INCLUDES 24bit / 96kHz HD STEREO
BD2 25110 / 603497815777

Release title on spine:
MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE PURPLE RAIN
Sticker on shrinkwrap referencing Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH and WMIS Limited otherwise not credited on release.

Includes and eight-page booklet with lyrics and credits.

Copies ordered from The SDE Shop are issued with an added exclusive slipcase, and are a limited edition release.

"Let's Go Crazy" and "Computer Blue" were recorded in the summer of 1983.
"I Would Die 4 U," "Baby I'm A Star," and "Purple Rain" were recorded live at 1st Avenue in the summer of 1983.

Mixed at CJP, Los Angeles, CA
Atmos Pre-Mixing at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA
Mastered at Coast Mastering, Berkeley, CA

℗ & © 2025, 1984 NPG Records, LLC, under exclusive license to Warner Records LLC.

Anmerkung zuletzt geändert am 2025-05-25 15:57 UTC.

Titelliste

1▼Blu-ray
Nr.TitelBewertungLänge
1Let’s Go Crazy (Atmos mix)
recording of:
Let’s Go Crazy (am 1983-08-07)
Texter und Komponist(in):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
4:41
2Take Me With U (Atmos mix)
recording of:
Take Me With U (von 1984-01-27 bis 1984-01-30)
Texter und Komponist(in):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
3:54
3The Beautiful Ones (Atmos mix)
recording of:
The Beautiful Ones (am 1983-09-20)
Texter und Komponist(in):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
15:14
4Computer Blue (Atmos mix)
recording of:
Computer Blue
Texter:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Komponist(in):
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer), Dr. Fink, Wendy Melvoin, John L. Nelson (father of Prince) und Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
13:59
5Darling Nikki (Atmos mix)
recording of:
Darling Nikki
Texter und Komponist(in):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music und Warner Brothers Inc. (not for release label use!)
Teil von:
“The Filthy Fifteen” (PMRC’s list of songs with “offensive lyrical content”) (Nummer: 1)
4:15
6When Doves Cry (Atmos mix)
recording of:
When Doves Cry
Texter und Komponist(in):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Because Éditions und Controversy Music
5:54
7I Would Die 4 U (Atmos mix)
recording of:
I Would Die 4 U
Texter und Komponist(in):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
2:49
8Baby I’m a Star (Atmos mix)
live recording of:
Baby I’m a Star (am 1983-08-03)
Texter und Komponist(in):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
4:23
9Purple Rain (Atmos mix)
recording of:
Purple Rain (am 1983-08-03)
Texter und Komponist(in):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Because Éditions, Controversy Music und Island Music Ltd.
8:44
10Let’s Go Crazy
recording engineer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer) und Susan Rogers (US sound engineer)
Programmierung und Produzent(in):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
drum machine [Linn LM-1], elektronisches Schlagzeug / E-Drums [Pearl SY-1 Syncussion], elektronisches Schlagzeug / E-Drums [Simmons SDS-V] und Perkussion:
Bobby Z. (am 1983-08-07)
E-Bass:
Brown Mark (am 1983-08-07)
E-Gitarre:
Wendy Melvoin (am 1983-08-07) und Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (am 1983-08-07)
Synthesizer:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (am 1983-08-07) und Dr. Fink (am 1983-08-07)
Hintergrundgesang:
Brown Mark (am 1983-08-07), Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (am 1983-08-07), Dr. Fink (am 1983-08-07), Wendy Melvoin (am 1983-08-07) und Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (am 1983-08-07)
Sologesang:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (am 1983-08-07)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
phonographisches Urheberrecht (℗) von:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1984), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984) und NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
aufgenommen bei:
The Warehouse in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, Vereinigte Staaten (am 1983-08-07)
recording of:
Let’s Go Crazy (am 1983-08-07)
Texter und Komponist(in):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
3.94:41
11Take Me With U
Akustikgitarre, drum machine, E-Bass, Perkussion, Schlagzeug, Synthesizer und Tamburin:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (am 1984-01-27)
Cello und Zimbel:
David Coleman (American cellist & composer) (von 1984-01-29 bis 1984-01-30)
Geige / Violine:
Novi Novog (von 1984-01-29 bis 1984-01-30)
Hintergrundgesang und Sologesang:
Apollonia (US singer & actress Apollonia Kotero) (von 1984-01-28 bis 1984-01-30), Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (von 1984-01-28 bis 1984-01-30), Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (von 1984-01-29 bis 1984-01-30) und Jill Jones (American singer, songwriter, and actress) (von 1984-01-29 bis 1984-01-30)
Saiteninstrumente arranger:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) und Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
phonographisches Urheberrecht (℗) von:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1984), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984) und NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
aufgenommen bei:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California (Kalifornien), Vereinigte Staaten (von 1984-01-27 bis 1984-01-30)
recording of:
Take Me With U (von 1984-01-27 bis 1984-01-30)
Texter und Komponist(in):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
3.23:54
12The Beautiful Ones
Produzent(in):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
drum machine, E-Bass, E-Gitarre, Klavier, Schlagzeug, Synthesizer, Sologesang und Sprecher:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (am 1983-09-20)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
phonographisches Urheberrecht (℗) von:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1984), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984) und NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
aufgenommen bei:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California (Kalifornien), Vereinigte Staaten (am 1983-09-20)
recording of:
The Beautiful Ones (am 1983-09-20)
Texter und Komponist(in):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
3.455:14
13Computer Blue
drum machine [Linn LM-1], elektronisches Schlagzeug / E-Drums [Pearl SY-1 Syncussion], elektronisches Schlagzeug / E-Drums [Simmons SDS-V] und Perkussion:
Bobby Z. (in 1983-08)
E-Bass:
Brown Mark (in 1983-08)
E-Gitarre:
Wendy Melvoin (in 1983-08) und Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (in 1983-08)
Synthesizer:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (in 1983-08), Dr. Fink (in 1983-08) und Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (in 1983-08)
Hintergrundgesang:
Brown Mark (in 1983-08), Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (in 1983-08), Dr. Fink (in 1983-08) und Wendy Melvoin (in 1983-08)
Sologesang:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (in 1983-08)
phonographisches Urheberrecht (℗) von:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1984), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984) und NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
aufgenommen bei:
The Warehouse in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, Vereinigte Staaten (in 1983-08)
engineered at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California (Kalifornien), Vereinigte Staaten (am 1983-08-15)
recording of:
Computer Blue (in 1983-08)
Texter:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Komponist(in):
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer), Dr. Fink, Wendy Melvoin, John L. Nelson (father of Prince) und Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
3.653:59
14Darling Nikki
Produzent(in):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
drum machine, E-Bass, E-Gitarre, Schlagzeug, Synthesizer und Sologesang:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (in 1983-08)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
phonographisches Urheberrecht (℗) von:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1984), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984) und NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
aufgenommen bei:
Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, Vereinigte Staaten (in 1983-08)
recording of:
Darling Nikki (in 1983-08)
Texter und Komponist(in):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music und Warner Brothers Inc. (not for release label use!)
Teil von:
“The Filthy Fifteen” (PMRC’s list of songs with “offensive lyrical content”) (Nummer: 1)
3.454:15
15When Doves Cry
Produzent(in):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
drum machine [Linn LM-1], E-Gitarre, Synthesizer [Oberheim] und Synthesizer [Yamaha DX7]:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (von 1984-03-01 bis 1984-03-02)
Sologesang:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (am 1984-03-01)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
phonographisches Urheberrecht (℗) von:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1984), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984) und NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
aufgenommen bei:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California (Kalifornien), Vereinigte Staaten (am 1984-03-01)
Teil von:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (Nummer: 5), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (Nummer: 37), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (Nummer: 52) und Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
When Doves Cry (am 1984-03-01)
Texter und Komponist(in):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Because Éditions und Controversy Music
4.25:54
16I Would Die 4 U
drum machine [Linn LM-1]:
Dr. Fink und Bobby Z. (am 1983-08-03)
E-Bass:
Brown Mark (am 1983-08-03)
E-Gitarre:
Wendy Melvoin (am 1983-08-03)
elektronisches Schlagzeug / E-Drums [Pearl SY-1 Syncussion], elektronisches Schlagzeug / E-Drums [Simmons SDS-V] und Perkussion:
Bobby Z. (am 1983-08-03)
Instrumente:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (am 1983-08-03)
Synthesizer:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (am 1983-08-03) und Dr. Fink (am 1983-08-03)
Hintergrundgesang:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (am 1983-08-03) und Wendy Melvoin (am 1983-08-03)
Sologesang:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (am 1983-08-03)
zusätzlich vocals:
Brown Mark (am 1983-08-03) und Dr. Fink (am 1983-08-03)
phonographisches Urheberrecht (℗) von:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1984), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984) und NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
aufgenommen bei:
First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Vereinigte Staaten (am 1983-08-03)
live recording of:
I Would Die 4 U (am 1983-08-03)
Texter und Komponist(in):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
3.82:49
17Baby I’m a Star
Cello:
David Coleman (American cellist & composer) (am 1983-08-03) und Suzie Katayama (am 1983-08-03)
drum machine [Linn LM-1], elektronisches Schlagzeug / E-Drums [Pearl SY-1 Syncussion], elektronisches Schlagzeug / E-Drums [Simmons SDS-V] und Perkussion:
Bobby Z. (am 1983-08-03)
E-Bass:
Brown Mark (am 1983-08-03)
E-Geige und Geige / Violine:
Novi Novog (am 1983-08-03)
E-Gitarre:
Wendy Melvoin (am 1983-08-03)
Instrumente:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (am 1983-08-03)
Synthesizer:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (am 1983-08-03) und Dr. Fink (am 1983-08-03)
Hintergrundgesang:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (am 1983-08-03), Jill Jones (uncredited) (American singer, songwriter, and actress) (am 1983-08-03) und Wendy Melvoin (am 1983-08-03)
Sologesang:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (am 1983-08-03)
zusätzlich vocals:
Brown Mark (am 1983-08-03) und Dr. Fink (am 1983-08-03)
conductor:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (Saiteninstrumente) und Wendy Melvoin (Saiteninstrumente)
Saiteninstrumente arranger:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
phonographisches Urheberrecht (℗) von:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1984), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984) und NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
aufgenommen bei:
First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Vereinigte Staaten (am 1983-08-03)
live recording of:
Baby I’m a Star (am 1983-08-03)
Texter und Komponist(in):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
3.454:23
18Purple Rain
recording engineer:
David Rivkin (producer/engineer David Rivkin) (am 1983-08-03) und David Leonard (US producer and engineer) (am 1983-08-03)
Produzent(in):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) und The Revolution (founded by Prince)
Bratsche / Viola und Geige / Violine:
Novi Novog (von 1983-08-15 bis 1983-09-15)
Cello:
David Coleman (American cellist & composer) (von 1983-08-15 bis 1983-09-15) und Suzie Katayama (von 1983-08-15 bis 1983-09-15)
drum machine [Linn LM-1], elektronisches Schlagzeug / E-Drums [Pearl SY-1 Syncussion], elektronisches Schlagzeug / E-Drums [Simmons SDS-V] und Perkussion:
Bobby Z. (am 1983-08-03)
E-Bass:
Brown Mark (am 1983-08-03)
E-Gitarre:
Wendy Melvoin (am 1983-08-03) und Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (am 1983-08-03)
Hybrid-Piano [Yamaha CP-70]:
Dr. Fink (am 1983-08-03)
Synthesizer:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (am 1983-08-03) und Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (am 1983-08-03)
Hintergrundgesang:
Brown Mark (am 1983-08-03), Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (am 1983-08-03), Dr. Fink (am 1983-08-03) und Wendy Melvoin (am 1983-08-03)
Sologesang:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (am 1983-08-03)
conductor:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) (Saiteninstrumente) und Wendy Melvoin (Saiteninstrumente)
Interpret(in):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) (am 1983-08-03) und The Revolution (founded by Prince) (am 1983-08-03)
Saiteninstrumente arranger:
Lisa Coleman (US pianist/keyboardist & composer) und Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
arranger:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) und The Revolution (founded by Prince)
phonographisches Urheberrecht (℗) von:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1984), WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1984) und NPG Records, Inc. (in 2017)
aufgenommen bei:
First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Vereinigte Staaten (am 1983-08-03) und Sunset Sound, Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California (Kalifornien), Vereinigte Staaten (von 1983-08 bis 1983-09)
engineered at:
Sunset Sound, Studio 3 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California (Kalifornien), Vereinigte Staaten (von 1983-08 bis 1983-09)
Teil von:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (Nummer: 1), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (Nummer: 18), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-17 (Nummer: 27), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-24 (Nummer: 30), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-31 (Nummer: 38), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (Nummer: 39), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-02-07 (Nummer: 41), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock und Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (Nummer: 143)
live recording of:
Purple Rain (am 1983-08-03)
Texter und Komponist(in):
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Because Éditions, Controversy Music und Island Music Ltd.
4.38:45

Nennungen

Veröffentlichungsgruppe

Mashups:The Purple Album von K-12
ausgekoppelte Singles/EPs:I Would Die 4 U
Let’s Go Crazy
Purple Rain
Take Me With U
When Doves Cry
Covers:Spin Presents: Purplish Rain von Various Artists (Diverse Interpreten, add compilations to this artist)
Liveaufführungen:Live
enthalten in:Original Album Series von Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
Teil von:Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s (Nummer: 1) (Reihenfolge: 1)
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Movie Soundtracks of All Time (2019-02-19) (Nummer: 2) (Reihenfolge: 2)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (published November 16, 1989) (Nummer: 2) (Reihenfolge: 2)
Rolling Stone: The 25 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time (2013-08-29) (Nummer: 2) (Reihenfolge: 2)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (Nummer: 4) (Reihenfolge: 4)
Fifteen Albums to Play the First Time You Have Sex With a Woman, Assuming You Know Nothing Except Her First Name (SPIN magazine, 2003-04) (Nummer: 4-Heather) (Reihenfolge: 4)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (Nummer: 8) (Reihenfolge: 8)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (Nummer: 8) (Reihenfolge: 8)
Z-Trip’s Top Nine 80s Records (Nummer: Honorable Mention) (Reihenfolge: 16)
Billboard 200 Decade-End Chart 1980s (Nummer: 22) (Reihenfolge: 22)
Absolute Radio’s The 100 Collection (Nummer: 71) (Reihenfolge: 71)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (Nummer: 72) (Reihenfolge: 72)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (Nummer: 76) (Reihenfolge: 76)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (Nummer: 1985) (Reihenfolge: 113)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (Qobuz’ Schallplattensammlung) (Reihenfolge: 139)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (Nummer: 536) (Reihenfolge: 537)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/16245 [Info]
Liedtextseite:https://genius.com/albums/Prince/Purple-rain [Info]
Rezensionen:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/6qxm [Info]
https://www.laut.de/Prince/Alben/Purple-Rain-35174 [Info]
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/45577/Prince-Purple-Rain/ [Info]
andere Datenbanken:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/prince_and_the_revolution/purple_rain/ [Info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/65084/ [Info]
IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087957/ [Info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000382324 [Info]
Wikidata:Q253004 [Info]