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|album image = [[File:Piano&amicrophone1983.jpg|200px|border|Piano & A Microphone 1983 album artwork]] | |album image = [[File:Piano&amicrophone1983.jpg|200px|border|Piano & A Microphone 1983 album artwork]] | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 14|14 September 2018]] ''(announced official store release date)''<br> [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 21|21 September 2018]] ''(announced retail release date)'' | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 14|14 September 2018]] ''(announced official store release date)''<br> [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 21|21 September 2018]] ''(announced retail release date)'' | ||
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|label = [[NPG Records]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] | |label = [[NPG Records]] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] | ||
|studios = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studios = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
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− | |introduction = '''Piano & A Microphone 1983''' is the first posthumous stand-alone album of previously unreleased material by [[Prince]]. The album is a recording of a solo piano rehearsal by [[Prince]], assumed to be from spring 1983 at his [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. The album was announced on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 7|7 June 2018]] (which would have been [[Prince]]'s 60th birthday) with the release of the track [[Mary Don't You Weep]] as a preview, and was released in September | + | |introduction = '''Piano & A Microphone 1983''' is the first posthumous stand-alone album of previously unreleased material by [[Prince]]. The album is a recording of a solo piano rehearsal by [[Prince]], assumed to be from spring 1983 at his [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. The album was announced on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 7|7 June 2018]] (which would have been [[Prince]]'s 60th birthday) with the release of the track [[Mary Don't You Weep]] as a preview, and was released in September 2018, a month after the [[Album: Anthology: 1995-2010|Anthology: 1995-2010]] digital compilation. |
The album was released on CD, and digital download, as well as deluxe CD+LP format, packaged in a hardback 12” gatefold book, containing the album on CD and 180g LP. The announcement also states that the package will include a 12” booklet featuring brand new liner notes written by [[Prince]]'s engineer [[Don Batts]], who worked for [[Prince]] until July 1983 as well as candid shots of [[Prince]] including never before seen photos. | The album was released on CD, and digital download, as well as deluxe CD+LP format, packaged in a hardback 12” gatefold book, containing the album on CD and 180g LP. The announcement also states that the package will include a 12” booklet featuring brand new liner notes written by [[Prince]]'s engineer [[Don Batts]], who worked for [[Prince]] until July 1983 as well as candid shots of [[Prince]] including never before seen photos. | ||
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− | Although no true singles were issued, [[Mary Don't You Weep]] was released as a preview ahead of the album on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 7|7 June 2018]]. [[17 Days]] was available as a pre-release download on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 6|6 September 2018]], and a [[Single: 17 Days|17 Days]] 7" vinyl single | + | Although no true singles were issued, [[Mary Don't You Weep]] was released as a preview ahead of the album on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 7|7 June 2018]]. [[17 Days]] was available as a pre-release download on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 6|6 September 2018]], and a [[Single: 17 Days|17 Days (Piano Version)]] 7" vinyl single was released in September 2018 as a cover mount with the German edition of Rolling Stone magazine. [[Why The Butterflies]] was released as the final pre-release download on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 13|13 September 2018]]. |
<b>Charts</b> | <b>Charts</b> | ||
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|other format = Vinyl | |other format = Vinyl | ||
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− | * | + | *Side 1: <br> |
+ | # <b>Medley: [[17 Days]]</b> <small><sup>1</sup></small> / <b>[[Purple Rain]]</b> / <b>[[A Case Of U|A Case Of You]]</b> <small><sup>2</sup></small> / <b>[[Mary Don't You Weep]]</b> <small><sup>3</sup></small> / <b>[[Strange Relationship]]</b> / <b>[[International Lover]]</b> / <b>[[Wednesday]]</b> (22:35) <br> | ||
+ | *Side 2: <br> | ||
+ | # <b>[[Cold Coffee & Cocaine]]</b> (5:13) | ||
+ | # <b>[[Why The Butterflies]]</b> (6:26) | ||
|musicians = '''[[Prince]] ''' - all vocals and piano | |musicians = '''[[Prince]] ''' - all vocals and piano | ||
|production = '''[[Prince]] ''' - producer and arranger | |production = '''[[Prince]] ''' - producer and arranger | ||
*'''[[Don Batts]] ''' - engineer (unclear if correct) | *'''[[Don Batts]] ''' - engineer (unclear if correct) | ||
− | |thanks = | + | |thanks = Thanks to: Warner Bros Records, Tim Fraser-Harding, Jason Day, Kate Dear, Giancarlo Sciama, Mike Engstrom, Shannon Ward, Angelo Schifano, Duane Tudahl, Mathieu Bitton, Patrick Jordens, Roald Bakker, Julian Stockton, Pascal Comvalius & Ken Eisennagel. |
+ | *Very special thanks to: Alfred Jackson, John R. Nelson, Norrine P. Nelson, Omarr Baker, Sharon L. Nelson, Tyka, Trevor Guy, Kirk Johnson, Troy Carter, Suzy Ryoo, Jill Jones, Don Batts, Lisa Coleman, and all Prince fams (and fans) worldwide. | ||
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