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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 (Piano Version)]] 7" vinyl single was released as a | + | 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]]. |
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