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− | The YouTube stream of the show’s video received wide press attention, with the audio album mentioned briefly in places. No separate promotion has been done for the album. The album reached position 19 on the American iTunes Chart. | + | The album was pulled from platforms when a physical release was announced and available to pre-order on 30 March 2022. The audio of this release has been remixed from the original 2" master reels, and the film (already released on [[Home_Video:_Double_Live|Home Video format]] in 1985 and on the DVD included on [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] in 2017) has been digitally enhanced onto Blu-ray video. This page will be updated after the release of this physical edition in June 2022. |
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− | The album was pulled from platforms when a physical release was announced and available to pre-order on 30 March 2022. The audio of this release has been remixed from the original 2" master reels, and the film (already released on [[Home_Video:_Double_Live|Home Video format]] in 1985 and on the DVD included on [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] in 2017) has been digitally enhanced onto Blu-ray video. This page will be updated after the release of this physical edition in June 2022. | + | The YouTube stream of the show’s video received wide press attention in 2020, with the audio album mentioned briefly in places. No separate promotion has been done for the album. The album reached position 19 on the American iTunes Chart. |
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| + | For the 2022 reissue, [[The Prince Estate]] and [http://www.thecurrent.org/ The Current] radio-station produced an two-part podcast series, presented by Minneapolis Music journalist Andrea Swensson titled “The Story of Prince And The Revolution: Live”. In this audio-documentary [[Wendy Melvoin]], [[Lisa Coleman]], [[Brownmark]], [[Matt Fink|Dr. Fink]], [[Bobby Z.]], [[Eric Leeds]] and manager [[Bob Cavallo]], share stories about the [[Purple Rain Tour]] and the Syracuse show in particular . |
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| |tracklisting = <small>The announced compact disc version (+ Blu-ray) is a remastered re-issue in conjuction with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_Recordings Legacy Recordings] (in 2022) of the original digital audio release (2020).</small> | | |tracklisting = <small>The announced compact disc version (+ Blu-ray) is a remastered re-issue in conjuction with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_Recordings Legacy Recordings] (in 2022) of the original digital audio release (2020).</small> |
Prince And The Revolution: Live is a digital live album of remastered audio from the Purple Rain Tour concert in Syracuse, on 30 March 1985.
This release is not counted as a posthumous album as it was an accompanying piece to an event and that no particular work was done on this recording (sequencing, editing, overdubs ...) which was already widely available in other forms before. The full show had been broadcast live (or semi-live) worldwide and later released on home video (initially as Double Live with the same artwork, before receiving a DVD release as part of the 2017 Purple Rain Deluxe (Expanded) Edition set). This album is referenced here for the sake of completeness.
Prince And The Revolution: Live was available to purchase and stream on 15 May 2020 (six months after the previous posthumous release, 1999 Super Deluxe Edition), and was released to coincide with a four-day video stream of the full show on YouTube to raise funds for COVID-19 relief efforts. The press release for the stream stated:
- "In collaboration with YouTube and Google, the streaming event will run in support of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization (powered by UN Foundation and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation). Any viewer donations will include a matching component from Google (Google.org will match $2 for every $1, up to $5 million)."
Despite the album title and the live recording, the album itself was not officially released as a "Prince and the Revolution" album, and is listed on streaming and download sites as a "Prince" album titled "Prince And The Revolution: Live".
2022 Re-release
The album was pulled from platforms when a physical release was announced and available to pre-order on 30 March 2022. The audio of this release has been remixed from the original 2" master reels, and the film (already released on Home Video format in 1985 and on the DVD included on Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition in 2017) has been digitally enhanced onto Blu-ray video. This page will be updated after the release of this physical edition in June 2022.
Promotion
The YouTube stream of the show’s video received wide press attention in 2020, with the audio album mentioned briefly in places. No separate promotion has been done for the album. The album reached position 19 on the American iTunes Chart.
For the 2022 reissue, The Prince Estate and The Current radio-station produced an two-part podcast series, presented by Minneapolis Music journalist Andrea Swensson titled “The Story of Prince And The Revolution: Live”. In this audio-documentary Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Brownmark, Dr. Fink, Bobby Z., Eric Leeds and manager Bob Cavallo, share stories about the Purple Rain Tour and the Syracuse show in particular .
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The announced compact disc version (+ Blu-ray) is a remastered re-issue in conjuction with Legacy Recordings (in 2022) of the original digital audio release (2020).
- Let’s Go Crazy (6:02)
- Delirious (2:51)
- 1999 (5:51)
- Little Red Corvette (3:38)
- Take Me With U (4:57)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (3:52) 1
- Do Me, Baby (4:51) 2
- Irresistible Bitch (1:56)
- Possessed (4:24)
- How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (7:19)
- Let’s Pretend We’re Married (2:11)
- International Lover (2:01)
- God (7:46)
- Computer Blue (4:14) 3
- Darling Nikki (3:30)
- The Beautiful Ones (6:50) (contains I'm So Confused - unlisted)
- When Doves Cry (9:29)
- I Would Die 4 U (3:26)
- Baby I’m A Star (10:56)
- Purple Rain (19:25)
- Let’s Go Crazy (6:02)
- Delirious (2:51)
- 1999 (5:51)
- Little Red Corvette (3:38)
- Take Me With U (4:57)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (3:52) 1
- Do Me, Baby (4:51) 2
- Irresistible Bitch (1:56)
- Possessed (4:24)
- How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (7:19)
- Let’s Pretend We’re Married (2:11)
- International Lover (2:01)
- God (7:46)
- Computer Blue (4:14) 3
- Darling Nikki (3:30)
- The Beautiful Ones (6:50) (contains I'm So Confused - unlisted)
- When Doves Cry (9:29)
- I Would Die 4 U (3:26)
- Baby I’m A Star (10:56)
- Purple Rain (19:25)
References:
US: B09P5QPP1L
3 LP Vinyl Box
The announced 3 LP Vinyl Box is a remastered re-issue in conjuction with Legacy Recordings (in 2022) of the original digital audio release (2020).
- Let’s Go Crazy (6:02)
- Delirious (2:51)
- 1999 (5:51)
- Little Red Corvette (3:38)
- Take Me With U (4:57)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (3:52) 1
- Do Me, Baby (4:51) 2
- Irresistible Bitch (1:56)
- Possessed (4:24)
- How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (7:19)
- Let’s Pretend We’re Married (2:11)
- International Lover (2:01)
- God (7:46)
- Computer Blue (4:14) 3
- Darling Nikki (3:30)
- The Beautiful Ones (6:50) (contains I'm So Confused - unlisted)
- When Doves Cry (9:29)
- I Would Die 4 U (3:26)
- Baby I’m A Star (10:56)
- Purple Rain (19:25)
References:
US: B09P5RS352
Collector’s Edition Box Set (3LP + 2CD + Blu-ray)
The announced Collector’s Edition Box Set is a remastered re-issue in conjuction with Legacy Recordings (in 2022) of the original digital audio release (2020). Available for purchase only from the official Prince Store
- Let’s Go Crazy (6:02)
- Delirious (2:51)
- 1999 (5:51)
- Little Red Corvette (3:38)
- Take Me With U (4:57)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (3:52) 1
- Do Me, Baby (4:51) 2
- Irresistible Bitch (1:56)
- Possessed (4:24)
- How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (7:19)
- Let’s Pretend We’re Married (2:11)
- International Lover (2:01)
- God (7:46)
- Computer Blue (4:14) 3
- Darling Nikki (3:30)
- The Beautiful Ones (6:50) (contains I'm So Confused - unlisted)
- When Doves Cry (9:29)
- I Would Die 4 U (3:26)
- Baby I’m A Star (10:56)
- Purple Rain (19:25)
- Let’s Go Crazy (6:02)
- Delirious (2:51)
- 1999 (5:51)
- Little Red Corvette (3:38)
- Take Me With U (4:57)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (3:52) 1
- Do Me, Baby (4:51) 2
- Irresistible Bitch (1:56)
- Possessed (4:24)
- How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (7:19)
- Let’s Pretend We’re Married (2:11)
- International Lover (2:01)
- God (7:46)
- Computer Blue (4:14) 3
- Darling Nikki (3:30)
- The Beautiful Ones (6:50) (contains I'm So Confused - unlisted)
- When Doves Cry (9:29)
- I Would Die 4 U (3:26)
- Baby I’m A Star (10:56)
- Purple Rain (19:25)
- Let’s Go Crazy (6:02)
- Delirious (2:51)
- 1999 (5:51)
- Little Red Corvette (3:38)
- Take Me With U (4:57)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (3:52) 1
- Do Me, Baby (4:51) 2
- Irresistible Bitch (1:56)
- Possessed (4:24)
- How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (7:19)
- Let’s Pretend We’re Married (2:11)
- International Lover (2:01)
- God (7:46)
- Computer Blue (4:14) 3
- Darling Nikki (3:30)
- The Beautiful Ones (6:50) (contains I'm So Confused - unlisted)
- When Doves Cry (9:29)
- I Would Die 4 U (3:26)
- Baby I’m A Star (10:56)
- Purple Rain (19:25)
References:
US: 5QLPPR077
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The album was initially released in digital format in conjuction with Warner Records in 2020. This version was pulled from platforms in March 2022.
- Let’s Go Crazy (6:02)
- Delirious (2:51)
- 1999 (5:51)
- Little Red Corvette (3:38)
- Take Me With U (4:57)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (3:52) 1
- Do Me, Baby (4:51) 2
- Irresistible Bitch (1:56)
- Possessed (4:24)
- How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (7:19)
- Let’s Pretend We’re Married (2:11)
- International Lover (2:01)
- God (7:46)
- Computer Blue (4:14) 3
- Darling Nikki (3:30)
- The Beautiful Ones (6:50) (contains I'm So Confused - unlisted)
- When Doves Cry (9:29)
- I Would Die 4 U (3:26)
- Baby I’m A Star (10:56)
- Purple Rain (19:25)
Digital 2022 re-release
The announced digital 2022 version is a remastered re-issue in conjuction with Legacy Recordings of the original digital audio release (2020).
- Let’s Go Crazy (6:02)
- Delirious (2:51)
- 1999 (5:51)
- Little Red Corvette (3:38)
- Take Me With U (4:57)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (3:52) 1
- Do Me, Baby (4:51) 2
- Irresistible Bitch (1:56)
- Possessed (4:24)
- How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (7:19)
- Let’s Pretend We’re Married (2:11)
- International Lover (2:01)
- God (7:46)
- Computer Blue (4:14) 3
- Darling Nikki (3:30)
- The Beautiful Ones (6:50) (contains I'm So Confused - unlisted)
- When Doves Cry (9:29)
- I Would Die 4 U (3:26)
- Baby I’m A Star (10:56)
- Purple Rain (19:25)
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All songs written by Prince except where noted.
1 traditional, standard, ca. 1775
2 Written by André Cymone (music) & Prince (lyrics) (uncredited)
3 Written by John L. Nelson, Lisa Coleman, Wendy Melvoin and Prince
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