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|trivia = Two early configurations of the album are known to exist containing alternate tracks and/or alternate versions (see '''Alternate Album Configuration''' column above). | |trivia = Two early configurations of the album are known to exist containing alternate tracks and/or alternate versions (see '''Alternate Album Configuration''' column above). | ||
+ | * The album doesn’t include all the songs played in the movie : [[Jungle Love]] and [[The Bird]] were released on [[The Time]]’s [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]], [[Sex Shooter]] was released on [[Apollonia 6]]’s [[Album: Apollonia 6|eponymous album]]. The instrumental version of [[God]] (as [[God|God (Love Theme From Purple Rain)]] was released as the b-side of a 12" release of the [[Single: Purple Rain|Purple Rain single]]. [[Dez Dickerson]]’s [[Modernaire]] was released in 2005. The full (1984) version of [[Possessed]] was included on the posthumous [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] in 2017. | ||
+ | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Colombier Michel Colombier]’score written specifically for the movie was not released on record. [[Backwards Woman]] did not get any official release either. | ||
+ | *Several songs that were mentioned in the first drafts were not kept as the movie underwent further changes : [[Moonbeam Levels]], [[Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got]], [[Too Tough]], [[Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?|Wouldn’t U Love To Love Me]], [[I Just Wanna Be Rich]], [[New Power Generation|Bold Generation]], [[G-Spot]], [[Mia Bocca]], [[Wednesday]] (to be sung by [[Jill Jones]]) and [[Electric Intercourse]] (replaced by [[The Beautiful Ones]]). | ||
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* Warner Bros. Records claimed first-day sales of 1.3 million copies for the album. The high figure was backed by retailers in a Billboard article on 7 July 1984; initial orders had sold within 3 days, having them to re-order a large number of units to face the demand. | * Warner Bros. Records claimed first-day sales of 1.3 million copies for the album. The high figure was backed by retailers in a Billboard article on 7 July 1984; initial orders had sold within 3 days, having them to re-order a large number of units to face the demand. | ||
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* The "Prince Purple Rain" logotype that was originally commissionned by Warner Bros for the movie was later adapted by graphic designer Jay Vigon for the album cover. | * The "Prince Purple Rain" logotype that was originally commissionned by Warner Bros for the movie was later adapted by graphic designer Jay Vigon for the album cover. | ||
* Even though he’s not credited as such, Ed Thrasher, an art director previously employed at Warner Bros. Records, was the album cover art director. He also designed the Purple Rain movie poster. | * Even though he’s not credited as such, Ed Thrasher, an art director previously employed at Warner Bros. Records, was the album cover art director. He also designed the Purple Rain movie poster. |
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