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PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION: PURPLE RAIN

ROCK CLASSICS

Matt Karpe

ISBN 978-1-78952-322-5

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Publication: 30 MAY 2024
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ISBN: 9781789523225
Price: £12.99
Binding: Paperback

Format: 203 x 127 mm
Extent: 104 pp
Illustrated: 16 colour pages
Thema: AVLP Popular Music

Comparative title: 9781789523096 Rolling Stones Let It
Bleed (Rock Classics)

• Fourth book in a brand new series taking deep
dives into rock classics
• A huge success – the album was double
platinum in the UK
• Four top ten hits from the album, including
‘When Doves Cry’ and the title track

In a year containing groundbreaking releases from the likes
of Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Metallica, and Van Halen,
Sonic Bond podcast at http://www.sonicbondbookcast.co.uk/ 1984 also saw Prince return bigger and bolder than ever.
Not content with solely focusing on the lead acting role in
Matt Karpe is an author based in Cambridgeshire, UK. Purple Rain his semi-autobiographical movie, Prince worked overtime
is his tenth book. on a set of songs for the accompanying soundtrack album,
and the results were there for all to see upon the unveiling
of the masterpiece that was Purple Rain.

Arriving at a time of significant world change, and with his
eccentric and talented backing band - The Revolution - in
tow, Prince’s rise to superstardom was cemented with a set
of delicious dancefloor hymns. These included the power
ballad of all power ballads, a lead single void of customary
songwriting traditions; and a track so controversial that it
brought about the establishment of the PMRC, and the
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Purple Rain celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2024, and
Orders: Combined Book Services Ltd. this book digs deeper into the writing and recording process
Email: orders@combook.co.uk of the diamond-certified album. Also discussing the stories
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behind the songs, and the host of B-sides to have followed
Prices and specifications are provisional and are subject to change over the years, this book also pays tribute to Prince - the
without notice. 12/12/2023 inimitable mastermind behind the entire Purple Rain
project.