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Includes index. |
| Summary |
"Purple Rain is a song, an album, and a film--each one a commercial success and cultural milestone. How did this semi-autobiographical musical masterpiece that blurred R&B, pop, dance, and rock sounds come to alter the recording landscape and become an enduring touchstone for successive generations of fans? Coinciding with the thirtieth anniversary year of Purple Rain's release, acclaimed music journalist Alan Light takes a timely look at the making and incredible popularizing of this once seemingly impossible project. With impeccable research and in-depth interviews with people who witnessed Prince's audacious vision becoming a reality, Light reveals how a rising but not yet established artist from the Midwest was able to get Purple Rain made."-- From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Prince. Purple rain.
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Rock music -- United States -- History and criticism.
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| Other title |
Prince and the making of Purple rain. |
| ISBN |
9781476776729
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1476776725
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