The Purple Rain Soundtrack is regarded as one of Prince`s finest albums. Combined with a decent film release, it sold by the bucketload. The final three tracks of the album were live, save for a few overdubs. In 1983, he hired the best sound guys to record a gig, but not telling anyone the purpose behind it.
This video is that performance of "Purple Rain" that`s on the album, the same one you heard on the radio, and a little confusingly the one you hear in the film. (Yup, lip synced to his own live performance)
the commentary is full of little facts to do with the recording of the song and the performance, and for those who are interested in such things, the edits in made in the studio (remember this would`ve been tape) are all signposted. I`ll not give away anymore info, as I was mesmerised by the facts as they popped up on screen.
It`s great to see the actual recording of a song you`ve always liked. Let`s see how long Prince will tolerate this on youtube..
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