Audiobook19 hours
Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions: 1983 and 1984
Written by Duane Tudahl and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
Narrated by Ron Butler
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5/5
()
About this audiobook
His journey is meticulously documented through detailed accounts of his time secluded behind the doors of the recording studio as well as his days on tour.
With unprecedented access to the musicians, singers, and studio engineers who knew Prince best, including members of the Revolution and the Time, Duane Tudahl weaves an intimate saga of an eccentric genius and the people and events who helped shape the groundbreaking music he created. From Sunset Sound Studios' daily recording logs and the Warner Bros. vault of information, Tudahl uncovers hidden truths about the origins of songs such as "Purple Rain," "When Doves Cry," and "Raspberry Beret" and also reveals details about Prince's unreleased outtakes.
This definitive chronicle of Prince's creative brilliance during 1983 and 1984 provides a new experience of the Purple Rain album as an integral part of Prince's life and the lives of those closest to him.
With unprecedented access to the musicians, singers, and studio engineers who knew Prince best, including members of the Revolution and the Time, Duane Tudahl weaves an intimate saga of an eccentric genius and the people and events who helped shape the groundbreaking music he created. From Sunset Sound Studios' daily recording logs and the Warner Bros. vault of information, Tudahl uncovers hidden truths about the origins of songs such as "Purple Rain," "When Doves Cry," and "Raspberry Beret" and also reveals details about Prince's unreleased outtakes.
This definitive chronicle of Prince's creative brilliance during 1983 and 1984 provides a new experience of the Purple Rain album as an integral part of Prince's life and the lives of those closest to him.
Related to Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions
Related audiobooks
Dig If You Will the Picture: Funk, Sex, God and Genius in the Music of Prince Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Life in the Purple Kingdom Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Prince and the Parade and Sign O' the Times Era Studio Sessions: 1985 and 1986 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Gold Experience: Following Prince in the '90s Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Music Is History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Change of Seasons: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Goodnight, L.A.: Untold Tales from Inside Classic Rock's Legendary Recording Studios Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5My Life with Earth, Wind & Fire Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The History of Rock & Roll: Volume 1: 1920-1963 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Anthems We Love: 29 Iconic Artists on the Hit Songs That Shaped Our Lives Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLuck or Something Like It: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Twilight of the Gods: A Journey to the End of Classic Rock Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sonic Boom: The Impossible Rise of Warner Bros. Records, From Hendrix to Fleetwood Mac to Madonna to Prince Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5No Encore!: Musicians Reveal Their Weirdest, Wildest, Most Embarrassing Gigs Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Never Say No To A Rock Star: In the Studio with Dylan, Sinatra, Jagger and More... Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Strange Beautiful Music: A Musical Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ruffhouse: From the Streets of Philly to the Top of the '90s Hip-Hop Charts Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Don't Stop Believin': The Man, the Band, and the Song that Inspired Generations Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Awop Bop Aloo Mop: Little Richard: A Life of Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll...and Religion Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSweat the Technique: Revelations on Creativity from the Lyrical Genius Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Nothing Compares 2 U: An Oral History of Prince Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Biography & Memoir For You
Twisted Love Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fairy Tale Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Divine Rivals: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5If He Had Been with Me Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5From Blood and Ash Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The House in the Cerulean Sea Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Local Woman Missing Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good Girls Don't Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Big Swiss: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5And Then There Were None Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Bell Jar Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Overstory Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Paris Apartment: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5See You on the Way Down: Catch You on the Way Back Up! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ivy League Counterfeiter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In Five Years: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nothing to See Here Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Series of Unfortunate Events #1 Multi-Voice, A: The Bad Beginning Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Angela's Ashes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Year of Magical Thinking Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hang the Moon: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions
Rating: 4.4375 out of 5 stars
4.5/5
8 ratings0 reviews