On This Day
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23 April
Releases
- 1988 – Alphabet St. is released as a 7" and 12" single in the US
- 2014 – The Breakdown is released as a digital single outside of the USA (France, UK, Canada, Australia, etc.)
Recordings
Concerts
- 1994 – Minneapolis, MN, USA: Glam Slam (a.m.)
- 2004 – Raleigh, NC, USA: RBC Center
- 2011 – Inglewood, CA, USA – The Forum
- 2013 – San Fransisco, CA, USA: DNA Lounge (show 1)
- 2013 – San Fransisco, CA, USA: DNA Lounge (show 2)
Miscellanous
- 1987 – At the 7th annual Minnesota Music Awards held at the UoM Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN, USA, Prince is awarded 11 awards, including Single of the Year with Kiss (a tie with The Jets’ “Crush On You”). Prince was not present. His father, John L. Nelson, accepted the prize for Kiss and introduced a previously taped speech by Prince
Radio & Television
22 April ◄ 23 April ► 24 AprilPrince history calendar
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Did You Know?
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From our newest additions:
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- ... that Sign O' The Times was the most added single in both Billboard "Radio Most Added" sections of Hot Black and Hot 100 Singles Actions charts on 7 March 1987?
- ... that Pain is Prince's reworking of a song called Joy And Pain, written by D. Channsin Berry?
- ... that Purple Rain Home Video remained 12 consecutive weeks at position 1 in Billboard Top Videocassette sales chart?
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Celebrating
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7 April 2018
Prince's debut album, For You was released on 7 April 1978. > > > Read More
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Resources
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Bibliography
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Although technically an odd-one-out section on PrinceVault, we have recently updated the list of all 'non-affiliated' books on Prince with over 40 new books that came out since 2016. > > > Read More
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Biographies
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We've recently updated and elaborated on biography pages for Rosie Gaines and others, check it out. > > > Read More
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Interviews
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Interviews is a comprehensive list of all interviews Prince gave throughout his career. > > > Read More
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Award Shows Attended
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Awards Attended is a list of all awards shows Prince attended, and was part of the ceremony, listed in chronological order > > > Read More
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Rescheduled or Canceled Concerts
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Rescheduled or Canceled Concerts is a non-exhaustive list including all known rescheduled and canceled concerts in Prince's concert history > > > Read More
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Prince: All Charts
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All Charts is a survey of Prince singles and albums that have charted in a selection of countries around the world > > > Read More
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In Memoriam
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Prince Rogers Nelson
7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
"Put the right letters together and make a better day"
From: Alphabet St.
Recorded: 30 December 1987
Released on: Lovesexy
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Feature Book
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Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984
Duane Tudahl
We highly recommend and endorse the Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 book, by Duane Tudahl.
This fantastic book provides incredible detail about Prince's studio sessions in 1983 and 1984. Over 20 years of research by Duane Tudahl has provided a look behind the curtain, revealing the sheer brilliance of Prince's work in the studio. Duane Tudahl, like some PrinceVault staff members has been associated with Uptown Magazine and the bulk of the details on studio sessions and dates on PrinceVault is based his research, along with other Uptown Magazine writers. This book is the next level of that research. For nearly every song between 1983 and 1984, Duane Tudahl has uncovered more detailed information and presents it in a fresh and exciting narrative that takes the reader into the studio with Prince,
revealing the creative process.
We are very pleased that Duane Tudahl has graciously allowed us to update pages on PrinceVault with the new information from his book, which we will be doing over the upcoming weeks. We would like to strongly encourage you to use this link to purchase the book today. Princevault.com provides the specifications, the book provides the story that is Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions
jooZt Mattheij — PrinceVault editor
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Feature Release
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23 June 2017
Purple Rain Deluxe
Type:
Studio remaster / reissue
Length:
43:54 + 76:47 + 78:45 + 108:18 (DVD)
Label(s):
NPG Records & Warner Bros.
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Description: This deluxe re-release of Purple Rain contains a remastered version of the 1984 album, as disc with 'From The Vault & Previously Unreleased' material, a disc with 'Single Edits & B-Sides' as well as a DVD of the Purple Rain Tour concert from Syracuse (30 March 1985).
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22 November 2016
4Ever
Type:
Compilation
Length:
76:51
Label(s):
NPG Records & Warner Bros.
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Description: This 40 track set includes the previously-unreleased track Moonbeam Levels and marks the first posthumous release of material from Prince's vault.
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