Prince & the Revolution – Purple Rain (2015 Remaster)

The Purple Rain era was the zenith in Prince’s career in terms of commercial success and recognition which cemented Prince’s purple imagery in the public psyche.  If you really PR Remhave no idea about this album you get lots of screaming guitars as well as funky synthesiser laden tracks in a pop/rock/funk mix that only Prince could produce and provides his main source of radio airplay to this day.  The 2015 Remaster is one of those releases where you are not quite sure what has been “improved”, other than the volume!  I’m sure a close listen would pick out some changes but for me regardless its a solid album that is always a great listen.  Its just a shame they wasted a disc in the “Deluxe” release with singles and B Sides that are available elsewhere when much better unreleased material is known about, but the unreleased stuff included is great!

Standout track: The Beautiful Ones