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The A Side:
Purple Rain (Long Version)
The B Side:
God (Instrumental) (Love Theme From ‘Purple Rain’)
God (Vocal)
The Brief:
In 1984, Prince was riding high on top of the song charts and at the box office. The title song from the soundtrack to ‘Purple Rain’ was released in the UK on a 12” that includes a track that has never been available on CD. The instrumental version of “God” is also known as the “Love Theme from Purple Rain”. The “Long Version” of “Purple Rain” as listed on the sleeve is simply the album version from the soundtrack LP/CD. “God (Vocal)” was released on CD as part of “The Hits/B-Sides” collection.
On October 6, 1984, “Purple Rain” was the highest debuting song on the Hot 100 and “Let’s Go Crazy” was in its 2nd and final week at #1. It topped out at #2 for two weeks, kept out of the top spot by Wham’s “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”.
The Billboard Charts:
| Chart | Debuted | Debut Pos. | Peak Pos. | Wks on Chart |
| Hot 100 | 10/6/84 | 28 | 2 | 16 |
| Hot Black Singles | 10/13/84 | 4 | 14 |
The Source:
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Catalog#: W9174T
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1984
The Equipment:
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge
Yamaha RX-Z1 A/V Receiver
Sony PCM-R300 DAT Deck
Turtle Beach Catalina sound card
Mustek Scan Express A3 1200 Scanner
Spin Clean Record Washer MKII
The Software:
Cool Edit Pro
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
Microsoft ICE
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Not exactly my favourite Prince single, but I was truly shocked when this didn’t make it to #1. After all, it was such a high debut, on the back of 2 #1s singles and from an album that was still riding atop the Billboard 200.
Even though the album spent 24 weeks on top, the remaining singles also didn’t perform quite as well, peak position wise, and longevity wise.
ya know, I’m not particularly fond of “Purple Rain”, the song, myself. I know that is almost heresy to say around Prince fans but, it just drags on too long for me. I actually prefer the 7″ edit. but, I didn’t buy this 12″ for that, I got it for the God instrumental, I freaking love that track!
I agree totally!
Purple Rain is one song you can only have in the 7″ dose…the full length one is over-indulgent for me. It ended up as a jam that goes on and on and forever…heh heh
epic song !!! great work !!!!
THIS IS PRINCE’S FRIDAY I’M IN LOVE…
Every artist/band has a top40 song the ‘masses’ associate them with. For THE CURE it’s Friday I’m in love. For DURAN DURAN it’s either Hungry Like the Wolf or The Reflex. New Order’s is arguably Bizzare Love Triangle or True Faith. This is Prince’s.
Yes, the 7″ is the more tolerable. THX!
I passed this one up in the late 80′s and i never saw it again.
Thanks
The instrumental version of God got a bit of airplay here in Detroit back in the day, and I’ve never understood why this great guitar track was never issued in the U.S.
That said, The short version of Purple Rain? Without the guitar solo that song is pointless.
I know, I know, I know it’s heresy to say I’d rather hear the edited version. I know, I’m a bad Prince fan for saying it. But, I get bored with the full length version after about 4 minutes. I hang my head in shame.
Gracias por compartir esta magnifica coleccion.