HomeRegistrationsPosthumous Prince Album Set to be Truly Special Jayne Henry September 27, 2018 Registrations The world was stunned and saddened when the news broke that Prince has passed away in April 2016 aged just 57. With his unique style and massive following, Prince sold over 100 million albums during his career, albums that are timeless. But of course, when we lose a great music icon, we lose the chance to hear anything more from that artist. That is, unless some previously unreleased material is found and that is exactly what’s happened, giving us a brand new Prince album! Piano & A Microphone 1983 The title of the album, Piano & A Microphone 1983 says it all. The album features 9 tracks, recorded by Prince, on his own in his home recording studio, accompanying himself on the piano. It’s a raw and personal album that reminds us that Prince will forever live on. It’s amazing to think that these songs were recorded before Purple Rain was released! Track Listing 17 Days (6:23) Purple Rain (1:27) A Case Of You (1:41) Mary Don’t You Weep (4:42) Strange Relationship (2:39) International Lover (3:38) Wednesday (2:00) Cold Coffee & Cocaine (5:13) Why The Butterflies (6:27) The first seven tracks were recorded as a continuous medley and this has been kept in the album format. Some facts about Prince you might not know Prince played guitar on Madonna’s Like a Prayer. He performed at George Lucas’ wedding to Mellody Hobson. Prince wrote more songs than The Beatles. As a child his nickname was Skipper. Prince first asked Stevie Nicks to write the lyrics for Purple Rain, but she was too scared to do it! Purple Rain started out at 11 minutes long but it was trimmed down. Despite being just 5’2” tall, Prince was a good basketball player and played for his school team. His favourite food was spaghetti. A great plate for Prince fans A plate with the name of your favourite band or artist is always a lot of fun and we’ve got a brilliant plate for Prince fans… PR16 NCE. We’ve got PR18 NCE available also. Many more music plates We’ve so many more options too. If you’re a fan of Guns n Roses you could pick up a cheap GNR plate such as G20 GNR or G16 GNR. We’ve got XS11 OZZ and YO07 OZZ for Ozzy Osbourne fans, or how about KYL 13Y or KYL 4E for anyone who loves Kylie Minogue? Searching for a band or artist plate is fun, hunt your perfect music plate out today!
