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'Purple Rain' is the sixth studio album by Prince, released on June 25, 1984. It is the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name.
'Purple Rain' is the sixth studio album by Prince, released on June 25, 1984. It is the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name. Warner Bros. Records
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by Bill DeVille

August 31, 2022

The Time Machine visits 1984 this time, a huge year for Minnesota music: Prince had his biggest year yet, issuing the film and the soundtrack Purple Rain, and the Replacements and the Suburbs also released excellent albums. Leonard Cohen wrote a song for the ages. We first got to know Sade. Ronald Reagan defeated Walter Mondale in a landslide, and Miami Vice first aired. It's all 1984, our year on this episode of Time Machine Tuesday.

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