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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

September 16, 2023

The Time Machine visits 1984 this time. It was a banner year locally big albums from Prince, The Suburbs and the Replacements. R.E.M were becoming the darlings of college radio Sade emerged with the Diamond Life album. U2 were on their way to being one of the biggest bands in the land. Ronald Reagan defeated former Vice-President and MN Senator Walter Mondale in a landslide. It’s all 1984 on this episode of Time Machine. 

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