Includes index

Introduction. Time Is a Trick -- Before the Rain : The Sky Was All Purple -- The Revolution : We Were a Gang -- Side A : Dearly Beloved . . . -- Side B : This Is What It Sounds Like -- The Film : Baby I'm a Movie Star -- The Release : Welcome 2 Superstardom -- Additional Recordings : B-Sides and Vault Tracks -- The Legacy : The Revolution Beats On

"In Prince and Purple Rain, acclaimed Prince authority Andrea Swensson takes a deep dive into the late artist's most iconic album with a beautiful, slipcased gift book"--

"Authoritatively written and including rare photography and memorabilia, this beautiful slipcased hardcover is the only illustrated gift book to examine Prince's most iconic album and film, Purple Rain. In 1984, Prince, along with his band, The Revolution, released what would become his best-selling album and a touchstone of 1980s pop culture. Purple Rain has gone on to sell 25 million copies and counting. In Prince and Purple Rain, Andrea Swensson, a Minneapolis-based journalist and host/co-producer of Prince