Consisting of nine tracks, the album features a previously unreleased rehearsal cassette recorded in Prince’s Kiowa Trail home studio in Minnesota at his piano in 1983, a year before he released his six-time platinum album, Purple Rain.
“This raw, intimate recording, which took place at the start of Prince’s career right before he achieved international stardom, is similar in format to the Piano & A Microphone Tour that he ended his career within 2016,” Prince Estate entertainment adviser Troy Carter says in a statement.
“The Estate is excited to be able to give fans a glimpse of his evolution and show how his career ultimately came full circle with just him and his piano.”
The nine tracks include private rehearsal of songs including Purple Rain, a cover of Joni Mitchell’s A Case Of You and a rare recording of Mary Don’t You Weep, which will also be featured in the end credits for Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman. Seven of the nine tracks on the album will be presented in the same spontaneous live format as they were originally recorded.The eight-time Grammy winner was tragically found dead at his Paisley Park estate in April 2016. It was later determined he died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl. The album is available now to pre-order.
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