Released on 10 September 1984 in the UK, Purple Rain was the third single from Prince’s sixth album Purple Rain, and the second to be credited to Prince and the Revolution. Arriving ten weeks after the album, the single continued Prince’s global momentum, receiving widespread international release. 7" - UK - W9174 Unusually, God (Love Theme From Purple Rain) appeared on international editions of the single but was not released in the United States, where it has never had an o

The edited UK single-LP version of Prince’s breakthrough double album 1999, released in March 1983 with a new 7-track running order and a striking photo cover, helping introduce Prince to a wider British audience. RELEASE DETAILS Artist: Prince Label: Warner Bros. Records Date: March 7, 1983 Catalogue: 925 170-1 (UK) Format: LP (Single Album) Country: United Kingdom & Europe CONTEXT & NOTES Issued to make the album more commercially accessible outside the US, this version hel