Purple Rain Album 3CD/1DVD: 2017

1984's Minneapolis Masterpiece Expanded

Released as an ultimate collector's edition 3-CD/1-DVD set in Europe on June 23, 2017, by Warner Bros. Records / NPG Records (catalogue: 9362-49132-0), Prince and The Revolution’s Purple Rain received a comprehensive remastered reissue. This deluxe package includes the original album (2015 Paisley Park remaster), a second disc of vault and previously unreleased tracks, a third disc of single edits and B-sides, and a DVD featuring the full Prince and the Revolution Live concert from the Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY (March 30, 1985). Housed in an 8-panel Digisleeve with a 36-page booklet including lyrics, track-by-track liner notes, and rare photos. Made in Germany.

Original Album (2015 Paisley Park Remaster)

Let's Go Crazy – 4:38

Take Me With U – 3:53

The Beautiful Ones – 5:13

Computer Blue – 3:59

Darling Nikki – 4:15

When Doves Cry – 5:53

I Would Die 4 U – 2:49

Baby I'm A Star – 4:23

Purple Rain – 8:45

From The Vault & Previously Unreleased

The Dance Electric – 11:30

Love And Sex – 5:01

Computer Blue ("Hallway Speech" Version) – 12:19

Electric Intercourse (Studio Version) – 4:57

Our Destiny / Roadhouse Garden – 6:25

Possessed – 7:56

Wonderful Ass – 6:24

Velvet Kitty Cat – 2:43

Katrina's Paper Dolls – 3:30

We Can F**k – 10:18

Father's Song – 5:31

Single Edits & B-Sides

When Doves Cry (7" Single Edit) – 3:48

17 Days (B-Side Edit) – 3:56

Let's Go Crazy (7" Single Edit) – 3:47

Let's Go Crazy (Special Dance Mix) – 7:35

Erotic City (7" B-Side Edit) – 3:56

Erotic City ("Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive") – 7:23

Purple Rain (7" Single Edit) – 4:05

God (7" B-Side Edit) – 4:02

God (Love Theme From Purple Rain) (Instrumental, U.K. 12" B-Side) – 7:58

Another Lonely Christmas (7" B-Side Edit) – 4:53

Another Lonely Christmas (Extended Version) – 6:47

I Would Die 4 U (7" Single Edit) – 2:58

I Would Die 4 U (Extended Version) – 10:18

Baby I'm A Star (7" B-Side Edit) – 2:49

Take Me With U (7" Single Edit) – 3:43

Live At The Carrier Dome (Syracuse, NY, March 30 1985) – DVD

Let's Go Crazy – 6:20

Delirious – 2:51

1999 – 5:50

Little Red Corvette – 3:38

Take Me With U – 4:56

[Interlude] – 6:46

Do Me, Baby – 2:00

Irresistible Bitch – 1:53

Possessed – 4:24

How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore – 5:10

Let's Pretend We're Married – 4:19

International Lover – 1:49

God – 7:43

Computer Blue – 4:27

Darling Nikki – 5:01

The Beautiful Ones – 5:17

When Doves Cry – 9:29

I Would Die 4 U – 3:26

Baby I'm A Star – 10:56

Purple Rain – 16:29

[Credits] – 3:32

Production and Context

Recorded at The Warehouse (St. Louis Park), Sunset Sound, First Avenue, The Flying Cloud Drive Warehouse, Kiowa Trail Home Studio, and Universal Recording Corp. Overdubbed at Sunset Sound and Record Plant (Los Angeles). Remastered at Paisley Park Studios and Bernie Grundman Mastering. Reissue producer: Michael Howe. Comes in an 8-panel Digisleeve with 36-page booklet. Made in Germany.

Legacy

This ultimate collector's edition expands Purple Rain with vault rarities, single edits, B-sides, and the complete Syracuse 1985 concert on DVD — a definitive deep dive into Prince’s 1984 masterpiece.

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Sources

Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including Prince Vault, Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia and BBC Official Charts Company