✦ Purple Rain (Deluxe 2‑CD Edition) – Europe: 2017

✦ — SUMMARY

Released June 23, 2017 in Europe by Warner Bros. Records / NPG Records (catalogue 9362‑49304‑3), the Purple Rain Deluxe 2‑CD Edition presents the 2015 Paisley Park remaster of the original 1984 soundtrack alongside a second disc of vault material and previously unreleased recordings. Packaged in a cardboard gatefold wallet with a 16‑page booklet featuring liner notes and track‑by‑track commentary, this edition offers the most comprehensive audio expansion of Prince and The Revolution’s landmark album.

✦ — HIGHLIGHTS

• Deluxe 2‑CD edition released June 23, 2017 (Europe)

• Includes 2015 Paisley Park remaster of the original album

• Second disc features vault tracks and previously unreleased recordings

• Packaged in a cardboard gatefold wallet with 16‑page booklet

• Remastered by Prince (original album) and Bernie Grundman (vault tracks)

• Reissue produced by Michael Howe

• Manufactured in Germany

✦ — TRACK DETAILS

Disc 1 — 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

Disc 2 — 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

Total length (combined): ~110 minutes

✦ — REISSUES & GLOBAL VARIANTS

(Verified via Prince Vault, Discogs, Warner Records)

2017 Deluxe Editions

• 2×CD — Warner Bros. / NPG — Europe — 9362‑49304‑3

• 3×CD + DVD “Expanded Edition” — Worldwide

• Digital Deluxe — Worldwide

Original 1984 Releases

• LP, Cassette, CD — Warner Bros. — Worldwide

Later Reissues

• 2015 Remaster (digital)

• 2020s vinyl represses (standard album only)

✦ — PRODUCTION AND CONTEXT

• Produced, arranged, composed, and performed by Prince and The Revolution

• Recorded at The Warehouse (St. Louis Park), Sunset Sound, First Avenue, and Record Plant Mobile Studio

• Overdubs at Sunset Sound

• Original album remastered at Paisley Park Studios (Prince)

• Vault tracks remastered by Bernie Grundman

• Reissue producer: Michael Howe

• Remastering engineer: Joshua A.M. Welton

• Packaging includes 16‑page booklet with liner notes

• Manufactured in Germany

✦ — SINGLES RELEASED

(From the original 1984 album)

When Doves Cry — 1984

Let’s Go Crazy — 1984

Purple Rain — 1984

I Would Die 4 U — 1984

(No singles issued from the 2017 vault disc)

✦ — CHART PERFORMANCE

2017 Deluxe Edition

• Chart performance varied by region; strongest in Europe

• Digital reissue boosted catalogue streams

Original 1984 Album

• US Billboard 200 — #1 (24 weeks)

• Worldwide sales — over 25 million

✦ — DISCOGRAPHY SIDEBAR

Purple Rain — 1984

Purple Rain (Deluxe) — 2017

Around the World in a Day — 1985

✦ — PRINCE ERA MINI‑TIMELINE

1984 — Purple Rain film and soundtrack dominate charts

2015 — Paisley Park remaster completed

2017 — Deluxe 2‑CD and Expanded Edition released

✦ — GLAM FLASHBACK

The 2017 deluxe edition opens the vault on Prince’s most celebrated era — revealing alternate visions, long‑rumored tracks, and studio experiments that shaped the Purple Rain universe. It’s both a restoration and a revelation, deepening the legacy of a cultural milestone.

✦ — COPYRIGHT NOTICE

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✦ — SOURCES

Prince Vault

Discogs

Warner Bros. Records / NPG Records documentation

Chart archives (Billboard, OCC)

Reissue liner notes