fields and open spaces lies the gleaming, towering Paisley Park, the studio and office complex that houses Rain hits that made him a household name exactly 10 years ago. Rain,” “Kiss,” and “Sign O’ the Times” in America. Here in sound check, though, he lets it go, and it’s a stunner – a soaring anthem of “Purple Rain” scale set he’s having built for the next tour – a huge, sprawling thing, something like an arena-size tree house

album as a creative outburst following his marriage to Mayte, featuring the reunited NPG with Rosie Gaines appreciative, rock-critic enthusiastic Photography: Large artistic graphic illustration by Ian Wright (purple rock' in the guitar-crunching tradition of Who-Hendrix-Pistols and the little guy's own Dirty Mind and Purple Rain phases. hardrock filth: Jimiesque wah-wah gobbles, Billy Gibbons squeals, Creamy Claptonian woman-tones, Stevie Ray

necklace, hands over his heart, above Planet Earth in glowing cosmic background (same iconic image as the main

Date: August1980 Country: United States Section / Pages: Main Feature THE STORY This in-depth profile The only thing I have disliked is the late hours.

TRACK LIST USA 12" Single (0-21598) Side A Thieves In The Temple (Remix) (8:03) Side B Thieves In The House Mix (6:50) Temple House Dub (5:06) LINKED RELEASES / VARIANTS Album version on Graffiti Bridge (1990 CONTEXT & NOTES This US 12" pressing includes the long remix on the A-side and two house-influenced mixes

Catalogue: 0-20357 / PRO-A-2331 Date: July 31, 1985 Format: 12" RECORDING "Pop Life" was recorded before Purple Rain was completed. STYLE & THEMES The song starts with a faded-in synth line and quickly starts the main tune.

Rain) • Baby I’m A Star (basic recording used for Purple Rain) • Little Red Corvette • Purple Rain ( basic recording used for Purple Rain) • D.M.S.R. Three songs from this show — I Would Die 4 U, Baby I’m A Star and Purple Rain — were overdubbed and edited in the studio, with the final versions released on Purple Rain (with the audio also appearing in the Purple Rain movie with new lip-synced footage).

The B-side, “Housequake,” was also taken from the same album. The 12-inch single featured an extended version of the title track and a remix of “Housequake.” labels - Vinyl labels - Blue labels (UK Cassette Single – W8289C): A — U Got The Look (3:46) B — Housequake (Edit) (3:24) (UK 12" – W8289T): A — U Got The Look (Long Look) (6:45) B1 — Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake Prince is also listed under the pseudonym Camille as an additional vocalist. • Housequake — Taken from

Kent reflects on Prince’s journey from the Dirty Mind era through Purple Rain, Sign o’ the Times, and

reporting on his Paisley Park operations, band dynamics, and reflections on his previous projects like Purple Rain, Around the World in a Day, and Sign o’ the Times.

CONTEXT AND NOTES Cat Glover joined Prince’s camp in 1984 and became a standout performer during the Purple Rain, Parade, and especially Lovesexy eras. This feature reflects the high visibility she gained during the Lovesexy Tour.

• Prince – keyboards (as Rocker Happyfeller), guitar (as Freddie "The Phantom"), writer, uncredited main