Here is the first instalment of our look inside The Purple Rain house, Restored by AirBnB and curated by The Revolution ‘s Wendy and Lisa the house was let for just 25 exclusive nights in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Purple Rain.

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Miranda and his father, Luis Miranda Jr., have officially joined the upcoming Broadway production of Purple Rain as producers and investors. Newcomer Kris Kollins starred in the production, which ran for nearly six weeks and underwent significant The official opening night was shortened by about half an hour, and the premiere drew notable attendees

Purple Rain, featuring the 2015 Paisley Park remaster. RELEASE / PUBLICATION DETAILS Artist: Prince and the Revolution Title: Purple Rain (Remaster) Date: November Rain THE STORY This striking purple vinyl edition presents the definitive 2015 remastered audio of Purple Rain pressed on 180g marbled purple vinyl. RELATED MATERIAL Purple Rain Deluxe 2-CD / 3CD+DVD Editions (2017) Purple Rain Picture Disc LP (2017)

The 2-CD Deluxe edition of Prince’s landmark 1984 album Purple Rain, released on June 23, 2017, featuring RELEASE / PUBLICATION DETAILS Artist: Prince and the Revolution Title: Purple Rain Deluxe (2-CD) Date Fink Additional contributors from the Purple Rain sessions PRODUCTION Produced by: Prince and the Revolution Rain motorcycle cover imagery retained WHAT THE SLEEVE SHOWS Front cover: Classic Purple Rain image RELATED MATERIAL Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition (3CD + DVD) Original Purple Rain album (1984) Prince

announcement in the Star Tribune detailing casting calls for extras in Prince’s forthcoming feature film Purple Rain, to be shot in Minneapolis with a budget of approximately $3.2 million. titled Purple Rain, is about to begin shooting in Minneapolis. CONTEXT AND NOTES This early casting call preceded principal photography for Purple Rain. EATURE HIGHLIGHTS Event: Purple Rain film casting call announcement Era: Purple Rain pre-production (

Released on 10 September 1984 in the UK, Purple Rain was the third single from Prince’s sixth album Purple RECORDING Purple Rain was recorded live on 3 August 1983 at First Avenue, Minneapolis, during a benefit Rain as symbolic of apocalyptic transformation, combining red and blue into purple — a metaphor for Rain (Edit) (4:02) B — God (3:59) Tracklist (12"): A — Purple Rain (Long Version) (7:05) B1 — God God (Love Theme From Purple Rain) was not released in the US.

Purple Rain is Prince’s sixth studio album and the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name. CONTEXT & NOTES Released alongside the hugely successful film, Purple Rain spent 24 weeks at #1 on the Rain (8:41) PACKAGING HIGHLIGHTS Iconic front cover photo of Prince in a purple trench coat Dramatic Rain” “I Would Die 4 U” “Take Me with U” Purple Rain was widely praised by critics when it came out. Prince also won Best R&B Song for Chaka Khan’s cover of “I Feel for You,” and Purple Rain took home the

RELEASE / PUBLICATION DETAILS Artist: Prince and the Revolution Title: Purple Rain Date: June 23, 2017 Park Studios in 2015 under Prince’s personal supervision, housed in packaging faithful to the original CONTEXT & NOTES The 2017 remastered LP brought the definitive Purple Rain sound to vinyl collectors, Large purple/yellow Purple Rain logo with “Prince and the Revolution”. RELATED MATERIAL Purple Rain Deluxe 2-CD / 3CD+DVD Editions (2017) Purple Rain Picture Disc LP (2017

"Purple Rain" was recorded live in 1983 by a Record Plant truck at an August show and later became the title for the film Purple Rain. Additionally, the club briefly issued a magazine called "First Avenue In House" from September 1998 to (Sadly, there are no shops selling white cloud guitars now) 4) The Kid’s’ House (Exterior) 3420 Snelling Street this was the house used for the exterior of ‘The Kid’s’ troubled family home in Purple Rain.