Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions

Featuring groundbreaking, never-before-heard stories, Duane Tudahl pulls back the paisley curtain to reveal the untold story of Prince's rise from cult favorite to the biggest rock star on the planet.His journey is meticulously documented through detailed accounts of his time secluded behind the doors of the recording studio as well as his days on tour.With unprecedented access to the musicians, singers, and studio engineers who knew Prince best, including members of the Revolution and the Time, Duane Tudahl weaves an intimate saga of an eccentric genius and the people and events who helped shape the groundbreaking music he created. From Sunset Sound Studios' daily recording logs and the Warner Bros. vault of information, Tudahl uncovers hidden truths about the origins of songs such as "Purple Rain," "When Doves Cry," and "Raspberry Beret" and also reveals never-before-published details about Prince's unreleased outtakes.This definitive chronicle of Prince's creative brilliance during 1983 and 1984 provides a new experience of the Purple Rain album as an integral part of Prince's life and the lives of those closest to him.

Foreword by Ahmir "Questlove" ThompsonCHAPTER 1: January 1983CHAPTER 2: February 1983CHAPTER 3: March 1983CHAPTER 4: April 1983CHAPTER 5: May 1983CHAPTER 6: June 1983CHAPTER 7: July 1983CHAPTER 8: August 1983CHAPTER 9: September 1983CHAPTER 10: October 1983CHAPTER 11: November 1983CHAPTER 12: December 1983CHAPTER 13: January 1984CHAPTER 14: February 1984CHAPTER 15: March 1984CHAPTER 16: April 1984CHAPTER 17: May 1984CHAPTER 18: June 1984CHAPTER 19: July 1984CHAPTER 20: August 1984CHAPTER 21: September 1984CHAPTER 22: October 1984CHAPTER 23: November 1984CHAPTER 24: December 1984Epilogue