PIANO AND A MICROPHONE, 1983 | PRINCE

1.6.19 When someone asked Eric Clapton, what does it feel like to be the world’s best guitarist. He replied, “I don’t know, ask Prince”. Well, Prince was not only a gifted guitarist..Just give this new release of a recording made before the release of Purple Rain a listen and you’ll hear his Purpleness destroy a piano while laying down the most soulful vocals. It’s just as the title suggests, just Prince, a mic and a piano.

Kory Grow @ Rolling Stone Writes: In 1983, Prince was a budding genius on a historic run that would eventually redefine pop. A year earlier he’d exploded into the Top 10 with his synth-funk double-LP opus, 1999, and he was already hard at work on Purple Rain, the album/film project that would render a version of his life story in Beatles-size proportions. . .