PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION – Purple Rain (Feat. Dolby Atmos & 96/24 Stereo Mix) – Blu-ray Hi-Res Audio Disc

Description

Audiophile Blu-ray – Features 2024 Atmos Mix and original 1984 mix in High Definition Stereo. The 2024 Atmos presentation of Purple Rain featured on this Blu-Ray, was meticulously mixed from the original multi-track master tapes by Princes protege and Best Engineered Grammy nominee Chris James.

NPG Records and Paisley Park Enterprises, in partnership with Warner Records, are pleased to announce the release of a brand-new audiophile Blu-ray featuring 2024s Dolby Atmos mix of Prince and the Revolution‘s iconic 1984 album, Purple Rain, as well as Princes original 1984 stereo mix, in high-definition 24bit / 96kHz audio, available April 25th 2025.

Prince shattered all expectations and made music history when he released the album Purple Rain, followed by the hit movie of the same name weeks later. The 9-track LP went on to win two Grammy awards (“Best Rock Performance by a Group” & “Best Album of Original Score Written For A Motion Picture”), two American Music Awards, a Brit Award, and an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. In 2012 the Library of Congress added the album to the National Recording Registry, which only accepts sound recordings that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically important, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States. Purple Rain spent 24 weeks at #1 on the Billboard album charts, sold over 25 million copies worldwide, and appears on countless Best Of polls, most recently achieving the #4 spot on Apple Music’s Top 100 Albums Of All Time.

The 2024 Atmos presentation of Purple Rain featured on this Blu-Ray, was meticulously mixed from the original multi-track master tapes by Princes protege and Best Engineered Grammy nominee Chris James. It was released via all participating Digital Service Providers on June 21, 2024. In 2024 we started our year-long celebration of the 40th anniversary of Purple Rain, we are thrilled to present Princes masterpiece in ATMOS, providing an immersive, surround auditory experience of Princes legendary album. This highly crafted release will present Princes iconic work with more space and depth while preserving the beautiful songs that have shaped music and popular culture, and touched the lives of countless fans around the world. – Paisley Park Enterprises

Tracklist:

(Blu-ray audio features Purple Rain in Dolby Atmos and 96/24 stereo mix)

1. Let’s Go Crazy
2. Take Me With U
3. The Beautiful Ones
4. Computer Blue
5. Darling Nikki
6. When Doves Cry
7. I Would Die 4 U
8. Baby I’m A Star
9. Purple Rain