{"title":"Prince \u0026 The Revolution","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Prince \u0026amp; The Revolution\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrince \u0026amp; The Revolution was the credited backing band for Prince Rogers Nelson from approximately 1979 to October 1986. The credit was used on his most commercially successful era of Warner Bros. albums - Purple Rain (1984), Around the World in a Day (1985), and Parade (1986) - as well as the Purple Rain (1984) film. The band's members included Wendy Melvoin (guitar, from 1983), Lisa Coleman (keyboards, from 1980), Bobby Z (Robert Rivkin, drums, from 1979), Brown Mark (Mark Brown, bass, from 1981), Doctor Fink (Matthew Fink, keyboards, from 1979), and Dez Dickerson (guitar, 1979-1983). The band was central to the Minneapolis sound and the Purple Rain era. Prince dissolved The Revolution in October 1986, with creative tensions over Prince's creative authority and Prince solo direction. Wendy \u0026amp; Lisa (Melvoin \/ Coleman) pursued solo and parallel work as the duo Wendy and Lisa. See the separate Prince collection page for the wider catalog and context of Prince's career, and the Prince \u0026amp; The Revolution credit for the Purple Rain era releases. The Revolution reformed without Prince in 2012 for occasional touring, performing The Revolution-credited material. They have continued performing intermittently after Prince's 2016 death as a tribute project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrince \u0026amp; The Revolution's sound is foundational to the Minneapolis sound - combining funk, R\u0026amp;B, pop, rock, soul, and electronic with Prince's distinctive multi-octave vocal delivery, virtuosic multi-instrumental compositions across the band, and varied compositional approaches across the central Purple Rain era. Their foundational influence on the Minneapolis sound is widely documented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePurple Rain (1984, Warner Bros.) - soundtrack with Prince \u0026amp; The Revolution credit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAround the World in a Day (1985, Paisley Park\/Warner Bros.) - with Prince \u0026amp; The Revolution credit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParade (1986, Paisley Park\/Warner Bros.) - Under the Cherry Moon soundtrack, final Prince \u0026amp; The Revolution-credited album\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Warner Bros. Records and Paisley Park Records pressings of the Prince \u0026amp; The Revolution catalog are foundational items in popular music collecting, with collector premiums on rare pressings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Prince \u0026amp; The Revolution typically start with Purple Rain (1984). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/prince\"\u003ePrince\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pop-vinyl-records\"\u003ePop\/Indie-Pop\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"prince-the-revolution-purple-rain-vinyl-180g","title":"Purple Rain LP","description":"\u003cp\u003ePURPLE RAIN. The magnum opus of PRINCE.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540888858807,"sku":"210000035358","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/awar-547450-125196-05012017091819-1252.jpg?v=1781154613"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.waxtraxrecords.com\/collections\/prince-and-the-revolution.oembed","provider":"Wax Trax Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}