{"title":"Prince","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Prince\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 7, 1958. He launched his recording career as a teenager and signed with Warner Bros. Records at age 18 (an unprecedented contract that included creative authority, including the right to produce his own work). He recorded early material at Sound 80 Studios in Minneapolis and established his foundational Minneapolis sound - combining funk, R\u0026amp;B, pop, rock, and gospel into a distinctive synthesis. He is widely cited as one of the most important musicians in popular music history, with virtuosic multi-instrumental skills (guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, vocals all played at virtuosic levels), prolific recording output (vault of unreleased material that has been released posthumously), and creative authority across his catalog (his early 1990s name-change to a unpronounceable symbol in protest of his Warner Bros. contract). His 1984 album Purple Rain - the soundtrack of the same-titled 1984 Albert Magnoli film - became one of the most commercially successful albums in popular music history with over 25 million copies sold worldwide. He died of an accidental fentanyl overdose on April 21, 2016 at age 57 at his Paisley Park complex in Chanhassen, Minnesota. He won seven Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. His estate has continued releasing archival material from his vault, with multiple collaborations with the Sony Music estate management arrangement. His foundational influence on funk, R\u0026amp;B, pop, rock, and broader popular music history is widely cited as one of the most important contributions to the form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrince's sound is foundational to the Minneapolis sound - combining funk, R\u0026amp;B, pop, rock, soul, electronic, gospel, jazz, and hip hop with his distinctive multi-octave vocal delivery (range from intimate falsetto to powerful baritone), virtuosic multi-instrumental compositions (playing all instruments on recordings), and lyrical content addressing sexuality, religion, race, and personal experience drawing on American R\u0026amp;B and gospel traditions alongside varied stylistic exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor You (1978, Warner Bros.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrince (1979, Warner Bros.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirty Mind (1980, Warner Bros.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eControversy (1981, Warner Bros.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1999 (1982, Warner Bros.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePurple Rain (1984, Warner Bros.) - 25M+ copies worldwide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAround the World in a Day (1985, Paisley Park)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParade (1986, Paisley Park)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSign o' the Times (1987, Paisley Park)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLovesexy (1988, Paisley Park)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBatman (1989, Warner Bros.\/Paisley Park) - soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGraffiti Bridge (1990, Paisley Park) - soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiamonds and Pearls (1991, Paisley Park)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove Symbol Album (1992, Paisley Park)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCome (1994, Warner Bros.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Gold Experience (1995, Warner Bros.\/NPG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmancipation (1996, NPG\/EMI) - first major post-Warner work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMusicology (2004, NPG\/Columbia)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3121 (2006, NPG\/Universal Republic) - Billboard #1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlectrumelectrum (2014, NPG\/Warner Bros.) - with 3rdEyeGirl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHitnRun Phase Two (2015, NPG\/Tidal) - final pre-death studio album\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Warner Bros. Records, Paisley Park Records, and NPG Records pressings of the Prince 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 typically start with Purple Rain (1984) or Sign o' the Times (1987). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pop-vinyl-records\"\u003ePop\/Indie-Pop\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rnb-soul-vinyl-records\"\u003eR\u0026amp;B And Soul\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"prince-welcome-2-america-deluxe-cd","title":"Welcome 2 America Deluxe 2LP\/1CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecorded in the spring of 2010 and then mysteriously archived by Prince before its release, the album documents Prince’s concerns, hopes, and visions for a shifting society, presciently foreshadowing an era of political division, disinformation, and a renewed fight for racial justice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540726493367,"sku":"210000061218","price":107.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/prince.jpg?v=1781154009"},{"product_id":"prince-purple-rain-vinyl-180g","title":"Purple Rain LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eHaving sold over 25 million copies ‘Purple Rain’ isn’t only one of the best-selling records of all time, it is considered a creative masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540727017655,"sku":"210000100360","price":107.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/purple-rain.jpg?v=1781154009"},{"product_id":"prince-self-titled-vinyl-150g","title":"Self-Titled LP","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrince's sophomore breakthrough. 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