{"product_id":"piano-and-a-microphone-1983-180g-vinyl-mint-m-mint-m","title":"Piano and A Microphone 1983 (180g Vinyl) | Mint (M) Mint (M)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBRAND NEW\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eLabel:    NPG Records – R1 566557, Warner Bros. Records – R1 566557\u003cbr\u003e\r\nFormat:    Vinyl, LP, Album, 180 Gram\u003cbr\u003e\r\nCountry:    US\u003cbr\u003e\r\nReleased:    Sep 21, 2018\u003cbr\u003e\r\nGenre:    Pop\u003cbr\u003e\r\nStyle:    Ballad\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMedley:    (22:38)\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA1.1        17 Days\u003cbr\u003e\r\nComposed By – Lisa Coleman, Matthew Fink*, Prince, Wendy Melvoin\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA1.2        Purple Rain\u003cbr\u003e\r\nComposed By – Prince\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA1.3        A Case Of You\u003cbr\u003e\r\nComposed By – Joni Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA1.4        Mary Don't You Weep\u003cbr\u003e\r\nArranged By – Prince\u003cbr\u003e\r\nComposed By – Trad.*\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA1.5        Strange Relationship\u003cbr\u003e\r\nComposed By – Prince\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA1.6        International Lover\u003cbr\u003e\r\nComposed By – Prince\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA1.7        Wednesday\u003cbr\u003e\r\nComposed By – Prince\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB1        Cold Coffee \u0026amp; Cocaine\u003cbr\u003e\r\nComposed By – Prince\u003cbr\u003e\r\n5:14\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB2        Why The Butterflies\u003cbr\u003e\r\nComposed By – Prince\u003cbr\u003e\r\n6:28\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003ePhonographic Copyright ℗ – NPG Records\u003cbr\u003e\r\nCopyright © – NPG Records\u003cbr\u003e\r\nLicensed To – Warner Bros. Records Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\r\nRecorded At – Kiowa Trail Home Studio\u003cbr\u003e\r\nPressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BH11423\u003cbr\u003e\r\nArt Direction, Design – Alex Tenta, The Prince Estate\u003cbr\u003e\r\nEngineer [Mastering] – Bernie Grundman\u003cbr\u003e\r\nExecutive-Producer [Archival Producer] – Michael Howe (3)\u003cbr\u003e\r\nLacquer Cut By – CB*\u003cbr\u003e\r\nPhotography By [Archive Photos] – The Prince Estate\u003cbr\u003e\r\nPhotography By [Artist Photography] – Allen Beaulieu\u003cbr\u003e\r\nProducer, Arranged By, Performer – Prince\u003cbr\u003e\r\ncat# R1 566557 appears on spine\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded at Prince's Kiowa Trail home studio in Chanhassen, MN.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eSticker:\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThe Previously Unreleased Home Studio Recording On 180g Audiophile Vinyl\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBarcode (scanned): 603497861286\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAs the first major release from Prince's vault (the 2017 expanded edition of Purple Rain was announced prior to his 2016 death), Piano \u0026amp; a Microphone 1983 is disarmingly casual. Its prosaic title is a precise description of the album's content -- it is nothing more than Prince sitting at a piano, playing whatever comes to his mind for just over half an hour -- yet even if the record delivers upon that promise, it's not quite as simple as it seems. For one, there's a level of intimacy on Piano \u0026amp; a Microphone unlike anything else in Prince's catalog. While there may have been some editing sleight of hand to make these 35 minutes appear to be a continuous performance, there's no production to speak of, yet it still bears the hallmarks of a studio recording; the music is too clear to be anything but. Despite early appearances of \"17 Days,\" \"Purple Rain,\" and \"Strange Relationship,\" this can't be called a demo session: Prince plays his recent \"International Lover,\" hauls out the spiritual standard \"Mary Don't You Weep\" -- a song he could in no way have been considering for inclusion on an album -- and plays a bit of Joni Mitchell's \"A Case of You.\" The brevity of \"A Case of You\" and \"Purple Rain\" -- both hover around 90 seconds -- highlights this session's informality, but that point is hammered home at the end of the record when Prince goofs through \"Cold Coffee and Cocaine\" in a voice he'd later perfect on \"Bob George\" and tries to find a concrete song within \"Why the Butterflies.\" Far from detracting from Piano \u0026amp; a Microphone, these loose ends are the reason to listen to the album. The whole affair plays like the listener is eavesdropping on Prince creating, and there simply can't be a reissue more valuable than that. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedia Condition: Mint (M)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSleeve Condition: Mint (M)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: FUNK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBest Sellers: Top Seller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRSD Date: n\/a\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Type: LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 09\/21\/2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Love Vinyl Records","offers":[{"title":"- FUNK","offer_id":49251719250162,"sku":"IMERO7-S16A-00","price":25.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/7018\/9810\/files\/prince-piano-and-a-microphone-1983-180-gram-vinyl_miF5J.jpg?v=1779584146","url":"https:\/\/discandvinyl.com\/products\/piano-and-a-microphone-1983-180g-vinyl-mint-m-mint-m","provider":"DiscandVinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}