It showcases the music that was being created before the international attention that came with the release of Prince's "Purple Rain" in 1984. Morning Edition Producer Jim Bickal talked with the ...

8SPIN Rating: 8 of 10Release Date: December 03, 2013Label: Numero GroupMidway through Prince's 1985 Purple Rain tour — 98 shows, 1.7 million tickets sold — ...

For Purple Snow, the label has unearthed overlooked and ... Although the compilation and accompanying 30,000-word book give deeper context to Prince’s music, the Purple One is peripheral here ...

‘Purple Snow…’, an excellent 32-track compilation that comes with a comprehensive hardback book, is an attempt to redress this, rounding up tracks from 22 of the key artists who would help ...