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    Prince Inside the Music and the Masks

    St Martin's Griffin

    Prince is the first book to give full treatment to his thirty-five-year career. Acclaimed music journalist Ronin Ro traces Prince's rise from anonymity in the late 70s, to his catapult to stardom in the 80s, to his reemergence in the twenty-first century as an artistic icon. Ro expertly chronicles his music and career, showing how Prince and his albums helped define and inspire a generation.

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    PrinceSign "O" The TimesPaisley Park
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      PrinceOriginalsNPG Records / Warner Bros.
      Sourced directly from Prince’s vast archive of Vault recordings, 'Originals' is a brand new 15-track album featuring 14 previously unreleased recordings...
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      • – Make-Up
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      • – You’re My Love
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      • – Baby, You’re A Trip
      • – The Glamorous Life
      • – Gigolos Get Lonely Too
      • – Love… Thy Will Be Done
      • – Dear Michaelangelo
      • – Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?
      • – Nothing Compares 2 U
      PrinceFor You (1978)Warner Brothers
      Signed to a hefty record contract while still in his teens, Prince was only 19 when he wrote, produced and played all the instruments on this, his debut...

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