Genre: Pop-rock
Atmos engineer: Chris James
EAN: 0603497815777
Audio streams on the Blu-ray:
- 2024 Dolby Atmos Mix (48kHz / 24)
- Original 1984 Mix (96kHz / 24)
Very fine mixing work on this mythical album, perfectly exploiting the possibilities of space sound while respecting each track. Compared with the Dolby Digital Plus streaming version (Tidal, Apple, Amazon), there’s more precision in the sound and spatial rendering, as well as more precise, deeper bass. This version is best listened to on a 7.1.4 system, to really benefit from the mix. The 2.0 downmix is a far cry from the original stereo version. Full review...
Dynamic: ●●●●o (4.5)
Bandwidth: ●●●●● (5)
Spatialization: ●●●●●●●ooo (7.6)
Restitution: ●●●●● (5)
Bandwidth: ●●●●● (5)
Spatialization: ●●●●●●●ooo (7.6)
Restitution: ●●●●● (5)
"Purple Rain" is the sixth studio album by American musician Prince, featuring his backing band the Revolution. It was released on June 25, 1984, by Warner Bros. Records as the soundtrack album to the 1984 film of the same name. "Purple Rain" was musically denser than Prince's previous albums, emphasizing full band performances, and multiple layers of guitars, keyboards, electronic synthesizer effects, drum machines, and other instruments. Much of the album has a grandiose, synthesized, and psychedelic substance to the production and performances.
"Purple Rain" was an enormous success, spending 24 consecutive weeks atop of the Billboard 200 and being present on the chart for a total of 167 weeks. "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, while "Purple Rain" and "I Would Die 4 U" were top ten hits. By 1996, the album was certified 13× platinum by the RIAA.
"Purple Rain" is Prince's commercial peak, with total sales standing at 25 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. Prince and the Revolution received a Grammy Award nomination for Album of the Year and won the Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media awards. Regularly ranked among the greatest albums of all time, "Purple Rain" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and added to the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry list of sound recordings that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". From Wikipedia
