Prince’s Purple Rain Is Being Reissued In 2017

A new greatest hits album, Prince 4Ever, has also been announced.

October 21, 2016
Prince’s <i>Purple Rain</i> Is Being Reissued In 2017

The first release from Prince since his death earlier this year will be a reissue of the 1984 classic Purple Rain. The album will arrive in April 2017 and a press release clarifies that the details of the reissue were “agreed [upon] with Prince before he passed away.” The album will arrive via NPG Records/Warner Bros and will include a second album of previously unreleased material.

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In addition to the Purple Rain reissue, Prince's estate have also confirmed the release of a new greatest hits album. Prince 4Ever will be released on November 22 in the U.S. and will include the previously unreleased “Moonbeam Levels" alongside Prince's best-known songs. The artwork for that record can be seen below.

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Prince’s <i>Purple Rain</i> Is Being Reissued In 2017
Prince’s Purple Rain Is Being Reissued In 2017