Sunday Spin: Purple Rain

OUR WEEKLY REMEMBRANCE OF GREAT ALBUMSSALUTES HIS PURPLE MOUNTED MAJESTY Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to hail stiletto booted royalty. And get through this thing called life, too. This week in 1984, Prince achieved his second No. 1 hit from the soundtrack album for his film Purple Rain with "Let's Go Crazy." Without a doubt, the well-reviewed, already cultish Minneapolis boy had hit the big time. Despite the many outfits, hairstyles and albums released in the intervening 24 year...

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