Prince, 1999 (1982)
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This was the first Prince album I was aware of, if not the first I ever heard. I probably heard Purple Rain right through first, but this was certainly the first album of his I knew about; knew the cover - knew the big hit singles, the release of this record was the start of the fascination for me. Funnily enough when I got a copy - o…
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