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Prince's Purple Rain on One-Step 180g LP: Because Sound Matters Edition Limited to 6,000 Numbered Copies, Mastered by Levi Seitz at Black Belt Mastering and Pressed at R.T.I.
Because Sound Matters' meticulous One-Step process creates the definitive-sounding audiophile version of the all-time classic album, Prince's Purple Rain. 192kHz/24bit files transferred from the original EQ'd analog master tapes have been used to ensure Purple Rain has never sounded better.
This initial pressing of this One-Step version is limited to 6,000 copies. The album is housed inside a top-quality, uniquely designed numbered slipcase. The enclosed LP will feature an "Old Style" single pocket gatefold tip-on jacket with original artwork, including the original inner sleeve and poster.
Having sold over 25 million copies, Purple Rain isn't only one of the best-selling records of all time, it is considered a creative masterpiece. In 2010, Purple Rain was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2012, the album was added to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry list of sound recordings that "are culturally, historically, or aesthetically important." In 2019 the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
Purple Rain was recorded, mixed and mastered on analog tape including a couple live performances captured at First Avenue in Minneapolis. Only a ¼" EQ'd analog master tape was ever delivered to Warner Bros. by Prince – clearly a sign that was the source he always wanted to be used in manufacturing. After 40 years, Because Sound Matters did not want to run the risk of additional wear and tear on this iconic tape as several playbacks would be necessary in the One-Step process. So they used an original 192kHz/24bit file transfer, as opposed to a more recent 96kHz/24bit update.
They listened and analyzed many different vinyl LP pressings. Most of those sounded very good, but what they accomplished was being able to surpass the sound of original 45RPM 12" pressings of the singles. Not an easy task considering the length of sides on Purple Rain and, in the process, created the best-sounding version of this iconic record.
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