Celebrating 40 years since the release of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ album, here’s a mix of 30+ tracks under 30 minutes from the late great purple one’s illustrious hit-filled catalogue, including a few rarities and clips from interviews, speeches, movies & live shows. The album was the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name, and won Grammys, an Oscar & is considered to be one of the greatest albums of all time.

Mix broadcast on BBC 6 Music, Saturday 22nd June 2024.

TRACKLIST:

4 mins 35 secs of The Huey Show (inc. excerpts of…)
Prince ft. Rosie Gaines - Nothing Compares 2 U (live)
Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now

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PURPLE RAIN BLOCK PARTY

Prince - Let’s Go Crazy
Prince - If I Was Your Girlfriend
Prince - Sign ‘O’ the Times
Prince - Gett Off
Prince - Pop Life
Prince - Ballad of Dorothy Parker
Prince - Starfish and Coffee
Prince - Sticky Like Glue
Prince - Mountains
Prince - Alphabet St.
Prince - Anotherloverholenyohead
Prince - Money Don’t Matter 2 Night
Sheila E - A Love Bizarre
Vanity 6 - Nasty Girl
Prince - Housequake
Prince - 1999 (Original / Acapella)
Prince - 17 Days (Piano & A Microphone 1983 Version)
Prince - Controversy
Prince - Cloreen Bacon Skin
Prince - I Feel For You (Acapella / Original)
Prince - Raspberry Beret
Prince - Little Red Corvette
Prince - Chelsea Rodgers (ft. Shelby J)
Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover (Dimitri From Stoke On Trent mix)
Prince - When Doves Cry
Prince - Make-Up
Prince - Computer Blue
Prince - I Would Die 4 U
Prince - The Line ft. Sheila E & Boni Boyer (Unreleased 1987)
Prince - Purple Rain

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6 Music Outro: Huey, Jamz & Gilles

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Also includes elements of:
Arrested Development - Tennessee
Chaka Khan - I Feel For You
Prince - Kiss
Prince - My Name Is Prince
Prince - Sexy MF
Prince - Batdance
Prince - Segue (ft. Kirstie Alley)

Featuring…
The Revolution
New Power Generation
Wendy & Lisa
Rosie Gains

Clips from…
Morris Day (Purple Rain)
Billy Sparks (Purple Rain)
Chris Rock
Arsenio Hall
Larry King
Donnelll Rawlings
Will I Am
Eddie Murphy (Beverly Hills Cop)
Michael Douglas & Kathleen Turner (Oscars 1985)
Prince (Live 1985 / Various Interviews)

Shouts:
Idris Elba
Slick Rick
Say She She
Guru
Isatta Sheriff

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The Huey Show:
Hosted by Huey Morgan
Produced by Tom Whalley
Block Party curated & mixed by BobaFatt

Purple Rain Block Party | BBC 6 Music

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