Prince Fans Can Celebrate ‘Purple Rain’s 40th Anniversary With New Collectible Book — and It’s 31% Off

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It’s been almost 40 years since Prince released his hit album Purple Rain, and its impact is still felt today as the album is being adapted into a stage play. As fans wait to see their favorite songs live on stage, a new book looks to celebrate the album’s anniversary with rare photography and track-by-track analyses from music journalist and author Andrea Swensson.

Prince and Purple Rain: 40 Years will be a great piece of Prince merch you can display as a coffee table book or in the front spot of your mantle. The book came out May 21, and you can buy a copy online from Amazon, Target and Walmart. Plus, it’s currently on sale for 31% off, dropping the price to less than $50.

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'Prince and Purple Rain: 40 Years' by Andrea Swensson

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Prince and Purple Rain: 40 Years will easily become one of your most treasured collector’s pieces. It comes in an exclusive slip cover that’s not only the same bold purple shade of the album, but will help keep the book in pristine shape. You’ll also have 176 pages to flip through that will go into detail about the artist’s life growing up, his bandmates during the Purple Rain tour, provide rare photos of Prince and memorabilia and more.


The Prince book features a forward by longtime fan Maya Rudolph, who will introduce what fans can expect from the book, as well as the artist’s impact in the music world.

And, if you’re looking for more music books about Prince to add to your collection, be sure to pick up bestselling titles including Prince: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track for 44% off; Prince: A Portrait of the Artist for less than $20; this book by his first wife that’s under $10 and a photo book on Prince that’s on sale for 56% off.

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Rylee Johnston

Billboard