Prince - Piano & A Microphone 1983This raw, intimate recording, which took place at the start of Princes career right before he achieved international stardom, is similar in format to thePiano and A Microphone Tourthat he ended his career with in 2016. The nine track, 35 minute album features a previously unreleased home studio cassette recording of Prince at his piano captured in 1983. The private rehearsal provides a rare, intimate glimpse into Princes creative process as he worked

It‰۪s a rare thrill nowadays

He was spitting out punk rock anthems a mile a minute at this point

åÊ All songs originally released on 78 in the late 1920's

and is being made available on CD for the first time

where famously Wilko and the Feelgoods parted company back in '77

The unique nature of these arrangements is due in no small part to the musicians in the room at the time of recording: Cormac Curran on grand piano and analogue synthesizer

the deep socio-political crisis and instability

Peter Greenway (guitar

åÊLP formats include digital download code

The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) was formed in Chicago in 1965 by Muhal Richard Abrams with members including future Art Ensemble of Chicago members Bowie

It has now been out of print on the vinyl format for more than 20 years and that matter is now rectified with this release

and Ace recording artist Mercy Baby‰۪s 'Rock and Roll Baby