http://www.uncut.co.uk/bl...t-8-105780

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When we decided to put Prince on the cover of this issue, we envisaged a piece that celebrated 10 of his greatest albums, to coincide (roughly) with what would have been his 60th birthday. But as Graeme Thomson’s incredible work on the story progressed, the unexpected news reached us that there was a new Prince studio album coming. As we reveal, Piano & A Microphone 1983 offers a unique, intimate insight into Prince’s creative processes: it’s a genuinely thrilling artefact and we’re delighted to be able to preview it at length later in the issue alongside our survey of Prince’s finest records. Piano & A Microphone 1983 also offers a tantalizing glimpse into the depths of Prince’s mythic Vault. As Bobby Z, one of his oldest collaborators, tells us, “I met him in 1977 and he was writing at least two songs a day since then. Do the math…”

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I am glad to see it. I probably won't read it because I imagine it will just discuss the 80's and the "untold" stories will be very much 'told" and it will be 80's contributors looking to remind folks of their importance in his career. But, any exposure is good as long as the narrative isn't advising people to basically ignore anything after 1990 . Rock magazines are a bit salicious sometimes so that line about nothing ever being normal is probably hyperbolic. I realize that magazine isn't just about him so of course having a ten best list is understandable but I am hoping for no narrative that is completely dismissive of latter day Prince (to me, that does Prince's image little good.). I kind of wish the whole article was just about the preview of his piano and microphone 1983.

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Goddess4Real said:

purplerabbithole said:

dodger said:

Well, this barely scratches the surface. Nothing revelatory WRT the couple of 1980s albums (in fact a lot of the article is barely about those albums, e.g. lotsa stuff about the Rolling Stones support performances), some bland stuff about D&P and , and then it skips to the 3EG era where we get a bunch of reheated stuff that mostly looks like it has been lifted from older interviews. And the one page about the upcoming Piano album is more of a review and offers little information.

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IMHO not worth your time or money.

I like that they used a Gold era shot for the cover. I feel like I hardly ever see pictures from this era featured. I think this was the cover of one of my first bootlegs.

BartVanHemelen said:

Well, this barely scratches the surface. Nothing revelatory WRT the couple of 1980s albums (in fact a lot of the article is barely about those albums, e.g. lotsa stuff about the Rolling Stones support performances), some bland stuff about D&P and , and then it skips to the 3EG era where we get a bunch of reheated stuff that mostly looks like it has been lifted from older interviews. And the one page about the upcoming Piano album is more of a review and offers little information.

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IMHO not worth your time or money.

What kind of review did the Piano and microphone 83 get?

purplerabbithole said:

One sentence?

BlackCandle said:

purplerabbithole said:

What kind of review did the Piano and microphone 83 get?

Positive: "Piano & Microphone 1983 is both an invaluable historical artefact and an outstanding work in its own right."

purplerabbithole said:

purplerabbithole said:

SchlomoThaHomo said:

Thanks Latin!

Thanks, Latin!

darlingnikkkki said:

Hope to find a copy at a B&N store. (Is it just me but my dirty mind always catch me thinking Uncut magazine is a gay porn mag featuring uncut men. )

Latin said:

SchlomoThaHomo said:

I like that they used a Gold era shot for the cover. I feel like I hardly ever see pictures from this era featured. I think this was the cover of one of my first bootlegs.

Indeed, they chose a great photo for the cover.

pinkcashmere23 said:

elephant said:

Latin said:

Indeed, they chose a great photo for the cover.

I think this is the same photo Q used for their cover in ‘94

Yes. He was in Monaco at the time.

precioux said: