Wonderful News! That should have been done sooner! Some people are SLOW! Prince has many, many other great Albums that need to be given merit to as well!

This is great news. But does anyone else think that Dirty Mind is equally deserving for its impact on synthpop?

i agree it is an artistic & historical treasure. some of the other recordings look interesting too, i especially like that they are saving a native american program and i love charlie brown :p.

"Rapper's Delight"

"A Charlie Brown Christmas"

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Definitely deserves to be preserved, its a phenomenal work of art. None of us would be here and Prince fans if we didn't believe his work merited the great appreciation. His 80's work for me mostly.

Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" is an audio work of art. Original, inspired and incredible. To this day, after having listened to it a million times, that damn thing still blows me away.

Vince Guaraldi's work on the Charlie Brown specials made those cartoons what they are. Added a cool warm sophistication to the charming scribblely characters.

Green Onions

Rapper's Delight

Coat of Many Colors

Mothership Connection

All of the music on the list are obvious choices, and for me have always been music I have turned to through the years for my musical and emotional nourishment. Good to see the music will be officially preserved for generations to come.

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Excellent

Nice to see Prince receive this recognition for this magnificent musical creation

Congrats 2 Prince. The Purple Rain project was an absolute "MasterPiece"..........

thats great news because I have purple rain on lp, the cassette (that I bought from the goodwill last year) , and even the vhs movie.

"If the library doesn't have the master, it makes an optimal digital copy from the best possible source."

SoooOOOooOOoo......did the Library of Congress get a remastered version?

Nothinbutjoy said:

"Rapper's Delight"

"A Charlie Brown Christmas"

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That's amazing,PR is the best 80's movie of all time!

What can I say? Prince deserves it and he's a genius.

#PrinceFTW

Yeeeahh!

is 1999 in that registry?

Progratulations! 1derful 2 see this when some1 is recognized while here and not posthumously.

darling nicki is now part lib of congress

Congratulatons!

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Sexymf77 said:

Mothership Connection too - yay!

They are not saying anything about him that true Prince fans didn't already know, that the man is great and so is his music.

scriptgirl said:

is 1999 in that registry?

1999 was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008. Also, Purple Rain was inducted two years later.

silverchild said:

[img:$uid]http://www.antiquiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/prince-800-468x351.jpg[/img:$uid] By Steve Jones, USA TODAY http://www.usatoday.com/l...55146096/1 The newest additions into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress include everything from the only existing ex-slave narratives to seminal songs of disco, funk and rap. Prince's 'Purple Rain' is one of the new additions to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. The selected 25 sound recordings, which will be preserved as cultural, artistic and/or historical treasures, join more than 300 others saved since the registry was established in 2000. Without preservation efforts, many of them could have been lost for good — even the most popular recordings, says Matt Barton, the library's sound recording curator. Often, "the master is gone and we only have commercial copies that can be compromised by wear or other damage," he says. (If the library doesn't have the master, it makes an optimal digital copy from the best possible source.) The library makes its choices on the advice of its National Recording Preservation Board and hundreds of suggestions from the public. Nominations for the next registry are being accepted at the NRPB website (loc.gov/nrpb). "I've been asked if (Donna Summer's I Feel Love) was on there because she just passed away (on May 17), but the final selection was made more than a month ago," Barton says. "That was one of many hits that she had, but this signaled a turning point, and its effects are still being felt today." A chronological look at the 2011 selections: •Purple Rain, Prince and the Revolution (1984). The provocative and controversial movie that launched Prince into superstardom. Its most explicit lyrics led to the founding of the Parents Music Resource Center. •Edison Talking Doll cylinder (1888). The recording of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star— sung by one of Thomas Edison's employees for use in a talking doll — is the earliest-known commercial sound recording in existence. •Come Down Ma Evenin' Star, Lillian Russell (1912). The sole surviving recording of Russell, a musical stage star in the late 19th and early 20th century. •Ten Cents a Dance, Ruth Etting (1930). Etting, one of the first great singers of the microphone era, introduced the song in the musical Simple Simon. •Voices From the Days of Slavery (1932-1941). The only known audio recordings of former slaves include 24 interviews conducted in nine states. •I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart, Patsy Montana (1935). One of the first hits by a female country-and-western singer. •Fascinating Rhythm, Sol Hoopii and his Novelty Five (1938). The master of the Hawaiian steel guitar goes electric and improvises on a Gershwin standard. •Artistry in Rhythm, Stan Kenton & and his Orchestra (1943). The aggressive sound and layered instrumentation is typical of Kenton's work. •Debut with the New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein (Nov. 14, 1943). Bernstein, 25, then a little-known assistant conductor, was a last-minute sub. •International Sweethearts of Rhythm: Hottest Women's Band of the 1940s (1944-1946). A rare commercial recording by the interracial female jazz band formed at a Mississippi boarding school for African-American children. •The Indians for Indians Hour (March 25, 1947). The weekly radio show featuring guests and music from 18 Native American tribes aired on WNAD in Norman, Okla. •Hula Medley, Gabby Pahinui (1947). One of the first modern recordings of slack-key guitar, a style originating in Hawaii. •I Can Hear It Now, Fred W. Friendly and Edward R. Murrow (1948). A collection of speech excerpts and news reports, featuring everyone from Will Rogers to Adolf Hitler and narration by CBS Radio's Murrow. •Let's Go Out to the Programs, The Dixie Hummingbirds (1953). A re-creation of a multi-artist gospel show featuring imitations of the Soul Stirrers, the Blind Boys of Mississippi, the Pilgrim Travelers and the Bells of Joy. •Also Sprach Zarathustra, Fritz Reiner and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1954, 1958). A high-fidelity recording of the ensemble that Igor Stravinsky hailed as "the most precise and flexible orchestra in the world." •Bo Diddley and I'm a Man, Bo Diddley (1955). Diddley's first single, a double-sided hit. •Green Onions, Booker T. & the M.G.'s (1962). The instrumental became the title cut of the first LP by the racially integrated Stax Records house band. •Forever Changes, Love (1967). The band's landmark fusion of psychedelic, mainstream and classical styles. •The Continental Harmony: Music of William Billings, Gregg Smith Singers (1969). The recording that re-introduced the composer to the world after a century of obscurity. •A Charlie Brown Christmas, Vince Guaraldi Trio (1970). The soundtrack to the animated Peanuts TV special brought jazz to millions of listeners. •Coat of Many Colors, Dolly Parton (1971). The autobiographical song, about an impoverished childhood made rich by love, established Parton as a credible songwriter. •Mothership Connection, Parliament (1975). "Ain't nothin' but a party, y'all," George Clinton declared on the title track of the enormously influential funk album. •Barton Hall concert by the Grateful Dead (May 8, 1977). The revered Cornell University show is a favorite of Deadhead tape traders. •I Feel Love, Donna Summer (1977). The entirely electronic track played off Summer's ethereal vocal and took the dance clubs by storm. •Rapper's Delight, Sugarhill Gang (1979). The trio's rhythmic rhyming inspired countless MCs and rap artists. [Edited 5/23/12 2:44am]

I love how that Prince photo is eyeballing your avatar,

yay for Prince. I just find it so ironic that it was inducted alongside 2 gay anthems