On Facebook, Duane Tudahl (known here as madhouseman) shared two pages from his upcoming book Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions - 1983 and 1984:

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Related threads:

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http://prince.org/msg/7/440766

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http://prince.org/msg/7/425623

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http://prince.org/msg/7/444432

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Also check his contributions to threads like http://prince.org/msg/7/406688 or http://prince.org/msg/7/444336 or http://prince.org/msg/7/421074 or http://prince.org/msg/7/439931 etc.

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See also: http://musicthing.blogspo...-kiss.html or http://www.thecurrent.org...k-by-track

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An (incomplete) list of other recently published books about Prince: http://prince.org/msg/7/434225

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I'm really looking forward to this book coming out.

Thanks Bart (and madhouseman) for sharing this snippet to tantalise us.

This is the one book that I´m really looking forward to buying. I loved Duane´s articles in Uptown magazine and his contributions here on the org. He had already answered an orgnote regarding the book but it´s been a long time and I almost forgot about this book.

Thanks for the reminder Bart.

I would take everyting the Melvoins and Colemans say with a grain of salt.

paulludvig said:

I would take everyting the Melvoins and Colemans say with a grain of salt.

Yeah, you're totally qualified to make this statement because you were there and you know better. Jeez.

Yep, more interested now. Good idea to release an excerpt. If the rest is like this, we can expect a rigorous and well-researched insight into a lot of the songs.

I thought Bobby Z and the Dr. said they felt The Beatles inspired ATWIAD, did they not say this? Stiil, a great read.

klick2me said:

I thought Bobby Z and the Dr. said they felt The Beatles inspired ATWIAD, did they not say this? Stiil, a great read.

This isn't necessarily contradictory. Just what they said.

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This doesn't change my mind about buying it at all. I'm just more excited and want to have it day one now, as opposed to on release day.

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Duane, any option to get a pre-release version?

dance4me3121 said:

When is the book due out? November?

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Is clicking links that hard?

paulludvig said:

I would take everyting the Melvoins and Colemans say with a grain of salt.

i agree with u since prince has been dead let them tell it they did all the work and prince stayed home and played in his garden and ate chips all day .

BartVanHemelen said:

cbarnes3121 said:

I gotta get this book!

Duane Tudahl has been updating his book with new information right down to the finish line (publishing date). You can bet it will be as comprehensive and well-researched as he can make it.

purplethunder3121 said: