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Today 7 Years Ago Purple Genius PRINCE Passed Away – His 36 Years Old Hit Unfortunaly ‘SIGN “☮” THE TIMES’ Highly Relevant Again Today

Posted on April 21, 2023 by JL

21 April 2023

Musical genius PRINCE passed away today 7 years ago, on 21 April 2016,
following an accidental overdose of Fentanyl, a strong painkiller, 50 to 100
times stronger the morphine. He was only 57.

In 1987 the purple royalty released his double
masterpiece album SIGN “O” THE TIMES.

The late, sadly missed icon translated the troubled times the world
experienced back then perfectly in the title track. Unfortunately nothing
has really changed after 36 years. Today it’s back to egoism, intolerance,
racism, sexism, hate and political extremism as we all know.

The fact that this funky master blaster sounds like
it’s 1987 all over again is both scary and alarming.

PRINCE: Biography – Discography – Paisley Park Website

PS: Since 2018, fentanyl and its analogues have been responsible for most drug overdose deaths in the United States, causing over 71,238 deaths in 2021. Because fentanyl is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, its primary clinical utility is in pain management for cancer

Quarantine Juxebox – 45 Previously Unreleased ‘SIGN O’T HE TIMES’ Vault Tracks From Purple Genius PRINCE

Posted on September 25, 2020 by JL

25 September 2020

The Prince Estate dived into the archives of the late genius’ 1987 double
masterpiece album SIGN O’ THE TIMES. The result is a gigantic super deluxe
edition including 45 studio ‘vault’ tracks varying from okay to good to very
good to brilliant. A total of 92 songs and 8 hours & 2 minutes of music.

Here’s what you get…

CD1 or LP 1- Sign O’ The Times (Remastered)
CD2 or LP 2 – Sign O’ The Times (Remastered)
CD3 or LP 3 & 4 – Singles Mixes / Edits / B-Sides (Remastered)
CD4 or LP 5 & 6 – Vault Tracks (Unreleased)
CD5 or LP 7 & 8 – Vault Tracks (Unreleased)
CD6 or LP 9 & 10 – Vault Tracks (Unreleased)
CD8 or 9 / LPs 11-13 – Live In Utrecht June 20th 1987 (Unreleased)
DVD – Live at Paisley Park December 31st 1987 (Unreleased
Sign O’ The Times show ft Miles Davis)

If you’re a fan of his Purple Highness I propose
to lock yourself down at home for an 8-hour quarantine,
with your disinfected headphones on, for an isolated
and safe ‘Sing O’ The Corona Times’ experience…

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Info & expensive prices here

PRINCE – Title Track From Double Album ‘SIGN “☮” THE TIMES’ Still Highly Relevant After 30 Years…

Posted on April 1, 2017 by JL

Weekly fuel to soundtrack your favorite 48 hours…

‘Sign “☮” The Times’ by PRINCE

Musical genius PRINCE released his double masterpiece album ‘SIGN “☮” THE TIMES’
30 years ago, on 31 March 1987. An innovative magnum opus where funk, soul, rap, pop
and rock were mixed into an ingenious and vibrant sonic cocktail. The late, sadly missed icon translated the troubled times the world experienced back then perfectly in the title track. On the other hand most of the songs on this double LP contained messages of hope, love, solidarity and unity to overcome the bad signs of those days. Unfortunately nothing has really changed after 30 years. Today it’s back to egoism intolerance, hate and dissension as we all know. The fact that the funky killer single of this double wake up call album sounds like it’s 1987 all over again is both scary and alarming. Here’s the Purple Legend, still highly relevant after 30 years…