Piano and a Microphone 1983

Piano and a Microphone 1983
Demo album by
Prince
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
RecordedLate summer or Autumn 1983
StudioKiowa Trail home studio (Chanhassen, Minnesota)
Length34:21
Label
Prince chronology
Anthology: 1995–2010
(2018) 		Piano and a Microphone 1983
(2018) 		Originals
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB[3]
The Guardian[4]
Pitchfork8.5/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

Piano and a Microphone 1983 is a posthumously released album by Prince, released on CD, vinyl, and digital formats on September 21, 2018.[7][8] It is the first album released by the Prince estate consisting solely of material from his archive, the Vault.[9]

  1. ^ "Piano & A Microphone 1983 by Prince". Metacritic.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review: Piano and a Microphone 1983 Allmusic. Retrieved 2019-03-22
  3. ^ "A rare view of Prince, plus Metric and more in this week's new music". The A.V. Club. 21 September 2018.
  4. ^ Morris, Damien (September 23, 2018). "Prince: Piano & a Microphone 1983 review – intensely intimate". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Prince: Piano & a Microphone 1983 Album Review – Pitchfork". pitchfork.com.
  6. ^ Grow, Kory (September 21, 2018). "Review: Prince's 'Piano & A Microphone 1983' is a Revealing Snapshot of the Pop Genius in His Prime". Rolling Stone.
  7. ^ "Prince Estate Plots New Album 'Piano and a Microphone 1983'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  8. ^ Aswad, Jem (June 7, 2018). "Prince Estate Announces 'Piano & a Microphone 1983' Album,' Shares Song (Listen)". Variety. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  9. ^ Pareles, Jon (19 September 2018). "Alone in the Studio in 1983, Prince Is Revealed". New York Times. Retrieved 20 September 2018.