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“He said ‘Look, I want you to take all those albums and destroy them'”: Why did Prince abruptly retract his new album days before release in 1987?

Tuesday December 23, 2025. 03:00 PM , from Keyboard Magazine
A record allegedly driven by supernatural forces, Prince swiftly disowned the stark funk of the Black Album - but what caused him to pivot so dramatically?
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