Prince: Before the Rain Hardcover – Big Book, 1 November 2018

As a huge Prince fan, I have all the coffee table books: the good, the bad, and the dreadful cash-grab ones. All of them show Prince at various eras of his career, and even bad Prince photography is good because it’s, well...it’s PRINCE!Allen Beaulieu’s “Prince: Before the Rain” is up there with Afshin Shahidi’s “Prince: A Private View” as being truly great photography. With Shahidi’s photography we see a polished Prince, a well-established musical icon. With Beaulieu’s we see a Prince that’s on the cusp of superstar dome: he’s raw. He’s hungry. And he knows it.Prince is at his most natural in “Before the rain,” and the photography reveal Prince’s sexy moments, and moments he spent a lifetime trying to forget, like him getting pelted every which way at the Stone’s concert. Prince was at his most low, with a looking of wanting to run from the stage, yet defiant enough to stay. That defiance’s lets us know that in a few years, those macho, redneck fans will be HIS fans, and he’s sure of it.The most intimate portraits are the ones with his mirror-image protege, Vanity. He’s playfully coy, yet he’s deadly serious in his passion for her. She’s the most beautiful girl in his world, and probably always was. A few months after Vanity’s passed, death would befall our Prince, which made the early 80s aesthetic photography all the more sad. My favorite portrait is of Prince, circa Dirty Mond era. He’s behind a beige tile wall, dressed in black bikini briefs, his signature trench coat, and a red bandana on his chest. Oh...and he’s wearing sunglasses. The presence of Prince. Was awe-inspiring.Diehard, hardcore fans will love “Before the Rain.” Impress your friends with this coffee table book, and let them see how bold he was in his early career.

Se sei un estimatore di Prince, questo libro deve far parte della tua collezione!Baulieu è stato il fotografo ufficiale di Prince nei primi anni della sua lunghissima carriera, ritraendolo sulle copertine degli album dall’omonimo Prince al famosissimo 1999.Foto intime, curiosi scorci sul palco e nei backstage di quei prolifici anni di formazione artistica.Before The Rain è un prezioso documento che ritrae un Prince talvolta inedito, ottimo per riscoprire questo Artista dalle mille sfaccettature.

¡Que colores! ¡que calidad! ¡que grande!Genial libro de los primeros años de prince cuando no era una mega estrella, cuando su futura imagen se estaba formando. Repleto de fantasticas fotos. ¿Quereis imagenes en alta definicion y comentarios sobre lo que pasó en el concierto de los rolling Stones en 1980? id a la pagina 80.P.S. Los dos primeros discos postumos (piano & microphone y Originals) han utilizado imagenes de Al, así que si quereis saber cualse serán las futuras portadas yo os recomiendo comseguirlo ahora que esta rebajado a un 60%

The often overlooked pre-Purple Rain era of Prince's career is captured perfectly in this book of photographs by one of the best photographers Prince ever worked with. Along with Jeff Katz, Steve Parke and Randee St. Nicholas, Allen Bauliaeu captured the essence of Prince's character and mystique.The book covers 1979-1983 with a few post Purple Rain era photos at the end. The stories connected to each photo shed new light on Prince. Unlike some of the other books released, this shows the early years of Prince where his guard is a bit lower.I can't recommend this book enough. If you love Prince... Buy it!

Très beau livre avec de magnifiques photos pour la plupart inédites très belle mise en page un must have pour tout fan !!! Reçu une première fois abîmé il a vite été remplacé par un autre livre en excellent état