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1986

Parade

Parade is Prince's eighth album. It is the soundtrack album to the film “Under The Cherry Moon” and includes a range of influences, including jazz and classical, alongside Prince’s usual R&B and funk styles.

The album has a predominantly acoustic sound, with live drums, acoustic guitars and an orchestra, arranged by Clare Fischer, appearing on many of the songs. Synthesizers like the Fairlight CMI and Yamaha DX7 were also used to emulate acoustic instruments. The Revolution appear on three songs, with Wendy & Lisa appearing on five others.

Prince and the Revolution toured throughout 1986, with the Hit N Run tour in the United States from March to August, followed by the Parade Tour in Europe and Japan in August and September.

Prince Live

Equipment

Rig Diagram

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UNKNOWN WIRELESS SYSTEM MESA/BOOGIE FOOTSWITCH WITH BAG END D12-M CABINETS WITH BAG END D12-M CABINETS MESA/BOOGIE MARK II HEAD X3 OR PEAVEY 4X12 BOSS VB-2 VIBRATO BOSS OC-2 OCTAVE BOSS BF-2 FLANGER BOSS PSM-5 POWER SUPPLY/ MASTER SWITCH BOSS DM-2 DELAY BOSS SD-1 SUPER OVERDRIVE COLORSOUND WAH

Prince In The Studio

Parade was recorded between April and December 1985 at Sunset Sound studios and Prince's Washington Avenue warehouse studio. The Revolution appear on “Girls & Boys” and “Mountains”. For details of the equipment used by the Revolution, see the Purple Rain page and the live section above.

Equipment

Vocals
Guitars
Amplifier
Amps were recorded through Shure SM57 or Sennheiser MD421 microphones. Guitars were also recorded direct using a Countryman 85 DI.
Effects
Basses
Basses were recorded direct using a Countryman 85 DI.
Synthesizers
Pianos and Keyboards
The Steinway Model B was recorded with AKG C414 microphones.
Drums and Percussion
Drums were probably recorded with the following microphones - Kick Drum: Sennheiser MD 421; Snare: Shure SM57; Toms: Sennheiser MD 441/MD 421; HiHat: Neumann KM84; Overheads: AKG C414

References

  • Tudahl, Duane. (2021) Prince and the Parade and Sign O The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986.
  • Brown, Jake. (2010) Prince 'in the Studio' 1975 - 1995.
  • Ronin, Ro. Prince: Inside The Music And The Masks.