* After two albums tinged with funk and disco, Prince Rogers Nelson became the master of the Minneapolis Sound in 1980 with his third album, the sultry and aptly named Dirty Mind. * From his early records for Warner Bros. Records, the man who would soon be nicknamed the Kid of Minneapolis dedicated his life to a prolific and varied musical output. * Prince went through the 1980s with irreverence and boldness that would characterize him. After chaining several hits ("Little Red Corvette," "Purple Rain," "Kiss," "Sign O' The Times," or "Batdance") and selling over 100 million records, Prince knew how to reinvent himself with each of his albums, defying predictions of those who thought he was dead, constantly rising from the ashes, and always surprising through new artistic directions. From Madonna to Miles Davis, from Michael Jackson to Kate Bush, all the great names in popular music wanted to record with him. After the unexpected death of the singer-songwriter in 2016, The Prince Estate has worked to exhume from The Vault, his secure vault at Paisley Park (his home-studio), precious albums until now unreleased. Thousands of songs still rest there; each release is a global event. A unique work in the world, this book offers a new look at the artist's extensive work and details meticulously the genesis of all his songs, revealing one by one the secrets of a spectacular discography, worthy of this extraordinary and immortal artist.