DATING respectively from 2001 and 2002, Prince’s two albums The Rainbow Children and One Nite Alone have long been out of print.

Now fans of the multi-talented musician, who died in 2016, will be delighted to hear that the two records are to be re-released on April 17. Two related live albums will also reissued: One Nite Alone... Live! and the double album One Nite Alone: The Aftershow... It Ain’t Over!

All of these records will, of course, be on vinyl, but there is also a set of CDs, Prince: The One Nite Alone Collection and a DVD entitled Prince: Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas.

The Rainbow Children was the first album to be released by the musician when he resumed referring to himself as “Prince”, after a period in which he used the “Love Symbol” as his stage name.

Prince died at the age of 57 on February 21, 2016. - AFP