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|Video Image            = VioletTOG-vid5in1.png
 
|Video Image            = VioletTOG-vid5in1.png
 
|Date                  = 1991
 
|Date                  = 1991
|producer(s)            = Robert Borm / Point Of View Films
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|producer(s)            = Robert Borm
|Director              = [[Randee St. Nicholas]]
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|Director              = [https://www.randeestnicholas.com/ Randee St. Nicholas]
 
|Related                = [[Home Video: Gett Off|Gett Off]] (home video)
 
|Related                = [[Home Video: Gett Off|Gett Off]] (home video)
|ReleaseDate            = 10 September 1991
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|ReleaseDate            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_10|10 September 1991]]
 
<!------ VIDEO CHRONOLOGY -------->
 
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|Previous year          = 1991
 
|Previous year          = 1991
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|Next Video link        = [[Video: Gangster Glam|Gangster Glam]]
 
|Next Video link        = [[Video: Gangster Glam|Gangster Glam]]
 
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|Introduction          = '''Violet The Organ Grinder''' is the thirty-ninth [[Prince]] video to have been released. Unlike previous videos, this one was commercially available before broadcast.
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|Introduction          = '''Violet The Organ Grinder''' is a [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] video. Unlike previous videos, this one was commercially available (on the [[Home Video: Gett Off|Gett Off]] home video) before broadcast.
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Shooting took place in late July - early August 1991 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota. [[Prince]] appears for the first time with his chain-hat which would be featured prominently in the [[Video: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]] video. He dances with four women in a jail cell. The women are all wearing black bikinis and their skin is painted gold (reminiscent of the 1964 James Bond movie [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldfinger_(film) Goldfinger]).
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|recording info        =  
 
|recording info        =  
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                  = July/August? 1991
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|date                  = July/August 1991
 
|studio                = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|additional info        =  
 
|additional info        =  
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* Bisi Adeshina - cage guest
 
* Bisi Adeshina - cage guest
 
* Leah Marie - cage guest  
 
* Leah Marie - cage guest  
* [[Kimberly Dionne]] (as Kim Deane) - cage guest
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* [[Kimberly Arland]] (as Kim Deane) - cage guest
 
* Jennifer De Flores - cage guest
 
* Jennifer De Flores - cage guest
|crew                  = * [[Randee St. Nicholas]] - director
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|crew                  = * Robert Borm - producer (Point Of View Films)
* Scott McCullough - cinematography
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* [https://www.randeestnicholas.com/ Randee St. Nicholas] - director
* [[Prince]] - editing
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* [[Sotera Tschetter]] - art director
*Sotera Tschetter - art direction
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* Domus Design Studios - art direction
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* [[Scott McCullough]] - cinematography
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* Kathi Scovel - production manager
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* Skip Davis - editor
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* Marie Thomas - editor
 
|released versions      =  
 
|released versions      =  
 
{{SongReleased|
 
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|1= <b>Violet The Organ Grinder</b>
 
|1= <b>Violet The Organ Grinder</b>
 
|2= 5:01
 
|2= 5:01
|3= [[Home Video: Gett Off|Gett Off]] (home video) <br> [[YouTube Prince Channel|Official YouTube/Prince channel]] (2017)<br>
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|3= [[Home Video: Gett Off|Gett Off]] (home video) <br> [[Prince Streaming Video Channels |Prince streaming video platforms]] (2017)<br>
Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017) |4=  
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Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017)  
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* [[Single: Gett Off|Gett Off]] (single)<br>
 
* [[Single: Gett Off|Gett Off]] (single)<br>
 
[[File:Gettoff single.jpg|100px]]
 
[[File:Gettoff single.jpg|100px]]
*[[Home Video: Gett Off|Gett Off]] video maxi-single
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* [[Home Video: Gett Off|Gett Off]] video maxi-single
|Quotations & trivia    =  
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|Quotations & trivia    = Randee St. Nicholas has directed or co-directed the following videos for [[Prince]]: [[Video: Gett Off|Gett Off]], [[Video: Violet The Organ Grinder|Violet The Organ Grinder]], [[Video:_Clockin’ The Jizz|Clockin’ The Jizz]], [[Video: Insatiable|Insatiable]], [[Video: 2 Whom It May Concern|2 Whom It May Concern]], [[Video: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]], [[Video: Damn U|Damn U]], [[Video: The Morning Papers|The Morning Papers]], [[Video: The Continental|The Continental]] and [[Video: Sweet Baby|Sweet Baby]].
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* Footage of '''Violet The Organ Grinder''' was later included in the [[Video: Pink Cashmere|Pink Cashmere]] video.
 
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|References            = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
 
|References            = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
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|Categories            = [[Category:1991]][[Category: Videos (Prince)]][[Category: Recorded 1991]]
 
|Categories            = [[Category:1991]][[Category: Videos (Prince)]][[Category: Recorded 1991]]
 
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Latest revision as of 17:36, 29 January 2024

1991: Gett Off (Houstyle) Music Videos
(Prince)
Music Videos
(Related Artists)
1991: Gangster Glam
Violet The Organ Grinder

Violet The Organ Grinder music video selected snapshots

Music Video details


First aired: 1991
Producer(s): Robert Borm
Director: Randee St. Nicholas
Related home video/DVD: Gett Off (home video)
First (Commercially) Released: 10 September 1991

Awards


Date Institution, Country Award
This music video has not received any awards in the USA

Violet The Organ Grinder is a Prince and the New Power Generation video. Unlike previous videos, this one was commercially available (on the Gett Off home video) before broadcast.

Shooting took place in late July - early August 1991 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota. Prince appears for the first time with his chain-hat which would be featured prominently in the My Name Is Prince video. He dances with four women in a jail cell. The women are all wearing black bikinis and their skin is painted gold (reminiscent of the 1964 James Bond movie Goldfinger).


Shooting Information
Shooting Sessions
Date Location Additional info
July/August 1991 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
Cast
  • Prince
  • Bisi Adeshina - cage guest
  • Leah Marie - cage guest
  • Kimberly Arland (as Kim Deane) - cage guest
  • Jennifer De Flores - cage guest
Crew
  • Robert Borm - producer (Point Of View Films)
  • Randee St. Nicholas - director
  • Sotera Tschetter - art director
  • Domus Design Studios - art direction
  • Scott McCullough - cinematography
  • Kathi Scovel - production manager
  • Skip Davis - editor
  • Marie Thomas - editor

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Violet The Organ Grinder 5:01 Gett Off (home video)
Prince streaming video platforms (2017)

Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017)


 
Additional Information

See Also Quotation & triva

Gettoff single.jpg


References
1991
Gett Off (Houstyle)
Music Videos (Prince) Music Videos (Related Artists) 1991
Gangster Glam