Prince Vault:Selected anniversaries/June 7

7 June

Releases

• 1978 – Release of Prince’s first single Soft And Wet b/w So Blue
• 1991 – A promotional 12" single of Gett Off is sent out to select DJs to celebrate Prince’s 33rd birthday
• 1992 – A promotional 12" single of Sexy M.F. is sent out to select DJs to celebrate Prince’s 34th birthday
• 1994 – Release of the CD-ROM game Interactive, including the previously-unreleased audio track Interactive
• 1996 – A promotional cassette single of Dinner With Delores is sent out in a select mailing to subscribers of the Prince/O(+> Family Newsletter

Concerts

• 1984 – Minneapolis, MN, USA: First Avenue
• 1985 – St. Paul, MN, USA: Prom Center
• 1986 – Detroit, MI, USA: Cobo Arena
• 1987 – Milan, Italy: Palatrussardi
• 1990 – Kiel, Germany: Ostseehalle (rescheduled to Hamburg, Germany: Alsterdorfer Sporthalle)
• 1990 – Hamburg, Germany: Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
• 1992 – Munich, Germany: Park Café (a.m.)
• 1997 – Berlin, Germany: Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark (canceled)
• 2002 – Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Le Rendez-Vous (a.m.)
• 2014 – Vienna, Austria: Wiener Stadthalle - Halle D

Miscellaneous

• 1993 – Prince announces he will change his name to an unpronounceable symbol:
• 1993 – Planned release date for the aborted Papa EP
• 1995 – At Glam Slam Miami Beach, FL, USA footage for a video for Count The Days is shot
• 1995 – The New Power Generation Stores in London and Minneapolis premier a new track, Poom Poom, for customers
• 1996 - Warner Bros. opens the website www.wbr.com/chaosanddisorder, which streams Dinner With Delores, marking the first time a Prince track premiered online. The site also offered a screensaver download and snippets of the Dinner With Delores video
• 1997 – At the 16th annual Minnesota Black Music Awards Prince is presented with a lifetime-achievement award. He did not show up to collect his award.
• 1998 – In Los Angeles Prince shoots a video for The One, directed by Mayte
• 2000 – Start of the first 'Prince Celebration' in Minneapolis, MN, USA
• 2010 – Minnesota Public Radio station 89.3 The Current plays a previously-unreleased song, Hot Summer.

Associated Artists

• 1987 – Madhouse performs in Milan, Italy: Palatrussardi, supporting Prince

Birthdays

• 1958 – Prince is born in Minneapolis, MN, USA

Posthumous

• 2018 – Mary Don’t You Weep is released to download as a preview of the album Piano & A Microphone 1983.
• 2019 – Tidal release of Originals, 2 weeks ahead of a retail release

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