Promo Only Albums

This section presents all promotional-only albums released by Prince and/or , regardless of format or variant, which details will be found in the corresponding album page. The section only includes promotional albums that have not been made available as retail releases in any form.

What is a promotional recording?

A promotional item is a pressed vinyl disc, compact disc or cassette, made for promotional purposes, in contrast to an in-store release. Such recordings are not available for retail purposes, and are often stamped "Promotional Only Not For Sale". They are pressed by record companies to serve several purposes, the main one being marketing to the media, (including television and radio), distributors and DJ’s. While a promotional recording may be pressed for a single project, not every promotional recording becomes a commercial release.

A promotional recording can also represent a later phase in the making of an item before its commercial release. Previous formats such as acetates and test pressings are not promotional recordings, and therefore are not listed here.

1984	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1988

Prince Sampler	Strange Tales From The Rain	His Majesty’s Pop Life Released commercially in 2019	The Story So Far...	Sounds O’ The Times	Love Prince	Stockholm 1988

1990	1992	1993

Nothing Compares 2 Him	The Crown Jewels	My Name Was Prince