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1982 – At the first annual Black Music Awards, held at the Prom Center in St. Paul, MN, USA Prince is awarded an Honorary Award. The Time are also awarded
1989 – At the sixth ASCAP Pop Music Awards, U Got The Look was cited as Most performed Songs from 1 Oct. ’87 to 30 Sep. ’88
1991 – The eighth annual ASCAP Pop Awards held at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverley Hills, CA, USA. Prince was awarded Best Composer, being cited for both Nothing Compares 2 U and Kiss
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1987 – Madhouse performs a set in Berlin, Germany: Quasimodo Club (a.m.)
1987 – Madhouse performs in Berlin, Germany: Deutschlandhalle, supporting Prince
... that Sign O' The Times was the most added single in both Billboard "Radio Most Added" sections of Hot Black and Hot 100 Singles Actions charts on 7 March 1987?
... that Pain is Prince's reworking of a song called Joy And Pain, written by D. Channsin Berry?
Type: Studio remaster / reissue Length: 7 CDs + 1 Blu Ray / 12 LP + 1 Blu Ray Label(s): NPG Records / Legacy Recordings / Warner Bros. Records
Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition is the deluxe remaster box set of Prince’s thirteenth album Diamonds And Pearls (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation), including a disc of remastered b-sides and remixes, three CDs of vault tracks, a full show of live audio from the 11 January 1992 show at Glam Slam, Minneapolis, and a Blu-ray release of that same show, the 20 July 1991 performance at the Special Olympics openings ceremonies, at the Minneapolis Metrodome, as well as its soundcheck, and the full Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection, previously only available on VHS and Japanese laserdisc.
A vinyl edition is also available, along with smaller configurations using only the remastered album, and/or with the b-sides/remixes.
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Prince’s 16th album “The Black Album”, was released in the USA on 22 November 1994 after it was originally scrapped shortly before release in December 1987. > > > Read More
29 November 2024
1999 (Super) Deluxe Edition, an elaborated remastered re-issue of Prince’s fifth full-length studio album 1999 and the eighth posthumous album release overall, was released in 2019. > > > Read More
In Memoriam
Prince Rogers Nelson
7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
“Generation after generation, the soul will never die”
Following the same format as previously, this book deals with 1985 and 1986, some of the most prolific years of Prince’s entire career. With even more sessions described in detail than the first installment in the series, it spans over 700 pages. For nearly every song recorded in 1985 and 1986, Tudahl has uncovered more detailed information than previously known and, again, presents it in a fresh and exciting narrative that takes the reader into the studio with Prince, revealing the creative process, providing a look behind the curtain and revealing the brilliance of Prince’s work.
Besides some corrections, the paperback edition, released in October 2022, has new information that came to light after he hardcover was published, and features a preview chapter, covering December 1987, of the next installment of Duane’s book series,
We are very pleased that Duane has once again graciously allowed us to update pages on PrinceVault with the new information from the Parade and Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions book.
Princevault.com provides the specifications, the book provides the story. If you enjoyed the previous book, you will definitely not be disappointed with this one. You can order the paperback here, or from the bookstore of your preference.
The paperback of Tudahl’s first Studio Sessions book (1983 -1984) – updated from its first edition as well, can still be ordered here.
Although technically an odd-one-out section on PrinceVault, we have recently updated the list of all 'non-affiliated' books on Prince with over 40 new books that came out since 2016. > > > Read More
Biographies
We've recently updated and elaborated on biography pages for Rosie Gaines and others, check it out. > > > Read More
Interviews
Interviews is a comprehensive list of all interviews Prince gave throughout his career. > > > Read More
Award Shows Attended
Awards Attended is a list of all awards shows Prince attended, and was part of the ceremony, listed in chronological order > > > Read More
