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Vault Clippings: Press & Stories
A curated collection of interviews, vintage adverts, reviews, and the stories behind the music. Vault Clippings gathers rare press materials and cultural ephemera that illuminate Prince’s eras, releases, and creative world. This section preserves the media history surrounding the Minneapolis Sound, offering context, commentary, and hard‑to‑find insights.


Boss Cat Feature: 1988
Five Pages Sky Magazine, October 1, 1988

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Sep 30, 1988


The Second Coming Feature: 1988
Five-Page Lovesexy Feature in The Face Magazine September 1, 1988

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Aug 31, 1988


Crystal Ball Magazine Cover: 1988
Crystal Ball Magazine Cover Published in September 1988, draws inspiration from a meeting of minds and carries on the Lovesexy Tour Book through a blend of words and images.

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Aug 31, 1988


The Greatest Show! Cover & One Page: 1988
Record Mirror Cover Insert & One-Page Concert Review (August 6, 1988)

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Aug 5, 1988


Prince Est Rio: 1988
Rock & Folk magazine cover January 1, 1989

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Jan 1, 1988


The Royal Court: Sept. 1987
Feisty girl drummers turned singers. Raucous funk merchants. Camisoled nymphettes. Regency lackeys with electric guitars. They have all enjoyed the benevolent patronage of Prince.

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Aug 31, 1987


Reach for peach Prince: Jun. 1987
SKY Magazine — June 18 to July 1 Cover Only Bruce Willis — “Life after Moonlighting” Pet Shop Boys — “talk of the devil” Boris Becker — “The man, the myth and the money” Country fashion feature (“Hay You!”)

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May 31, 1987


Prince and the Minneapolis Scene: 1987
Billboard magazine cover and one page April 25, 1987 Prince's owned copy Spotlight on the Twin Cities: When Minneapolis Became America’s New Musical Wonderland In the mid‑1980s, something extraordinary was happening in Minneapolis–St. Paul. What had long been considered a quiet Midwestern region suddenly erupted into one of the most influential music hubs in the United States. The Billboard feature you see here — boldly titled “America’s Newest Musical Wonderland” — captures

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Apr 24, 1987


Story Poster Oct: 1986
Cover and four pages Rock & Folk magazine October 1986

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Sep 30, 1986


Parade Album, Single & Tour Advert: 1986
Prince and The Revolution’s “Wembley Arena August 12 –14, 1986” one page advert

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Aug 11, 1986
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