Vault Clippings: Press & Stories

“He sold over a MILLION ALBUMS before hitting his 20th birthday…”

cover only Collector's Edition, September 1, 1984

'Scuse Me While I Get Some Popcorn

Prince’s cover and five page feature Rolling Stone magazine August 30, 1984. He really identifies with purple, says writer Blinn. "There's a dark, passionate, foreboding quality to the color and to what he does - yet a certain royalty, too.

A trio of brief updates that, taken together, reveal Prince’s world in motion — a film nearing completion, protégés rising, and national critics taking notice.

A bold promotional advert positioning 1999  and “Little Red Corvette” as the moment Prince reshaped rock, pop, and the entire music landscape. This promotional advert captures Prince at the exact moment he crossed from cult figure to mainstream phenomenon. Designed to push both the 1999 double album and the single “Little Red Corvette,” the ad frames Prince as a myth‑breaker — someone “changing the face and taste of rock” and selling millions while defying every expectation p

Musician — September 1983 Issue No. 56 • Price: $1.95 Cover only September 1983 issue of Musician places Prince front and centre with a close‑up portrait that captures his early‑80s mystique — styled hair, dramatic makeup, and a crisp white outfit. The cover teases a major feature titled “Prince Talks! Stranger Than Fiction” by Barbara Graustark, signalling one of the more substantial interviews from this era, just months before Purple Rain would transform him into a global

“I DON’T CARE WHAT PEOPLE expect,” proclaims Prince, the provocative 20-year-old musician who has emerged as perhaps the most versatile and engaging performer on the pop/soul scene

Blues & Soul February 24, 1981 John Abbey His album, titled "Dirty Mind", has been banned by radio stations across America because of its lyric content but Prince aims to promote it on the road until people get behind it... THROUGHOUT the long and varied history of Black music, I don't think there has ever been a more controversial artist than Prince, the highly talented and individualistic genius from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has to his credit three albums — with the newes

“I grew up on the borderline,” Prince says after the show. “I had a bunch of white friends, and I had a bunch of black friends.