Video Vault: Visualising The Vision

A news feature reports on Prince's decision to launch legal action against internet sites that he claimed were infringing his copyright. The article focuses on efforts to remove unauthorised photographs, video clips, merchandise and other materials from websites, while presenting Prince's campaign as an attempt to reclaim control of his artistic rights online. Publication: The Independent Date: September 14, 2007 Country: England THE STORY The article, written by Ciar Byrne f

Released (Original VHS): 6 October 1992 (USA) — NTSC, PAL Released (DVD Reissue): 22 August 2006 (USA) Length: 58 minutes Country: United States Language: English Label(s): Paisley Park / Warner Reprise Video (US) Director(s): Rebecca Blake, Spike Lee, Larry Fong, Scott McCullough, Sotera Tschetter Starring: Prince & The New Power Generation Music by: Prince Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection compiles the promotional videos from the Diamonds And Pearls album, interspersed

Released on 18 September 2001, NPG Ahdio Show #8 completed NPG Music Club Edition #8 as a 47‑minute mp3 compilation. The show was issued one week after the terrorist attacks of September 11, which were carried out by violent extremist organizations responsible for severe harm and loss of life. On 18 September 2004, a downloadable version of the Call My Name video was made available through the NPG Music Club downloads store. The video served as the visual companion to the son

Released: 19 August 2003 (USA) Released: 15 September 2003 (Europe) Length: 80 minutes Country: United States Language: English Label(s): Hip‑O Records Director(s): Sanaa Hamri Starring: Prince & The New Power Generation, Eric Leeds, Sheila E., Maceo Parker, Greg Boyer, Nikka Costa Music by: Prince Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas is Prince’s 16th home video release and his sixth live concert issued on home video format. The performance was recorded on 15 December 2002 at the Al

Released: 24 August 1999 (UK / USA) Length: 80 minutes Country: United Kingdom / United States Label(s): NPG Video Director(s): Prince (assumed, uncredited) Produced by: [Not supplied] Starring: Prince, Chaka Khan, Doug E. Fresh Music by: Prince Distributed by: [Not supplied] Related: New Power Soul Tour Beautiful Strange contains material filmed at an invitation‑only performance at Café de Paris, London, in August 1998, combined with an interview between Prince and Mel B. Th

Released: 16 August 1994 (USA) Length: 73 minutes Country: United States Language: English Label(s): Paisley Park / Warner Reprise Video (US) Director(s): Paisley Park (Prince), Sotera Tschetter, Parris Patton, Randee St. Nicholas Produced by: Paisley Park Starring: Prince and The New Power Generation Music by: Prince Distributed by: Warner Reprise Video Related: Love Symbol (album) 3 Chains O’ Gold is Prince’s longform visual companion to the Love Symbol album, weaving toge

Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection was released in the United States on October 6, 1992 through Paisley Park Records and Warner Reprise Video. The fifty-eight minute home video assembled promotional videos, live performances and exclusive interview footage connected to the Diamonds And Pearls era. Throughout the programme, members of The New Power Generation discuss their roles within the band, with interview segments filmed by Prince himself. The collection also incorporat

Gett Off is a video EP presenting music videos for most of the tracks featured on the Gett Off maxi‑single, released four weeks earlier. The feature runs approximately 30 minutes and showcases the visual identity of Prince’s early‑1990s transition into the Diamonds And Pearls era. All footage was filmed at Paisley Park Studios and Prince’s Galpin Blvd. House, capturing the raw, stylised, club‑driven aesthetic of the period. The home video reached #1 on the Billboard Top Music

Prince And The Revolution: Live was the second Prince and the Revolution home video to be released and their first live concert released on home video format. The footage comes from a live broadcast of a Purple Rain Tour concert in Syracuse, on 30 March 1985. It was first released on 2 cassettes under the name of “Double Live” before being re-released as Prince And The Revolution: Live on one cassette and laserdisc. The home video reached the number 1 spot (where it remained