A striking 1983 concert poster promoting Prince’s performance at the Rockford Metro Centre with special guests The Time and Vanity 6 — a classic example of the high-energy Minneapolis Sound package tours during the early 1980s, right before the Purple Rain explosion. Publication: Concert Poster Date: March 17, 1983 (7:30 PM) Country: United States Title: PRINCE (with Special Guest THE TIME and Vanity 6) The lime-green poster prominently displays a stylish black-and-white phot

A hometown preview in the Star Tribune by Jon Bream enthusiastically promoting Prince’s upcoming concert at the Met Center, hailing the 24-year-old Minneapolis artist as a major force in popular music and the inspiration behind Vanity 6 and The Time. Publication: Star Tribune Date: Friday, March 11, 1983 Country: United States Section / Pages: Critic’s choice / Music Title: Critic’s choice/Music THE STORY Jon Bream praises Prince as Rolling Stone’s Artist of the Year for 1982

A glowing concert review in the Daily Press (Newport News, VA) by Dari Giles praising Prince’s high-energy 1999 Tour performance at Hampton Coliseum, describing a cool, nasty, and pulsating show complete with theatrical entrances, props, lights, and sizzling sets from Vanity 6 and The Time. Publication: Daily Press Date: Tuesday, November 30, 1982 (reviewing Saturday, November 27 show) Country: United States Section / Pages: Entertainment Title: Prince Concert Cool THE STORY

A concert advertisement in The Tennessean promoting Prince’s 1999 Tour stop at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville on Thursday, December 16, 1982, with special guest The Time and introducing Vanity 6. Publication: The Tennessean Date: Sunday, November 28, 1982 Country: United States Section / Pages: Entertainment / Concert Ads Title: Live in Concert! Prince 1999 Tour THE STORY The ad features the iconic dripping “Prince” logo and announces the show at 8:00 p.m. Tickets were

A major preview feature in The Philadelphia Inquirer by Ken Tucker examining Prince’s 1999 album and upcoming concert at the University City Center with The Time and Vanity 6, praising the sexually charged, danceable funk while analyzing the provocative themes and live energy of the triple bill. Publication: The Philadelphia Inquirer Date: Sunday, November 21, 1982 Country: United States Section / Pages: Calendar / Pop Music Title: This trio of acts with sexual verve cranks o

A concert preview in the Philadelphia Daily News highlighting Prince’s upcoming 1999 Tour performance at the University City Center on Wednesday, November 24, 1982, emphasizing his sexually explicit lyrics, rock-funk energy, and royal court including The Time and Vanity 6. Publication: Philadelphia Daily News Date: Friday, November 19, 1982 Country: United States Section / Pages: Live! This Week / Entertainment Title: Prince/Ramsey Lewis/Laura Branigan THE STORY The article p

Published in The Philadelphia Inquirer on October 31, 1982, this striking concert advertisement promotes Prince’s forthcoming 1999 Tour appearance at the University Center on Wednesday, November 24, 1982. The advert gives Prince top billing beneath the emphatic “LIVE IN CONCERT!” heading and large hand-rendered PRINCE lettering, while The Time are announced as special guests and Vanity 6 are given the particularly notable billing “And Introducing Vanity 6.” The concert was sc

On October 28, 1982, Vanity 6 recorded performances of“Nasty Girl” and“He’s So Dull” for the Dutch television programme TopPop at NOB Studios in Hilversum, the Netherlands. The appearance formed part of the group’s European promotion for their self-titled debut album, with the “Nasty Girl” performance first broadcast on October 30, 1982 and subsequently adopted as the song’s official promotional video. Artist: Vanity 6 Programme: TopPop Recording Date: October 28, 1982 First

1999 was Prince's fifth full-length studio album, following Controversy. The album was released in the United States on October 27, 1982 as an eleven-track double LP through Warner Bros. Records. Although the name The Revolution appeared in mirror-writing on the sleeve, the album itself was not officially attributed to Prince and the Revolution and remained credited to Prince. The original American edition presented the complete 70:35 album across four sides of vinyl. This or

A bold concert advertisement in The Atlanta Constitution promoting Prince’s 1999 Tour shows at the Fox Theater in Atlanta on November 12–13, 1982, with special guest The Time and introducing Vanity 6 Publication: The Atlanta Constitution Date: Sunday, October 17, 1982 Country: United States Section / Pages: Entertainment / Concert Ads Title: Live in Concert! Prince 1999 Tour THE STORY The striking ad features the iconic dripping “Prince” logo and announces two nights at the F