Publication: The Houston Post Date: Friday, November 30, 1979 Country: United States Location: Houston CONTEXT AND NOTES This last-minute ad ran the day before the December 1 concert, reflecting continued local promotion for Prince’s headlining club date in Houston during his late 1979 tour. Photography: None in this clipping WHAT THE CLIPPING SHOWS Final push for attendance at the December 1, 1979 Houston show Venue address and ticket information for The Palace RELATED MATERIAL This follows previous Houston

It marked another step toward the massive success that would arrive with 1999 and Purple Rain. PACKAGING HIGHLIGHTS Iconic cover featuring Prince in a purple suit against a newspaper background Bold

It marked another step toward the massive success that would arrive with 1999 and Purple Rain. PACKAGING HIGHLIGHTS Iconic cover featuring Prince in a purple suit against a newspaper background Bold

It marked another step toward the massive success that would arrive with 1999 and Purple Rain. PACKAGING HIGHLIGHTS Iconic cover featuring Prince in a purple suit against a newspaper background Bold

It marked another step toward the massive success that would arrive with 1999 and Purple Rain. PACKAGING HIGHLIGHTS Iconic cover featuring Prince in a purple suit against a newspaper background Bold

It marked another step toward the massive success that would arrive with 1999 and Purple Rain. PACKAGING HIGHLIGHTS Iconic cover featuring Prince in a purple suit against a newspaper background Bold

It marked another step toward the massive success that would arrive with 1999 and Purple Rain. PACKAGING HIGHLIGHTS Iconic cover featuring Prince in a purple suit against a newspaper background Bold

at this time RELATED MATERIAL This sits in Prince’s early 1980–1981 touring period, well before the Purple Rain breakthrough.

CONTEXT AND NOTES This syndicated piece (originally by Rick Shefchik) ran in various papers in November It marked another step toward the massive success that would arrive with 1999 and Purple Rain. PACKAGING HIGHLIGHTS Iconic cover featuring Prince in a purple suit against a newspaper background Bold

album that opens with the explicit “Sexuality” and includes a direct political message to the White House It marked another step toward the massive success that would arrive with 1999 and Purple Rain. PACKAGING HIGHLIGHTS Iconic cover featuring Prince in a purple suit against a newspaper background Bold

Prince Concert Cool THE STORY The review details Prince’s dramatic entrance sliding down a pole from a raised platform, his high-heeled, satin-clad performance, and a 1½-hour set of heavy-beat, jerky, and galloping

example of the high-energy Minneapolis Sound package tours during the early 1980s, right before the Purple Rain explosion.