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Q: What does it take 2 make media folx cheer, whistle and clap?
A: 3121!

"Amazing. Simply amazing." "Brilliant." "Classic Prince." "A masterpiece." "Best album of the year." "Wow. I could go on for an hour about this album." – these r just a few of the comments made at media listening sessions worldwide.

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Could one of these CDs contain a winning purple ticket? (official rules will b added 2 www.3121countdown.com soon.)

Has this "Purple Ticket" thing been confirmed?

All I remember seeing was the wishlist from the Universal people...none of which has even been rumored with only a little more than a month before release..

Rod319

This is the most ridiculous sticky yet.

bkw said:

Secretly deep down you want the purple ticket

luv4u said:

I don't really get it...What is this purple ticket thing? Could anyone tell me that

and is there any confirmation yet on exactly how many
of these tickets will be distributed?

well, now you guys made it.. at last you got me interested...so what exactly is this "purple ticket"?

it's a ticket that comes with a few of the new albums
kinda like the willy wonka golden ticket system.

it gives you access to a private prince concert at his
house.

IstenSzek said:

okay, thanx. I'm pretty sure my local Austrian wrecka stow will get plenty of those

so if I win, will Prince also pay for the plane ticket?

IstenSzek said:

Well, are these few CDs containing tickets only going to be sold inte the US or all around the world? But, I guess you don't know that... Would have been cool to get one! I'd probably go all crazy and then I'd realize that I actually have to go to Prince's house and meet him and I'd get so nervous that I'd wish I'd never have got the ticket...

VenusBlingBling said:

what is there to get nervous about. if you score a ticket, you will be in for
a very nice treat. the chance to go to a very intimate concert at his house n
probably a chance to talk with him for a little bit.

i bet he'll cater some terrific food and drink and you'd be humming along to
the best tunes all day long.

Yeah, well you're right. It would be sooo cool jammin' in his house! Maybe some of us .orgers will get lucky... Oh, you know what I mean.

Dancelot said:

Dancelot said:

Lemme just say for the wrekkad, I want one... BAD!

so.. if i get this straight, you get people buying more then just one ablum? nice move Prince..
Nice move!

Prince shows some inventivity when it comes to sell albums, isn't he?
MUSICOLOGY sold more because it was included in the ticketprice during his US tour.. smart guy!

So before you know it, the next album will be available for free when you buy Prince stuff from NPGMC for instance.. or when yu buy some purple vegetables in the supermarket..

you'd think with all the money he makes off his fans he wouldn't come up with an idea to sell on e-bay for some lucky bastard who dosn't like Prince to get the ticket and use it for his own self gain....ya, he's a great money maker...but give back to your loyal flock man.....we sit by for what seems like forever to get a new Prince CD and when it comes out he nudges us with the promise of a purple ticket.....i would rather meet him in a chat room for 24 hours...we all know he can stay up that long...than to have to purchase hundreds of CD's hoping 1 of them has the ticket.....he could play for us via web cam and chat for a while...that would be a lot cheaper on us.

One can only dream.


M

This is what you do when you are finally aware that:
- Your martket reach has been eroded by your own self acting like a fool
- So many people really would like you if you could get past their sterotyping, and back on their radar

So he started by giving himself inflated "market" credibility with the Musicology CD per ticket scheme (brilliant).
As for the fans, the musicology tour had the hits people wanted to hear. He did not try to compromise on them, or stick them in a medley. He did them, had fun doing them, and gave the people exactly what they wanted. But he also gave them a band that he worked on for a few years, the best extended and often improvised jams, and an acoustic set that was out of this world.
He re-established musical credibility with a huge number of people who would have not giving him the time of day before.

With this many fans Prince has a very good chance of selling the album all on its own. He maximizes his chances with heavy promotion.
Some people will buy extra 3121's for The Purple Tickets.
Some people will be more interested if he has Wendy, Lisa and Sheila E.
SNL and The Brits, MTV Unplugged, are more than just going on a talkshow.
He will play less hits on this tour but it will still be more familiar stuff than not.
His extra outlet is Tamar. He knows he needs another outlet besides himself if he does not want to be bored. Also, Tamar has the possibility to appeal to a younger demographic and have many fans of her own. Tamar fans could be prospecitve Prince fans (and already are without knowing it).

He's picking up the pieces and he's doing it well. I love the Pruple Tickets and I'm very excited about 2006.

rod319 said:

Clearly this hasn't been confirmed otherwise someone would have posted the confirmation.

I don't see how they'd work from an international point of view - if you found one in an album bought in Mongolia, are you really going to go to all the expense of booking a flight and accommodation?

Also, what if the tickets were in albums that remained on shelves in a record store for years, and then finally somebody buys the album and finds the ticket - they'd be pretty pissed to have missed out!

It simply can't work.

I'm SKEPTICAl about LUCK.....Point being ..I'm from HOLLYWOOD now WHO DO I GOTTA SLEEP with or DO SOMETHING TO? I WANNA WIN.....Remember, I DO ANYTHING 4 PRINCE! LOL

TheAStarr said:

disagree with this ===> So he started by giving himself inflated "market" credibility with the Musicology CD per ticket scheme (brilliant).

The man sold over 1 million tickets to his concerts. There is no inflated "market" There clearly is a mrket for Prince and his music. It exists and its what makes him a player to Universal that along with the Music. You don't make all that money and have all of those people coome see you in concert and have an inflated market

everything else here is right on

Luv, quit hording the purple tickies..lol

If I find one, it's going on EBay baby.

Alexandernvrmind said:

I agree. I was referring only to the market for Retail Sales and the mainstream media marketing that goes with it. There are a lot of huge touring acts that can sell out arenas consistantly, but still won't sell many CDs.

WoooHoooo!! We've finally got confirmation! Check the thread: http://www.prince.org/msg/7/177921 This is soooo going to happen!!



My birthday's on the 26th of this month and I'm telling everyone I know not to buy me a present until March 21st and all they have to buy me is copies of 3121!!!!

Zelaira said:

Oh, I believe you Zel, I believe you!!

I want, I want, gimme, gimme gimme!

I know no one exactly knows but can someone guess how many tickets there will be?