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PrintableThe first time i heard Prince was when i was watching Batman with my older brother, my mum tells me i danced about to Partyman when she had it on a compilation when i was around 5
The first ablum i had was obviously Purple Rain when my uncle gave me his copy | |
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First one I bought was in '84. Purple Rain. First one I heard tunes from was 1999.
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Rave. I was 5 and in a record store in Uptown with my dad, and I saw the picture on the cover and was astonished by it. I asked my dad who it was and he said, "oh...that's Prince" and I begged for him to buy it for me. What is your main problem?
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1999.
I heard "Delirious" on a neighbor's radio when I was 10 yrs old, and I was a goner. "She made me glad to be a man" | |
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colouritin said: The first time i heard Prince was when i was watching Batman with my older brother, my mum tells me i danced about to Partyman when she had it on a compilation when i was around 5
The first ablum i had was obviously Purple Rain when my uncle gave me his copy That was the only reason I liked the first Batman. Other than that I was a little unimpressed. | |
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1999 in 1983 | |
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For You, I was 9 years Old. | |
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[Edited 6/3/13 21:06pm] Rest in Peace Bettie Boo. See u soon. | |
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You could have just said 1999. [Edited 6/3/13 16:44pm] |
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the Love Symbol album
As a ten year old, I used to sneak a listen to my Dads copy of Dirty Mind. does that count?Purple Rain: purchased the cassette a few weeks after release in 1984, cost $5.99. (Don't know why I remember the price?) Liked the album a lot on first listen, Album sounded like nothing I had heard before, i thought at the time the music was dark, dirty, and quite complex compared to what else was being played on our boom boxes. My friends joked that I bought it & they didn't dig the music at all. But once the album/movie exploded in popularity it felt pretty awesome 2 be somehow apart of prince becoming star. Haven't skipped an album release since. | |
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1999. I bought it at the wrekka stow with money I earned cutting grass. I brought it to a Jr. High dance, thank goodness I did cuz that party was dead till I got there. All the teachers/chaperones were outside most of the dance so they didn't hear the dirty bits. All the kids thanked me for bringing Prince to the party. Everyone had a blast.  Prince did an interview with a woman at Record World. They talked about whatever, then he asked her: "Does your pubic hair go up to your navel?" At that moment, we thought maybe we shouldn't encourage him to do interviews. | |
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I first properly discovered him when I was about 13 and the album for me was The Hits/B-Sides Box set. After that I had to have everything and have bought every album and DVD since. I've seen the Musicology show 3 times Live and I got to Welcome 2 Chicago. Hope to see him again soon |
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Ditto Cause tomorrow is taking too long
and yesterday's too far away and the reality that you believe in begins to bind. | |
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Controversy ! Never looked back What's underneath your hair,Is anybody living in there? | |
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You guys Rock! I feel priviledged(?) to be among so many folks here who appreciated his craft from the early days, and also with those who were lucky enough to pick up on a certain song, a certain SOUND, that happened to click at that moment in time. I'm watching some documentary on Crackle right now about his early days, and it makes me miss those days when u didn't know about a new album until a single was released for it and I happened to hear it in the radio. | |
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Rest in Peace Bettie Boo. See u soon. | |
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JoeyC said:
It wasn't until Sign O' The Times that I got privy to B sides, when I got the singles that had La La La He He He and Shockadelica. I wish I'd have known sooner. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore was a fave of mine back then and I only knew it through radio. | |
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Purple Rain
I bought it on my fifteenth birthday | |
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My first Prince album was the first one...he's 4.5 yrs older than me | |
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"Lovesexy" in '88, the day after the lovesexy concert was broadcast in the UK. Wasnt sure about it at first,sounded totally different to what i was listening to before,(its now my favourite album). Couple of weeks later I got sacked from my job, went to the music shop with my last wage and spent £80 on every album previous to Lovesexy on cassette. My mum went mental!! |
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dopedog said: "Lovesexy" in '88, the day after the lovesexy concert was broadcast in the UK. Wasnt sure about it at first,sounded totally different to what i was listening to before,(its now my favourite album). Couple of weeks later I got sacked from my job, went to the music shop with my last wage and spent £80 on every album previous to Lovesexy on cassette. My mum went mental!! I had just started a part time job when my first copy of the Lovesexy LP wore out and bought a new copy out of my first check, along with Paula Abdul's "Shut Up And Dnace" remix LP of hits. | |
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Funny how similar these stories are.
My first was 1999 in early 1989. Something in the water got me hooked and then it was Purple Rain and Parade and the early albums in rapid succession... | |
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I was 13 & Kiss was released, i saw the vidoe...aint been the same since! Saved up my pocket money & bought Parade. Then i read an article (i still have it) that listed all his albums, b sides, 12", associated artists etc...started to write lists, save, ask friends & family to get me albums for my birthday/xmas. The day Lovesexy came out i went to the record shop after school with empty pockets & just stood there staring at the album! Haha! Felt very sorry for myself leaving empty handed "We just let people talk & say whatever they want 2 say. 9 times out of 10, trust me, what's out there now, I wouldn't give nary one of these folks the time of day. That's why I don't say anything back, because there's so much that's wrong" - P, Dec '15 | |
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My first Prince album was Controversy, then I got Dirty Mind after that (I know that's the reverse of how they were released). The most recent album I got was the 2nd (self-titled) one. I have almost every Prince album except For You. It's out of print now, but I can probably find a used one somewhere. | |
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My first album was Purple Rain. My sister bought it for me. She went to a concert where "reportedly" he pee'd on the crowd,, but thats another thread. Anywho,, she turned me on to him by putting me in the basement with the album, her headphones and recond player. You Can Easily Judge the Character of a Man by How He Treats Those Who Can Do Nothing for Him. | |
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I had to listen to it with headphones cause my mother said it was "Devils Music".
I almost sent her into cardiac arrest when I played Darlin Nikki backwards for her. 
spooklectric said: Funny how similar these stories are.
My first was 1999 in early 1989. Something in the water got me hooked and then it was Purple Rain and Parade and the early albums in rapid succession... "something In The Water" was a song I didn't care for much until I was older. It's a very moody piece of music. It's something I listen to once and a while still, especially with the stereo I pieced together from pawn shop trolling. | |
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NinaB said: I was 13 & Kiss was released, i saw the vidoe...aint been the same since! Saved up my pocket money & bought Parade. Then i read an article (i still have it) that listed all his albums, b sides, 12", associated artists etc...started to write lists, save, ask friends & family to get me albums for my birthday/xmas. The day Lovesexy came out i went to the record shop after school with empty pockets & just stood there staring at the album! Haha! Felt very sorry for myself leaving empty handed What magazine was that article from? I bought all the Jet, Black Beat, and Rolling Stones magazines he was featured in to read those articles. That one would have been very helpful back in the day. | |
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DerekH said: My first Prince album was Controversy, then I got Dirty Mind after that (I know that's the reverse of how they were released). The most recent album I got was the 2nd (self-titled) one. I have almost every Prince album except For You. It's out of print now, but I can probably find a used one somewhere. Check out Amazon. You can get used vinyl pretty reasonable most times. I say most, because Gold and Rainbow Children are damn expensive. | |
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