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Thread started 07/30/16 11:08am

BillieBalloon

The original cover for D&P had just Prince on the front...

Sticking his tongue out eek according to the woman that designed the hologram. She persuaded Prince not to use it and showed him a holographic she had done before. Has anyone seen this original cover photo? I'd like to see it. I've never seen it.
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Reply #1 posted 07/30/16 11:44am

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I've never heard of this confused

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Reply #2 posted 07/30/16 11:49am

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BillieBalloon said:

Sticking his tongue out eek according to the woman that designed the hologram. She persuaded Prince not to use it and showed him a holographic she had done before. Has anyone seen this original cover photo? I'd like to see it. I've never seen it.

What's your source for this? The booklet says: Design: Gregg Ross. Hologram by Holografx. Inspired from a photograph by Randee St. Nicholas.
So... Who is this woman you're talking about? Randee? And where and when did she say this?
[Edited 7/30/16 11:54am]
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Reply #3 posted 07/30/16 11:49am

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BillieBalloon said:

Sticking his tongue out eek according to the woman that designed the hologram. She persuaded Prince not to use it and showed him a holographic she had done before. Has anyone seen this original cover photo? I'd like to see it. I've never seen it.

I read something different...

The original cover photo was the photo of Prince wearing the neon green clothing, that was before the hologram was discussed, as the WB people didn't like that photo for the cover and gave the option of the hologram, as was stated in Alex Hans book.

As a matter of fact I know the picture they were gonna use, I don't know how to post pics on this site anymore, too outdated and complicated...

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Reply #4 posted 07/30/16 12:29pm

BillieBalloon

NorthC said:

BillieBalloon said:

Sticking his tongue out eek according to the woman that designed the hologram. She persuaded Prince not to use it and showed him a holographic she had done before. Has anyone seen this original cover photo? I'd like to see it. I've never seen it.

What's your source for this? The booklet says: Design: Gregg Ross. Hologram by Holografx. Inspired from a photograph by Randee St. Nicholas.
So... Who is this woman you're talking about? Randee? And where and when did she say this?
[Edited 7/30/16 11:54am]




This;
I was WB’s new senior vp of creative services, responsible for the art department and much of marketing, and when I saw Prince’s proposed album cover—a tight close up of his face, with two fingers in front of his lips, and his tongue sticking out between them, I thought it was kind of…ridiculous.


http://recordmecca.com/ne...th-prince/

Sorry it's not a woman it's a man named Jeff Gold.

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Reply #5 posted 07/30/16 12:36pm

BillieBalloon

That's where this note comes from. He sent it to Jeff Gold.

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Reply #6 posted 07/30/16 12:42pm

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BillieBalloon said:

NorthC said:
This;
I was WB’s new senior vp of creative services, responsible for the art department and much of marketing, and when I saw Prince’s proposed album cover—a tight close up of his face, with two fingers in front of his lips, and his tongue sticking out between them, I thought it was kind of…ridiculous.
http://recordmecca.com/ne...th-prince/ Sorry it's not a woman it's a man named Jeff Gold. . [Edited 7/30/16 12:31pm]

Makes me wonder who was responsible for the black corsett on the cover of The Planet Earth album--a cover I like other than the corsett. razz

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Reply #7 posted 07/30/16 1:21pm

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i remember reading a different version of this, in a book, funny as hell. when Prince started getting defensive about his ideas, he then turned the tables and offered to dress the photographer up and said "yeah, I could make you look real good". I thought that was funny as hell.

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Reply #8 posted 07/30/16 1:28pm

BillieBalloon

PeteSilas said:

i remember reading a different version of this, in a book, funny as hell. when Prince started getting defensive about his ideas, he then turned the tables and offered to dress the photographer up and said "yeah, I could make you look real good". I thought that was funny as hell.




The article states:
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.respectfully and generally about why I thought a different image might be better. He glared. At one point, he asked with incredulity ‘What do you want me to do, wear overalls like R.E.M.?’ A bit later he said ‘Maybe I should have some clothes made for you’. I was wearing jeans and a button up shirt; he was wearing lime green skin-tight pants, high-heel boots, and a day-glo green, pin-striped, see-through shirt.

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Reply #9 posted 07/30/16 1:32pm

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BillieBalloon said:

PeteSilas said:

i remember reading a different version of this, in a book, funny as hell. when Prince started getting defensive about his ideas, he then turned the tables and offered to dress the photographer up and said "yeah, I could make you look real good". I thought that was funny as hell.

The article states:
.. .respectfully and generally about why I thought a different image might be better. He glared. At one point, he asked with incredulity ‘What do you want me to do, wear overalls like R.E.M.?’ A bit later he said ‘Maybe I should have some clothes made for you’. I was wearing jeans and a button up shirt; he was wearing lime green skin-tight pants, high-heel boots, and a day-glo green, pin-striped, see-through shirt.
[Edited 7/30/16 13:28pm]

I read it, it's not as funny as the other anectdote, at least to me. Maybe he tamed it down but the "Yeah, I could make you look real good" just the idea of dressing some schmo up in panties and lace is funny as fuck. It was also a great way of making his point.

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Reply #10 posted 07/30/16 1:57pm

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feeluupp said:



BillieBalloon said:


Sticking his tongue out eek according to the woman that designed the hologram. She persuaded Prince not to use it and showed him a holographic she had done before. Has anyone seen this original cover photo? I'd like to see it. I've never seen it.


I read something different...



The original cover photo was the photo of Prince wearing the neon green clothing, that was before the hologram was discussed, as the WB people didn't like that photo for the cover and gave the option of the hologram, as was stated in Alex Hans book.



As a matter of fact I know the picture they were gonna use, I don't know how to post pics on this site anymore, too outdated and complicated...




Thanks. Just copy and paste a link if you have it online.
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Reply #11 posted 07/30/16 1:59pm

BillieBalloon

PeteSilas said:



BillieBalloon said:


PeteSilas said:

i remember reading a different version of this, in a book, funny as hell. when Prince started getting defensive about his ideas, he then turned the tables and offered to dress the photographer up and said "yeah, I could make you look real good". I thought that was funny as hell.



The article states:
.. .respectfully and generally about why I thought a different image might be better. He glared. At one point, he asked with incredulity ‘What do you want me to do, wear overalls like R.E.M.?’ A bit later he said ‘Maybe I should have some clothes made for you’. I was wearing jeans and a button up shirt; he was wearing lime green skin-tight pants, high-heel boots, and a day-glo green, pin-striped, see-through shirt.

[Edited 7/30/16 13:28pm]

I read it, it's not as funny as the other anectdote, at least to me. Maybe he tamed it down but the "Yeah, I could make you look real good" just the idea of dressing some schmo up in panties and lace is funny as fuck. It was also a great way of making his point.



It is
lol especially if he was a hulking fella.
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Reply #12 posted 07/31/16 3:23pm

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BillieBalloon said:

NorthC said:
This;
I was WB’s new senior vp of creative services, responsible for the art department and much of marketing, and when I saw Prince’s proposed album cover—a tight close up of his face, with two fingers in front of his lips, and his tongue sticking out between them, I thought it was kind of…ridiculous.
http://recordmecca.com/ne...th-prince/ Sorry it's not a woman it's a man named Jeff Gold. . [Edited 7/30/16 12:31pm]

I think it was a woman who actually took the holographic photo, though... and I even ran across the web page of her business recently but did not bookmark it.

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