America 2 Europe 2 Japan and back

"Brilliant, I've never seen anything quite like it"
-Gavin Martin. NME

Prince Bobby Z Dr Fink Lisa Coleman Brown Mark Wendy Melvoin
Jerome Benton Miko Weaver Eric Leeds Susannah Melvoin Gregory Brooks Wally Safford

Atlanta Bliss

Alan Leeds Leroy Bennet Karen Krattinger Earl Jones Jeff Katz Gilbert Davison Guitar technicians: Bass technician: Keyboard technicians: Drum technician:

And the MUSIC continues...forever...♥

http://prince.org/msg/7/440113 -the Under the Cherry Moon movie project ~ 1986

http://prince.org/msg/7/439931 -Prince's Mazarati ~ 1984-1986

http://prince.org/msg/7/437421 -Around the World in a Day era 1984-1985

Is this for sale?

May 23. Warfield Theater, San Francisco

Warfield Theatre, San Francisco May 23rd 1986. Concert featuring Andre Cymone on The Dance Electric, special guest Maceo Parker. GreParade concert with rarities like, Alexa de Paris, Dream Factory & Soft & Wet.

1.Around The World In A Day
2.Christopher Tracy's Parade
3.New Position
4.I Wonder U
5.Raspberry Beret
6.Alexis de Paris *
7.Controversy
8.Mutiny
9.Dream Factory
10.How Much Is That Doggie In The Win...
11.Automatic
12.D,M,S,R
13. the Dance Electric with Andre Cymone
14.Under The Cherry Moon
15.Anotherloverholenyohead
16.Soft n Wet
17.I Wanna Be Your Lover
18.Head
19.Pop Life
20.Girls & Boys
21.Life Can Be So Nice
22.Purple Rain
23.America
24.Whole Lotta Shakin Going On
25.HollyRock
26.A Love Bizarre with Sheila E
27.Love or Money *

wish I'd gotten to see him. Tried to win tix for the show in Louisville, KY.

Hands my FAV era/album/tour of Prince. So much class, showmanship, funk, and creativity in such a small period of time from 85-86. The whole feel seems so radically different from everything he did before, from his look to the music to even the way he performed. Like he was a whole different character. He was expanding as an entertainer and musician.

Remember he was working on 3 different projects (that we know of) during this time too. Ridiculous. You'd think after the mega storm of Purple Rain he'd wanna slow down a bit but nah an artist does whatever he wants whenever the creative impulse strikes him.

The Warm Up gig (3/3/86) is one of my fav First Avenue P shows along with the 1984 birthday show. Thanks for all of your "era" threads. They're a lot of fun to go through.

OldFriends4Sale said:

He looked his coolest during this era imo. Slick and classy af

Oh so love this time period! Thank you for this thread. And I too agree I love his look during this era, one of my favorites!

"Hit and Run" Warm up Gig
1. Around The World In A Day
2. Christopher Tracy's Parade
3. New Position
4. I Wonder U
5. Paisley Park
6. Raspberry Beret
7. Alexa de Paris
8. Controversy
9. Mutiny `
10 Soft and Wet
11 I Wanna Be Your Lover
12 Head
13 Under the Cherry Moon
14 Pop Life
15 Girls and Boys
16 Life Can Be So Nice
17 Purple Rain
18 Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin'On
19 Anotherloverholeinyohead
20 Mountains
21 A Love Bizarre *
22 America
23 Kiss

* Sheila E's Romance 1600
` the Family

I know he & Sheila E(Romance 1600) have a song called Yellow, but Prince should have done a little of that one on the tour when he wore yellow. Love the color

The Yellow suit cover to Anotehrloverholeinyohead single remians my fave of all time....could he look more cooler?

This tour..lawdy....where do you begin?! He barely touched the guitar, he became a hyper cool version of James Brown..the ultimate band leader with a fierce funky band. The radical change in sound & image in such a short time span from Purple Rain 2 years earlier frankly beggars belief.

OldFriends4Sale said:

8.27.1986 @ Vorst National in Brussels Belgium

1. Around the World in a Day

2. Christopher Tracy's Parade

3. New Position

4. I Wonder U

5. Raspberry Beret
6. Delirious

7. Controversy

8. A Love Bizarre

9. Do Me Baby

10. How Much is that Doggie In the Window

11. Lady Cab Driver

12. Automatic

13. D.M.S.R.
14. When Doves Cry

15. Little Red Corvette

16. Under the Cherry Moon

17. 17 Days
18. Head

19. Pop Life

20. Girls & Boys

21. Life Can Be So Nice

22. 1999

23. Kiss

24. Purple Rain

HypnoBlue said:

Hands my FAV era/album/tour of Prince. So much class, showmanship, funk, and creativity in such a small period of time from 85-86. The whole feel seems so radically different from everything he did before, from his look to the music to even the way he performed. Like he was a whole different character. He was expanding as an entertainer and musician.

Remember he was working on 3 different projects (that we know of) during this time too. Ridiculous. You'd think after the mega storm of Purple Rain he'd wanna slow down a bit but nah an artist does whatever he wants whenever the creative impulse strikes him.

The Warm Up gig (3/3/86) is one of my fav First Avenue P shows along with the 1984 birthday show. Thanks for all of your "era" threads. They're a lot of fun to go through.

Same here HypnoBlue,

85-86 was an explosion of mass creativity. And so many other songs we don't even know about yet.

He was a combination of James Brown & Charlie Chapman roled into one

Yes, 3 different projects + add in there the Coco Boys:Mickie Free (battle of the bands thing he was doing) vs Mazarati and a little film about it

it's hard to go through this stuff, but it does make me smile

8.2.1986 @ Madison Square Garden in NYC

1. Around The World In A Day
2. Christopher Tracy's Parade
3. New Position
4. I Wonder U
5. Raspberry Beret
6. Delirious
7. Controversy
8. Mutiny
9. Do Me Baby
10. How Much Is That Doggie In The Win...
11. Lady Cab Driver
12. Automatic
13. D.M.S.R.
14. When Doves Cry
15. Under the Cherry Moon

16. Anotherloverholeinyohead
17. Soft n Wet
18. I Wanna Be Your Lover
19. Head
20. Pop Life
21. Girls & Boys
22. Life Can Be So Nice
23. America
24. Sometimes It Snows In Aprl
25. Purple Rain
26. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On
27. Mountains

28. Kiss

Prince & the Revolution @ the Busby's London Aftershow 8.12.1986