High NPGMC,

We need ur help. The NPG is looking 4 anything with a WB logo that was
UNOFFICIALLY released during Prince's tenure at that label. This includes all of
the following:

"Back 2 Back" releases:
German CD-singles -
Little Red Corvette/1999 - 7599-21184-2 (1989)
Erotic City/I Would Die 4 U - 7599-21185-2 (1989)
Let's Go Crazy/Take Me With U - 7599-21186-2 (1989)
When Doves Cry/Purple Rain - 7599-21187-2 (1989)
Kiss/Girls And Boys/Under The Cherry Moon - 7599-21188-2 (1989)

"Back 2 Back" releases:
US 7" singles -
I Wanna Be Your Lover/Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad - GWB 0392 (1987)
1999/Little Red Corvette - GWB 0468 (1987)
Delirious/Let's Pretend We're Married - GWB 0476 (1987)
When Doves Cry/Let's Go Crazy - GWB 0516 (1987)
I Would Die 4 U/Take Me With U - GWB 0517 (1987)
Purple Rain/Raspberry Beret - GWB 0528 (1987)
Pop Life/America - GWB 0529 (1987)
Sign O' The Times/U Got The Look - 7-21938 (1989)
Alphabet Street/I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man - 7-10039 (1989)
Batdance/Partyman - 7-21859 (1990)
Diamonds & Pearls/Insatiable - 7-15990 (1993)
Cream/Gett Off- 7-15991 (1993)

"Back 2 Back" releases:
German 7" singles -
Anotherloverholenyohead/I Wanna Be Your Lover - 928521-7 (1986)
Girls And Boys/Under The Cherry Moon with She's Always In My Hair/17 Days -
928585-7 (1986)

"2-On-1" releases
US cassettes
Controversy/Dirty Mind - 4F-23953 (1982)
Controversy/Dirty Mind - 4-23953 (1982) [slightly different O-card]

"BackTrax" releases:
US cassette singles -
1999/Little Red Corvette - 4-00468 (1989)
Alphabet St./I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man - 4-21858 (1990)
1999/Little Red Corvette - 4-00468 (1993) [blue O-card]
Diamonds & Pearls/Insatiable - 4-15990 (1993)
Cream/Gett Off - 4-15991 (1993)

"BackTrax" releases:
US CD singles -
1999/Little Red Corvette - 2-468 (1992)
Diamonds & Pearls/Insatiable - 2-15990 (1993)
Cream/Gett Off - 2-15991 (1993)

"ep" Remix Samplers:
Japanese CDs -
Scandalous Sex Suite - WPCP-3199 (1989) [9 tracks]
New Power Generation - WPCP-4200 (1991) [9 tracks]
Gett Off - WPCP-4630 (1991) [12 tracks]
My Name Is Prince - WPCP-5149 (1989) [8 tracks]

CD box set:
German CDs -
Around The World In A Day / Parade / Controversy - 7599-25944-2 (1992)

"Royal Box" release:
UK CD-singles -
When Doves Cry, 1999, Let's Go Crazy, Kiss, I Would Die 4 U - IMC506002 (1999)
[Also includes a 1999 calendar, a golden guitar-shaped badge, a limited edition
certificate on 'Purple Rain' sheet music & a framed full color photo of Prince.
Comes in a gold & purple velvet box with a golden TAFKAP symbol print on the
cover. 4" x 8" x 10" in size.]

"Double Feature" releases:
UK home videos -
Purple Rain/Graffiti Bridge - PES 12544 (1992)

If u have copies of anything in the list above or anything with a wb logo on it
that is not on this list that falls in2 this category, please send 2:

The Ways of the Pharaoh
PO BOX 169
Vermilion, OH
44089-0169

In addition 2 the list above, we r gathering 2gether all Prince bootlegs. Send
them 2 the same address.

All member info will kept confidential. Ur help is greatly appreciated.

Love4oneanther,
The NPG Music Club

Got the Email to. Funny that it does not mention if you get the stuff back or whatever. Nothing.


So while you are at it why not just send it to me instead:

The Bin of the Sphinx
PO Box 691
Europe old 1g7


What a cool way to start a record collection.



collectors edit:
[This message was edited Wed Jul 23 14:58:29 PDT 2003 by ajd]

I was just gonna post this.

Just when you think those fucking MORONS couldn't get any more laughable, they pull shit like this. I'll be sending something to that address, all right, but you can bet it won't be CD's.

Fucking losers, Jesus. Prince needs to get beat - I'm sorry, but it needs to be said.

FUCKING PATHETIC, INSECURE, WASH-UP.

I almost feel better now.

Where in the FUCK is Vermilion, Ohio?

I LIVE in Ohio, and I've never heard of it. Is it close to Xenia?

I bet some of the sheep will do it, hoping that he'll make them his very own bible study partner of some shit.

theblueangel said:

i'm with you, andrew...just as long as i get to kick 'im first.

but yes, this is absolutely ri-fuckin-diculous. and i know, you know, and fer fuck's sake i know prince himself know full-well that it ain't gonna happen. not by a long shot.

mr. nelson, if you're lurkin here and happen to come across this thread, i gotta message for ya: if you would've released all of your soundboard recordings/live stuff/whatever and made it all legit, you know we'd be more than happy to pay for it. don't get all pissy when others are dealin up stuff that YOU should've released awready.

and oh yeah...fuck you and the horse you rode in nekkid on, sir. ain't gon' give up shit.

puts on saginaw '82 and rox out

Riiight..I'm gonna get on this one ASAP.

theblueangel said:

if some of the baa-baas do it, they gonna be s.o.l. either way. princey ain't gonna give them the time of day and they're gonna be a bit light in their prince stash.

y'know what? this e-mail sounds like somewhat of a sick joke...some poor soul wants bootleggs...

I guess he got himself a shiny new steamroller and some high heel rubber boots and badly needs something to roll over.

I got many spam mails in my life, but this maybe the first one just asking for something. No selling, no begging. Just send us the stuff. Thanks.

Please, GOD, someone tell me this is a joke. I am a NPGMC member but i never seem to get ANY emails that are sent out, so needless to say i didn't get this one. Someone, please, PLEASE, P_L_E_A_S_E tell me this ain't real.

If he's serious and this isn't a joke, then this my firends, is what we call hitting rock-bottom, the be-all, end-all of utter insanity.

Let us pray...

Have you heard the term Quid pro quo?

i bet there's a legit reason for this.

they may be responding to a discovery request (as in litigation) and wouldn't know themselves what was released 'unofficially', since it was bootlegged.

i don't think it's a trick

XxAxX said:

Should they just say that, XXAxX, it would go over very well.

XxAxX said:

That may very well be. It just is a lot easier for some people to send record collections worth sometimes xxx thousands of dollars to an address called 'The Way of the Pharao at a P.O. Box if they know the background of such a request.

Well I just asked a moderator at NPGMC how will Prince pay back his fans that send in these recordings...

Their response:

"He will not pay anyone back."

I'm sorry I respect Prince as a musican...but how can U ask your fans 2 give back things they paid their hard earned money for...

And secondly P has known for a long time these recordings existed...why the need 2 want them back now?

And lastly...is this some form of "cleaning" all the music now deemed as "distasteful" and "rude"

(yeah I'm asking cuz I know he comes 2 this site)

This is a bit reaching and I would love 4 Prince or his people or somebody 2 come here and explain why he is asking such a high order...

I think this may be the last straw amongst the "True" long time fans...
[This message was edited Wed Jul 23 15:57:57 PDT 2003 by June19]

Well it seems like they have a fairly good idea.

Crumbs peopel say that we moan loads if we dont get our moneys worth ...perhaps Prince/NPGMC should take a good look at themselves!!!

what are tehy goona do,march up to WB and say you released these song...to which they will no doubt reply "listen you dicks...thats what you do under a record deal"

Come to think of it tahts what NPGMC seems to be doing now...entering into deals to provide music...but not coming up with the goods!!!

Wheres my NEWS and my Rave from year 1!!! Perhaps if they spent less time combing teh record shops for old Prince cds and made some new ones instead the world would be a better place.

Why would we send them to Ohio instead of PP or Chicago (Samnation)?

If it's not a joke Prince has lost his fucking mind.

June19 said:

exactly. too little, too late.


ain't gon' happen. not by a long shot.


don't know...

but yes, ladies n' gentlemen...with this, the jizz has fallen on the wedding gown.®

It's got to be a joke?!?!

Reminds me of the craziness surrounding The Black Album and the UK based Crystal Ball magazine asking members to send the bootlegs in to them after Prince put the message in the Alphabet Street video. Some crazy people did, and they published pics of the burning in the next issue.

I always found it kinda ironic that they did that, considering the magazine was named after a bootleg track.

lovemachine said:

good question...

starr said:

I was just thinking this. It is a stupid request that will garner no replies other than those from completely brainwashed "fams". What if prince released stuff in return for the unnofficial/bootlegged product? Wishful thinkin...

June19 said:[I think this may be the last straw amongst the "True" long time fans...


...yep, i'm done.

eleven said:

Dedicated Prince Fan,
Lover of the funk,
Defender of Jamie Starr, Camille, Joey Coco, etc..
Man of True Appreciation for all the joy the lil guy gave me

...may I rest in peace.


eleven: 1982-2003.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

will you marry me?
hahahahahahahaha!!!
that's the funniest shit ever!
hahahahahahahaha!!!

ajd said:

true...true... mind you, i have no idea why they'd ask for this. just guessing.

eleven said:

sniffle...he died so young...




















dammit prince, is this what you wanted???



funeral services will be held for the edit
[This message was edited Wed Jul 23 16:43:54 PDT 2003 by Handclapsfingasnapz]

milty said:

I don't believe it's legit. If it is... he should just do another celebration and have people bring bootlegs as payment.
And be able to trade them for legit items at Paisley.

origmnd said:

yeah, if the legit items come straight from the paisley vault or sumfin...fuck a npgmc t-shirt, a bottle of xenophobia water and a symbol keychain.

a million edits (i wuv you)
[This message was edited Wed Jul 23 17:01:04 PDT 2003 by Handclapsfingasnapz]

Deja, yer fucking HILARIOUS with that "I came...all ovah yer wedding gown" shit. I'm so glad I got to meetcha in the (gorgeous-ass) flesh, cuz I can see you saying that, and I get as hard as a fag can for a chick.

I'm sure I'll still follow his music, b/c I always have, and who knows: maybe he'll completely change his mind about everything and start releasing all the old shit, motherfuckers and all (I doubt that, though). My theory is that he knows that he could NEVER EVER compete with his old music, so he wants it GONE.

I think that Prince is just as perplexed by his former genius as we are.

Whatever happens, 7/23/03 will go down in history as the day I lost the absolute last shred of respect for that hypocritical cry-baby. At the Paisley party, I was shocked at what an insecure vibe he gave off...bitch couldn't even stare down a cute young white boy (not me). It confirmed my sneaking suspicion that he's turned into the biggest follower of them all...and I'm not talking about following God. God would tell Prince to quit being such a shit-head; he would tell him that people in this world are STARVING...people are getting shot and tortured and raped every day...and he would take Prince's money away and let him find out what it's like to not be a pampered, makeup-wearing ex-rock star.

And the moderator actually says, "Prince will not pay anybody back"?

Dude, I don't care how big those damn moderators are...I wanna whip ALL they asses. I might go down, but as long as I make a few of 'em bleed I DON'T CARE.

Oh, and I'm listening to one of those unauthorized WB recordings right now...and the next time I wanna buy a Prince CD for a family member or loved one, I'll get The Very Best of Prince, b/c I think the only thing Prince cares about besides his ego is MONEY, and therefore I'd like to make as little a contribution to his bank account as possible.

Hey Prince...let's trade bank accounts, and then YOU can move to Neptune. I'll stay here and release all the shit that your hypocritical ass should. You can get all the profits (it ain't my music) - just stay the fuck in Neptune, so you don't keep eroding your place in rock history.

theblueangel said:

tell it blue... can i get Amen from the Org squad dis eee'nin