I was elated when I copped The Family, and before that Vanity 6....

but it has been a couple years since I managed to pick up any Prince related rares.

This is the one that has been at the front of my mind for weeks.

I have it on cassette, mp3, and vinyl, but I really adore this album.


COMPACT DISC

Ykno, I would even settle for that weird "remastered" bootleg with the Apollonia solo schitt tacked on the end, but I don't know how it sounds or who did it, or what their source was.... etc. OR HOW THE BOOKLET LOOKS

So I would be interested to know what either CD looks like.

Doesn't Sleevographia have that?

ernestsewell said:

the 20th anniversary boot?

Cinnie said:

I have all of the associated artist cd's except Mazarati. Can't find that one.

God, I wish I could hear Apollonia 6!!!

Graycap23 said:

Is the only official CD pressing of Apollonia 6 the Japanese one?

Cinnie said:

Yes.

Graycap23 said:

Mazarati too, I imagine.

Cinnie said:

I've never seen the Mazarati cd. So I don't know about that one.

Graycap23 said:

I mean, I have only "seen" Mazarati on eBay selling with a Japanese OBI strip.

Cinnie said:

I haven't purchased or heard the Apollonia 6 CD. I just recently got the Vanity 6 and I'm not that taken with it. Is the Mazarati LP worth buying?

Graycap23 said:

I have the real Mazarati and Apollonia 6 CDs. They are both imports. The pics on this thread are of a popular bootleg.
[Edited 3/24/10 16:45pm]

Cinnie said:

I have that Apollonia 6 Anniversary counterfeit. It's a pressed silver CD, but it's vinyl sourced. It's not terrible sounding, but you're better off finding a Flac download of the genuine Japanese release. Or a really good vinyl transfer.

poetcorner61 said:

Yes! It's one of the funkiest Paisley Park albums you will find.Contains amazing jams like "Stroke","100 MPH","She's Just That Kinda Lady" and "Player's Ball".Trust me,you need to find it asap.

squirrelgrease said:

Yep, I have the Ap6, Family and Mazarati Japanese pressings.

Cinnie said:

I knew it was a fake when I bought it on eBay, but my hopes were that it was a CD copy.

squirrelgrease said:

Me too when I was bidding but still lost, especially at the prices I have seen the Japanese one go for!

How much did you guys pay for the japanese mazarati cd's?

i have only found one seller online and it was going for over 700$


I own the mazarati2 bootleg. the seller posted the pictures of the legit cd casing but the fake one showed up in the mail.I got ripped off but it was worth it. (this was before i could find a download source on the net).

I have it on CD and Record!

minneapolisFunq said:

I have official original CDs for the Family, Apollonia 6, Mazrati, Jill Jones, both Madhouse albums, all of the Eric Leeds albums, and Vanity 6. I even have the real Paisley Park CDs of TC Eliis, The Three O Clock, and Good Question (Not especially proud of that though).

I remember getting the Mazrati CD for about $70 on eBay back in the day when you could ambush an auction at the last second.

Brofie said:

minneapolisFunq said:

Actually, the Mazarati CD was given to me by a very generous friend quite a few years ago. A friend I've kind of lost touch with in the last few years. I should probably drop him a line...

SoulAlive said:

My CD:



I won't get any Japanese import unless the obi strip is included.

sextonseven said:

It looks like you've got the real thing! That other one is obviously a bootleg.

SoulAlive said:

The amount of money I paid for it, it had better be the real thing. There's an additional fold out sheet to the booklet that has all the lyrics in Japanese.

^ That Japanese Apollonia 6 disc is the only CD that I don't have but absolutely need to get one of these days. There are other holes in my collection, but are not priorities.

squirrelgrease said:

Yeah,I need to find that A6 CD too.I'll get it one of these days