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Thread started 06/25/02 11:19am

Essence

Purple Rain sold 1.3m copies in day...

18 years to this day.
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Reply #1 posted 06/25/02 12:37pm

rdhull

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I was one of them who bought it on the release day..anyone remember Licorice Pizza, the tastiest music in town? Happpy 18th PR...you're regal AND legal.
"Climb in my fur."
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Reply #2 posted 06/25/02 3:31pm

DavidEye

rdhull...I see you have the lyrics to the 1981 Squeeze song "Tempted" as your signature.I LOVE that song!! Is that one of your favorites too?


"But it's not my conscience that hates to be untrue...I answered my reflection tell me what is there to do?" smile
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Reply #3 posted 06/25/02 7:26pm

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DavidEye said:

rdhull...I see you have the lyrics to the 1981 Squeeze song "Tempted" as your signature.I LOVE that song!! Is that one of your favorites too?
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Oh hell yes..Squeeze were the shit. Tempted, Cool For Cats, Black Coffe In Bed . But Tempted is personmal to me as well. I miss Paul Carrack ( Dont Shed A Tear).
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Reply #4 posted 08/22/02 9:04pm

Boob

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Reply #5 posted 08/23/02 1:00am

locoarts

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Essence said:

18 years to this day.


really??? WOW! is this true... thats allot

does anyone have a link to where we can see what EACH album finally sold? How many units..

thanks smile
[This message was edited Fri Aug 23 1:02:00 PDT 2002 by locoarts]
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Reply #6 posted 08/31/02 12:18pm

Starmist7

WooowwwW!!! What History!!! Amazing it's actually been that long...It doesnt'even feel like it at all! smile
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Reply #7 posted 08/31/02 1:13pm

giotto

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I attended the 'Purple Rain' premiere in Cartagena, Colombia. As we exited the theatre I remember the police had cordoned off a section of the road across from the cinema.

The following day we read that three people had been shot dead in front of the venue.
"You don't frighten us, English pig dogs. Go and boil your bottoms, sons of a silly person."
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Reply #8 posted 08/31/02 1:34pm

mistermaxxx

yep before the SoundScan Era makes me wonder how Many more Copies the Album Actually Sold?? I Use to always get His&Anybody Else's Albums that I was digging on Day One.
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