Untouchable said:

This is true (thanks for checking it out BTW!), but I love my Prince. Maybe one day I'll be famous, and I'll be on MTV cribs. The highlight of the show?

"Welcome to my PRINCE Room!"



On second thought, I better not show that on tv. I'd probably get sued or something...

superspaceboy said:

i have that. only paid $750 for it back in 1994 though.

UCantHavaDaMango said:

http://vids.myspace.com/i...=626460474

suomynona said:

What is that?

Untouchable said:

Why buy direct from Prince when you can have your mom make you an exact replica!

GangstaFam said:

promotional cd given only to executives at warner japan for the 1993 release of hits/b-sides.

suomynona said:

what's on it?

GangstaFam said:

are you all referring to the same Helen who worked for P during LoveSexy? I met her once after a show in Long Island, NY at their hotel, and she seemed very nice at the time....I'm guessing I've missed previous discussions about her? Thought her last name was different though....

paisley16 said:

Probably. She was really nice until she went back on an offer.

GangstaFam said:

http://eil.com/shop/morei...=347776#ps

paisley16 said:

One of Helen Horatio's Designs,purchased at the Controversy Conventions in 1991 or 1992....I'm getting too old to remember exactly when.

GangstaFam said:

Oh, I know all to well. Reneger. Sure, she's awesome til you're about to seal the deal

Untouchable said:

You could be wearing aqua polka-dotted "Alphabet Street" shirts to job interviews to this very day if it weren't for her.

I Reckon the Rarest collectable must B the Prince Muppet from Muppets Tonight, when he sung starfish & Coffee!!

Where is it!! Who has it right now???

how rare is the black album cd? i got mine like years ago when i was in high school how can i tell if its a rare 1?

llluvley1 said:

Later this year I'm going to add a cd section to my site (every picture helps).
www.theblackalbum.info.

Most people have the 1994 release (see year) and after that 99% bootlegs. The original was not for sale anywhere in 1987 so it's not very likely it has popped up at high school (but its possible)

The Lewis Con(n)ection 1979 Album is also a very rare item, which contains 2 Prince contributions

THE LEWIS CONNECTION THE LEWIS CONNECTION 1979

The Lewis Connection LP USA 98-84 The Lewis Conection

Have you heard of an album called "The Lewis Project"? It was released in 1979 on a small label in Minneapolis and has Prince, Sonny T., and others on it. One of which is André Lewis. Is "Lewis" André Cymone's real last name?

Thanks,

Meika Silva, San Francisco, California.

Actually the release Meika is talking about is the self-titled album by a Minneapolis group called The Lewis Conection (sic), fronted by brothers André and Pierre Lewis and backed by other local musicians, most notably Sonny Thompson. Prince appears on one track, the 4:12 "Got To Be Something Here" (penned by Thompson), playing guitar and providing background vocals.

Sessions for the album took place in 1977 at several studios throughout the Twin Cities area, including ASI, Creation, Sound 80, and Moonsound in Minneapolis, and The Studio in St. Paul. Apparently, Prince just happened to be working with Chris Moon in the studio when the brothers were recording, and he was asked to sit in.

The album was pressed and released independently by the Lewis brothers under the guise of "P.A. Productions" in 1979. Incidentally, Moon, who played an instrumental role in Prince's musical life during his teenage years, also took the black-and-white album cover photos (he was a bit of an amateur photographer at the time). Without a doubt, The Lewis Conection LP is the single-most rarest officially-released appearance of Prince on record. This is the reason that most Prince collectors, even veterans, have never heard of it (and this is one of the reasons why it eluded UPTOWN's U.S. discography in UPTOWN #13). The album was only available in the Twin Cities-area, and probably no more than 500-1,000 were ever pressed, if that, and who knows how many were sold or still remain 17 years later?


found at:

http://www.uptown.se/2005...o_26.shtml

oldpurple said:

yes, very great item indeed. I am very lucky to have it in my collection