JOYJOY said:

lucky that sounds really nice

My most prized possessions are:

Puppet from Purple Rain Movie fame (still in wrapper)
Controversy tour tshirt (original)
Rude Boy Controversy tour tshirt (no sleeves)
Right On! Magazines
Black Beat Magazines
All kinds of pics and passes

Basically have a trunk full of things collected since 1978.

Most prized possession are my autographed napkins from Prince, Brown Mark, Vanity and Dez Dickerson. I got them all personally. That was of course before Prince truly blew up. Got all those during the 1999 tour.

I have alot of other rare rare stuff. Have to look in trunk to remember.
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Everything in my collection is the coolest Prince item I own.

I have a rare bootleg interveiw with him when he was 21 on CD. ...plus more but i wont mention them....might get into trouble!

so does anyone feel generous enough to give something from their colection 2 lil old me? jk jk jk.

A tambourine Prince gave me during a concert

veronikka said:

NuPwr319 said:

2 many 2 name, but the coolest would be the pictures my father took at the 6/7/86 Cobo Hall birthday concert here in Detroit. Picture of not only Prince and the band, but Andre Cymone guesting during "the Dance Electric", and Mazarati, who were the opening act

Purple Rain (Purple Vinal) 12" & 45
Little Red Corvette/1999 (picture Disc)
Purple Rain (Promo Poster / The one with Apple on the back of the bike)
I Die 4 u/Another lonley Xmas 12" & 45
Lovesexy Tourbook,2 Buttons , Poster

Nothing to special..

MoniGram said:

Yup and someone on here even saw me getting it
Here's a pic

My own personalised custom Prince figurine, from the film Purple Rain...it looks the nuts depsite the fact I knocked it up myself. Took a while to do but it looks awesome on my shelf next to the Prince CD collection.

I'll have to see about getting some pics on here for y'all

veronikka said:

How very cool!!!

jaimestarr79 said:

Well my brother have this tambourine that have the androgynous symbol on it when he saw Prince in concert back in the 19990's. Unfortunely, I don't have a cool or rare Prince item.

319 Key ring....so cool that I'm still using it !!

I've also got myself a copy of "Strange Tales From The Rain"...Never actually played it.

http://eil.com/shop/morei...ogid=30700

I have lots of stuff, but I'd have to say my Uptown Magazine collection.

I have every issue - a nice full collection. I've even gotten offers from several people to buy it.

andymacfunky said:

I had no idea about this. Certainly something worth watching for.

As for myself... It's been less than a year since I began hunting for items other than his studio albums on CD. I've acquired a number of vinyl LPs, 12" singles, and 45s - most of which are decidedly unexciting (although in very good condition). Some of the more notable items include...

- Mint standard pressing of PR with poster (not rare, but it's the only copy I've seen in Nebraska or Kansas that still has the poster!)

- ATWIAD LP with the perforated flap still intact (again - the only one I've personally seen in such condition)

- 12" Eye Hate U, which (according to the badly-placed sticker on the cover) was made in England.

- 12" single of Gold pressed on gold vinyl

Some other notable items...

- A glossy magazine from '84 titled "Prince: Rocks Purple Reign" by Mpls reporter Jon Bream.

- Lovesexy tourbook

- Gold-boxed, limited edition of the Symbol album. Factory sealed with the purple "Limited Edition" and parental advisory stickers still on.

- Just this passed weekend I found a copy of the Interactive CD ROM at a used store. Never thought I'd see one of those up close!

- And a whole slew of remixes, b-sides, and rarities which I have obtained through "unofficial" channels, and will not elaborate on.

By far my favorite item(s) would have to be the 12" and 45 single of Pop Life. Without question my favorite album art of all time!

And the search goes on!

kyla said:

WTF? How in the hell do ya'll even get close to these things!

Maxx said:

Rats! I almost forgot about my Black Album promo poster! Definately one of my favorite items! A full size jet black wall poster with a white border and some little orage lettering at the bottom that says "PRINCE". No pictures, slogans, logos - nothing. Just black. Gotta love it.

Mh....if those are rare...I don´t know....

- Picture Interview Disc 1985 - vinyl
- The Time - all albums in vinyl
- The Family - album - vinyl
- Sheila E. - The Glamorous Life - vinyl album

(other vinyl items...but i don´t mention them in particular....they´re not official)

And very nice (I just got it last year in SF):
- ONA-Box
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jonnyrider said:

Well, it got to number 4 here, so some people must've bought it.

I guess mine is the Let's Work/Gotta Stop Messin' About 12" Apart from that I've got most of the 80s stuff (albums, 12", Time, Sheila, Family, Jill etc) on vinyl.

Anotherloverholeinyohead said:

I used to soak myself in that stuff..lol I'd buy 3 bottles at a time from the NPG store in Camden..Just found 2 unopened bottles in my "Prince Box".. cool box/bottle btw.. but I think its gone off.. smells like Issy Miyake L'eau d'issy now lol..

my favourite "collectible items" the RED/GOLD hand made papier mache heart shaped mirror I bought from the Camden store the day it opened..its fully autographed by the NPG ( not his nibbs though..!)
and a 30"/40" UTCM movie poster printed on silver backed card..!

Gx
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very nice thread !!

@xenophobi2002..

You just reminded me.. another favoutite item I'd forgotten about , found that in my "Prince box " too..

a Bagleys Warehouse aftershow ticket..! large size card with GOLD embossed symbol . welcome to the Dawn..!

I found a couple of cancelled/unused tickets there too. Blenheim Palace 92 and Wembley 87..! no sign of my "Cafe de Paris " ticket though..??

Gx
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gazzlornie said:

I have a Blenheim Palace ticket too. Was wondering how rare they might be. I also have that older version of 1999 without DMSR. Had no idea that was sought after.

A BUTTON WITH HIM IN A BLUE JEAN JACKET

after a good old hunt in the "attic" I just found a PURPLE RAIN umbrella from 1984..! and a Transparent LOVESEXY RAINCOAT from 1988.. given the current weather in London right now I will be very easy to spot at the weekends O2 gigs..lol

Gxxx

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention a couple of others:

A vinyl copy of Jill Jones' first album. (I was lucky to find this one. I'm sure Jill would be surprised if I showed her).

I also recently bought a Prince button from the Controversy album. I'm NEVER gonna give that one up.

gazzlornie said:

wow... you have alot of rain gear. do u like rain?