Krid said:

Casually browsing through my Prince vinyl collection, I stopped at the Black Album - and re-discovered that it is actually red vinyl. Looks really cool, with a white label. Bought this early 88 in Hamburg/Germany and was damned proud to get my hands on it - even though it was a bootleg, I had it and could play it for hours at a time. Loved it, especially Bob George and Cindy C. These were the days before Internet/mp3s and getting a bootleg was not easy back then, at least for a 16-year old in Hamburg... Memories...

I remember record fairs. I used to travel all over northern England. Those were the days. I remember picking up Chocolate box, Charade and Small Club (X-Records) with the miss-named titles (R.A.D.E.?). I only picked that up because the seller was blasting it on his boombox, The guitar solo 'America' in DSMR caught my lobes. I thought... Hellooooo!

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Good times getting boots.

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It's too easy now!

Marrk said:

Krid said:

Casually browsing through my Prince vinyl collection, I stopped at the Black Album - and re-discovered that it is actually red vinyl. Looks really cool, with a white label. Bought this early 88 in Hamburg/Germany and was damned proud to get my hands on it - even though it was a bootleg, I had it and could play it for hours at a time. Loved it, especially Bob George and Cindy C. These were the days before Internet/mp3s and getting a bootleg was not easy back then, at least for a 16-year old in Hamburg... Memories...

I remember record fairs. I used to travel all over northern England. Those were the days. I remember picking up Chocolate box, Charade and Small Club (X-Records) with the miss-named titles (R.A.D.E.?). I only picked that up because the seller was blasting it on his boombox, The guitar solo 'America' in DSMR caught my lobes. I thought... Hellooooo!

.

Good times getting boots.

.

It's too easy now!

The small club one I picked up in NY as a cd - it was offered "under the counter" from the shop owner, when I asked him if he had some Prince boots. As if it was dangerous and illegal and some undercover cops was around to arrest us all

Mine is dark blue, but you can only tell when you hold it up to the light. I used to have a copy on orange vinyl. I miss that one.

Krid said:

Marrk said:

I remember record fairs. I used to travel all over northern England. Those were the days. I remember picking up Chocolate box, Charade and Small Club (X-Records) with the miss-named titles (R.A.D.E.?). I only picked that up because the seller was blasting it on his boombox, The guitar solo 'America' in DSMR caught my lobes. I thought... Hellooooo!

.

Good times getting boots.

.

It's too easy now!

The small club one I picked up in NY as a cd - it was offered "under the counter" from the shop owner, when I asked him if he had some Prince boots. As if it was dangerous and illegal and some undercover cops was around to arrest us all

those were fun times hunting for cd-singles and bootlegs back in the 90s for me.. it was always like a treasure hunt