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Thread started 06/15/16 4:53pm

aiden

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The 4 official Books

I'm in the process of collecting these and nearly have all 4 official Prince books. Who has any of these and to anyone that has the complete set, which one is your favourite.. For me it might have to be Neo Manifesto, absolutely blown away with the art style and the way the book was put together, the quality of the print & the lyrics/poetry.. Everything

The Sacrifice of Victor
Neo Manifesto
Prince in Hawaii
21 Nights
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Reply #1 posted 06/15/16 5:18pm

suomynona

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aiden said:

I'm in the process of collecting these and nearly have all 4 official Prince books. Who has any of these and to anyone that has the complete set, which one is your favourite.. For me it might have to be Neo Manifesto, absolutely blown away with the art style and the way the book was put together, the quality of the print & the lyrics/poetry.. Everything The Sacrifice of Victor Neo Manifesto Prince in Hawaii 21 Nights


Neo Manifesto isn't much of a book.

My vote is for The Sacrifice Of Victor.

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Reply #2 posted 06/15/16 7:15pm

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The Sacrifice of Victor

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Reply #3 posted 06/15/16 10:28pm

aiden

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Well, I've just bought the Sacrafice of Victor off another fan/collector so it should be with me next week.. It does look amazing very excited smile
I've wanted one for a long time
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Reply #4 posted 06/15/16 10:48pm

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Sacrafice of Victor is my personal favorite.

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Reply #5 posted 06/16/16 1:56am

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I have all four and would also give my vote to 'The Sacrifice Of Victor' - it's the one I connect with the most: it was a very interesting time in his life and I find Terry Gydesen's photography very artful & revealing.
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Whilst I was initially excited about the '21 Nights' book project, the result is too artificially polished to really say anything.
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I haven't been back to the 'Hawaii' book in a while but in my head it's kind of inbetween the two: the situations have an 'access all areas' feel yet also very controlled at the same time.
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'Neo Manifesto' is an interesting curio but not really a substantial book book.
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Reply #6 posted 06/16/16 3:56am

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I haven't read any books on Prince cause I always feared they might be filled with lies and speculations. I was soooo looking forward to his memoirs. sad

Anyway, which book would you absolutely recommend?

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Reply #7 posted 06/16/16 4:03am

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The sad thing is I only have 21 nights and I don't like it. I really would like to get the other ones.

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Reply #8 posted 06/16/16 4:35am

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I have Hawaii, i like it. Still haven't got round 2 gettin Sacrifice . The other 2 I can live without.

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Reply #9 posted 06/16/16 9:00am

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MMJas said:

I haven't read any books on Prince cause I always feared they might be filled with lies and speculations. I was soooo looking forward to his memoirs. sad

Anyway, which book would you absolutely recommend?





Yeah, those memoirs would have been totally accurate.



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Reply #10 posted 06/16/16 10:44am

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aiden said:

I'm in the process of collecting these and nearly have all 4 official Prince books. Who has any of these and to anyone that has the complete set, which one is your favourite.. For me it might have to be Neo Manifesto, absolutely blown away with the art style and the way the book was put together, the quality of the print & the lyrics/poetry.. Everything The Sacrifice of Victor Neo Manifesto Prince in Hawaii 21 Nights

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They're all fairly rubbish.

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And Neo Manifesto is just ugly.

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Reply #11 posted 06/16/16 10:56am

Noodled24

Sacrifice of Victor is a stunning book. There are some genuinely impressive and striking photographs. I imagine it'd be hard to track down these days and I suspect very VERY expensive.

The others are nice to have I suppose but nothing special.

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Reply #12 posted 06/16/16 10:59am

Blakbear

KingSausage said:

MMJas said:

I haven't read any books on Prince cause I always feared they might be filled with lies and speculations. I was soooo looking forward to his memoirs. sad

Anyway, which book would you absolutely recommend?





Yeah, those memoirs would have been totally accurate.



...crickets...

Are you implying that Prince might LIE? HOW DARE YOU. :falloff:

I kid, I kid. It might be an interesting read anyway.
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Reply #13 posted 06/16/16 1:41pm

MMJas

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KingSausage said:

MMJas said:

I haven't read any books on Prince cause I always feared they might be filled with lies and speculations. I was soooo looking forward to his memoirs. sad

Anyway, which book would you absolutely recommend?

Yeah, those memoirs would have been totally accurate. ...crickets...

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Reply #14 posted 06/16/16 1:44pm

Guitarhero

aiden said:

I'm in the process of collecting these and nearly have all 4 official Prince books. Who has any of these and to anyone that has the complete set, which one is your favourite.. For me it might have to be Neo Manifesto, absolutely blown away with the art style and the way the book was put together, the quality of the print & the lyrics/poetry.. Everything The Sacrifice of Victor Neo Manifesto Prince in Hawaii 21 Nights

I only have that one and i love it.

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Reply #15 posted 06/20/16 1:41am

ForeverPaisley

aiden said:

I'm in the process of collecting these and nearly have all 4 official Prince books. Who has any of these and to anyone that has the complete set, which one is your favourite.. For me it might have to be Neo Manifesto, absolutely blown away with the art style and the way the book was put together, the quality of the print & the lyrics/poetry.. Everything The Sacrifice of Victor Neo Manifesto Prince in Hawaii 21 Nights

I still can't believe that I found 21 Nights - BRAND NEW in a major book retailer on their clearance rack with a price of TWO DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Simply because the sleeve/slip cover, was no longer glued together. Like seriously people? I mean the book itself was still sealed beneath the cover. I practically ran to the teller before someone realized it was mistakenly priced! lol Best Princely Surprise and I treasure it.

I really really want the Prince In Hawaii one. It's the next one on the radar, since I just snagged the Lift & Times (not official but a beauty nonetheless). I'm sure in time I will like to have them all smile

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Reply #16 posted 06/21/16 9:47am

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ForeverPaisley said:

aiden said:

I'm in the process of collecting these and nearly have all 4 official Prince books. Who has any of these and to anyone that has the complete set, which one is your favourite.. For me it might have to be Neo Manifesto, absolutely blown away with the art style and the way the book was put together, the quality of the print & the lyrics/poetry.. Everything The Sacrifice of Victor Neo Manifesto Prince in Hawaii 21 Nights

I still can't believe that I found 21 Nights - BRAND NEW in a major book retailer on their clearance rack with a price of TWO DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Simply because the sleeve/slip cover, was no longer glued together. Like seriously people? I mean the book itself was still sealed beneath the cover. I practically ran to the teller before someone realized it was mistakenly priced! lol Best Princely Surprise and I treasure it.

I really really want the Prince In Hawaii one. It's the next one on the radar, since I just snagged the Lift & Times (not official but a beauty nonetheless). I'm sure in time I will like to have them all smile

21 Nights was all over Austin for like $8.00. No one bought it so they had to get rid of them some way. I personally took a pass, even at $8.00. The pictures were silly and the CD was waaay not my cup o' tea. Even after Prince's death the thing is selling on Amazon for less than it was when it first came out.

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Reply #17 posted 06/21/16 8:56pm

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suomynona said:

aiden said:

I'm in the process of collecting these and nearly have all 4 official Prince books. Who has any of these and to anyone that has the complete set, which one is your favourite.. For me it might have to be Neo Manifesto, absolutely blown away with the art style and the way the book was put together, the quality of the print & the lyrics/poetry.. Everything The Sacrifice of Victor Neo Manifesto Prince in Hawaii 21 Nights


Neo Manifesto isn't much of a book.

My vote is for The Sacrifice Of Victor.

And here this week:

http://prince.org/msg/7/4...sg_9582976

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