In keeping with the energy of the 1999 re-issues, there have been photos from various sources coming out. Let's create a visually informative thread on this electric purple era

* don't post a bunch of photos in one thread as usual. Try to add some background information, photographer? quotes, dates, events etc 1 photo unless with accompanying pictures from the same shoot

I was dreamin' when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray

Jamie Starr & The Starr ★ Company

Prince and the noituloveR the Time Vanity 6

Don't need no reefer, don't need cocaine
Purple music does the same 2 my brain
And I'm high, so high

photo by Richard Avedon

Allen Beaulieu working on Prince's 1999 album photoset
shared by Allen, photo taken by his girlfriend at the time

Outtake from Rolling Stones mag article