The real life location of where the Purple Rain album cover was shot: https://www.flickr.com/ph...1906375685

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This was also used in an early episode of E.R.: https://www.itsfilmedther...tions.html

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Also used in the 2002 Spider-Man film ( https://www.discoverlosan...-hollywood ):

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https://www.laweekly.com/...o-backlot/ :

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Cool to see this. I wonder what different cover art was mocked up.

That's cool. I always assumed it was a set.

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I also wonder where they got the beautiful 'flower' backgrounds from.

So Ed Thrasher (was not credited onthe album) and Associates took the front cover.

He was working for Warner Bros Records and also did the the movie poster (Princevault info).

Ron Slenzak is also mentioned of taking the front cover ?

and Larry Williams did some additional photography,

Maybe he did the flowers...

Always loved them.

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I remember from the same year 1984 that the band

Scritti Politti also released a cover art with basically the same idea of flowers fro the "Absolute" maxi

release. Could it be that Green Gartside was influenced by PR artwork ?

And a great pop-funk tune too by the way.

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Vannormal said:

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I also wonder where they got the beautiful 'flower' backgrounds from.

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https://blog.thecurrent.o...-lovesexy/

embmmusic said:

That's cool. I always assumed it was a set.

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it is... WB movie set, or basically WB movie area.

BartVanHemelen said:

Vannormal said:

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https://blog.thecurrent.o...-lovesexy/

Thank you!!

Very cool...Thank you for posting Bart.

BartVanHemelen said:

Vannormal said:

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https://blog.thecurrent.o...-lovesexy/

Well at least you didn't yell about them being lazy and agressively ask if they've ever heard of Google...

Most likely also the same location as used in "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure", with a Tim Burton cameo to boot,

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https://www.youtube.com/w...nksMrSQDZU

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BartVanHemelen said:

Vannormal said:

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https://blog.thecurrent.o...-lovesexy/

Cool article, Bart--maybe the stories are out there other places, but I hadn't seen most of this anywhere before.

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You can have a pootle around here:

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Warner Bros. Studios New York Street Backlot - Google Maps Streetview:

https://www.google.com/ma...312!8i6656

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BartVanHemelen said:

Vannormal said:

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thank you so much bart

what a nice story to read

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embmmusic said:

That's cool. I always assumed it was a set.

It is a set in LA. Its the WB "New York Street"

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I've walked past this set NUMEROUS times while working @ Warners and didn't even know this!

ChocolateBox3121 said:

I've walked past this set NUMEROUS times while working @ Warners and didn't even know this!

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when back there,

grab a motorcycle,

and make your own picture ))))

how cool would that be

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Vannormal said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

I've walked past this set NUMEROUS times while working @ Warners and didn't even know this!

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when back there,

grab a motorcycle,

and make your own picture ))))

how cool would that be

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ChocolateBox3121 said:

Vannormal said:

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when back there,

grab a motorcycle,

and make your own picture ))))

how cool would that be

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... sorry,

don't forget the 'chick' on the stairs

... in underwear

obviously

uh huh.

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