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I have two favorites, the Sign O The Times Tour programme because it has rare rehearsal/performance photos, very loose photos or Prince and the band, really cool close up shots of Prince and even one with the photographer! Just captures the feel of the era. I talso had some nice compostional photos, the mic stand with the white hat on it...really nice design and photo work.



And The Nude tour program, because of it's Batman/Graffiti Bridge era feel. It had also this greatest hits feel to it and some really great Prince photos!



And I also dig the Parade Tour program, it was clean and simple and showed The Revolution with their instruments! Dig Bobby and those super cool electronic drums and Dr. Fink and his classic SYNTH's!!!



My least favorite is the Diamonds & Pearls Tour book, the whole style is just over the top and just too glimmery and the New Power Soul era Tour, I think it's called the Jam Of The Year Tour...with the gun mike...


So which ones are your favorite and why?!

And which ones are your LEAST favorites?!


=~=~=~=~=~= TOUR BOOKS =~=~=~=~=~=

Tour Books in no particular order:

Gold Experience Tour 1995






Parade Tour 1986






Purple Rain Tour 1984-85






Lovesexy Tour 1988





Nude Tour 1990




Sign "O" The Times Tour 1987




The Jam Of The Year Tour circa 1997-98...



Missing (photos) are the One Night Alone Tour Book but...you should know..it looks kind of like the Parade tour book, but darker. The Act I and Act II Tour Books of 1993/94, which actually the Act II one being the nicest one.

Any one know or have the tour programs from the tour for 1999, Controvercy or earlier? Where there any made for those tours?

Was there one for the Hit N' Run Tour of 2000?






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[This message was edited Mon May 19 14:00:27 PDT 2003 by FlyingCloudPassenger]

the only tour program i own is one from the lovesexy tour, and it's pretty sweet.

I'll take that bottom pic.

minneapolisgenius said:

yezzz!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I love that one especially the pic of P walking outside of PP holding the gals hands with that tie on...looks like another hard days work at the office

FlyingCloudPassenger said:

I love the SOTT one for all the same reasons you say...there is an interesting photo of P and the gals with no make up on lookin like they just woke up...

I love the Sign O the Times, Nude, and One Nite Alone tour books. I have them all, except 4 Diamonds & Pearls, and New Power Soul (aka Jam of the Year)

sct I and II are just rehashes of the diamonds and pearls one right?

Hey! The pictures changed!

minneapolisgenius said:

ooh, mo' pix!!!

shit, that pic of big chick scared me 4 a good sec!!!!





scurred edit-pants
[This message was edited Mon May 19 14:01:02 PDT 2003 by Handclapsfingasnapz]

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I remember seeing Big Chick all the time when I was little and standing right next to him. He was huge.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Yeah, such a quick response, I decided to post the other photos I found! Great looking back at these books! They bring back memories of each era. Finding the Nude Tour book in a collectibles store on Melrose...and a high school classmate showing me the Purple Rain tour book!

lookin @ the 'pr' tourbook pic...is fink on his hands and knees???

Nude Tour Tour Book page extreme close up!

close-up

FlyingCloudPassenger said:

HELL-O!!

Thanks for posting. I only have Purple Rain, Parade, & LoveSexy. Now I want the others bad!
[This message was edited Mon May 19 14:32:45 PDT 2003 by PhilG]

Is the Jam Of The Year/NPS tourbook official? It never got released right?

pejman said:

Just 4 u buddy!

bananacologne said:

thanx so much banana... THIS IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVE P PICS FOLKS!!! love the hair, the polka-dots,the tie,the whole enchilada!!!

ufoclub said:

No:

Act I is a rehash of the Diamonds and Pearls tour book with some photographs changed to represent the revised line-up (Rosie left)

Act II is entirely different tour book.

Essence said:

Really? I always thought it was officially sold.
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[This message was edited Mon May 19 17:08:23 PDT 2003 by langebleu]

ufoclub said:

FlyingCloudPassenger said:

Trip, I found my Nude Tour Book on Melrose at a record show at Fairfax High School...

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

on a leash taboot... he thinks he's a vicious animal...

langebleu said:

I remember I snuck into the Forum in Los Angeles when a show was cancelled, fans outside got a chance to purchase tour book, it was sold at the shows. Lot's of NPS era photos, they were nicely done, but the style and era isn't one of my personal favorites.

pejman said:

mad doctuh!!!

FlyingCloudPassenger said:

Yeah I remember that show.. I was driving there from Orange County with a fine lil lady who was gonna experience a P show for the first time and we heard on the radio it was cancelled... by the way excellent thread!!!
[This message was edited Mon May 19 18:55:31 PDT 2003 by pejman]

I only have Lovesexy

I bought the Jam of the Year book at a concert, so it should be official.