a bit of honesty here, no judgements positive or negative will be made upon u. Who would have purchased this set (who is not a dj or would not get any advantage from the licencing) just to complete your collection.
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[This message was edited Thu May 29 20:36:24 PDT 2003 by lust]

wanted it. but it was $685.oo over my budget.


PEACE N B WiLD!!!

so another question fro the completists amongst us if how much would u have purchased this for if not for 7 hundy.
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That reminds me... my credit card was charged and I haven't received it yet. Is this too long to wait?

i paid $750 for the japanese promotional only cd "my name was prince"... but i wouldn't have paid $700 for some samples... i'm guessing the reason it was so expensive was because prince thought musicians would buy it and use his playing at that price...

I wasn't looking forward to it, until I heard the commercial for it and wanted it. I assume that you'd have license to use the samples by paying the $700. That could be great if you were in any sort of production job that used music. Has he said that he won't release it?

There's no way I would have bought this.

suomynona said:

wtf???

No man, don't need no $700 sampling set, I just sample them myself!

DavidEye said:

yeah... it's so rare it hasn't even been mentioned in any of uptown's discography's.

it is an official wbr release... made for execs at wbr japan to promote 'the hits/b-sides'... some what similar (in content only) to the promo only cd released at the same time in europe...

as with the usa promo cd for "the future" and "the black album" cd in the long box, chances are you won't see this on ebay anytime soon... those 3 are by far the rarest promotional cds.

suomynona said:

I remember seeing this on Ebay recently. It was a Japanese promo for the Purple Rain movie when it first premiered there. It was an Lp of his greatest hits at the time plus a remix of one of the songs.Do you have this?

That would be STRANGE TALES FROM THE RAIN(REIGN)?.

This is a rare item and has been on ebay a few times. I have seen this go for $400-500. And another one I missed out on for $150. DAMN!

Although I am not one to purchase expesive item, this one is kinda of hard to find.



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SANSKER7 said:

this is on ebay about once every 3 months... i wouldn't buy it unless it has all of the inserts... there's another promotional only album (vinyl) that came out around the same time that includes a red 7" of "when doves cry"... this is mentioned in detail in the issue where uptown did the japanese discography... guess i'll grab it and type out the info... give me a minute

uptown issue #11 (october - december 1993

• 1984 PS-255-6 Strange Tales From the Rain: Prince 1978-1984 (Promo only)
• 1984 PS-1022 When Doves Cry (edit - 3:49) (Promo Only Red Vinyl 6" Flexi-Disc)
• 1984 PS-1025 Prince Syndicate - Another Lonely Christmas (edit - 4:20) / Messages from Sheila E., Apollonia, and Prince (Promo only)
• 1985 PS-272-3 His Majesty's Pop Life: The Purple Mix Club (Promo only)

One of the most notorius and sought-after Prince releases in the world is the promo-only Strange Tales From The Rain: Prince 1978-1984, 500 copies of which were issued in November of 1984 to honor the success of "Purple Rain". This 2-LP set was given to both selected radio and retail outlets, as well as a handful of guests at the movie's Japanese premiere.

The gatefold cover of "Strange Tales From the Rain" was covered with a downpour of "purple rain," with the back containing the same and a red love/sex symbol. No words or pictures grace the outer cover, but upon opening the sleve one will find the "Purple Rain" movie story in words, still photographs from the movie, and a list of the cast of characters and credits. The records have picture labels, with Prince's eye, his mouth, head and his body.

The music contained on the discs is divided into two categories, and the records themselves have picture labels. The first disc contains the music that appears in the film (in the order it appears) "Let's Go Crazy" (Dance Mix), "Jungle Love," "Take Me With U," "The Beautiful Ones," "When Doves Cry" (Single Edit), "Computer Blue," "Darling Nikki," "Sex Shooter," "The Bird," "Purple Rain" (Single Edit), "I Would Die 4 U," and "Baby, I'm A Star." The second disc contains a selection of Prince's well-known compositions at the time of release: "Soft And Wet," "I Wanna Be Your Lover," "Sexy Dancer," "Uptown," "Dirty Mind," "Do Me, Baby" (listed as the 'Fuck Mix,' but is actually the album version), "Sexuality," "Controversy," "1999," "Little Red Corvette," "Delirious," and "The Glamorous Life."

Around the same time as "Strange Tales From The Rain", a special press kit was issued to various members of the media. It contained six full-color photos, a biography, and a 6" red flexi-disc for When Doves Cry (PS-1022). Interestingly, the label features 1999-style writing and a drawing of Prince's eyes! The flexidisc alone sold for $400 at a Los Angeles record convention in 1992.

Japan saw the release of another special promo item in December, 1984. This eight-track 7" single is known as Prince Syndicate (PS-1025). The front cover contains a photo of Prince's dove, Divinity, that was also used in the Purple Rain World Tour program, while the reverse side held a tracklisting. Side A contains the edit version of "Another Lonely Christmas," while Side B features messages (anywhere from four to twelve seconds in length) listed on the label as "Sheila E. introducing 'The Belle Of St. Mark,'" "Sheila E.'s Christmas Message," "Apollonia's Message To Japan," "Apollonia introducing 'Sex Shooter,'" "Apollonia introducing 'Happy Birthday Mr. Christian,'" and "Prince Introducing 'Purple Rain.'" Today (1993) this promo is worth about $350, but a copy of "Prince Syndicate" sold for $600 at a record convention at Hotel Russell in London in 1990.

Another promo release for "Around The World In A Day" was a 2-record set (a 12" and an LP) entitled His Majety's Pop Life: The Purple Mix Club. Warner-Pioneer Music requested in August of 1985 that Warner Bros put out a double 12" of mixes to help give the sales of "Around The World In A Day" a little added boost. When Warner Bros. refused, Warner-Pioneer went ahead and put together "His Majesty's Pop Life" anyway. What makes this release so special is the fact that all the 12" remixes contained on the records were previously unavailable in Japan. Another different feature of this set is the fact that the first disc is played at 45 rpm, while the second is played at 33 1/3 rpm. Only 500 copies were pressed.

The cover picture of "His Majesty's Pop Life" should be familiar to most collectors -- it's the same painting as used for the US and European releases of "Pop Life." The inner sleeves of the gatefold cover contain photos of Prince and The Revolution live during the Purple Rain tour, as well as a complete listing of the dates and venues played during the tour and a discography of Japanese Prince releases until 1985. The records also feature prominent picture labels, consisting of close-ups of a few of the various unusual characters portrayed on the "Around The World In A Day" album cover. Disc one contains "Pop Life" (Fresh Dance Mix), "America," "Raspberry Beret" (New Mix), and "Paisley Park" (Remix), while disc two holds "Let's Go Crazy" (Special Dance Mix), "Little Red Corvette" (Dance Mix), "Erotic City" (Long Version) and "When Doves Cry." Expect to see this item selling for about the same price as "Strange Tales From The Rain" ($300-$500).

on a side note...
No one bought the $700 sampling series set
because it was never actually released.

funkaholic1972 said:

I do the same thing, but what about when you strictly want the bassline or the vocals. I probably would have paid for it.

No way.