Ok.. I have "Purple Rein".. an book written a few years ago on Prince.. and I thought is was pretty good...

* can you guys/gals.. tell me ALL the books on Prince.. and if they were good.. give us a little review.

thankx

locoarts said:

Hey locarts, is that a collectible or do you plan to sell? How did you like it anyway, I plan to read one over the summer...

actually I read it from the library..

it was a really interesting book.. it was the first one I ever read on prince..

* I reccomend it

Did you ever hear of turn it up 2.0 from uptown?

It's 160 pages that has 'unseen photographs' and other stuff about his music that's to sell only about 3000 copies...

cool, thanks for the info.

Pick up anything by Per Nilsen. The man knows more about Prince than almost anyone alive.

getwild007 said:

do you know the name (s) of books he wrote on prince??

any links tyo articles???

thanks

I have one called "the artist formerly known as Prince" by Duncan Clarke. I also have "Prince: the first illustrated biography" by John W.Duffy.

My favourite one is "Prince" A documentary by Per Nilsen, this one is packed with lots of great info that is listed by year, it's a must have.

Let's see...

I've got :

-Days of Wild, published by Uptown --> Great !
-The Artist formerly Known as Prince by Steven Rosen
(wouldn't recommend it though...for example there's a
picture of prince with mayte, the author commends : looks
like Lisa...)
-Prince , Rock Video Superstar, this is from 1984, it's
not really a book, more like a magazine.
-Popkroniek Prince by Per Nilsen (this is a dutch translation, I don't know the english title of the book).
-DanceMusicSexRomance by Per Nilsen, this is a great
book, U should have a copy, It's a pity it's only the
first decade that's described in the book.
-Prince by Steven Ivory, ok, but old stuff.
-Prince by Alfred Bos en Tom Engelshoven (it's ok, but in
dutch)
-Prince by John Ewing , a cd book, nice to have, nothing special
-Prince by Geoff Brown , same comment as the one above
-Slave to the Rhythm by Liz Jones, this book has also been published under a different name, it's ok.

If u wanna have more info, just contact me !

i have read DMSR by per nilsen which was really good and informative. i also have 'slave 2 the rhythm' by liz jones; i started reading it but got bored after afew chapters.

random - stick with the Liz Jones book, it does get better and is quite informative.

locoart, if you check out www.madhousemusic.co.uk, they have a list of all current stock items of which there are lots of books (including a fair bit of stuff by Per Nilsen). I think Per Nilsen wrote the Uptown:Turn It Up 2.0 actually.

Anyone else got any views on what's good - I'm looking for some reading on this very subject myself!

Another really good book is Prince: A Pop Life by Dave Hill.
It was published in 1988. It was the very first book on Prince I ever read. I dont think this book is in print anymore, so you may want to look on ebay or at the library.

going off this thread slightly, I have an authorised comic magazine...published from Totan books from Paisley park enterprises.....Prince...Alter ego.... it's done in the superhero style.....does any1 else have it ???.. it's a story about Prince & his evil alter ego Gemini.....it's amusing & even tho i aint a comic fav ive got 2 say that the artwork is quite good.... If anyone has this, or similar can u send me an .Orgnote please....

themellowone said:

Gracias!!!!

My list (Should be pretty comprehensive for English written Prince books):

Prince-Fully Illustrated Book
Prince-The Complete Guide To The Music Of
Prince-History In Words and Pictures
Prince-Neo Manifesto
Prince-He Reigns Supreme
Prince-Steven Ivory
Prince-He Reigns Supreme
Prince-Imp Of The Perverse (Barney Hoskyns)
Prince-Dave Hill
Prince-Dancemusicsexromance Prince: The First Decade (Per Nilsen)
Prince-Controversy
Prince-Slave To The Rhythm (Liz Jones)
Prince-ANABAS
Prince-In His Own Words
Prince-The Year Of The
Prince-Inside The Purple Reign
Prince-A Documentary
Prince-An Illustrated Biography
Prince-Special Annual
Prince-Turn It Up
Prince-Turn It Up 2.0
Prince-Days Of Wild
Prince-TAFKAP
Prince-Rock Lives
Prince-Olmeca
Prince-Purple Reign (Liz Jones)
Prince-Jim Feldman
Prince-Superstar Biographies: Life Story
Prince-By Controversy
Prince-Pop Portfolios: A Tribute To The Modern Megastar Of Music
Prince-The Sacrifice Of Victor (Terry Gyesden)
Prince-D.L. Maberry

Also have the three comicbooks etc etc etc...

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just a couple more that may or may not have already been listed.....

The Artist formerly known as Prince - Duncan Clarke

Prince - Jon Bream

The Year of the Prince - Starbook Publications

The Truth.....the artist and the artists- 4oneanother


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