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[From NME:]Prince‘s memoirs, titled ‘The Beautiful Ones’, have finally been given a release date, over three years since they were announced.
Plans for the book were first revealed in March 2016, and it was being worked on by Prince until his death the following month.
Now, it has been revealed that the book will be published on October 29 by Random House, in partnership with Prince’s estate.
Prince had hand-written 50 pages before his death. The forthcoming 288-page book will combine this with scrapbooks of rare photos and original handwritten lyrics sheets, as well as an introduction by The New Yorker contributor Dan Piepenbring.
“‘The Beautiful Ones’ is the deeply personal account of how Prince Rogers Nelson became the Prince we know: the real-time story of a kid absorbing the world around him and creating a persona, an artistic vision, and a life, before the hits and the fame that would come to define him,” Random House said of the book.
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- Prince - Originals - 180gram Purple Vinyl + CD - Intact Shrink Wrap - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £59.99, $75.59, €72.59 (Back In Stock) (arrived 21-Feb-2025 13:09)
PRINCE Originals (2019 UK Deluxe Edition issue of the 15-track double LP compilation pressed on Purple Vinyl - Sourced directly from Prince’s vast archive of Vault recordings, 'Originals' featuring fourteenpreviously unreleased recordings that illuminates the vital, behind-the-scenes role Prince played in other artists’ careers plus his original version of 'Nothing Compares 2 U'. Complete with a Bonus CD containing the entire album, the two vinyl discs are housed in a 12½" x 12½" x 1" hardback book style picture sleeve complete with a 24-page booklet with handwritten lyrics, rare photos and new essays by Susannah Melvoin, Nelson George & Peggy McCreary. The sellophane has been carefully unsealed on the opening edge of the box and remains intact with the original hype sticker, as close to new as it can be)
- Prince - Purple Rain - UK - shaped picture disc - £150.00, $189.00, €181.50 (New Item) (arrived 29-Jan-2025 09:31)
PRINCE Purple Rain (Rare Original 1984 UK Limited Edition 7" Motorbike Shaped Picture Disc single, including the Short Version plus God. Housed in a clear pvc sleeve, the disc appears in superb Excellent condition W9174P)
- Prince - Sign 'O' The Times - Double Stickered Sleeve - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £75.00, $94.50, €90.75 (New Item) (arrived 22-Jan-2025 09:58)
PRINCE Sign 'O' The Times (Original 1987 UK/German-pressed 16-track double LP including the singles If I Was Your Girlfriend, U Got The Look, I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man, the title track & the deep cut The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker. Complete with the illustrated lyric inners, this collector's copy still has the original blue titled heart sticker & the pink song-hype sticker attached to the front of the picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent with minimal shelf wear & the vinyl appears barely played WX88) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Prince - In Conference + die-cut sleeve - UK - picture disc LP - £20.00, $25.20, €24.20 (New Item) (arrived 22-Jan-2025 12:02)
PRINCE In Conference (Limited Edition 80s UK interview 12" Picture Disc EP, which was part of the 'Tell Tales' series of releases which contained rare & spontaneous interviews with the stars. The disc has an exclusive colour image either side & is still in the die-cut series sleeve)
- Prince - Sign 'O' The Times - Double Stickered Sleeve - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £75.00, $94.50, €90.75 (New Item) (arrived 22-Jan-2025 18:00)
PRINCE Sign 'O' The Times (Original 1987 UK/German-pressed 16-track double LP including the singles If I Was Your Girlfriend, U Got The Look, I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man, the title track & the deep cut The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker. Complete with the illustrated lyric inners, this collector's copy still has the original blue titled heart sticker & the pink song-hype sticker attached to the front of the picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent with minimal shelf wear & the vinyl appears barely played WX88) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Prince - In Conference + die-cut sleeve - UK - picture disc LP - £20.00, $25.20, €24.20 (New Item) (arrived 22-Jan-2025 18:00)
PRINCE In Conference (Limited Edition 80s UK interview 12" Picture Disc EP, which was part of the 'Tell Tales' series of releases which contained rare & spontaneous interviews with the stars. The disc has an exclusive colour image either side & is still in the die-cut series sleeve)
- Prince - Lovesexy - Stickered Sleeve - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.20, €24.20 (New Item) (arrived 27-Jan-2025 09:21)
PRINCE Lovesexy (1988 UK/German-pressed 9-track LP, his tenth studio album including Alphabet St, Glam Slam, Love Sexy & I Wish U Heaven, complete with the lyric inner & the original double stickered glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve shows hasa seam split to the top edge and the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with the odd light hairline paper mark, which has no impact on play WX164)
- Prince - Lovesexy - Stickered Sleeve - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.20, €24.20 (New Item) (arrived 27-Jan-2025 18:00)
PRINCE Lovesexy (1988 UK/German-pressed 9-track LP, his tenth studio album including Alphabet St, Glam Slam, Love Sexy & I Wish U Heaven, complete with the lyric inner & the original double stickered glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve shows hasa seam split to the top edge and the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with the odd light hairline paper mark, which has no impact on play WX164)
- Prince - Sign 'O' The Times - Stickered - Shrink - EX - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £75.00, $94.50, €90.75 (New Item) (arrived 29-Jan-2025 09:30)
PRINCE Sign 'O' The Times (Original 1987 UK/German-pressed 16-track double LP including the singles If I Was Your Girlfriend, U Got The Look, I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man, the title track & the deep cut The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker. Complete with the illustrated lyric inners, the picture sleeve is Excellent & still in the open shrinkwrap with the heart shaped hype sticker attached. The vinyl is clean & grades EX/EX- with some light paper hairline scuffs not affecting play WX88) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Prince - Controversy - shrink - German - vinyl LP - £20.00, $25.20, €24.20 (New Item) (arrived 29-Jan-2025 10:00)
PRINCE Controversy (Circa 1984 German Mid Price series issue of the 1981 8-track LP, housed in the series stickered picture sleeve with the purple discography insert. The sleeve is still in open shrinkwrap & the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with minimal play WBK56950)
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