An original RIAA Platinum Record Award for Prince’s 1992 album known as Love Symbol. The album was a worldwide Top 10 hit, and included the hit singles “7,” “My Name is Prince,” and “Sexy MF.” This award was presented to Russ Thyret (1944-2021), the former Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Records, and the executive […]
An original RIAA Gold Record Award for Prince’s 12″ single ‘Cream” from his 1991 album Diamonds and Pearls. “Cream” was a worldwide hit single, reaching #1 in the Billboard charts. This award was presented to Russ Thyret (1944-2021), the former Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Records, and the executive responsible for signing Prince to […]
A one-of-a-kind Stereo Review ‘Record of the Year Award’ for Prince and the Revolution’s Purple Rain, presented in 1884 to Prince’s record label, Warner Bros. Records. Stereo review was at the time, as the award says, “the world’s most widely read music and records magazine”. This award was presented “by the staff and critics of […]
A beautiful and unplayed promotional 1984 first pressing of Prince’s Purple Rain album, pressed on purple vinyl (as only the early promotional copies were.) This has a gold promotion stamp on the front cover, as well as the original hype sticker. The disc is in mint/near mint unplayed condition, the cover is in beautiful near […]
An unplayed, mint condition example of the ultra rare 1994 promotional issue of Prince’s The Black Album, with a letter of authenticity from Recordmecca’s Jeff Gold, who oversaw the production of this rarity, limited to 300 copies worldwide. The accompanying letter of authenticity, on Gold’s old Warner Bros. Records stationary, reads as follows: This letter […]
An exceedingly rare 1987 German first pressing LP of Prince’s legendary The Black Album. Scheduled for release by Warner Bros. Records on December 8, 1987, Prince cancelled The Black Album one week before its release date, and at his direction more than 500,000 copies were destroyed, on cd, cassette and LP. According to the comprehensive […]
A pair of purple grosgrain custom-made pants owned and worn circa 1982-1985 by Prince. These pants are identical in color and fabric to a jacket Prince wore during a photo session with legendary photographer Richard Avedon on December 22, 1982 (which later appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone’s Prince memorial issue.) As detailed in […]
Recordmecca is proud to offer an original 1987 German vinyl first pressing of Prince’s ultra-rare The Black Album. According to the comprehensive website The Black Album Info, “Of the 500,000 German copies known to have been pressed, around 50 records are likely to have escaped destruction.” This is one of those ultra rare copies, literally […]
Recordmecca is proud to offer an original 1987 German first pressing LP of Prince’s ultra-rare The Black Album. According to the comprehensive website The Black Album Info, “Of the 500,000 German copies known to have been pressed, around 50 records are likely to have escaped destruction.” This is one of those ultra rare copies, literally […]
An exceedingly rare original 1987 U.S. compact disc of Prince’s legendary The Black Album. Scheduled for release by Warner Bros. Records on December 8, 1987, Prince cancelled The Black Album one week before its release date, and at his direction more than 500,000 copies were destroyed, on cd, cassette and LP. An extremely small number […]
SOLD – Thanks to everyone for their interest Recordmecca.com is proud to offer what can truly be described as one of the rarest records in the world. We have just listed on Discogs.com a previously unknown Canadian vinyl copy of Prince’s legendary The Black Album. In the 30 years since The Black Album was cancelled […]
We’re proud to offer here Prince’s original handwritten lyrics for the chorus of the song ‘Mr. Goodnight’, from his 2007 album Planet Earth. Prince wrote out the chorus of this song for a background singer, during his 2007 run of 3121 shows at the Rio in Las Vegas. The lyrics, written on a 6 x 9 page read: “Call Mr. […]
A pair of custom-made purple shoes, owned and worn by Prince. Hand crafted in purple satin with a black leather interior, each features a large silver ‘love symbol’ charm used as a zipper pull. These boots were extensively worn by Prince—in addition to having been re-soled, they have metal reinforcement brackets attached between the sole and heel. The […]
An original RIAA Platinum Record Award for Prince’s worldwide smash hit single “When Doves Cry”, presented to his longtime tour accountant. “When Doves Cry”, released in May 1984, was a #1 single in the United States for five weeks, and the top selling single of that year. It reached the top of the charts around […]
A pair of custom-made high-heeled boots, owned and worn by Prince during the 1990’s. These shoes have a blue linen exterior and black leather interior, with gold metal “love symbol” zipper pulls. The rubber soles are marked Translite, and the heels are reinforced with metal brackets to prevent them from breaking during Prince’s exuberant stage […]
All available copies have been SOLD. Read the new Rolling Stone article about the discovery this album and our listing! Just listed: The Rarest Bob Dylan album in the world. Recordmecca is proud to offer what is surely one of the rarest vinyl albums in the world—a factory-sealed 1987 U.S. pressing of Prince’s legendary The […]