Six pages of ephemera from Prince's Paisley Park Studios. First, this collection includes copies of a four-page travel itinerary for Prince’s trip from Minneapolis to Los Angeles from September 2-3 and 9-10, 1991. The itinerary outlines two rehearsal days on Stage 5 at S.I.R. in Santa Monica, a performance on the Arsenio Hall Show, and an appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards. Details include hotels, rehearsal times, and return flight information.
Second, this collection also includes a copy of an invitation to Prince to attend, speak, or perform at a special dinner in honor of Richard Pryor, hosted by Eddie Murphy, to celebrate Pryor’s recovery from recent heart surgery. The one-page invitation is in the form of a typed letter from the George Schlatter Production company, on letterhead, faxed to Paisley Park on August 16, 1991. A copy of a “While You Were Out” note is included with the decision “Prince has to pass” with instructions from an executive to a lower-level Paisley Park employee on how to respond to the invitation. A fax stamp is visible at the top of the document.
The third document included is a copy of fax from Warner Bros. to Paisley Park, dated August 19, 1991, seeking internal input on a request from an international charity organization (focusing on HIV education and prevention) to waive royalties based on a “favoured nations basis” for the use of Prince’s 1986 song “Girls and Boys.” The one-page document is displayed as a received fax, with stamps at the top and right side of the page. In overall fine condition. From the collection of an early Prince insider.
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