Prince
4602. Prince Advance CD Mock-up for ‘Come’. From the personal collection of Russ Thyret, the man who signed Prince to Warner Bros. Records—a rare advance CD mock-up for Prince’s 15th studio album, Come. At the time of its release, Prince was in a public dispute with his then-record company, Warner Bros. The album would be Prince’s final Warner Bros. album under his name. For the remainder of his contract with the company, his name would be represented by the ‘Love Symbol,’ and he would be referred to as ‘The Artist Formerly Known as Prince.’ In fine condition. The CD is included. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Recordmecca’s Jeff Gold, who states that the CD mock-up is from the collection of Russ Thyret (1944–2021). Starting Bid $200
4603. Prince Signed Photograph. Scarce circa 1979
glossy 8 x 10 Warner Bros. publicity photo of Prince as he appeared on the inner sleeve of his self-titled second studio album, signed and inscribed in blue ink, “To Larry, Forever, Prince, x.” In fine condition. Starting Bid $300
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