Prince New Breed Fan Club Postcard

I believe this set is from 1986. This is the suit that Prince wore during his birthday celebration in Detroit. It is the same suit from the Anotherloverholenyohead live video.

Prince would like to thank you for writing and take this opportunity to invite you to join The New Breed, an organization that will involve you with Prince and the events and causes that interest him. 

When you join you will receive:

1. an Embossed membership card
2. A full color poster/program
3. A full color pocket folder filled with Prince's photo's (sic)
4. A subscription to the New Breed newsletter
5. The opportunity to purchase Prince Merchandise

In addition there will be many surprises! 

PURPLE RAIN BONUS
SEND AN EXTRA $5.00 AND WE WILL SEND YOU A PURPLE RAIN TOURBOOK AND 3 PURPLE RAIN BUTTONS 

ALSO AVAILABLE LIMITED QUANTITIES OF EUROPEAN TOUR PROGRAMS $12
FOR ADDITIONAL MERCHANDISE PLEASE SEND A STAMPED SELD ADDRESSED ENVELOPE

Prince Postcard: Standing in Front of a Window

Another postcard from the 1984 Purple Rain era. This was also a poster that was produced in color.

Prince Postcard: Purple Rain Movie Poster Card

I imagine that the reproduction from this postcard adorned millions of bedrooms in 1984. This image was the included poster with the Purple Rain album. It is also one of the iconic images from the When Doves Cry video. I always wondered why "Doctor" Matt Fink was transparent. Bobby Z. is leaning against the stairs while Matt seems to be floating there. Another Prince-related mystery, eh?

Prince Postcard: Sign Of The Times Tour 1987

The 1987 release, Sign "O" the Times, was going to be a three-record release called the Crystal Ball. Warner Bros. stepped in and cut the album to two records of near perfection. At this point, Prince began struggling with the decline in his popularity after Purple Rain. When he toured in Europe to support the album, he recorded a concert film to promote the album.

I reviewed the concert film, here.

The front of the 1987 Sign of the Times tour postcard.

I love the graphics and images from the Sign of the Times tour. Prince went with a fairly, simplistic logo design that hearkened to a 1960s revitalization. Color me peach and black. Color me taken aback.

Notice the MADHOUSE logo? It is interesting to think of Prince performing two shows every night.

The back of the postcard.

Refillable Mugs...only work at Disney???

I was at a mandatory training session and bored out of my mind. I've wanted to catalog my collectibles with pictures for a while. Most of my stuff is theme-park attraction related. These are shots from my cell phone. Hence, the blurry quality.

I got the idea from Big Brian over at his Walt Disney World postcard site. I love the early postcards showing us what might have been...