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11/08/2026

August 11th 1982 The album Vanity 6 by Vanity 6 is released. Produced by Prince under the pseudonym The Starr* Company with production credit generously shared with Vanity 6. Seven of songs were written (or co-written) by Prince, but credit was given to the band members. He’s So Dull was written and produced by Dez Dickerson. You can read more about the release in the 2Day section of our website www.glamslamescape.com
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11/08/2026

07/08/2026

August 7th 2026 pleased to share one of our favourite photos as we celebrate the 3rd anniversary of the installation of the Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Highway 💜 Thank U to all involved in achieving this wonderful tribute (a seven-mile stretch of Highway 5 that passes Paisley Park named to honour Prince)

Prince Paisley Park

07/08/2026

05/08/2026

August 5th 1997 the Star Tribune reprints a New York Times feature examining how Prince is using the internet and telephone orders to release new music. The article quotes Londell McMillan, saying that if the business is not built for artists like "the Artist," he is going to make it that way.
"When you limit artists and vi-sionaries, you restrict business growth also. So from a business perspective, this is a new frontier. From an artist perspective, it's very frontier.
From an artist perspective, it's very necessary for his spirituality because he needs it. Not many artists can create such a vast variety in the way that he can. It's conceivable we could do three records a year”.
Read the full piece and see other news from the purple world on this date in the 2day section of our website www.glamslamescape.com


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