Here's a selection of Prince-related ephemera from the '80s.
Firstly, Prince's protegees, Apollonia 6, who appear in Purple Rain:
Prior to Prince's discovery of the beautiful Apollonia, the group were known as Vanity 6, and fronted by this lady:
The above track was produced by Jesse Johnson, guitarist for Prince's Minneapolis cohorts The Time, who also had a few solo hits, including this beaut from his excellent first album:
Of course, in The Time, Double J backed up the absolute Don (and real star of Purple Rain IMO) Mr. Morris Day. He sadly never had the solo success that he truly deserved, but one look at these videos will leave you in no doubt as to his legendary status:
Right, as this post rapidly spirals out of control, here's Mazarati, original home of bad-ass Revolution bassist Brown Mark (whose own solo album is not hugely recommended btw):
Sheila E, one of the most talented musicians ever to back up the Purple One, with a particularly Paisley-esque solo number from 1985:
And finally, the wonderful Wendy and Lisa with one of their many excellent solo (or duo I suppose) tracks:
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