They really don’t make it easy to find on Apple TV+. Searching for “prince” turned up a couple of episodes of documentaries about his death, etc, but not this show. You have to search for “prince and the revolution”. Not sure how many people are that dedicated to finding it..
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 26 September 2022 14:24 (one year ago) link
FWIW, you may be able to find a near-mint used copy of the deluxe edition of Purple Rain for less than $10. I see one popping up all the time, and that set has the show on DVD. (Without going into all the details, I actually have a slight preference for that DVD over the current Blu-ray "upgrade." The show was shot on SD video tape so any additional resolution would have to be fabricated through other means like AI, etc. - I think the results on the Blu-ray are pretty mixed. I also kind of prefer the original mix that was used on the DVD.)
― birdistheword, Monday, 26 September 2022 14:50 (one year ago) link
There is this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm03wqLY3Nc
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 26 September 2022 14:52 (one year ago) link
That is a great story upthread. I would love it if a show I went to back in the day made its way to DVD (or even a shitty YouTube posting), to see if it jogged any long-dormant memories.
― henry s, Monday, 26 September 2022 15:07 (one year ago) link
That version of Purple Rain is just so epic. I love that he doesn't even start the first verse until 6 minutes in. And yeah, it's been kind of wild to always have this out there, the show I was at preserved and periodically reissued. I'm sure all the other shows on the tour were similarly great, just happened to be the one they filmed. (Although Wendy does say in the booklet that she thinks they really went all-out for this one because they knew it was being broadcast.)
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Monday, 26 September 2022 15:13 (one year ago) link