Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
He mad a great album out of it.-AC
Agreed.
Originally posted by Victor Von Doom
Possibly the greatest musician ever.
Ditto.
Originally posted by Victor Von Doom
He didn't change his name, he just stopped allowing his record company to use it and used a symbol instead.
Sorry to say, but it was indeed a name change. From Prince to O(+> then back to Prince again.
The name "change" didn't stop WB from releasing his music. During the O(+> era WB still released albums such as The Vault: Old friends 4 sale under Prince's name. It may not have been a legal name change (and by that I mean like the name on his Driver's license etc). It was a stage name change. This was stopping WB from releasing any new material recorded by Prince from that point forward. Because the contract is contracted to Prince. WB have no right release anything under O(+> only songs recorded by Prince. The whole reason for the name change was to stop them releasing new material, not to stop them releasing material all together. That's the reason why in 2000 Prince decided to use that name again, because Prince's contract with them had expired. If you notice on the back on Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic there are two names there. The album was produced by Prince ( 🙄 ) and tracks were recorded and etc by O(+>. I'm pretty sure the usage of the name Prince was for promotional purposes, but some legal doing would have had to have been sorted. I'm not saying you guys are wrong I'm just clearing things up.
Originally posted by Nevermind
The name "change" didn't stop WB from releasing his music. During the O(+> era WB still released albums such as The Vault: Old friends 4 sale under Prince's name. It may not have been a legal name change (and by that I mean like the name on his Driver's license etc). It was a stage name change. This was stopping WB from releasing any new material recorded by Prince from that point forward. Because the contract is contracted to Prince. WB have no right release anything under O(+> only songs recorded by Prince. The whole reason for the name change was to stop them releasing new material, not to stop them releasing material all together. That's the reason why in 2000 Prince decided to use that name again, because Prince's contract with them had expired. If you notice on the back on Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic there are two names there. The album was produced by Prince ( 🙄 ) and tracks were recorded and etc by O(+>. I'm pretty sure the usage of the name Prince was for promotional purposes, but some legal doing would have had to have been sorted. I'm not saying you guys are wrong I'm just clearing things up.
No need, was aware of this.
Originally posted by Nevermind
The name "change" didn't stop WB from releasing his music. During the O(+> era WB still released albums such as The Vault: Old friends 4 sale under Prince's name. It may not have been a legal name change (and by that I mean like the name on his Driver's license etc). It was a stage name change. This was stopping WB from releasing any new material recorded by Prince from that point forward. Because the contract is contracted to Prince. WB have no right release anything under O(+> only songs recorded by Prince. The whole reason for the name change was to stop them releasing new material, not to stop them releasing material all together. That's the reason why in 2000 Prince decided to use that name again, because Prince's contract with them had expired. If you notice on the back on Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic there are two names there. The album was produced by Prince ( 🙄 ) and tracks were recorded and etc by O(+>. I'm pretty sure the usage of the name Prince was for promotional purposes, but some legal doing would have had to have been sorted. I'm not saying you guys are wrong I'm just clearing things up.
As stated above, aware. His name has always been Prince, never said anything different.
-AC