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purple love symbol engraved in the golden box. One boxed set came with a bonus "Sexy MF" CD single, another with a specially created CD single of "My Name Is Prince" mixes.
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1981:"The Fascinating Origin Story of Prince's Iconic Symbol"
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2522:"Prince Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)"
1880:"Prince & The New Power Generation Discography"
2697:"British album certifications – Prince – Symbol"
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1432:" maxi-single (#36 US, #25 US R&B, #7 UK)
1425:" maxi-single (#66 US, #76 US R&B, #4 UK)
2541:"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1992 Albums"
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2462:. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
2435:Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005).
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2145:The Artist Formerly Known As Prince
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1979:Rhodes, Margaret (April 22, 2016).
1904:Willman, Chris (October 11, 1992).
1850:"The People Formerly Known as Fans"
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1955:"Why did Prince change his name?"
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3170:One Nite Alone... Live!
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2629:on the drop-down menu
2258:"Prince: Album Guide"
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3099:Hit n Run Phase One
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1272:Levi Seacer, Jr.
1161:"Love 2 the 9's"
1131:Special editions
1071:Jimmy McCracklin
932:"Love 2 the 9's"
919:Levi Seacer, Jr.
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837:Robert Christgau
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2945:The Black Album
2917:Graffiti Bridge
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2597:. May 22, 1993.
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1778:United States (
1670:Certified units
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