Counterfeit Guide
Prince — Purple Rain
Warner Bros 25110-1
Last updated June 4, 2026
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The US first pressing on Warner Bros, catalogue 25110-1, included a purple inner sleeve and a fold-out poster of Prince. Early copies carry the period Warner Bros label, and genuine pressings pair the correct catalogue, poster insert and matrix suffixes from US plants. The cover shows Prince on the motorcycle amid smoke.
Matrix / Runout
Runout in the style '25110-1-A' / '25110-1-B' with stamped plant codes; genuine US copies carry period-correct machine stamps.
3 Tells That Reveal a Fake
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Counterfeits omit the fold-out poster and the correct purple printed inner sleeve that came with genuine first pressings.
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Fakes reproduce the smoky motorcycle cover with muddy purple tones and soft edges, unlike the crisp original.
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Bootleg copies use the wrong Warner Bros label variant and runouts that omit the period-correct US plant codes of 1984.
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