Wednesday, December 13, 2006

A Very Purple Authority Record

Wherefore art thou Prince? The question came up over Bud Lites last night. Deborah, this one's for you:

LC Control Number: n 84079379
HEADING: Prince
000 01295cz a2200229n 450
001 1509249
005 20060201091252.0
008 840808n| acannaab |a aaa
010 __ |a n 84079379
035 __ |a (OCoLC)oca01170893
035 __ |a (DLC)n 84079379
040 __ |a DLC |c DLC |d DLC |d MnHi |d DLC
100 0_ |a Prince
400 1_ |a Nelson, Prince Rogers
400 0_ |a Artist Formerly Known as Prince
400 0_ |a TAFKAP
670 __ |a Ivory, S. Prince, c1985: |b CIP t.p. (Prince) pub. info. (musician and recording star; Prince Rogers Nelson; son of jazz musician, John Nelson, who performed under moniker Prince Rogers)
670 __ |a Mabery, D.L. Prince, c1985: |b CIP galley (b. June 7, 1958)
670 __ |a MnHi files |b (changed name to a symbol; was often referred to as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince or TAFKAP; at marriage in Feb. 1996 resumed his former name)
670 __ |a Rock who’s who, 2nd ed., c1996 |b (Prince; b. Prince Roger [sic] Nelson, June 7, 1958, Minneapolis; on his 35th birthday, changed his name to the combined male-female symbol used on his 1992 album)
670 __ |a Purple reign, 1998: |b CIP t.p. (The Artist Formerly Known as Prince) galley (Prince; in an interview given Oct. 24, 1996, he said that he did not know what sound the symbol should represent)
953 __ |a ea17 |b ta30

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Wow, someone must really not want to write her paper.

Katie Kiekhaefer said...

Holy Crap. My heart is over-flowing with love for Leah. I'm swooning.

Deborah said...

Thank you so much! I heart Leah and I heart those completely thorough librarians at LC!