There are very few Prince albums that tell a cohesive overall story and even less of which the album cover is an integral part of that story. In many ways the Around The World In A Day concept is reflected in the album’s artwork. Brought to life by Doug Henders, but fully directed by Prince, the artwork for Around The World In A Day invites you to places within your mind. This presentation shows not only the importance of the artwork for the album, but also its echoes throughout Prince’s career.

Edgar Kruize is a freelance author, journalist and content creator based in the Netherlands. He is co-owner of communications agency buro33. He is specialized in music in general and specifically the entertainment industry. Kruize has been working for various (trade) magazines, concert and tour promoters, festival organizers and record companies for over two decades. He has written nine books on various musical subjects.

All it took was a cough in the Raspberry Beret video to have the young Edgar notice the artist he’d later found out to be Prince. Prince’s impressive body of work has been an inspiration in life and work. Kruize is the author of the books Prince: The Dutch Experience (2017) and Prince: The Ultimate Dutch Experience (2025), in which all of Prince’s steps in the Netherlands are retraced. Also, he co-hosts the Dutch Prince-blog PurplePicks.net, wrote the liner notes for the 2019 Sign “O” The Times deluxe DVD/Blu-ray set (along with appearing in the documentary about the making of that movie), and (co)hosted multiple Prince-themed lectures and live interviews. This weekend he’ll be doing two sold out Prince themed theatre shows in the Netherlands.