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|introduction = <b>The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)</b> is a compilation album of [[Prince]]'s studio work, initially given away as a promotional cassette to attendees of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versace Versace] collection of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_fashion_week Paris Fashion Week] over the course of three consecutive days, beginning [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_8|8 July 1995]]. | |introduction = <b>The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)</b> is a compilation album of [[Prince]]'s studio work, initially given away as a promotional cassette to attendees of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versace Versace] collection of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_fashion_week Paris Fashion Week] over the course of three consecutive days, beginning [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_8|8 July 1995]]. | ||
− | It was re-released worldwide (on cassette) in limited quantities (11,000 copies) for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Store_Day Record Store Day] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 13|13 April 2019]], and six months later on all formats and regular commercial release on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 13|13 September 2019]]. The 2019 editions became [[Prince]]'s ninth compilation album and the sixth posthumous release. | + | It was re-released worldwide (on cassette) in limited quantities (11,000 copies) for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Store_Day Record Store Day] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 13|13 April 2019]], and six months later on all formats and regular commercial release (with reissues of two other albums by [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], [[Album: Chaos And Disorder|Chaos And Disorder]] and [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]]) on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 13|13 September 2019]]. The 2019 editions became [[Prince]]'s ninth compilation album and the sixth posthumous release. |
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− | With only 300 copies pressed and distributed only to attendees of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versace Versace] collection of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_fashion_week Paris Fashion Week], the 1995 edition of '''The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)''' became a collectible item. [[The Prince Estate]] made replicas of this cassette available to the public for the 2019 edition of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Store_Day Record Store Day] in the USA, Europe and Japan. A special ‘purple edition' edition, limited to 1,000 copies was offered for sale from Minneapolis music store [http://www.electricfetus.com Electric Fetus] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 25|25 April 2019]]. Interestingly, the 2019 reissues by [[NPG Records]]/[[The Prince Estate]] were released in conjunction with Sony's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_Recordings Legacy Recordings] while the original 1995 cassette bears was offered by [[NPG Records]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Music_Group Warner Bros]. <b>The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)</b> is the | + | With only 300 copies pressed and distributed only to attendees of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versace Versace] collection of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_fashion_week Paris Fashion Week], the 1995 edition of '''The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)''' became a collectible item. [[The Prince Estate]] made replicas of this cassette available to the public for the 2019 edition of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Store_Day Record Store Day] in the USA, Europe and Japan. A special ‘purple edition' edition, limited to 1,000 copies was offered for sale from Minneapolis music store [http://www.electricfetus.com Electric Fetus] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 25|25 April 2019]]. Interestingly, the 2019 reissues by [[NPG Records]]/[[The Prince Estate]] were released in conjunction with Sony's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_Recordings Legacy Recordings] while the original 1995 cassette bears was offered by [[NPG Records]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Music_Group Warner Bros]. <b>The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)</b> is the fifth release by [[The Prince Estate]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_Recordings Legacy Recordings] after the 2018 [[Album: Anthology: 1995-2010|Anthology: 1995-2010]] compilation and the reissues of the [[Musicology]], [[Album: 3121|3121]] and [[Album: Planet Earth|Planet Earth]] albums earlier in 2019. |
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+ | {{ChartLine-3|text= iTunes}} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 13 Sept. 2019 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 5 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 3 (days) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 13 Sept. 2019 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''Canada''': | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 83 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 2 (days) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 13 Sept. 2019 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''Australia''': | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 33 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 2 (days) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 13 Sept. 2019 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''UK''': | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 40 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 2 (days) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 13 Sept. 2019 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''Germany''': | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 87 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 2 (days) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 13 Sept. 2019 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''France''': | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 78 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 3 (days) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 13 Sept. 2019 | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''Italy''': | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 89 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 2 (days) | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Chart-Blank}} | ||
{{ChartLine-3|text= America}} | {{ChartLine-3|text= America}} | ||
{{ChartLine| | {{ChartLine| | ||
− | | Date = 28 Sept. 2019 | + | | Date = 27 Apr. 2019 <small>(Record Store Day release)</small> |
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard R&B Album Sales | ||
+ | | Peak Position = '''1'''<sup>(1)</sup> | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 2 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 27 Apr. 2019 <small>(Record Store Day release)</small> | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Album Sales | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 2 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 8 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 27 Apr. 2019 <small>(Record Store Day release)</small> | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Top Album Sales | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 39 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 1 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 27 Apr. 2019 <small>(Record Store Day release)</small> | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Tastemaker Albums | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 6 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 4 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 28 Sept. 2019 <small>(General release)</small> | ||
| Chart (Country) = '''USA''': [[The Billboard 200]] | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': [[The Billboard 200]] | ||
| Peak Position = 170 | | Peak Position = 170 | ||
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− | | Date = 28 Sept. 2019 | + | | Date = 28 Sept. 2019 <small>(General release)</small> |
− | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': | + | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Top Current Albums |
− | | Peak Position = | + | | Peak Position = 12 |
− | | Weeks in chart = | + | | Weeks in chart = 3 |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 28 Sept. 2019 <small>(General release)</small> | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Top Vinyl Albums | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 6 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 1 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 28 Sept. 2019 <small>(General release)</small> | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Top R&B Albums | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 17 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 1 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 28 Sept. 2019 <small>(General release)</small> | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Internet Albums | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 5 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 1 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 28 Sept. 2019 <small>(General release)</small> | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Top Current Albums | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 12 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 3 | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 28 Sept. 2019 <small>(General release)</small> | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard R&B Album Sales | ||
+ | | Peak Position = '''1'''<sup>(1)</sup> <sup>'''R'''</sup> | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 8 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{ChartLine| | ||
+ | | Date = 28 Sept. 2019 <small>(General release)</small> | ||
+ | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Top Album Sales | ||
+ | | Peak Position = 12 | ||
+ | | Weeks in chart = 1 | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | {{Template:ChartLine-2|text=<sup><b>R</b></sup> <i>indicates re-entry of an album that had already charted.</i>}} | ||
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|awards = {{noAwards|format=album|Country= the USA}} | |awards = {{noAwards|format=album|Country= the USA}} |
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