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#REDIRECT [[Album: The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)]]
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|sampler name            = The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)
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|sampler image          = [[Image:Versaceexperience album.jpg|x200px]]
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|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July_8|8 July 1995]] (given to attendees of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versace Versace] collection of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_fashion_week Paris Fashion Week])
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|length              = 32:44
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|label                  =  [[NPG Records]]
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<!------ SINGLE CHRONOLOGY -------->
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|previous year          = 1995
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|next year              = 1995
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|previous image        = Image:NPGsampler2_artwork.jpg
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|next image            = Image:TheGoodLifeSampler.png
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|previous sampler        = NPG Records Sampler #2
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|next sampler            = The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience
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|previous sampler link  = [[Sampler: NPG Records Sampler 2|NPG Records Sampler #2]]
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|next sampler link      = [[Sampler: The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience|The Good Life Exodus<br>Sampler Experience]]
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|introduction          = '''The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)''' is a promotional cassette of previously-unreleased material by [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] that was given 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]].
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The cassette was mostly a promotional tool for [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]'s upcoming album [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]], but also contained tracks from other planned projects, the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]'s second album [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]] (which had already been released in Europe), [[Madhouse]]'s third album [[Album: 24 (1994)|24]] (which was ultimately left unreleased) and [[The NPG Orchestra]]'s [[Album: Kamasutra|Kamasutra]] (which was released in early 1997).
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Unlike other [[NPG Records]] sampler cassettes of the era, many tracks were remixed or edited specifically for this release to make listening to the cassette a complete listening experience. In addition, several tracks feature overdubbed vocals by [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] of either "Versace" or "The Versace Experience". As such, many of the tracks are not available in the same form elsewhere.
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Also unusually for [[NPG Records]] sampler cassettes, '''The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)''' was released in conjunction with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] This is likely due to the links with [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]], which was planned for release by [[NPG Records]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 12|12 September 1995]], as indicated on the cassette insert, although the release was later postponed to [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 26|26 September 1995]].
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Artwork for a CD-version was also made, but it is unclear if any promos were actually pressed on CD.
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'''Recording process'''
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Ten of the 15 tracks included on '''The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)''' are remixes or edits of tracks that would appear on [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]]. Of these, [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Single: Eye Hate U]][[Eye Hate U| Hate U]] (Remix) is a blend of the album version with the ''Quiet Night Mix by Eric Leeds'' included on the [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Single: Eye Hate U]][[Single: Eye Hate U| Hate U]] maxi-single.
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Two of the three remixes of [[P. Control|Pussy Control]] (later renamed [[P. Control]] for official release) are listed as appearing on [[Single: Eye Hate U|The Hate Experience]], a variation of the [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Single: Eye Hate U]][[Single: Eye Hate U| Hate U]] maxi-single which was ultimately not released. [[Get Wild|Get Wild In The House]] is a remix of [[Get Wild]], taken from the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]'s second album [[Album: Exodus|Exodus]] (which had already been released in Europe), although the mix is an edit of the full track on the [[Single: Get Wild|Get Wild]] maxi-single.
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[[Free The Music]] is included and was taken from the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]'s [[Single: The Good Life|The Good Life]] maxi-single (A longer version of [[Free The Music]] would be included on [[Sampler: The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience|The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience]]). [[24 Segues#Sonny T.|Sonny T.]] and [[Rootie Kazootie]] are edits of the full tracks taken from [[Madhouse]]'s third album [[Album: 24 (1994)|24]] (which was ultimately left unreleased). [[Serotonin|Kamasutra Overture # 5]] is included in full; it was renamed [[Serotonin]] before being released on [[Album: Kamasutra|Kamasutra]] in 1997.
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<!-------CASSETTE CONTENT ------->
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|tracklisting            =
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<b> A side </b>
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# <b>[[P. Control|Pussy Control]] (Club Mix) (Edit)</b> (3:04) - [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
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# <b>[[Shhh]] (X-cerpt)</b> (3:55) - ''[[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] ''
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# <b>[[Get Wild|Get Wild In The House]]</b> (2:15) <sup>1</sup> - [[The NPG]]
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# <b>[[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Single: Eye Hate U]][[Eye Hate U| Hate U]] (Remix)</b> (3:29) - [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
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# <b>[[319]] (X-cerpt)</b> (1:28) - [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
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# <b>[[Shy]] (X-cerpt)</b> (2:23) - [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
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<b> B side name </b>
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# <b>[[Billy Jack Bitch]]</b> (2:31) - [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
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# <b>[[24 Segues#Sonny T.|Sonny T.]] (X-cerpt)</b> (0:28) <sup>2</sup> - [[Madhouse]]
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# <b>[[Rootie Kazootie]] (Edit)</b> (2:38) <sup>2</sup> - [[Madhouse]]
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# <b>[[P. Control|Chatounette Controle]]</b> (2:25) - [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
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# <b>[[P. Control|Pussy Control]] (Control Tempo) (Edit)</b> (1:23) - [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
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# <b>[[Serotonin|Kamasutra Overture # 5]]</b> (0:44) - [[The NPG Orchestra]]
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# <b>[[Free The Music]]</b> (1:44) - [[The NPG]]
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# <b>[[NPG Operator#NPG Operator # 6|Segue]]</b> (0:50) - [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
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# <b>[[Gold]] (X-cerpt)</b> (3:34) - [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
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<small>
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References: <br>
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US/CAN: <br>
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UK:
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</small>
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|credits                = *See individual tracks and related albums for credits.
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| * comment              =
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<sup>1</sup> Written by [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] and [[Sonny T.]]<br>
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<sup>2</sup> Written by [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], [[Eric Leeds]], [[Michael B.|Michael Bland]], [[Sonny T.|Sonny Thompson]] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] (assumed).
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<!-------ASSOCIATED ITEMS----------->
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|see also              =
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{{SeeAlso|
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|item1  =  [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]]<br>(Album)
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|image1  = [[File:Thegoldexperience.jpg |60px| link= Album: The Gold Experience]]
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|item2  = [[Album: 24 (1994)|24]]<br>(Unreleased Madhouse album)
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|image2  = [[File:24_1994_album.jpg|60px|link=Album: 24 (1994)]]
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}}
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|ReleaseLine                =
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{{SingleLine|
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|Country = USA
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|Format  = Cassette
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|CatNr  = None
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|Comment =
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|Front  = Princevaultsinglecover.png
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|Back    = Princevaultsinglecover.png
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|LabelA  = Princevaultsinglecover.png
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|LabelB  = Princevaultsinglecover.png
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}}
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<!-------TRIVIA -->
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|trivia                  = [[Prince]] compiled a new mix of music for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versace Versace] collection of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_fashion_week Paris Fashion Week] in 2006. This was not available as a promotional release, however.
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<!-------REFERENCES ------->
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|references              = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
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<!-------CATEGORIES ------->
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|categories              = [[Category:1995]][[Category:Promo-only release]][[Category:Sampler cassettes]][[Category:NPG Records releases]]
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}}
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