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− | |introduction = '''Splash''' was offered as an mp3 download as part of [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_1|NPG Music Club Edition # 1]] (along with [[Mad]], [[Funky Design]], [[Peace]], [[When Eye Lay My Hands On U|When ]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=When Eye Lay My Hands On U]][[When Eye Lay My Hands On U| Lay My Hands On U]] and [[NPG Ahdio Show 1|NPG Ahdio Show #1]]). The track originates from 1985, however, and an excerpt of the track had been streamed on [[NPGOnlineLtd.com]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 1|1 June 2000]] before the full track was released in 2001. The track carries the artist credit "[[Prince and the Revolution]]", the first time this credit had been used for a previously-unreleased song since [[Power Fantastic]] in 1993 (and, at the present time, the latest song to do so). | + | |introduction = '''Splash''' was offered as an mp3 download as part of [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_1|NPG Music Club Edition # 1]] (along with [[Mad]], [[Funky Design]], [[Peace]], [[When Eye Lay My Hands On U|When ]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=When Eye Lay My Hands On U]][[When Eye Lay My Hands On U| Lay My Hands On U]] and [[NPG Ahdio Show 1|NPG Ahdio Show #1]]). The track originates from 1985, however, and an excerpt of the track had been streamed on [[NPGOnlineLtd.com]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 1|1 June 2000]] before the full track was released in 2001. The track carries the artist credit "[[Prince and the Revolution]]", the first time this credit had been used for a previously-unreleased song since [[Power Fantastic]] in 1993 ,and the only time, while [[Prince]] was alive. |
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| Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_1|1 August 1985]] at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA (the day after the release of the [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]] single, three days before recording [[Empty Room]]). The track was sent to [[Clare Fischer]] for string recording in July 1986, but the song was not included on any known configurations of any album. It is likely that further work was done on the track prior to its eventual release, but recording dates are not known. This final version was planned for inclusion on the [[Prince and the Revolution]] album [[Album: Roadhouse Garden|Roadhouse Garden]] album worked on in 1998-9, but the album remains unreleased. | | Initial tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_1|1 August 1985]] at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA (the day after the release of the [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]] single, three days before recording [[Empty Room]]). The track was sent to [[Clare Fischer]] for string recording in July 1986, but the song was not included on any known configurations of any album. It is likely that further work was done on the track prior to its eventual release, but recording dates are not known. This final version was planned for inclusion on the [[Prince and the Revolution]] album [[Album: Roadhouse Garden|Roadhouse Garden]] album worked on in 1998-9, but the album remains unreleased. |
Splash was offered as an mp3 download as part of NPG Music Club Edition # 1 (along with Mad, Funky Design, Peace, When Lay My Hands On U and NPG Ahdio Show #1). The track originates from 1985, however, and an excerpt of the track had been streamed on NPGOnlineLtd.com on 1 June 2000 before the full track was released in 2001. The track carries the artist credit "Prince and the Revolution", the first time this credit had been used for a previously-unreleased song since Power Fantastic in 1993 ,and the only time, while Prince was alive.
Initial tracking took place on 1 August 1985 at the Washington Avenue Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA (the day after the release of the Pop Life single, three days before recording Empty Room). The track was sent to Clare Fischer for string recording in July 1986, but the song was not included on any known configurations of any album. It is likely that further work was done on the track prior to its eventual release, but recording dates are not known. This final version was planned for inclusion on the Prince and the Revolution album Roadhouse Garden album worked on in 1998-9, but the album remains unreleased.
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Splash
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NPGOnlineLtd.com Real Audio stream
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Splash
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Studio
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Original 1985 studio version before string overdubs
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Splash
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Studio
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1986 version after string overdubs, before additional recording
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