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Paisley Park Records

Label details

Parent Company:	Warner Bros. Records
Founded:	February 1985
Ceased operation:	February 1994
Founder:	Prince
Location:	Chanhassen (MN), USA
Distributor(s):	Warner Bros. Records (In the U.S.) WEA International (Outside the U.S.)
Subsidiaries:	Paisley Park Enterprises

Discography
First Prince Album Release:
Around The World In A Day
First Prince Single Release:
Raspberry Beret
First Associate Album Release:
The Family: The Family
First Associate Single Release:
The Family: The Screams Of Passion

Prince's first record label, Paisley Park Records, a co-venture with Warner Bros. Records was founded in 1985 and debuted with the release of Around The World In A Day. The label shares its name with Prince's recording complex Paisley Park Studios and the song Paisley Park.

Artists who recorded for Paisley Park Records include The Time, Sheila E., The Family, Mavis Staples, George Clinton, Rosie Gaines, Carmen Electra, Jill Jones, The Three O'Clock, Ingrid Chavez, Dale Bozzio, and Taja Sevelle. Paisley Park Records also released albums by Mazarati, Good Question, Madhouse, Eric Leeds, and Tony LeMans.

The label ceased business in 1994, when Warner ended its distribution deal with Paisley Park Records, effectively closing the label.

History

Label Creation
The idea of the Paisley Park Records label emerged during the summer of 1984. Since 1981, Prince has produced albums for The Time, Vanity 6, Sheila E. and Apollonia 6 under the Jamie Starr pseudonym and offered many songs to various other acts. Paisley Park Records was basically an extension of The Starr Company imprint used on the records he fully produced. With the label, Prince Prince would deliver the master and Warner Bros. Records would do the manufacture, distribute, and market the records (In 1992, the deal between Prince and Warner Bros. Records was revised as Paisley Park Records would decide how much to spend on videos and promotional activities. Warner Bros. Records and Prince would operate as partners, sharing investments and profits). The label shares its name with Prince's recording complex Paisley Park Studios and the song Paisley Park. Prince 's first album to be released on Paisley Park Records, and also the label's first release, was Around The World In A Day on 22 April 1985. All the subsequent releases, except for the Batman album and related singles, would be on that label until the compilations The Hits / The B-Sides in 1993. The first acts who released an album with the label imprint were The Family, Sheila E. and Mazarati.
Label Life
Personnel The President of Operations for the label was Alan Leeds, brother of saxophonist Eric Leeds. Leeds had previously served as Prince's tour manager. He was replaced by former trade journalist Gaham Armstrong. Craig Rice also served as President shortly after Alan Leeds left. Mismanagement Prince's management firm at the time, Cavallo, Ruffalo & Fargnoli, began signing artists to the label, at times even without Prince's knowledge or permission. That precipitated the beginning of the end to a successful partnership. Shortly after firing the management team, lawsuits ensued and it was discovered that the label was mismanaged from the outset, with Warner Bros. Records taking heavy losses due to exorbitant advances paid to Prince and his management team for the label. Warner Bros. Records also helped to pay for Paisley Park Studios, and executives insisted on a return on their investment, which resulted in several major artists recording their albums at Paisley Park Studios, at times even against Prince's wishes. Paisley Park Records folded with Prince retaining the masters of all artists, artists advances that were kept by the company, and no support from the label.
Label Closure
On February 1st 1994, Warner Bros. Records and Paisley Park Enterprises announce that they are terminating Paisley Park Records. The label became a joint venture between Prince and Warner Bros. Records upon the signing of Prince's last recording contract in 1992. While under Prince's sole aegis, the label could probably have survived for as long as he saw fit, but with Warner Bros. Records holding the purse strings, the financial burden proved too great as few of the label's releases had been big sellers. Two of the Paisley Park Records acts, Belize and Tyler Collins, were left without contracts when the label folded. Belize had completed an album (without Prince's involvement) but it was never released. Rosie Gaines had a Paisley Park album titled Concrete Jungle on which Prince was involved, was due to be released on 22 March 1994. A single for My Tender Heart backed with Pain was also scheduled for release. The album and single were withdrawn when the label was terminated. Gaines later signed a deal with Motown Records and released an album entitled Closer Than Close in June 1995. The Concrete Jungle album was eventually released digitally in 2010 independently by Rosie Gaines. Shortly before the closure of Paisley Park Records, Prince had already created a new label called NPG Records and started to try new ways of distributing his music without Warner Bros. Records.

Releases

Catalog numbers are indicated regardless of format, under the year of release, into brackets.

Prince

Albums

1985 (25286)	1986 (25395)	1987 (25577)	1988 (25720)	1990 (27493)	1991 (25379)	1992 (45027)	1993 (45431)	1993 (45435)	1993 (45440)

Around The World In A Day	Parade	Sign O' The Times	Lovesexy	Graffiti Bridge	Diamonds and Pearls		The Hits 1	The Hits 2	The Hits / The B-Sides

Singles

1985 (28972)	1985 (29052)	1985 (28998)	1985 (28999)	1986 (28751)	1986 (28711)	1986 (28586)	1986 (28620)	1987 (28399)	1987 (28334)

Raspberry Beret	Paisley Park (Europe only)	Pop Life	America	Kiss	Mountains	Girls & Boys (Europe only)	Anotherlover -holenyohead	Sign O' The Times	If I Was Your Girlfriend
1987 (28289)	1987 (28288)	1987 (28288)	1988 (21858)	1988 (27806)	1988 (27745)	1990 (19525)	1990 (19525)	1991 (19225)	1991 (19175)

U Got The Look	I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man	Hot Thing	Alphabet St.	Glam Slam	I Wish U Heaven	Thieves In The Temple	New Power Generation	Gett Off	Cream
1991 (19090)	1991 (19059)	1992 (19020)	1992 (5301)	1992 (40480)	1992 (18817)	1992 (18704)	1992 (18599)	1992 (18700)	1993 (18583)

Insatiable	Diamonds And Pearls	Money Don't Matter 2 Night	Willing And Able (US promo only)	Thunder (UK only)	Sexy M.F.	My Name Is Prince	7	Damn U	The Morning Papers
1993 (18371)	1993 (18372)	1993 (5994)	1993 (18280)	1994 (1278)

Pink Cashmere	Peach	Nothing Compares 2 U	Controversy '93 (UK only)	Pope (UK promo only)

Associated Artists

Albums

1985 (25322)	1985 (25317)	1986 (25368)	1987 (25545)	1987 (25498)	1987 (25575)	1987 (25546)	1987 (25658)	1988 (25599)	1988 (25717)

The Family The Family	Sheila E. Romance 1600	Mazarati Mazarati	Madhouse 8	Sheila E. Sheila E.	Jill Jones Jill Jones	Taja Sevelle Taja Sevelle¹	Madhouse 16	Dale Bozzio Riot In English	Three O'Clock Vermillion¹
1988 (25743)	1989 (25995)	1989 (25994)	1989 (25798)	1989 (29K2-1002)	1990 (27490)	1990 (TDCK-2003)	1991 (27499)	1991 (27497)	1991 (25879)

Good Question Good Question	Tony LeMans Tony LeMans¹	George Clinton The Cinderella Theory	Mavis Staples Time Waits For No One	Kahoru Kohiruimaki Time The Motion² (Japan only)	The Time Pandemonium¹	Kahoru Kohiruimaki Time The Motion Live² (Japan only)	Eric Leeds Times Squared	T.C. Ellis True Confessions	Ingrid Chavez May 19, 1992
1993 (25338)	1993 (25049)	1993 (25518)	1993 (45199)

Carmen Electra Carmen Electra	Mavis Staples The Voice	George Clinton Hey Man... Smell My Finger	Eric Leeds Things Left Unsaid

¹ Distributed by Reprise Records instead of Warner Bros. Records.
² Distributed by Warner-Pioneer instead of Warner Bros. Records.

Singles

1985	1985	1985	1985	1985	1986	1986	1986	1986	1986
The Family The Screams Of Passion	Sheila E. Sister Fate	Sheila E. Bedtime Story	The Family High Fashion	Sheila E. A Love Bizarre	Mazarati Players' Ball	Mazarati 100 MPH	Sheila E. Holly Rock	Mazarati Stroke	Sheila E. Love On A Blue Train
1987	1987	1987	1987	1987	1987	1987	1988	1988	1988
Madhouse 6	Sheila E. Hold Me	Sheila E. Koo Koo	Jill Jones Mia Bocca	Jill Jones G-Spot	Madhouse 10	Taja Sevelle Love is Contagious	Jill Jones For Love	Taja Sevelle Wouldn't You Love To Love Me?	Madhouse 13
1988	1988	1988	1988	1988	1988	1988	1988	1989	1989
Taja Sevelle Popular	Dale Bozzio Simon Simon	Taja Sevelle Take Me For A Ride	Three O'Clock Love Explosion	Good Question Listen To Your Heart	Three O'Clock Neon telephone	Dale Bozzio Riot In English	Good Question Got A New Love	Mavis Staples 20Th Century Express	Mavis Staples Jaguar
1989	1989	1989	1990	1990	1990	1990	1991	1991	1991
George Clinton Tweakin'	Mavis Staples Time Waits For No One	Mavis Staples Christmas Vacation	The Time Jerk Out	Tevin Campbell Round And Round	The Time Chocolate	Mavis Staples Melody Cool	The Time Shake!	Eric Leeds The Dopamine Rush (US promo only)	Eric Leeds Little Rock (US promo only)
1991	1991	1991	1991	1991	1992	1993	1993	1993	1993
T.C. Ellis Miss Thang	Ingrid Chavez Elephant Box	T.C. Ellis Pussycat	Ingrid Chavez Hippy Blood	Ingrid Chavez Heaven Must Be Near (UK promo only)	Carmen Electra Go Go Dancer	Carmen Electra Everybody Get On Up	Carmen Electra Fantasia Erotica	Mavis Staples The Voice	George Clinton Paint The White House Black
1993	1993	1993	1993	1998 (1991)
George Clinton Martial Law	Mavis Staples Blood Is Thicker Than Time	George Clinton The Big Pump (US promo only)	Eric Leeds Woman In Chains (US promo only)	Carmen Electra Fun

Additional Information

	See also	Trivia

	NPG Records	Although the label has been closed for years, Paisley Park® is still a registred trademark (Registration Nr: 3065684) owned by Paisley Park Enterprises, Inc. (Chanhassen, MN 55317). It is covering: Recording studios; music, motion picture film and videotape production services; film and video editing services.</bockquote> Of note the Paisley Park® trademark is labelled as having being first used on 22 April 1985.

	References
	Entrepeneur bug bites artists... And results vary by Deborah Russel (Billboard Vol.? No.? - 30 May 1992) Wikipedia: Paisley Park Records Wikipedia: Warner Bros. Records Catalog: Discog: Paisley Park, 45Cat: Paisley park Trademark: Trademarkia: Paisley Park Trademark

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 |label closure   = On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 1|February 1st 1994]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] and [[Paisley Park Enterprises]] announce that they are terminating [[Paisley Park Records]]. The label became a joint venture between [[Prince]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] upon the signing of [[Prince]]'s last recording contract in 1992. While under [[Prince]]'s sole aegis, the label could probably have survived for as long as he saw fit, but with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] holding the purse strings, the financial burden proved too great as few of the label's releases had been big sellers.
-Two of the Paisley Park Records acts, Belize and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Collins_(singer) Tyler Collins], were left without contracts when the label folded. Belize had completed an album (without [[Prince]]’s involvement) but it was never released. [[Rosie Gaines]] had a Paisley Park album titled [[Album: Concrete Jungle|Concrete Jungle]] on which [[Prince]] was involved, was due to be released on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 22|22 March 1994]]. A single for [[Single:_My_Tender_Heart|My Tender Heart]] backed with [[Pain]] was also scheduled for release. The album and single were withdrawn when the label was terminated. [[Rosie Gaines|Gaines]] later signed a deal with Motown Records and released an album entitled [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]] in June 1995. The [[Album: Concrete Jungle|Concrete Jungle]] album was eventually released digitally in 2010 independently by [[Rosie Gaines]].
+Two of the Paisley Park Records acts, Belize and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Collins_(singer) Tyler Collins], were left without contracts when the label folded. Belize had completed an album (without [[Prince]]'s involvement) but it was never released. [[Rosie Gaines]] had a Paisley Park album titled [[Album: Concrete Jungle|Concrete Jungle]] on which [[Prince]] was involved, was due to be released on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 22|22 March 1994]]. A single for [[Single:_My_Tender_Heart|My Tender Heart]] backed with [[Pain]] was also scheduled for release. The album and single were withdrawn when the label was terminated. [[Rosie Gaines|Gaines]] later signed a deal with Motown Records and released an album entitled [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]] in June 1995. The [[Album: Concrete Jungle|Concrete Jungle]] album was eventually released digitally in 2010 independently by [[Rosie Gaines]].
 Shortly before the closure of [[Paisley Park Records]], [[Prince]] had already created a new label called '''[[NPG Records]]''' and started to try new ways of distributing his music without [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records].
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