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NPG Music Club Edition # 1 - no official artwork created Song details Performer: Prince and the Revolution First Released: 18 February 2001 - NPG Music Club Edition # 1 download Album(s): None Writer(s): Prince (assumed) Producer(s): Prince (assumed) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: none

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. Basic tracking took place on 1 August 1985 at the Washington Avenue Warehouse in Edina, Minnesota (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. Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 1 August 1985 Washington Avenue Warehouse, Edina, MN, USA Tracking 5 September 1985 Sunset Sound - Studio 3, Hollywood, CA, USA Rough mix 25 September 1985 Sunset Sound - Studio 3, Hollywood, CA, USA Mix 12 - 14 January 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3, Hollywood, CA, USA New mix (12th), mix, edits (13th, 14th) 12 June 1986 Sunset Sound- Studio 2, Hollywood, CA, USA Mix 11 July 1986 One On One Recording, North Hollywood, CA Orchestral overdubs by Clare Fischer 13 July 1986 Sunset Sound - Studio 3, Hollywood, CA, USA Overdubs, mix with orchestra September 1998 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) Additional recording Recording Personnel Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed) Wendy Melvoin - background vocals and guitar (assumed) Lisa Coleman - background vocals and keyboards (assumed) Other recording personnel not known. Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Splash 4:05 NPG Music Club Edition # 1 mp3 download Studio Broadcasts/streaming (only) Title Length Released Version Additional info Splash ?:?? NPGOnlineLtd.com Real Audio stream Excerpt Excerpt from full studio version above Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Splash Studio Original 1985 studio version before string overdubs Splash Studio 1986 version after string overdubs, before additional recording

Additional Information See also Trivia NPG Music Club Edition # 1 NPG Music Club Roadhouse Garden unreleased album 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. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)

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