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{{Album|
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|album name             = The Slaughterhouse
|album image            = [[File:Slaughterhouse album.png|The Slaughterhouse download page derived artwork]]<br> <small>(official artwork not provided until its appearance on Tidal in 2015) </small>

|date                   = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March_29|29 March 2004]] ([[NPG Music Club]] download)<br>
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 3|3 December 2015]] ([[Tidal]] download reissue)
|length                 = 55:02
|label                  = [[NPG Records]]
|studios                = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed - no studio credited)
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|previous year          = 2004
|next year              = 2004
|previous image         = Image:Chocolateinvasion_album.png
|next image             = Image:C-Note_album.png
|previous album         = Album: The_Chocolate Invasion
|next album             = Album: C-Note
|previous album link    = [[Album: The Chocolate Invasion|The Chocolate Invasion]]
|next album link        = [[Album: C-Note|C-Note]]
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|introduction           = <b>The Slaughterhouse</b> (subtitled '''Trax from the [[NPG Music Club]] Volume 2''') is the 30th full-length studio album by [[Prince]] and is the second compilation album of [[NPG Music Club]] downloads from 2001-2; a companion piece to [[Album: The Chocolate Invasion|The Chocolate Invasion]] (released on the same day). 

Four tracks are edits or alternate versions to those previously-released.

In 2003, the album was planned for inclusion as part of the [[Album: The Chocolate Invasion-2003|The Chocolate Invasion]] 7 CD set, which was put on hold indefinitely in late 2003, officially due to a manufacturing problem.

In 2015, the album was re-released on the [[Tidal]] music service, initially only to stream before a download store was opened three months later, offering the album in mp3 and flac files.


<b>Sessions and compiling</b><br>
Specific recording dates are not known, but it is believed that most of the tracks were recorded between late 1999 and 2001 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. [[Peace]], [[2045: Radical Man]] and [[Northside]] were at one point considered for the album [[Album: Peace (2000)|Peace]], by the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]], which was advertised on [[NPGOnlineLtd.com]] upon its launch in March 2000, before being abandoned. 

[[Golden Parachute]] and [[The Daisy Chain]] were at one point considered for the album [[Album: High|High]], which was completed in late Summer 2000, before being abandoned. Instead, the tracks were released on an individual basis on the [[NPG Music Club]] ([[2045: Radical Man]] was released separately on the [[Album: Bamboozled|Bamboozled]] soundtrack album in 2000, credited to [[Prince]]).

Notably, [[S&M Groove]] and [[Hypnoparadise]] were originally released using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], while [[Northside]], [[Peace]], [[2045: Radical Man]] and [[The Daisy Chain]] had all been previously released under the name [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] (although [[2045: Radical Man]] was first released under the name [[Prince]]). 

[[Sam Jennings]] is credited as ''executive producer'' for playing a role in deciding the tracklist and the title of the album. This collection does not credit tracks at all, but the album is considered here as a "[[Prince]]" release.


<b>Promotion</b><br>
No singles were released from the album at the time of release (although [[Single: Peace|Peace]] and [[Single: The Daisy Chain|The Daisy Chain]], both credited to the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]], had been sold at shows on the [[Hit N Run Tour 00-01|Hit N Run Tour]] in 2001). 

The album was not eligible for the charts, as it was available only through the [[NPG Music Club]].
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|tracklisting            = <small>This albums hasn’t been released on CD format.</small>
|credits                 = All songs assumed to be written by [[Prince]] (no writing credits officially given) except where noted<br>
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Written by [[Prince]] (lyrics and music - assumed) & [[DVS]] (rap)<br>.
|* comment               = 
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|other format            = Digital
|content                 = <small>The digital version (.wma) is the original issue. Most tracks were made available individually in 2001/2002 through the [[NPG Music Club]] in mp3 format, however. <br> A digital lossless version was made available trough Tidal in September 2015.</small>
# <b>[[Silicon]]</b> (4:15)
# <b>[[S&M Groove]]</b> (5:08)
# <b>[[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?|Y Should]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]][[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?| Do That When]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]][[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?| Can Do This?]]</b> (4:31)
# <b>[[Golden Parachute]]</b> (5:36)
# <b>[[Hypnoparadise]]</b> (6:03)
# <b>[[Props N’ Pounds]]</b> (4:36)
# <b>[[Northside]]</b> (6:34)
# <b>[[Peace]]</b> (5:33)
# <b>[[2045: Radical Man]]</b> (6:35)
# <b>[[The Daisy Chain]]</b> (6:15) <nowiki>*</nowiki> 
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|musicians              = No credits officially given: credits below are assumed
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
*[[Marva King]] - vocals on [[S&M Groove]]
*[[Michael B.]] - drums on [[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?|Y Should]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]][[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?| Do That When]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]][[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?| Can Do This?]]
*[[Michael B. Nelson]] - trombone on [[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?|Y Should]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]][[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?| Do That When]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]][[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?| Can Do This?]]
*[[Dave Jensen]] - trumpet on [[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?|Y Should]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]][[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?| Do That When]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]][[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?| Can Do This?]] on [[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?|Y Should]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]][[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?| Do That When]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]][[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?| Can Do This?]]
*[[Kathy Jensen]] - baritone saxophone on [[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?|Y Should]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]][[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?| Do That When]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]][[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?| Can Do This?]]
*[[Steve Strand]] - trumpet on [[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?|Y Should]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]][[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?| Do That When]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]][[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?| Can Do This?]]
*[[Kenni Holmen]] - saxophone on [[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?|Y Should]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]][[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?| Do That When]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]][[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?| Can Do This?]]
*[[Najee]] - flute and trumpet on [[Golden Parachute]], horn on [[Northside]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Loder Kurt Loder] - dialogue (sampled) on [[Props N’ Pounds]]  
*[[Kip Blackshire]] - background vocals on [[Northside]], [[Peace]] and [[2045: Radical Man]]
*[[Larry Graham]] - bass guitar on [[Peace]] and [[The Daisy Chain]], co-lead vocals on [[Peace]]
*[[Johnnie Blackshire]] - vocals (intro and outro) on [[Peace]]
*[[Mr. Hayes]] - keyboards (assumed) on [[Peace]]
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - programming on [[2045: Radical Man]]
*[[DVS]] - rap on [[The Daisy Chain]]
|production             = [[Prince]] - producer, arranger and engineer (assumed)
* [[Sam Jennings]] - executive producer (no other production credits officially given)
|thanks                 = none.
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|singles                = 
{{AlbumSingles|
|singles = *The below singles were released prior the 2004 digital release of this compilation.
{{AlbumSinglesLine|
|Single = [[Single: Peace|Peace]] 
|B-side = [[2045: Radical Man]]<br><small>''Sold at concerts in 2001.''</small>
|Image  = Peace single.jpg
|Link   = Single: Peace
}}
{{AlbumSinglesLine|
|Single = [[Single: The Daisy Chain|The Daisy Chain]]
|B-side = [[Gamillah]]<br><small>''Sold at concerts and during the [[A Celebration|Celebration]] week-long festival at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, in 2001.''</small>
|Image  = Thedaisychain single.jpg
|Link   = Single: The Daisy Chain
}}
}}
|see also               = 
{{SeeAlso|
|item1   = [[Album:_The_Chocolate Invasion|The Chocolate Invasion]]<br>(Album)
|image1  = [[File:Chocolateinvasion album.png|60px|link=Album:_The_Chocolate Invasion]]
|item2   = [[NPG Music Club]]<br>(Website)
|image2  = [[File:Websitelogo-NPGMC.png|60px|border|link=NPG_Music_Club]]
}}
|charts                 = 
{{Charts|
|charts         = {{NoEligible}}
|certifications = {{noCertification|format=album|Country= the USA}}
|awards         = {{noAwards|format=album|Country= the USA}}
}}
|releases               = {{:Releases: Empty}}
|album promotion        = 
|trivia                 = [[Album: The Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]] was planned as one of seven discs in the aborted 7CD set [[Album: The Chocolate Invasion-2003|The Chocolate Invasion]] in 2003, but this set remains unreleased.
* The title [[Album: The Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]] comes from the opening line of [[Silicon]] - "Welcome 2 the slaughterhouse" and is in no way connected to the unreleased 1985 instrumental [[Slaughterhouse]].
* [[Silicon]] and [[S&M Groove]] are slightly edited versions of the previously-available tracks.
* [[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?|Y Should]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]][[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?| Do That When]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]][[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?| Can Do This?]] contains slight musical embellishments on the previously-available track (which was titled [[Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?]]).
* [[Golden Parachute]] contains a brief three-second intro not on the previously-available track.
|alternative            = 
|references             = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' 
*[https://samjennings.com/work/portfolio/slaughterhouse/ Official artwork by Sam Jennings]
|categories             = [[Category:2004]][[Category:Albums (Prince)]][[Category:Studio albums (Prince)]][[Category:Compilation Albums (Prince)]][[Category:NPG Records releases]]
}}