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|length                = 55:02
 
|length                = 55:02
 
|label                  = [[NPG Records]]
 
|label                  = [[NPG Records]]
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|studios                = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed - no studio credited)
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|studios                = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed - no studio credited)
 
<!------ ALBUM CHRONOLOGY -------->
 
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|previous year          = 2004
 
|previous year          = 2004
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|next album link        = [[Album: C-Note|C-Note]]
 
|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 Two''') 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).  
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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.
 
Four tracks are edits or alternate versions to those previously-released.
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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.
 
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.
  
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<b>Recording process</b>
 
  
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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|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.  
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<b>Sessions and compiling</b><br>
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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]]).
 
[[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]]).
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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]]).  
 
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]]).  
  
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This collection does not credit tracks at all, but the album is considered here as a "[[Prince]]" release.
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[[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.
  
  
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<b>Promotion</b>
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<b>Promotion</b><br>
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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).  
 
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]].
 
The album was not eligible for the charts, as it was available only through the [[NPG Music Club]].
 
<!-------TRACK LIST ------->
 
<!-------TRACK LIST ------->
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|tracklisting            = <small>This albums hasn't been released on CD format.</small>
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|tracklisting            = <small>This albums hasn’t been released on CD format.</small>
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|credits                = All songs assumed to be written by [[Prince]] (no writing credits officially given).
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|credits                = All songs assumed to be written by [[Prince]] (no writing credits officially given) except where noted<br>
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Written by [[Prince]] (lyrics and music - assumed) & [[DVS]] (rap)<br>.
 
|* comment              =  
 
|* comment              =  
 
<!-------LP FORMATS ------->
 
<!-------LP FORMATS ------->
 
|other format            = Digital
 
|other format            = Digital
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|content                = <small>The digital version (.wma) is the original issue. Most tracks were made available individually in 2001/2002 throught the [[NPG Music Club]] in mp3 format, however. <br> A digital lossless version was made available trough Tidal in September 2015.</small>
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|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>[[Silicon]]</b> (4:15)
 
# <b>[[S&M Groove]]</b> (5:08)
 
# <b>[[S&M Groove]]</b> (5:08)
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# <b>[[Golden Parachute]]</b> (5:36)
 
# <b>[[Golden Parachute]]</b> (5:36)
 
# <b>[[Hypnoparadise]]</b> (6:03)
 
# <b>[[Hypnoparadise]]</b> (6:03)
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# <b>[[Props N' Pounds]]</b> (4:36)
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# <b>[[Props N’ Pounds]]</b> (4:36)
 
# <b>[[Northside]]</b> (6:34)
 
# <b>[[Northside]]</b> (6:34)
 
# <b>[[Peace]]</b> (5:33)
 
# <b>[[Peace]]</b> (5:33)
 
# <b>[[2045: Radical Man]]</b> (6:35)
 
# <b>[[2045: Radical Man]]</b> (6:35)
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# <b>[[The Daisy Chain]]</b> (6:15)
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# <b>[[The Daisy Chain]]</b> (6:15) <nowiki>*</nowiki>
 
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<!-------PERSONNEL ------->
 
|musicians              = No credits officially given: credits below are assumed
 
|musicians              = No credits officially given: credits below are assumed
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
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*[[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.]] - 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?]]
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*[[Najee]] - flute on [[Golden Parachute]]
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*[[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?]]
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*[[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?]]
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*[[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?]]
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*[[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?]]
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*[[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?]]
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*[[Najee]] - flute and trumpet on [[Golden Parachute]], horn on [[Northside]]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Loder Kurt Loder] - dialogue (sampled) on [[Props N’ Pounds]] 
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*[[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]]
 
*[[Larry Graham]] - bass guitar on [[Peace]] and [[The Daisy Chain]], co-lead vocals on [[Peace]]
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*[[Mr. Hayes]] - spoken intro/outro on [[Peace]]
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*[[Johnnie Blackshire]] - vocals (intro and outro) on [[Peace]]
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*[[Mr. Hayes]] - keyboards (assumed) on [[Peace]]
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*[[Kirk Johnson]] - programming on [[2045: Radical Man]]
 
*[[DVS]] - rap on [[The Daisy Chain]]
 
*[[DVS]] - rap on [[The Daisy Chain]]
 
|production            = [[Prince]] - producer, arranger and engineer (assumed)
 
|production            = [[Prince]] - producer, arranger and engineer (assumed)
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*Sam Jennings - executive producer (no other production credits officially given)
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* [[Sam Jennings]] - executive producer (no other production credits officially given)
 
|thanks                = none.
 
|thanks                = none.
 
<!-------SINGLES ------->
 
<!-------SINGLES ------->
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{{AlbumSinglesLine|
 
{{AlbumSinglesLine|
 
|Single = [[Single: Peace|Peace]]  
 
|Single = [[Single: Peace|Peace]]  
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|B-side = [[2045: Radical Man]]<br><small>Sold at concerts in 2001.</small>
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|B-side = [[2045: Radical Man]]<br><small>''Sold at concerts in 2001.''</small>
 
|Image  = Peace single.jpg
 
|Image  = Peace single.jpg
 
|Link  = Single: Peace
 
|Link  = Single: Peace
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{{AlbumSinglesLine|
 
{{AlbumSinglesLine|
 
|Single = [[Single: The Daisy Chain|The Daisy Chain]]
 
|Single = [[Single: The Daisy Chain|The Daisy Chain]]
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|B-side = [[Gamillah]]<br><small>Sold at concerts and during the [[Prince: A Celebration - The Rainbow Children]] week-long festival at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA, in 2001.</small>
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|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
 
|Image  = Thedaisychain single.jpg
 
|Link  = Single: The Daisy Chain
 
|Link  = Single: The Daisy Chain
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|see also              =  
 
|see also              =  
 
{{SeeAlso|
 
{{SeeAlso|
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|item1  = [[Album:_The_Chocolate Invasion|The Chocolate Invasion<br>(album)]]
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|item1  = [[Album:_The_Chocolate Invasion|The Chocolate Invasion]]<br>(Album)
 
|image1  = [[File:Chocolateinvasion album.png|60px|link=Album:_The_Chocolate Invasion]]
 
|image1  = [[File:Chocolateinvasion album.png|60px|link=Album:_The_Chocolate Invasion]]
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|item2  = [[NPG Music Club]]<br>(website)
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|item2  = [[NPG Music Club]]<br>(Website)
 
|image2  = [[File:Websitelogo-NPGMC.png|60px|border|link=NPG_Music_Club]]
 
|image2  = [[File:Websitelogo-NPGMC.png|60px|border|link=NPG_Music_Club]]
 
}}
 
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|album promotion        =  
 
|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.
 
|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.
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* The title [[Album: The Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]] comes from the opening line of [[Silicon]] - "Welcome 2 the slaughterhouse".
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* 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.
 
* [[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?]]).
 
* [[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.
 
* [[Golden Parachute]] contains a brief three-second intro not on the previously-available track.
 
|alternative            =  
 
|alternative            =  
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|references            = [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & jooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown, 2004)
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|references            = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''  
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*[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]]
 
|categories            = [[Category:2004]][[Category:Albums (Prince)]][[Category:Studio albums (Prince)]][[Category:Compilation Albums (Prince)]][[Category:NPG Records releases]]
 
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 22 September 2023

Chocolateinvasion album.png 2004: The Chocolate Invasion ◄ All Prince Albums All Related Artists Albums ► 2004: C-Note C-Note album.png
The Slaughterhouse
The Slaughterhouse download page derived artwork
(official artwork not provided until its appearance on Tidal in 2015)

Album details

Released: 29 March 2004 (NPG Music Club download)

3 December 2015 (Tidal download reissue)

Length: 55:02
Label(s): NPG Records
Studio(s): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed - no studio credited)

Charts, Certifications & Awards

Charts
This record was not released on the commercial market and therefore not eligible for the charts
Certifications
This album has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released

  • The below singles were released prior the 2004 digital release of this compilation.
Peace
b/w 2045: Radical Man
Sold at concerts in 2001. 		Peace single.jpg
The Daisy Chain
b/w Gamillah
Sold at concerts and during the Celebration week-long festival at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA, in 2001. 		Thedaisychain single.jpg

See also

The Chocolate Invasion
(Album) 		NPG Music Club
(Website)
Chocolateinvasion album.png border
The Slaughterhouse (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 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 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.


Sessions and compiling
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 Peace, by the 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 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 Bamboozled soundtrack album in 2000, credited to Prince).

Notably, S&M Groove and Hypnoparadise were originally released using the name SymbolSmallerBlue.png, while Northside, Peace, 2045: Radical Man and The Daisy Chain had all been previously released under the name 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.


Promotion
No singles were released from the album at the time of release (although Peace and The Daisy Chain, both credited to the New Power Generation, had been sold at shows on the Hit N Run Tour in 2001).

The album was not eligible for the charts, as it was available only through the NPG Music Club.



Track listing
CD Digital

This albums hasn’t been released on CD format.

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.
A digital lossless version was made available trough Tidal in September 2015.

  1. Silicon (4:15)
  2. S&M Groove (5:08)
  3. Y ShouldEyeBlue.png Do That WhenEyeBlue.png Can Do This? (4:31)
  4. Golden Parachute (5:36)
  5. Hypnoparadise (6:03)
  6. Props N’ Pounds (4:36)
  7. Northside (6:34)
  8. Peace (5:33)
  9. 2045: Radical Man (6:35)
  10. The Daisy Chain (6:15) *

All songs assumed to be written by Prince (no writing credits officially given) except where noted
* Written by Prince (lyrics and music - assumed) & DVS (rap)
.



Personnel
Musicians


Production
  • Prince - producer, arranger and engineer (assumed)
  • Sam Jennings - executive producer (no other production credits officially given)


Thanks
  • none.



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
This section is under construction

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
This section is under construction
 
Additional Information
Promotion (at time of release) Trivia
References
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