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Freed from contractual obligations to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.], [[Prince]] signed a promotion and distribution deal with the major label [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMI EMI]. This agreement allowed [[Prince]] to keep the master tapes, the copyright and benefit a larger share of the royalties. Being the owner of the [[Paisley Park Studios]], [[Prince]] could assume the recording costs, while the label would only be responsible for the manufacturing and the distribution and receive a fee for each copy sold. [[Prince]] would later duplicate this type of agreement with other major labels on other occasions: with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertelsmann_Music_Group BMG Entertainment] ([[Album:_Newpower_Soul|Newpower Soul]]), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arista_Records Arista] (for [[Album:_Rave_Un2_The_Joy_Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]]), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Records Columbia Records] ([[Album:_Musicology|Musicology]]) , [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Music_Group Universal] ([[Album:_3121|3121]]) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] ([[Album:_Art_Official_Age|Art Official Age]]and [[Album:_Plectrumelectrum|Plectrumelectrum]]). [[Album:_The_Rainbow_Children|The Rainbow Children]] was distributed by the independent label Redline Entertainment while [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because_Music Because Music] would distribute [[Album:_Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] / [[Album:_MPLSound|MPLSound]] /[[Album: Elixer|Elixer]] in parts of Europe. Some stand-alone singles would also be released after a P&D agreement ([[Single: Rock And Roll Love Affair|Rock And Roll Love Affair]] and [[Single: Screwdriver|Screwdriver]] with the Swiss label [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Music_Switzerland Purple Music]) or as an exclusive release ([[Single: Fallinlove2nite|Fallinlove2nite]] with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_Records Epic]). | Freed from contractual obligations to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.], [[Prince]] signed a promotion and distribution deal with the major label [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMI EMI]. This agreement allowed [[Prince]] to keep the master tapes, the copyright and benefit a larger share of the royalties. Being the owner of the [[Paisley Park Studios]], [[Prince]] could assume the recording costs, while the label would only be responsible for the manufacturing and the distribution and receive a fee for each copy sold. [[Prince]] would later duplicate this type of agreement with other major labels on other occasions: with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertelsmann_Music_Group BMG Entertainment] ([[Album:_Newpower_Soul|Newpower Soul]]), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arista_Records Arista] (for [[Album:_Rave_Un2_The_Joy_Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]]), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Records Columbia Records] ([[Album:_Musicology|Musicology]]) , [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Music_Group Universal] ([[Album:_3121|3121]]) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] ([[Album:_Art_Official_Age|Art Official Age]]and [[Album:_Plectrumelectrum|Plectrumelectrum]]). [[Album:_The_Rainbow_Children|The Rainbow Children]] was distributed by the independent label Redline Entertainment while [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because_Music Because Music] would distribute [[Album:_Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] / [[Album:_MPLSound|MPLSound]] /[[Album: Elixer|Elixer]] in parts of Europe. Some stand-alone singles would also be released after a P&D agreement ([[Single: Rock And Roll Love Affair|Rock And Roll Love Affair]] and [[Single: Screwdriver|Screwdriver]] with the Swiss label [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Music_Switzerland Purple Music]) or as an exclusive release ([[Single: Fallinlove2nite|Fallinlove2nite]] with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_Records Epic]). | ||
− | Through NPG Records, and without a major label interfering with the creative or marketing process, [[Prince]] released as many albums as he wanted. [[Album:_Emancipation|Emancipation]] was his first release after his contractual obligations with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] ended, and the first triple album of new music released by a major artist, ten years after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] refusal to release [[Album:_Crystal_Ball_1986|Crystal Ball]] (which evolved into the double album [[Album: | + | Through NPG Records, and without a major label interfering with the creative or marketing process, [[Prince]] released as many albums as he wanted. [[Album:_Emancipation|Emancipation]] was his first release after his contractual obligations with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] ended, and the first triple album of new music released by a major artist, ten years after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] refusal to release [[Album:_Crystal_Ball_1986|Crystal Ball]] (which evolved into the double album [[Album:_Sign_O’_The_Times|Sign O’ The Times]] released in 1987). |
His first album to be released and distributed independently of any record label by NPG Records was also a triple album, and also named [[Album:_Crystal_Ball|Crystal Ball]]. This collection of outtakes from the vault was initially only available through phone pre-order [[1-800 New Funk]]. Chain-store deals were made to distribute the triple album with [[Album:_The_Truth|The Truth]] album included in the package. Those who ordered the album by phone or online (via Love4oneanother.com ) received a fifth disc, [[Album:_Kamasutra|Kamasutra]], an instrumental album by [[The NPG Orchestra]]. Other records delivered independently to stores include [[Prince]]’s first live album [[Album:_One_Nite_Alone..._Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]], and his final albums [[Album:_Hitnrun_Phase_One|Hitnrun Phase One]] and [[Album:_Hitnrun_Phase_Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]. | His first album to be released and distributed independently of any record label by NPG Records was also a triple album, and also named [[Album:_Crystal_Ball|Crystal Ball]]. This collection of outtakes from the vault was initially only available through phone pre-order [[1-800 New Funk]]. Chain-store deals were made to distribute the triple album with [[Album:_The_Truth|The Truth]] album included in the package. Those who ordered the album by phone or online (via Love4oneanother.com ) received a fifth disc, [[Album:_Kamasutra|Kamasutra]], an instrumental album by [[The NPG Orchestra]]. Other records delivered independently to stores include [[Prince]]’s first live album [[Album:_One_Nite_Alone..._Live!|One Nite Alone... Live!]], and his final albums [[Album:_Hitnrun_Phase_One|Hitnrun Phase One]] and [[Album:_Hitnrun_Phase_Two|Hitnrun Phase Two]]. | ||
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|9=[[File:Onenitealone...live!_album.jpg|60px|border|link=Album:_One_Nite_Alone..._Live!]] | |9=[[File:Onenitealone...live!_album.jpg|60px|border|link=Album:_One_Nite_Alone..._Live!]] | ||
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|7=[[File:Babyknows_single.jpg|60px|border|link=Single: Baby Knows]] | |7=[[File:Babyknows_single.jpg|60px|border|link=Single: Baby Knows]] | ||
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|9=[[Single: U Make My Sun Shine|U Make My Sun Shine]] | |9=[[Single: U Make My Sun Shine|U Make My Sun Shine]] | ||
|10=[[Single: Supercute|Supercute]] | |10=[[Single: Supercute|Supercute]] |
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