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|1st associate single release = [[The Family]]: [[Single: The Screams Of Passion|The Screams Of Passion]] | |1st associate single release = [[The Family]]: [[Single: The Screams Of Passion|The Screams Of Passion]] | ||
<!----- INTRODUCTION / HISTORY -----> | <!----- INTRODUCTION / HISTORY -----> | ||
− | |introduction = [[Prince]]’s first record label, [[Paisley Park Records]], a co-venture with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] was founded in 1985 and debuted with the release of [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]]. The label shares its name with [[Prince]]’s recording complex [[Paisley Park Studios]] and the song [[Paisley Park]]. | + | |introduction = [[Prince]]’s first record label, [[Paisley Park Records]], a co-venture with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records], was founded in 1985 and debuted with the release of [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]]. The label shares its name with [[Prince]]’s recording complex [[Paisley Park Studios]] and the song [[Paisley Park]]. |
'''Paisley Park''' was the first name used for the label. It was changed to '''Paisley Park Records''' in 1987. The first release to bear the full name was [[Madhouse]] ‘s [[Single: 6|6 single]]. | '''Paisley Park''' was the first name used for the label. It was changed to '''Paisley Park Records''' in 1987. The first release to bear the full name was [[Madhouse]] ‘s [[Single: 6|6 single]]. | ||
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Artists who recorded for [[Paisley Park Records]] (or '''Paisley Park''') include [[The Time]], [[Sheila E.]], [[The Family]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton], [[Rosie Gaines]], [[Carmen Electra]], [[Jill Jones]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_O’Clock The Three O’Clock], [[Ingrid Chavez]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Bozzio Dale Bozzio], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taja_Sevelle Taja Sevelle]. [[Paisley Park Records]] also released albums by [[Mazarati]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Question Good Question], [[Madhouse]], [[Eric Leeds]], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_LeMans Tony LeMans]. | Artists who recorded for [[Paisley Park Records]] (or '''Paisley Park''') include [[The Time]], [[Sheila E.]], [[The Family]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton], [[Rosie Gaines]], [[Carmen Electra]], [[Jill Jones]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_O’Clock The Three O’Clock], [[Ingrid Chavez]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Bozzio Dale Bozzio], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taja_Sevelle Taja Sevelle]. [[Paisley Park Records]] also released albums by [[Mazarati]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Question Good Question], [[Madhouse]], [[Eric Leeds]], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_LeMans Tony LeMans]. | ||
− | The label ceased | + | The label ceased operations in 1994, when Warner ended its distribution deal with [[Paisley Park Records]], effectively closing the label. |
− | |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]] | + | |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 pseudonym [[Jamie Starr]] and offered many songs to various other acts. [[Paisley Park Records]] was practically an extension of [[The Starr Company]] imprint used on the records he fully produced. With the label, [[Prince]] would deliver the master and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] would do the manufacturing, distribution, and marketing of the records. In 1992, the deal between [[Prince]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] was revised, as [[Paisley Park Records]] would decide how much to spend on videos and promotional activities. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] and [[Prince]] would operate as partners, sharing investments and profits. |
− | + | [[Prince]]’s first album to be released on Paisley Park Records, and also the label’s first release, was [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_22|22 April 1985]]. All the subsequent releases, except for the [[Album: Batman|Batman]] album and related singles, would be on that label until the compilations [[Album:_The_Hits_/_The_B-Sides|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 = | |label life = | ||
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====Mismanagement==== | ====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 | + | [[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 of a successful partnership. |
Shortly after firing the management team, lawsuits ensued and it was discovered that the label was mismanaged from the outset, with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] taking heavy losses due to exorbitant advances paid to [[Prince]] and his management team for the label. | Shortly after firing the management team, lawsuits ensued and it was discovered that the label was mismanaged from the outset, with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] taking heavy losses due to exorbitant advances paid to [[Prince]] and his management team for the label. | ||
− | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] also helped | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] also helped pay for [[Paisley Park Studios]], with executives insisting 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. |
− | + | |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]] announced that they would be 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 likely have survived for as long as he saw fit, but with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records] being in control of the spending, the financial burden proved too great as few of the label’s releases had been big sellers. | |
− | |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]] | + | |
− | 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 | + | 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]]'s Paisley Park album, [[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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motown Motown Records], and released an album entitled [[Album: Closer Than Close|Closer Than Close]] in June 1995. [[Album: Concrete Jungle|Concrete Jungle]] was eventually digitally released by [[Rosie Gaines]]. |
− | Shortly before the closure of [[Paisley Park Records]], [[Prince]] had already created a new label called '''[[NPG Records]]''' and started | + | Shortly before the closure of [[Paisley Park Records]], [[Prince]] had already created a new label called '''[[NPG Records]]''', and started distributing his music without the involvement of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros. Records]. |
<!----- RELEASES -----> | <!----- RELEASES -----> | ||
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[[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]] | [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]] | ||
|10=<small>[[Ingrid Chavez]]</small><br> | |10=<small>[[Ingrid Chavez]]</small><br> | ||
− | [[Album: May 19 1992| | + | [[Album: May 19 1992|Ingrid Chavez]] |
}} | }} | ||
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|1= 1993<br><small>(25338)</small> | |1= 1993<br><small>(25338)</small> | ||
|2=1993<br><small>(25049)</small> | |2=1993<br><small>(25049)</small> | ||
− | |3=1993<br><small>( | + | |3=1993<br><small>(PRO-CD-6595)</small> |
− | |4=1993<br><small>( | + | |4=1993<br><small>(25518)</small> |
− | |5= | + | |5=1993<br><small>(45199)</small> |
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|1= [[File:Carmenelectra_album.jpg|60px|border|link=Album: Carmen Electra]] | |1= [[File:Carmenelectra_album.jpg|60px|border|link=Album: Carmen Electra]] | ||
|2=[[File:Thevoice_album.jpg|60px|border|link=Album: The Voice]] | |2=[[File:Thevoice_album.jpg|60px|border|link=Album: The Voice]] | ||
− | |3=[[File:Hey Man... Smell My Finger_album_tb.jpg|60px|border|link=Album: Hey Man... Smell My Finger]] | + | |3=[[File:Gospeltracks.jpg|60px|border|link=Album: The Voice]] |
− | | | + | |4=[[File:Hey Man... Smell My Finger_album_tb.jpg|60px|border|link=Album: Hey Man... Smell My Finger]] |
− | + | |5=[[File:Thingsleftunsaid_album.jpg|60px|border|Things Left Unsaid Album artwork]] | |
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|2=<small>Mavis Staples</small><br> | |2=<small>Mavis Staples</small><br> | ||
[[Album: The Voice|The Voice]] | [[Album: The Voice|The Voice]] | ||
− | |3=<small>George Clinton</small><br> | + | |3=<small>Mavis Staples</small><br> |
+ | [[Album: The Voice|Gospel Tracks]]<br><small>''(US promo only)''</small> | ||
+ | |4=<small>George Clinton</small><br> | ||
[[Album:_Hey_Man..._Smell_My_Finger|Hey Man... Smell My Finger]] | [[Album:_Hey_Man..._Smell_My_Finger|Hey Man... Smell My Finger]] | ||
− | | | + | |5=<small>[[Eric Leeds]]</small><br> |
Things Left Unsaid | Things Left Unsaid | ||
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|1=1988<br>[[File:Popular single.jpg|60px]] | |1=1988<br>[[File:Popular single.jpg|60px]] | ||
|2=1988<br>[[File:Simonsimon single.jpg|60px]] | |2=1988<br>[[File:Simonsimon single.jpg|60px]] | ||
− | |3=1988<br>[[File:Takemeforaride single.jpg|60px]] | + | |3=1988<br>[[File:Takemeforaride single.jpg|60px|border|link=Single: Take Me For A Ride]] |
|4=1988<br>[[File:Loveexplosion single.jpg|60px]] | |4=1988<br>[[File:Loveexplosion single.jpg|60px]] | ||
|5=1988<br>[[File:Listentoyourheart single.jpg|60px]] | |5=1988<br>[[File:Listentoyourheart single.jpg|60px]] | ||
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Simon Simon | Simon Simon | ||
|3=<small>Taja Sevelle</small><br> | |3=<small>Taja Sevelle</small><br> | ||
− | Take Me For A Ride | + | [[Single: Take Me For A Ride|Take Me For A Ride]] |
|4=<small>Three O’Clock</small><br> | |4=<small>Three O’Clock</small><br> | ||
Love Explosion | Love Explosion |
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