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− | | Introduction = '''The Beautiful Experience''' is a 1994 TV-special that features concert footage, music videos and segues that loosely tell the story of a girl called Jan ([[Nona Gaye]]) who sits home alone and questions her self confidence. After seeing an ad in a copy of [[Magazine: 10,000|10,000]] magazine (an ad that is not in the actual [[Magazine: 10,000|10,000]] magazine) she calls [[1-800 NEW FUNK]] hoping to find a guy at the other end of the line. Instead she is connected with the NPG Operator ([[Rain Ivana]]). After paying $19.99, her computer gets access to a series of videos through to boost her self-confidence. After spending an hour watching these videos, she eventually realizes that she is 'The Most Beautiful Girl In The World'. | + | | Introduction = '''The Beautiful Experience''' is a 1994 TV-special that features concert footage, music videos and segues that loosely tell the story of a girl called Jan ([[Nona Gaye]]) who sits home alone and questions her self confidence. After seeing an ad in a copy of [[Magazine: 10,000|10,000]] magazine (an ad that is not in the actual [[Magazine: 10,000|10,000]] magazine) she calls [[1-800 New Funk|1-800 NEW FUNK]] hoping to find a guy at the other end of the line. Instead she is connected with the NPG Operator ([[Rain Ivana]]). After paying $19.99, her computer gets access to a series of videos through to boost her self-confidence. After spending an hour watching these videos, she eventually realizes that she is 'The Most Beautiful Girl In The World'. |
− | Through her computer screen Jan is watching live-videos of ([[Video: Interactive|Interactive]], [[Video: Days Of Wild|Days Of Wild]], [[The Jam]], [[Video: Shhh|Shhh]], and [[Video: Now|Now]]), which were recorded at [[Venue: Paisley Park Studios|Paisley Park Studios]] on [[ | + | Through her computer screen Jan is watching live-videos of ([[Video: Interactive|Interactive]], [[Video: Days Of Wild|Days Of Wild]], [[The Jam]], [[Video: Shhh|Shhh]], and [[Video: Now|Now]]), which were recorded at [[Venue: Paisley Park Studios|Paisley Park Studios]] on [[13 February 1994-am|13 February 1994 (a.m.)]]. The footage for [[Video: Loose!|Loose!]] and [[Video: Papa|Papa]] was shot somewhere in 1993. Snippets of footage from the [[Project: Glam Slam Ulysses|Glam Slam Ulysses]] project are also used. [[Video: Come|Come]] is featured in a different version than the one that was eventually released on the [[Album: Come|Come]] album. |
Between all songs, except between [[The Jam]] and [[Shhh]], there are shorter or longer segues connecting the songs. | Between all songs, except between [[The Jam]] and [[Shhh]], there are shorter or longer segues connecting the songs. | ||
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'''The Beautiful Experience''' contains videos for several songs that were included on [[Album: Come|Come]] released four months after its first airing ([[Come]], [[Race]], [[Pheromone]], [[Loose!]] and [[Papa]]). But none of them were issued as a commercial single or promotional tool for the album. | '''The Beautiful Experience''' contains videos for several songs that were included on [[Album: Come|Come]] released four months after its first airing ([[Come]], [[Race]], [[Pheromone]], [[Loose!]] and [[Papa]]). But none of them were issued as a commercial single or promotional tool for the album. | ||
− | The TV-special (sometimes called ''A Night In Erotic City'') first aired in the UK on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 3|3 April 1994]] on Sky One. Later it was also broadcast in Canada (MuchMusic, [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 11|11 April 1994]]), Spain, Holland and Germany (on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 18|18 April 1994]]), France (Canal+ on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 18|18 June 1994]] | + | The TV-special (sometimes called ''A Night In Erotic City'') first aired in the UK on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 3|3 April 1994]] on Sky One. Later it was also broadcast in Canada (MuchMusic, [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 11|11 April 1994]]), Spain, Holland and Germany (on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 18|18 April 1994]]), France (Canal+ on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 18|18 June 1994]]), Japan (WowWow) and again in the UK in December 1994, this time on Channel 4. |
− | The latter three broadcasts omit the post credits video for [[Video: Beautiful| Beautiful]] that was in the original broadcast and some scenes with [[Nona Gaye]] have a slightly different edit. | + | The latter three broadcasts omit the post credits video for [[Video: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Beautiful)| Beautiful]] that was in the original broadcast and some scenes with [[Nona Gaye]] have a slightly different edit. |
− | The Japanese broadcast of '''The Beautiful Experience''' (65:15 minutes) was released as a white label VHS in a plain white sleeve through [[Prince]]'s [[1-800 | + | The Japanese broadcast of '''The Beautiful Experience''' (65:15 minutes) was released as a white label VHS in a plain white sleeve through [[Prince]]'s [[1-800 New Funk]] website, along with a white label VHS of [[TV_Film:_The Sacrifice Of Victor|The Sacrifice Of Victor]], which was also the Japanese version as broadcast by the WowWow channel. |
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# <b>[[The Jam]] </b> | # <b>[[The Jam]] </b> | ||
# <b>[[Shhh]] </b> | # <b>[[Shhh]] </b> | ||
+ | # <b>Interlude </b> | ||
# <b>[[Loose!]] </b> | # <b>[[Loose!]] </b> | ||
# <b>[[Papa]] </b> | # <b>[[Papa]] </b> | ||
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Victoria<br> | Victoria<br> | ||
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− | + | Ricky P. <br> | |
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− | + | Jacob Armen<br> | |
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Eric Leeds<br> | Eric Leeds<br> | ||
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| Promotion = | | Promotion = | ||
| Trivia = '''The Beautiful Experience''' later became the name of an [[Single: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|EP]] containing remixes of [The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]], released one month after the first airing of the TV-special. | | Trivia = '''The Beautiful Experience''' later became the name of an [[Single: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|EP]] containing remixes of [The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]], released one month after the first airing of the TV-special. | ||
− | * This ''Experience'' | + | * This ''Experience'' was the first of a long line with some 1994 shows dubbed ''The Love Experience'', the [[Single: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|Beautiful Experience EP]], [[The Ultimate Live Experience]] tour, [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] album, the [[Single: Get Wild|Wild]] and [[Single: Eye Hate U|the Hate]] experience singles, [[Album: The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold)|The Versace Experience]], the [[Sampler: NPG Records Sampler Experience| NPG Records]] and [[Sampler: The Good Life Exodus Sampler Experience|The Good Life Exodus]] samplers in 1995, and a planned [[Single: Tora Tora Experience|Tora Tora single]] and [[Album: The Live Experience|Live album]] that remain unreleased. This idea was also used in 2013 for the digital maxi-single titled [[Single: Breakfast Can Wait|The Breakfast Experience]] |
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| Categories = [[Category: 1994]] [[Category: TV-Specials]] | | Categories = [[Category: 1994]] [[Category: TV-Specials]] | ||
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