NPG Records

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NPG Records is the current active record label owned by Prince, founded in 1993 to release his music after Paisley Park Records. Paisley Park was shut down by Warner Bros. Records in 1993. Warner Bros. distributed one NPG release in 1995, The Gold Experience. "NPG" is short for "New Power Generation", also the name of his backing band. Though the 1994 compilation 1-800-NEW-FUNK featured several artists, NPG Records never developed into a full label like Paisley Park did: instead, it exclusively released Prince's albums or side-projects.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Prince releases

• 1993: The Beautiful Experience (EP) (distributed by Bellmark/Life Records through Bellmark Records)
• 1995: The Gold Experience (distributed by Warner Bros. Records)
• 1996: Emancipation (distributed by EMI)
• 1998: Crystal Ball
• 1998: The Truth
• 1998: Kamasutra (credited as The NPG Orchestra)
• 1999: 1999: The New Master (EP) (credited as Prince and The Revolution)
• 1999: Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic (distributed by Arista Records)
• 2000: Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic
• 2001: The Rainbow Children
• 2002: One Nite Alone... Live!
• 2003: N.E.W.S (distributed by Big Daddy Music Distribution)
• 2004: Musicology (distributed by Columbia Records)
• 2006: 3121 (distributed by Universal Records)
• 2007: Planet Earth (distributed by Columbia Records)
• 2009: LOtUSFLOW3R / MPLSoUND

[edit] Other artists

• 1993: The New Power Generation: Goldnigga
• 1994: Various Artists: 1-800-NEW-FUNK (distributed by Bellmark/Life Records through Bellmark Records)
• 1995: The New Power Generation: Exodus
• 1995: Mayte: Child of the Sun
• 1998: Chaka Khan: Come 2 My House
• 1998: The New Power Generation: Newpower Soul (distributed by BMG through RCA Records )
• 1999: Graham Central Station: GCS 2000
• 2009: Bria Valente: Elixer (released as part of LOtUSFLOW3R, Prince's 3-disc set)