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Paisley Park Records was Prince's record label which was distributed by and funded in part by Warner Bros. Records. It was started in 1985, following the success of the film and album "Purple Rain". The label shares its name with Prince's recording complex, Paisley Park Studios and the song "Paisley Park" on his 1985 album "Around the World in a Day". While Prince had great chart success in ...
24 de abr. de 2016 · Paisley Park Records started out much the same way, with 1985 albums by Sheila E. and The Family (the gold-selling Romance 1600, featuring the hit Prince duet “A Love Bizarre”).
Paisley Park Records was run as a conventional label in its own right, in that it did not exist to serve exclusively the interests of Prince and his side-projects but other artists also. Inspired by the 1980 movie The Idolmaker, which was based on the life of fictional music promoter Bob Marcucci, Prince longed to establish his own label to sign the acts he discovered.
Initially a Warner imprint, but became a 50/50 joint venture in 1986 or 1987. When Warner shuttered Paisley Park's distribution deal in 1994, Prince founded NPG Records in February 1994. Other artists signed to Paisley Park include The Family (2), Jill Jones, Madhouse, Sheila E., George Clinton, Mavis Staples, The Time and Carmen Electra.
Paisley Park is a 65,000 square foot estate in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States, once owned by American musician Prince. It was opened to the public as a museum in October 2016. History. ... After the Paisley Park Records label folded in 1994, ...
The Prince Estate passionately presents Prince’s life and work, and cultivates opportunities to further his legacy. We aim to immerse fans, old and new, in Prince's story, explore the role of Prince and his work in today's cultural landscape.
Paisley Park was used as the name of Prince ’s record label, Paisley Park Records, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. from 1985 to 1993. The song is credited to "Prince and the Revolution"; interestingly, by the time Paisley Park Studios was complete, Prince and the Revolution had disbanded, meaning the band never played in Paisley Park Studios.
