NPG Records
NPG Records is a record label that was owned by Prince and run by Trevor Guy. "NPG" is short for New Power Generation. It was founded to release his music after Paisley Park Records was shut down by Warner Bros.
NPG Records
- Name
- NPG Records
- Founded
- 1993
- Founder
- Prince
- Headquarters
- Minneapolis
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Overview
Overview
Records in 1994. 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.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — NPG Records • Founder — Prince • Genre — Various • Country — United States
Other artists
Other artists
• Year of release — Album title — Distributed by — Recording Artist • 1993 — Goldnigga — unknown — The New Power Generation • 1994 — 1-800-NEW-FUNK — Bellmark/Life Records through Bellmark Records — Various Artists • 1995 — Exodus — Edel — The New Power Generation • 1995 — Drum Fever — Edel — Jacob Armen • 1995 — Child of the Sun — Edel — Mayte • 1998 — Kamasutra — unknown — The NPG Orchestra • 1998 — Newpower Soul — BMG through RCA Records — The New Power Generation • 1998 — Come 2 My House — BMG — Chaka Khan • 1999 — GCS 2000 — BMG — Graham Central Station • 2009 — Elixer (released as part of LOtUSFLOW3R / MPLSoUND) — Because Music — Bria Valente • 2012 — Superconductor — unknown — Andy Allo • 2015 — Back In Time — Tidal — Judith Hill • 2015 — Oui Can Luv — Tidal — Andy Allo featuring Prince
Institutional history
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Institutional history
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1993
NPG Records established.
1993
NPG Records is recorded from 1993.
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- United States
Prince releases
• Year of release — Album title — Distributed by — Released as • 1994 — The Beautiful Experience (EP) — Bellmark/Life Records through Bellmark Records — Prince • 1995 — The Gold Experience — Warner Bros. Records — Prince • 1996 — Emancipation — EMI — Prince • 1997 — NYC (EP) — unknown — Prince • 1998 — Crystal Ball — NPG Records — Prince • 1998 — The Truth — NPG Records — Prince • 1999 — 1999: The New Master (EP) — NPG Records — Prince and The Revolution • 1999 — Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic — Arista Records — Prince • 2001 — Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic — unknown — Prince • 2001 — The Rainbow Children — Redline Entertainment — Prince • 2002 — One Nite Alone... — NPG Music Club — Prince • 2002 — One Nite Alone... Live! — unknown — Prince and The New Power Generation • 2003 — Xpectation — NPG Music Club — Prince • 2003 — C-Note — NPG Music Club — Prince • 2003 — N.E.W.S — Big Daddy Music Distribution — Prince • 2004 — Musicology — Columbia Records — Prince • 2004 — The Chocolate Invasion — NPG Music Club — Prince • 2004 — The Slaughterhouse — NPG Music Club — Prince • 2006 — 3121 — Universal Music Group — Prince • 2007 — Planet Earth — Columbia Records — Prince • 2008 — Indigo Nights — unknown — Prince • 2009 — LOtUSFLOW3R / MPLSoUND — Because Music — Prince • 2010 — 20Ten — unknown — Prince • 2014 — Plectrumelectrum — Warner Bros. Records — Prince and 3rdeyegirl • 2014 — Art Official Age — Warner Bros. Records — Prince • 2015 — Hit n Run Phase One — Universal — Prince • 2015 — Hit n Run Phase Two — Tidal — Prince • 2016 — Prince 4Ever — Warner Bros. Records — Prince • 2017 — Purple Rain Deluxe — Warner Bros. Records — Prince & The Revolution • 2018 — Piano and a Microphone 1983 — Warner Bros. Records — Prince • 2019 — Originals — Warner Bros. Records — Prince • 2019 — 1999 Deluxe — Warner Bros. Records — Prince • 2021 — Welcome 2 America — Legacy Recordings — Prince
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