Tracklist
| 1 | North | 14:00 | |
| 2 | East | 14:00 | |
| 3 | West | 14:00 | |
| 4 | South | 14:00 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Paisley Park Studios
- Copyright © – NPG Records, Inc.
- Published By – Emancipated Music
- Manufactured By – www.copycatsmedia.com
- Glass Mastered At – WEA Mfg. Olyphant – Z17858
- Pressed By – WEA Mfg. Olyphant
Credits
- Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass – Rhonda Smith
- Design [Package Design By] – Prince
- Directed By – Prince
- Drums – John Blackwell
- Engineer – Jess Sutcliffe
- Guitar, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Keyboards [Digital Keyboards], Percussion – Prince
- Mixed By – Prince
- Piano, Synthesizer [Synthesizers] – Renato Neto
- Technician [Musical Technicians] – Takumi*
- Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone [Baritone Saxaphone] – Eric Leeds
Notes
Similar editions:
N·E·W·S (NPGMC edition without barcode)
N·E·W·S (Retail edition with barcode) [this release]
Package:
[designed to mimic a com, the 4 s open up to the four cardinal points]
visit www.npgmusicclub.com - !
recorded at Paisley Park on Feb 6th 2003
© 2003 NPG Records, Inc.
Disc:
© 2002 NPG Records
Enhanced section:
[when entering the CD into a computer]
Flash file which reveals the message "He causes 2 become"
N·E·W·S (NPGMC edition without barcode)
N·E·W·S (Retail edition with barcode) [this release]
Package:
[designed to mimic a com, the 4 s open up to the four cardinal points]
visit www.npgmusicclub.com - !
recorded at Paisley Park on Feb 6th 2003
© 2003 NPG Records, Inc.
Disc:
© 2002 NPG Records
Enhanced section:
[when entering the CD into a computer]
Flash file which reveals the message "He causes 2 become"
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 7 85337 70712 8
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): M1S2 Z17858 WWW.COPYCATS MEDIA.COM ECD01
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): none
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 2U7H
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): M1S2 Z17858 WWW.COPYCATS MEDIA.COM ECD01
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): none
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 2U6E
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): M1S1 Z17858 WWW.COPYCATS MEDIA.COM ECD01
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 3, illegible): ifpi L
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 2U3P
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): M0S1 Z17858 WWW.COPYCATS MEDIA.COM ECD01
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 4, illegible): ifpi L
- Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 2U7B
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): M1S3 Z17858 WWW.COPYCATS MEDIA.COM ECD01
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 5): none
- Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI 2U4A
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 6): M1S2 Z17858 WWW.COPYCATS MEDIA.COM ECD01
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 6): none
- Mould SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI 2U7F
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 7): M1S3 Z17858 WWW.COPYCATS MEDIA.COM ECD01
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 7, illegible): ifpi L
- Mould SID Code (Variant 7): IFPI 2U6E
Other Versions (5 of 12)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| N·E·W·S (CD, Album, Enhanced) | NPG Records | VI-62523 | Japan | 2003 | |||
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N·E·W·S (CDr, Album, Promo) | NPG Records | none | 2003 | |||
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N·E·W·S (CD, Album, Enhanced) | NPG Records | none | US | 2003 | ||
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New Submission
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N·E·W·S (CD, Album, Unofficial Release, Jewel Case) | NPG Records (2) | NPGNEWS | US | 2003 | ||
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New Submission
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N·E·W·S (CD, Album, Unofficial Release, Jewel Case) | NPG Records (2) | NPGNEWS | Russia | 2003 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Four tracks, each 14 minutes, a sensational band lead by one of the greatest pop and funk musicians who ever existed. Long jamming parts, there is zero rushing. All tracks have been recorded live and one can easily hear this. The sound is deep and warm and the record is perfect for chill-out. This is not the Prince everybody knows, this is Prince in Improvisation mode. -
Probably my favorite EP project by Prince, and probably one of his 'worst'. 4 14-minute long instrumental compositions; I don't see what's not to like. Anyone suggesting that this may be along the lines of Prince's Madhouse project is surely in for a surprise. This collection of music has a much broader appeal in style and genre than Madhouse's primarily jazz array of instrumentation.
Most reviews of this product that I've read speak of self-indulgence, but I think if this album were not as musically strong or not as well layered in production I might agree (personally I feel most Madhouse music is rather self-indulgent) but this EP is one great composition after another, and it isn't as though each track is the same thing throughout the 14 minutes. Each piece grows and evolves; take West for instance, first a slow ballad-esque tune which like some tornado the track goes into a massive battery hyper aesthetic.
I'd say if you haven't heard NEWS yet ignore the hype of this being such a poor seller and pick it up to see for yourself.
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