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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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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