| The Versace Experience: Prelude 2 Gold | ||||
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| Released | July 8, 1995[1] | |||
| Length | 32:43 | |||
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| Producer | Prince | |||
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The Versace Experience: Prelude 2 Gold is a promotional mixtape[2][3] by American musician Prince, originally issued as a limited edition cassette and given away to attendees of the Versace collection at the 1995 Paris Fashion Week. The album was intended to promote Prince's then-upcoming album The Gold Experience.[4]
The cassette was re-released posthumously for Record Store Day on April 13, 2019,[3] and released on CD, vinyl, as a digital download and for streaming through NPG Records and Legacy Recordings on September 13, 2019.[5]
- ^ "The VERSACE Experience Prelude 2 Gold by Prince". Apple Music. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ Jenke, Tyler (April 4, 2019). "An extremely rare Prince mixtape will be reissued for Record Store Day". Tone Deaf. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ a b Kenneally, Cerys (April 3, 2019). "Prince's rare The VERSACE Experience mixtape will be released for Record Store Day". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ Arcand, Rob (September 13, 2019). "Stream Prince's Rare Versace Experience Cassette". Spin. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ "Take a listen to Prince's ultra-rare 'Versace Experience' cassette from 1995, now streaming online". NME. 13 September 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.