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Madhouse 8 credited Prince’s instrumentation to fake musicians named John Lewis (drums), Bill Lewis (bass) and Austra Chanel (keyboards). Indeed, when released in January 1987 under Prince’s Paisley Park Records, Madhouse quickly developed quite a cult following, that two further LPs were produced. The practical challenge to support the ...
Paisley Park was the first name used for the label. It was changed to Paisley Park Records in 1987. The first release to bear the full name was Madhouse ‘s 6 single. Artists who recorded for Paisley Park Records (or Paisley Park) include The Time, Sheila E.
Location. Chanhassen, Minnesota. Paisley Park Records was an American record label founded by musician Prince in 1985, which was distributed by and funded in part by Warner Bros. Records. [1] 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 ...
The inaugural release under Paisley Park Records was Prince and The Revolution’s Around The World In A Day, on 22 April 1985, which in true Prince fashion contained a specially written song Paisley Park bearing the name of the new label. The name was to be shared by both the new record label and studio complex, which Prince’s architect was ...
16. (Album) 8 is the first studio album by Madhouse, and was released in January 1987. All eight tracks were written or co-written by Prince, and all contain him playing most instruments, with Eric Leeds playing saxophone and flute. All tracks are given written numerical names, from One to Eight, while the album is named numerically.
- Paisley Park Records
- 19 January 1987
- 38:30
- Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA
8 Album Credits. Prince's sound was evolving rapidly in the mid-1980s and he explored various styles of music through his many side projects. In the span of just two years, Prince's attention had shifted from the funk-pop of the Time to the softer and more melodic jazz-funk of the Family to the more exploratory jazz fusion of Madhouse, a group ...
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Madhouse was an American jazz fusion band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, created by Prince. Two Madhouse albums (and several singles) were officially released, both in 1987. Two Madhouse albums (and several singles) were officially released, both in 1987.
