PurpleDiamonds1 said:

Thanks for sharing! Loved the article. Was surprised they referred to him as frail back in 95 too...

He did get superskinny at that point. I think the WB fight really got to him...

OldFriends4Sale said:

Yes, that was IT, I think that was supposed 2 b used on the Gold Experience single:Pussy Control

P. Control was available as a promotional single from Prince's 17th album The Gold Experience, the first album to be credited to , and was available a few months before the album's release. This initial promotional release was titled Pussy Control, but the song was renamed P. Control for release. The CD also included the album recording of 319 with part of the preceding segue included in the track, bringing the track time to 3:19, marking the only appearance of this track at this length. On 3 December, 1995, an entirely different cassette single of P. Control was distributed to VIPs at the VH-1 Fashion Awards, containing two new versions of the track ( also opened the award show, lip-synching to P. Control (House Mix), included on the cassette). P. Control (Club Mix) from the cassette was later included, in a very slight edit, on Crystal Ball. Both versions of the single were available in limited quantities and therefore not eligible for the charts. -PrinceVault

I was told this was one of the ideas 4 an original single artwork for Pussy Control, can anyone confirm this?

Yes they R, thank U

jayseajay said:

OF4S - I think these two are also from the same shoot?

THE VERSACE EXPERIENCE (PRELUDE 2 GOLD) (Promo 1995)
The Versace Experience (Prelude 2 Gold) is an extremely cool, and extremely rare, cassette-only release that Prince gave away to attendees during Paris’ Fashion Week in July 1995, months before the release of The Gold Experience. It’s a great collection of music, most of which varies wildly from the official album, while also including a handful of tracks from other Prince-related projects; The New Power Generation’s Exodus (practically a Prince album, below), Madhouse’s unreleased third album, 24 and The NPG Orchestra’s Kamasutra (part of what would later become the 5th disc from Crystal Ball). Woven together with edited selections and segues into an all new concept, The Versace Experience is like a long-lost Prince LP. NOTE: This was released before Prince renamed the lead off track, “Pussy Control,” to “P. Control.”

Pussy Control (Club Mix) (Edit) (3:04)
Shhh (X-cerpt) (3:55)
Get Wild In The House (2:15) (The New Power Generation)
I Hate U (Remix) (3:29)
319 (X-cerpt) (1:28)
Shy (X-cerpt) (2:23)
Billy Jack Bitch (2:31)
Sonny T. (X-cerpt) (0:28) (Madhouse)
Rootie Kazootie (Edit) (2:38) (Madhouse)
Chatounette Controle (2:25)
Pussy Control (Control Tempo) (Edit) (1:23)
Kamasutra Overture #5 (0:44) (The NPG Orchestra)
Free The Music (1:44) (The New Power Generation)
Segue (0:50)
Gold (X-cerpt) (3:39)