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Thread started 12/01/16 6:09am

mrwiggles

Need some info on Gold Nigga pressings

Ok, so a DJ overseas sent me a copy of the Gold Nigga CD back in the early 90's. I am about to try and move it. My question is about the different versions of it that were issued and how do I know which version I possess.

So far I have encountered a silver edition, a Luxembourg edition and an original pressing.
There is absolutely no additional info listed anywhere on the cd.

Anyone able to advise?
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Reply #1 posted 12/01/16 6:15am

darkroman

It's incredible what 10 seconds of effort find:

http://prince.org/msg/7/146345

There are two official 16 track versions (without barcode, label and manufacturing info) that have teh following in the inner ring of the discs:

Version 1: A logo of a circle with an A in it, "Disque Americ" "01S02GOLDNIGGA", under the Compact Disc logo it says "Made In Canada (This is the first pressing of the "GoldNigga" CD which was sold on various 1993 ACT II gigs in Europe and through 1-800-New Funk...)

Version 2: "MFG BY CINRAM USA NPG-GN 1019-12" (This was the second pressing sold at the NPG stores and 1-800-New Funk...)

Version 3: 15 track version that has the following in the inner ring: "ZOMAX OPTICAL-PLYMOUTH MN-Z10054 05651" (This is the third pressing that was sold online and through the NPG Stores...)

https://www.discogs.com/New-Power-Generation-Gold-Nigga/master/153001

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Reply #2 posted 12/01/16 6:33am

mrwiggles

darkroman said:

It's incredible what 10 seconds of effort find:



http://prince.org/msg/7/146345




There are two official 16 track versions (without barcode, label and manufacturing info) that have teh following in the inner ring of the discs:

Version 1: A logo of a circle with an A in it, "Disque Americ" "01S02GOLDNIGGA", under the Compact Disc logo it says "Made In Canada (This is the first pressing of the "GoldNigga" CD which was sold on various 1993 ACT II gigs in Europe and through 1-800-New Funk...)

Version 2: "MFG BY CINRAM USA NPG-GN 1019-12" (This was the second pressing sold at the NPG stores and 1-800-New Funk...)

Version 3: 15 track version that has the following in the inner ring: "ZOMAX OPTICAL-PLYMOUTH MN-Z10054 05651" (This is the third pressing that was sold online and through the NPG Stores...)




https://www.discogs.com/New-Power-Generation-Gold-Nigga/master/153001



Yes it is and I thank u for some outstanding scholarship.
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Reply #3 posted 12/01/16 7:12am

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Reply #4 posted 12/01/16 7:28am

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Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #5 posted 12/01/16 8:05am

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darkroman said:

It's incredible what 10 seconds of effort find:

http://prince.org/msg/7/146345

https://www.discogs.com/New-Power-Generation-Gold-Nigga/master/153001

U beat Bart to it lol lol lol

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Reply #6 posted 12/01/16 9:53am

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databank said:



darkroman said:


It's incredible what 10 seconds of effort find:



http://prince.org/msg/7/146345



https://www.discogs.com/New-Power-Generation-Gold-Nigga/master/153001



U beat Bart to it lol lol lol




Hahaha. I was thinking the same thing.
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Reply #7 posted 12/01/16 10:31am

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databank said:

darkroman said:

It's incredible what 10 seconds of effort find:

http://prince.org/msg/7/146345

https://www.discogs.com/New-Power-Generation-Gold-Nigga/master/153001

U beat Bart to it lol lol lol

A nice change lol

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Reply #8 posted 12/01/16 11:49am

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How disappointing. I have version 3 (got 5 years ago) which until just now didn't realise omitted "Guess who's knocking". I've also had a bootleg since 95 with the full tracklist plus about 5 additional bonus tracks.
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Reply #9 posted 12/01/16 8:35pm

mrwiggles
Thanks to all this fine fine scholarship I have surmised that I am sitting on the 3rd pressing. Although it might still fetch a pretty penny I believe I shall sit a little longer before putting it out there.
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Reply #10 posted 12/01/16 10:56pm

TrivialPursuit

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mrwiggles said:

Thanks to all this fine fine scholarship I have surmised that I am sitting on the 3rd pressing. Although it might still fetch a pretty penny I believe I shall sit a little longer before putting it out there.


Discogs is such a great resource for just this sort of thing. They even have the 411 on etchings in the play out area of a record, to know which is what. They have an app too, which is decent.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #11 posted 12/02/16 6:15am

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TrivialPursuit said:



mrwiggles said:


Thanks to all this fine fine scholarship I have surmised that I am sitting on the 3rd pressing. Although it might still fetch a pretty penny I believe I shall sit a little longer before putting it out there.


Discogs is such a great resource for just this sort of thing. They even have the 411 on etchings in the play out area of a record, to know which is what. They have an app too, which is decent.




God, I love Discogs. I only started using it about 5-6 months ago to buy records. But it's changed my life.
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Reply #12 posted 12/02/16 6:58am

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lust said:

How disappointing. I have version 3 (got 5 years ago) which until just now didn't realise omitted "Guess who's knocking". I've also had a bootleg since 95 with the full tracklist plus about 5 additional bonus tracks.


I also have that one.

Some years later I buyed an official "Goldnigga" CD directly from NPG (with the "2gether" single) and I received the release missing GWK.

But to be honest I don't mind that much, I'm not feeling missin' something essential.


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Reply #13 posted 12/02/16 8:10am

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I bought multiple copies of GN with Guess Who's Knocking at the Paisley Park garage sale back in 2000. I sold them all for a crazy profit over the years.
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Reply #14 posted 12/02/16 9:39pm

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I'm a complete idiot: I was there at the 1993 Paris show and at that time I was into cassettes not CD's so I thought I'm gonna wait for the official mainstream release on cassette and didn't buy it... I'm still waiting lol

I should have bought 10 copies of it, I'd be rich now nod

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Reply #15 posted 12/03/16 3:52pm

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databank said:

I'm a complete idiot: I was there at the 1993 Paris show and at that time I was into cassettes not CD's so I thought I'm gonna wait for the official mainstream release on cassette and didn't buy it... I'm still waiting lol


I should have bought 10 copies of it, I'd be rich now nod



Ouch.
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Reply #16 posted 12/05/16 6:22am

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I ordered the album along with the 2gether CDMS from 1-800-NEW-FUNK back in 94.
Looks like I have Version #2.

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