Melody Maker. London: 38. October 14, 1995. {{ cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical ( link) Grove, Lloyd (June 7, 2002). " The Reliable Source ‒ Live Transcript". WashingtonPost.com . Retrieved September 16, 2011. In my review for Exodus, I called it Prince's most truly experimental album. Well, my opinion on experimental albums is rarely that they are great in and of themselves. However, they often directly contribute to an artist's growth. In other words, Exodus walked so that The Gold Experience could fly. Then the 3rd and perfect album closer in "Gold", is 7 minutes of pure greatness...It was the second single, and in my opinion, it should have faired better.... The Gold Experience is the seventeenth studio album by American singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Prince. It was credited to his stage name at the time, an unpronounceable symbol (shown on the album cover), also known as the "Love Symbol".

Replica of the expanded, limited edition promo version of Prince's 1995 album on 2 gold LPs features " the most beautiful girl in the world,"" gold," plus 5 " I hate u" remixes To further celebrate the announcement of this important re-release, the music video for “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”has been newly-enhanced to High Definition and added to Prince’s official YouTube channel for the very first time. Images for The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) – The Gold Experience". Discogs . Retrieved June 29, 2017. Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2022/06/22 公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese) . Retrieved June 22, 2022.Oh yeah, the Operator. Tying the entire album together is a voiceover introducing some of the songs as if they were computer programs, like it's some sort of machine full of..... automatic..... experiences, or..... something, I dunno. Okay, it's Prince. You know how it goes. Well, maybe you don't. a b Christgau, Robert (November 14, 1995). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York . Retrieved June 6, 2013. With that being said, the album starts off with "P Control"....It's very explicit, but it does talk about a woman not letting guys get over on her...

Light, Alan (March 5, 2023). "Prince: The Gold Experience Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 5, 2023. Originally released in 1995 to promote The Gold Experience which was the first full-length album released and credited to [ Love Symbol]. The Symbol: The Gold Experience" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved May 1, 2016.

Coker, Cheo H. (September 24, 1995). "With 'Gold,' Prince Regains His Midas Touch". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. OCLC 3638237 . Retrieved September 16, 2011.

Rolling still with the "NPG" (Sonny T, Tommy Barbarella, Mr. Hayes, Michael B. and of course Mayte), some people say that this is his best album since "Purple Rain", I say "Sign "O" The Times" (actually his best album).... The album also had a "NPG Operator" in between the songs (played by "Rain Invana"), which keeps the album running smooth.... Price, Simon (April 22, 2016). "Prince: every album rated – and ranked". The Guardian. London . Retrieved April 25, 2016. On June 18, 2022, The Gold Experience was reissued for Record Store Day 2022. The reissue on vinyl is a replica of the original translucent gold expanded, limited promo album from 1995. [3] The day prior, the album's CD version was rereleased. This marked the first time the complete album had been reissued following the legal battle over " The Most Beautiful Girl in the World".

The Record Store Day 2022 re-release of The Gold Experience is an homage to the rare US-only promo version of the album released in 1995. The two-LP set is pressed onto translucent gold vinyl with a bonus suite of “Eye Hate U” remixes on Side D. Hate U was recorded in early 1994. The NPG Operator segues were recorded between September 1993 and March 1994. We March was recorded at some point from May - July 1994, but was re-worked in early-to-mid 1995 when additional work took place on the album. P. Control (initially known as Pussy Control) was the latest recording to be included on the album, recorded in late July 1994. Part of the "RSD Drops 2022 - June 18" in a quantity of 24,150 and categorized as an 'RSD first' release. Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA; Guillaume Tell, Suresnes, France; Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, USA