The Love Symbol Album
Symbol also known as The Love Symbol Album is Prince’s thirteenth album. Although it was the last co-credited to the New Power Generation, Prince would continue referring to his band by that name. It features a wide variety of styles including hip-hop, R&B, reggae, jazz and a “rock opera”.
It notably features Prince’s horn section the Hornheadz for the first time. The New Power Generation appear on about half the songs and there remains a focus on live playing and instrumentation.
Prince and the New Power Generation toured from March to September 1993 on the Act I & II tours.
Prince Live
Rig Diagram
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The NPG Live
Levi Seacer Jr
Tommy Barbarella
Morris Hayes
Sonny T
Kirk Johnson
Prince In The Studio
The Love Symbol Album was recorded at Paisley Park.
The NPG appear on "Sexy M.F.", "Love 2 The 9’s", "The Morning Papers", "Sweet Baby", "Damn U", "Arrogance", "And God Created Woman", "3 Chains O’ Gold" and "The Sacrifice Of Victor". See the live section above for details of their equipment.
Equipment
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| Drums |
Acoustic drums were recorded with the following microphones - Kick: AKG D-112; Snare/Toms: Yamaha MZ205 BE and Yamaha MZ204; Overheads: Crown PZM-306PB. |
| Horns |
Horns were recorded with the following microphones - Baritone Sax: Neumann U47; Trumpet: AKG C-414 or C-460; Trombone: AKG D-12; Saxophones: Neumann U47 or AKG C-12; Room: AKG C-414. |
Production
Recording
- SSL 6000E Console (Studio A)
- API/DeMedio Console (Studio B)
- Studer A-800 Mark 3 (All Studios)
Outboard
Please see our Paisley Park page for more details.
References
- Brown, Jake (2010) Prince 'in the Studio' 1975 - 1995
- Musician (1992) The New Power Generation Learns That Playing...
