NPGMC Tenth Edition: 2001

A Digital NPG Fan-Club Treasure

Released in the US in November 20, 2001 on NPG Music Club (no catalogue).

NPGMC Tenth Edition, November 2001 was an exclusive 12-track MP3 album (128 kbps) — available only to NPG Music Club members — featured unreleased Prince cuts, live audio/video from "The Undertaker" and "Live 4 Love", Nona Gaye collab “Love Sign”, NPG AHDIO Show #9, three fan-contest winners, and a Maceo Parker/Prince live jam. A pure digital-era fan-club gem, no physical release.

Album Overview

Release Details

Label: NPG Music Club.

Format: 12 x File, MP3, Album, 128 kbps.

Country: US (NPGMC members worldwide).

Track Listing

1. Prince – Vavoom

2. Prince – Underneath The Cream

3. Prince And The NPG – Live 4 Love (Live, Audio)

4. Prince And The NPG – Live 4 Love (Live, Video)

5. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) – The Undertaker (Live, Audio)

6. The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) – The Undertaker (Live, Video)

7. Nona Gaye And The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince) – Love Sign

8. Various – The NPG AHDIO Show #9

9. The New Power Generation – Contest Song (Where Are Your Dandelions) – Lyrics/Vocals: Dana D.

10. The New Power Generation – Contest Song (How Could I Love You More?) – Lyrics/Vocals: Miles Rivers

11. The New Power Generation – Contest Song (No War) – Lyrics/Vocals: The Muse

12. Maceo Parker And Prince – We Gon' Make it Funky (Live) – Premium Bonus Trax

Reissues & Global Variants

No physical or reissued variants. NPGMC member-exclusive digital download only.

Production and Context

All tracks produced/arranged/performed by Prince & NPG. Live tracks from *he Undertaker (1993 VHS) and fan events. Contest songs from NPGMC member submissions. AHDIO Show #9 radio-style mix. Tenth monthly drop in the NPG Music Club series.

Album Chart Performance

No chart data (digital fan-club exclusive).

Legacy and Collectibility

NPGMC Tenth Edition is a holy grail of Prince digital exclusives — live Undertaker contest winners, unreleased gems. Original 128 kbps MP3s from 2001 NPGMC downloads are ultra-rare (archived by members). No official re-stream until later compilations. This file set is a must-have for Prince NPGMC archivists.

Do you have NPGMC Tenth Edition in your digital vault? Which contest song wins? Share in the comments!

Sources

Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including Prince Vault, Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia, BBC Official Charts Company, Billboard Chart History and YouTube