Slave Trade: How Prince Remade the Music Business (2014)
Slave Trade: How Prince Remade the Music Business (2014)
The revolution that changed the rhythm of the industry.
In the mid-1990s reports emerged that Prince had fallen into dispute with his record company. Having signed what was ostensibly a new, 100 million dollar contract just a couple of years before, Prince was now demanding - not unreasonably to most commentators - control of his masters and the freedom to release what he wanted when he wanted. After a bitter war of words, during which the star scrawled Slave across his cheek whenever he appeared in public and routinely dissed his label, the parties finally settled and Prince henceforth was free to take full control of his music and the way it was sold to consumers. Prince approached this task with devastating foresight as he routinely created new marketing concepts which, with time, became the norm across the music world.

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Prince Prince As: Self (archive footage)
Michael Bland Michael Bland As: Self
Alan Leeds Alan Leeds As: Self
Marva King Marva King As: Self
Joe Levy Joe Levy As: Self
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In the mid-1990s reports emerged that Prince had fallen into dispute with his record company. Having signed what was ostensibly a new, 100 million dollar contract just a couple of years before, Prince was now demanding - not unreasonably to most commentators - control of his masters and the freedom to release what he wanted when he wanted. After a bitter war of words, during which the star scrawled Slave across his cheek whenever he appeared in public and routinely dissed his label, the parties finally settled and Prince henceforth was free to take full control of his music and the way it was sold to consumers. Prince approached this task with devastating foresight as he routinely created new marketing concepts which, with time, became the norm across the music world.


Tagline: The revolution that changed the rhythm of the industry.
Certification: Unknown

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Genres: Music, Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 08 July 2014

Country: GB

Runtime: 135m

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Company: Prism Films

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Rob Johnstone

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