Is Mazarati? Is it an old CD project? A Prince-related group? A singer? A song?

Mazarati is a funk band that recorded one album for Paisley Park Records,which was released in 1986.BrownMark produced the album,and Prince contributed the song "100 MPH",which did pretty well on the R&B charts in spring '86.The album contained the following songs...


Player's Ball
Lonely Girl On Bourbon Street
100 MPH
She's Just That Kinda Lady
Stroke
Suzy
Strawberry Lover
I Guess It's All Over

It'a a kickass album...loaded with funky jams.

DavidEye said:

aight, tight, I'll look for that shit. Thx, dude.

DavidEye said:

sweet album cover

doctamario said:

you're in Berkeley,I see.If you have a turntable,try going to Rasputins and looking for the vinyl.

DavidEye said:

I think there might be a phonograph in the garage. I really do need to pull that thing out and experience it.

doctamario said:

doctamario said:

Good luck. As far as I know this album is VERY rare and expensive these days.

doctamario said:

did you just type phonograph?

sosgemini said:

I did. I'm trying to open my mind. I'll begin in the summer.

It's the best album that ever came out on Paisley Park Records.

vainandy said:

it's definitely one of the best projects from Paisley Park.I consider it an underrated funk masterpiece.I was listening to it the other day.The song "Stroke" is funky as hell.

Hell yeah, "Stroke" is my favorite cut on the album.

Mazarati were also due to release 'Kiss' until, after their working on the song, Prince decided to take it back and release his re-take of it.

Ultimately, Mazarati featured on backing vocals on the Prince 12" version of the song.
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does Mazarati have any other albums?

doctamario said:

They had a second album entitled 'Mazarati II' released on Motown in 1989 - but with no known direct Prince involvement.

Details below taken from the following thread:

http://www.prince.org/msg/5/98158

MAZARATI DISCOGRAPHY

OFFICIAL RELEASES AND PROMOS

Album: Mazarati

(Commercial Vinyl Album, 1986, Paisley Park, USA 1-25368)
(Commercial Compact Disc, 1989, Warner-Pioneer, JAP WPCP-3707)

1. Players' Ball (4:40)
2. Lonely Girl On Bourbon Street (4:46)
3. 100 MPH (7:23)
4. She's Just That Kind Of Lady (4:31)
5. Stroke (4:30)
6. Suzy (4:28)
7. Strawberry Lover (5:30)
8. I Guess It's All Over (4:56)

Single: Player's Ball

(Promotional 7inch, 1986, Paisley Park, USA 7-28759-a)

1. Players' Ball (4:40)
2. Players' Ball (4:40)

(Commercial 7inch, 1986, Paisley Park, USA 7-28759)

1. Players' ball (4:40)
2. I Guess It's All Over (4:56)

(Commercial 12inch, 1986, Paisley Park, USA 0-20438)

1. Players' Ball (extended version) (8:10)
2. I Guess It's All Over (4:56)

Single: 100 MPH

(Promotional 7inch, 1985, Paisley Park, USA)

1. 100 MPH (single edit) (3:09)
2. 100 MPH (single edit) (3:09)

(Commercial 7inch, 1985, Paisley Park, USA 7-28705)
1. 100 MPH (single edit) (3:09)
2. Don't Leave Me Baby (?)

(Promotional 12inch, 1985, Paisley Park, USA PRO-A-2392)
(No commercial 12inch released worldwide)

1. 100 MPH (7:23)
2. 100 MPH (single edit) (3:09)

Single: Stroke

(Commercial 7inch, 1986, Paisley Park, USA 7-28606)

1. Stroke (edit) (4:06)
2. Champagne Saturday (instrumental) (4:06)

(Promotional 12inch, 1986, Paisley Park, USA PRO-A-2546)
(No commercial 12inch released worldwide)

1. Stroke (4:30)
2. Stroke (edit) (4:06)

Album: Mazarati II

(Commercial Vinyl Album, 1989, Motown Records, CAN MOT-6266)
(Commercial Compact Disc, 1989, Motown Records, CAN MOTD-6266)
(No commercial album released in the USA)

1. Words (4:31)
2. The Saga Of A Man (5:22)
3. The Woman Thang (5:25)
4. Something's Going On (3:28)
5. Seduction (4:17)
6. Up All Night (4:23)
7. Don't Leave Me Baby (4:10)
8. Betcha (3:44)
9. One Girl (4:01)

Single: The Saga Of A Man

(Promotional 12inch, 1989, Motown Records, USA L33-17758)
(Commercial 12inch, 1989, Motown Records, USA MOT-4630)

1. The Saga Of A Man (extended version) (6:30)
2. The Saga Of A Man (7inch mix) (4:02)
3. The Saga Of A Man (radio edit) (4:54)

Single: The Woman Thang

(Promotional 12inch, 1989, Motown Records, USA L33-17866)
(No commercial 12inch released worldwide)
1. The Woman Thang (7inch edit) (4:34)
2. The Woman Thang (dance mix) (7:23)
3. The Woman Thang (thang mix) (4:10)
4. The Woman Thang (instrumental) (4:20)


DEMOS & OUTTAKES

(Previously unreleased, various sources and quality)

1. Jerk Out (Demo) (7:05)
2. Kiss (Demo) (4:01)
3. Aggravation (Outtake) (3:32)
4. Candy Sweet (Outtake) (2:53)
5. Come Together (Outtake) (3:12)
6. Infatuation (Outtake) (4:29)
7. Listen To Me (Outtake) (3:25)
8. Little Mazarati (Outtake) (4:15)
9. Satisfaction (Outtake) (3:39)
10. This Is Groovy (Outtake) (4:47)

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cool dude thx

DavidEye said:

Hell Yeah, Stroke and 100 MPH were the shit on that album.

KoolEaze said:

I have the album and some singles on vinyl, but also found the MP3 songs via LimeWire and Kazaa. Might have to be persistent, but they're out there.
[Edited 5/25/05 17:17pm]

DavidEye said:

There's also a picture sleeve for the "Stroke" promo 12"

sextonseven said:

so,was "Stroke" ever released as an official single? It received a little airplay in my area.

DavidEye said:

There was a commercial 7" only. It had a non-album b-side called "Champagne Saturday". See the complete Mazarati discography a few posts up.

sextonseven said:

Thanks for the info.