Minneapolis, MN. (Top40 Charts/ Sound 80 Records) - A new 12-track album by the Minneapolis band 94 East includes two historical songs featuring Prince on guitar, in addition to ten other fresh, irresistible urban tracks.
The album, entitled "94 East featuring 10:15 & Fortune Teller Remix with Prince on Guitar," showcases a 17-year-old Prince in rare form on the guitar in tracks 10:15 and Fortune Teller.
Recorded at the Sound 80 Recording Studios, the songs were respectively written by Pepe Willie, founder of 94 East, and by Hank Cosby, writer of the Stevie Wonder hit My Cherie Amour.

94 East's hot new tracks are flavored with hip-hop grooves, R & B vocals, cross-over musical stylings, and deep, soulful lyrics. As outstanding examples of the Minneapolis sound movement, the tracks show that 94 East is still a force to be reckoned with on the city's musical landscape

"94 East featuring 10:15 & Fortune Teller Remix with Prince on Guitar" will be distributed by Koch Entertainment as part of an exclusive digital distribution deal, and will be available on iTunes and other major digital service providers, as well as at http://www.pepemusic.com. This album release also launches Pepe Music's new label, Reo Deo.

94 East was formed in the late 1970s by Pepe Willie, who learned the business of music from his uncle, Clarence Collins, a founding member of Little Anthony & The Imperials, which will soon be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Pepe began working with a teen band, then named Grand Central, which was composed of Prince (Rogers Nelson), Andre' Anderson (Andre Cymone), Morris Day, William Dowdy, and Linda Anderson. While recording his own demo, Pepe hired Prince and Andre Cymone to record tracks on 94 East's classic "demo sessions," and later hired Prince to record on the two featured songs of this CD, 10:15 and Fortune Teller.
94 East was originally introduced in 1985 on Hot Pink Records with an LP entitled "Minneapolis Genius 94 East featuring Prince: The Historical Recordings." For more information, please visit http://www.94eastmpls.com.

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This was interesting news back in 2002

I'll pass...

Is Peppery Willy still at it after all these years?

You can buy the album at Itunes, but of course you cant just buy the two tracks with Prince. If you want those, you'll have to buy the whole album, even though the rest of it is crap. Of course, this was done to maximise profits.

I'll pass on that too...I never was a fan...
and to buy the whole album to get the Prince tracks,
doesn't seem worthwile.

Old news indeed, as this CD with bonus tracks was released in 2002 ...

Pepe Willie is GANGSTA!!!!! He's got a vault on Prince, too!!!!!

Maybe there'll b 3 94 east CD's to coincide w/P's 3 CD's
.....NOT!!!!!