I just purchased this great 2 disc CD. I was shocked 2 know P was only 16 when 94 East was recorded. What can u tell me about this early recording and where is Pep Willie? I read an older article on Housequake about Pep Willie being disappointed with P at the time 4 not helping him get his musical career off the ground once he was signed on by WB. Also how do u rate P’s musical talents at 16 on this DC?
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pennylover said:

Damn, I never heard of it. Rip that shit and put it on ares or kazaa lol.

ive heard about this album but i never heard that it was a double disk....i cant remember what the other members said but it wasnt anything exciting...but now that ive heard something positive i might give it a listen...

he was 16? was that in the cd that u found that out or somewhere else?

Is it that ugly "Legend" 2-disc collection with the clip-art green background and the gold frame around a picture of Prince?

I find it historically interesting, but the general consensus is that this ain't stellar material. I also believe these were recorded in 1976 and 1977, making him 18 at the youngest.

This thing has been whored around for years, it's been released, and re-released, over and over.

Prince played guitar on it, whoop-di-doo!!!

I say download it, don't give these con-artists any more money than they already have. Putting Prince on the cover of the CD, when he plays a minimal part on 1 or 2 tracks is just tacky, it's a cash-in, in the most vulgar sense.

When I purchased this box set it was wrapped and had “imported UK” in red. The cover and the 2 CD’s has a picture of P on them. Now the article on Housequake with Pep Willie has a different cover. Any way this is what’s on those 2 CD’s…….

94 East featuring Prince (Disc 1)
1 Just Another Sucker
2. If U feel Like dancing
3. Lovin’ Cup
4. Games
5. Dance2 the Music of the World
6. 1 Man Jam

94 East featuring Prince {Disc 2)
1. If U C Me
2 Ill Always Love U
3. Better Than U Think
4. If We Don’t
5. U Can Be My Teacher
6. Love, Love, Love
7. Dance 2 The Music Of The World (Practice Session)
8. If U See Me (Instrumental Version)
9. Games (Instrumental Version)
10. Better Than U think (Instrumental Version)

Prince is supposedly singing on some of these songs and supposedly playing various instruments on all others. U can go 2 this link and read the article on Pep Willie
http://www.housequake.com...adid=29820

SammiJ said:

Yes, they give his age inside the cover of the CD. Read this thread, I gave a link where u can also read on Pep Willie. I hope the information given is true. I can't tell if that's P's voice because there r others singing with him. Supposedly it's him playing various instruments also

NouveauDance said:

Pepe the pimp.
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pennylover said:

I bought this album on vinyl about 15 years ago...the band was called Minneapolis Genius and

I still can't distinguish Prince's contribution from anyone else that played on it.

Pepe Willie has a website, that of course, features this album and Prince's name..along with

some other trivial tidbits.

http://www.pepemusic.com/

I , personally, never thought the album was all that great.... Kinda boring and repetitive.

ive got this album!!.....Pepe does most of the singing on the album,but u can definitely distinguish Prince's talents in the music,its definitely him!.....most of the songs were mainly demos,i dont think they were meant 2 be release as part of any album in the future!...

langebleu said:

but yeah, we can all depend on pepe willie to pimp the exact same material under about a billion different album names.

I clicked on a link on the pimp's website where it showed a timeline. The interesting thing to note that I hadn't known before was the Pepe was in Purple Rain. Where?!

xpsiter said:

Did you see the girl get thrown into the dumpster? He was the dumpster.

The record IS lame. It was recorded, but then re-recorded when PR became huge. The music was re-done to sound more like Prince's stuff.

Ready For The World was better.

otan said:

Good follow-up, there otan. You're right though. That album has been rehased way too many times. Twice was more than enough times for some off-the-cuff studio jam sessions to be released.

Anyone want to take bets on when the next release will be?

I'm thinking Spring 2005.

NouveauDance said:

i bet it'll be sooner than that...

You're right, he'll want to get another one in for the Christmas rush.

NouveauDance said:

The 2-disc set I have is purple and black entitled "94 EAST featuring PRINCE- A Symbolic Beginning". I really feel that this is a very nice collector's item for true Prince fans. It does mention Prince contributing several instruments during his mid teens. You can even hear him speak during the practice session of "Dance To The Music Of The World". A couple of the songs really jam, "Just Another Sucker" (which "P" co-wrote) and "If You See Me" (Instrumental Version) which Jesse Johnson later recorded on one of his albums. "P" shows his talent even at a young age with a really nice guitar solo on "Better Than You Think".

So u mean 2 tell me this guy is using P’s name to sell his music? Is this really P playing on these songs? Please don’t tell me this 94 East CD I purchased with P’s pictures on it is fake! LOL…. What’s up with all the different CD covers?

langebleu said:

Pepe le Pew (like the skunk in the Warner Brother's cartoon).

pennylover said:

it ain't fake, don't worry.

different covers to disguise the fact that it's all the same stuff.

pennylover said:

Well there's the original release in 1986, 94 East - Minneapolis Genius
Then the re-release in 1995, 94 East feat. Prince - Symbolic Beginning
And the 2002 re-release, Prince & 94 Easy - One Man Jam

(Notice how with each release Prince gets billed higher!)

The only track to have Prince's song writing input is 'Just Another Sucker', which is credited as being co-written by Pepe and Prince.

The tracks were updated for the later releases, but Prince's (and Andre's?) parts were left in-tack.

Prince is listed as a musician on the following tracks:

- If You Feel Like Dancin'
- Just Another Sucker
- Better Than You Think
- Dance To The Music Of The World
- If You See Me

I think that's it, a quick flick through The Vault gleaned that info.

Prince later covered 'If You See Me' (I forget when, it was either 81/82 pre-1999) re-titled, 'Do Yourself A Favour' (unreleased), and so did Jesse Johnson later on also - released on 1986's Shockadelica.

I like both Prince's and Jesse's versions

Prince's version of "Do Yourself a Favor" kicks ass! I like Jesse's cover of the song as well, but I like Prince's more, it was very funky and cool. That song always puts me in a good mood, must be the upbeat melody or something.

This is all so new 2 me. I love and respect u guys 4 your knowledge of Prince. Special thanks 2 NouveauDance, Handclapsfingasnapz and psychodelicide and all that responded 2 this thread. I will consult with u guys before purchasing something I know nothing about. I had never heard of Pep Willie the Pimp LOL…..It’s not a bad CD at all. I am trying to collect all P’s music if that’s possible so when I saw 94 East featuring P, I really thought I had something special.