Just got in the mail today:)
can anyone say RARE??
Who else has it??

It's not really rare, but it is a must addition to any collection, got mine on vinyl in 85.I still love "Just Another Sucker"

SomewhereHereOnEarth said:

Is it really rare? I have the original vinyl release and an original press release that came with it. It is nothing special as far as packaging goes and since it was on Hot Pink Records, it is almost totally irrelevant now that the music has been re release several times on different labels. I have a 2 disc set of this music on a Charly Records release that has alternative versions and some other unreleased tracks. THat is rare.

I have 94 East Featuring Prince - Symbolic Beginning. I am not sure what the difference is between this and MPLS Genius. If somebody could tell me the difference, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

The recordings are rare, because there are only so many of them. BUT Pepe has released this shiz so many times, and in different ways, (remember the 2-disk set w/ the cookhouse sessions?) that it's just another sucker buying them all up.

But don't get me wrong, the original recordings, without a lot of overdubs, are a good piece of Prince history.

It's readily available on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/s/r...st&x=0&y=0

I never liked this (or the other pre-For You stuff)... just never could get into it.

I have the vinyl and the cds.

early years of Prince

rmartin70 said:

from Wiki and other sources

* Minneapolis Genius or Minneapolis Genius - The Historic 1977 Recordings (credited as 94 East featuring Prince) (released in 1985 on vinyl and 1987 on cd).

tracks

If You Feel Like Dancin'
Lovin' Cup
Games
Just Another Sucker
Dance To The Music Of The World (co writen by prince)
One Man Jam


* Symbolic Beginnings (credited as 94 East featuring Prince) (released in 1995) (double cd)

cd 1 (same as above)

CD 2
1. If You See Me (aka "do yourself a favor)
2. Games [Original Version]
3. I'll Always Love You
4. Better Than You Think
5. If We Don't Listen
6. You Can Be My Teachar
7. Love, Love, Love Listen
8. Dance to the Music of the World [Practice Session]
9. If You See Me [Instrumental Version]
10. Games [Instrumental Version]
11. Better Than You Think

* One Man Jam (credited as Prince and 94 East) (released in 2000) (double cd)
CD 1
1 Just Another Sucker
2 One Man Jam
3 Dance To The Music Of The World
4 Games
5 If You Feel Like Dancin'
6 If You See Me
7 Better Than You Think
8 Games (Instrumental Version)

CD 2
1 Lovin' Cup
2 Dance To The Music Of The World (Practice Session)
3 I'll Always Love You
4 Better Than You Think (Instrumental Version)
5 If We Don't
6 Games (Original Version)
7 You Can Be My Teacher
8 Love, Love, Love
9 If You See Me (Instrumental Version)


* Just Another Sucker (credited as 94 East) (released in 2004))(double cd)
Disc 1

1. Just Another Sucker
2. If You Feel Like Dancin'
3. Lovin' Cup
4. Games
5. Dance To The Music Of The World
6. One Man Jam

Disc 2

1. If You See Me
2. Games (Original Version)
3. I'll Always Love You
4. Better Than You Think
5. If We Don't
6. You Can Be My Teacher
7. Love, Love, Love
8. Dance To The Music Of The World (Practice Session)
9. If You See Me (Instrumental Version)
10. Games (Instrumental Version)
11. Better Than You Think (Instrumental Version)
[Edited 1/24/10 17:58pm]