The Brief: Before Carmen Electra became Dennis Rodman’s ex and before she starred on Baywatch, she was The Scariest Female on the Planet. According to whom, you may ask? To none other than Prince. And to whom was she the scariest Female on the Planet? I guess you can answer that one with “many Prince [...]
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Tags: 12 Inch, 1992, David Shaw, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Rap 
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The A Side: Stroke (LP Version) 4:30 The B Side: Stroke (Edit) 4:06 The Brief: “Stroke” is the last of three singles from the debut album by ‘Mazarati’. The song was written, arranged and produced by Brown Mark. No chart success at all for this single release. Side A is the LP Version and Side [...]
The A Side: Melody Cool (Extended LP Mix) 4:42 Melody Cool (Extended Remix) 6:06 The B Side: Melody Cool (Deep House Vocal) 6:22 Melody Cool (Mellow Dub Mix) 4:33 Time Waits For No One (Edit) 4:18 The Brief: It was two? TWO! years ago today that the first post was put online at blog.djrichiep.com. Since that [...]
Posted in FWV, Mavis Staples Tags: 12 Inch, 1990, David Bianco, Junior Vasquez, Keith Cohen, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, R&B, Soundtrack 9 Comments »
The A Side: Jaguar 7:10 Jaguar (Radio Edit) 4:01 The B Side: Jaguar (Ferocious) 7:00 Jaguar (Ferocious/Radio Edit) 4:09 The Brief: Mavis Staples began her singing career as the lead vocalist for her family group, the Staple Singers, in the 60s. The band enjoyed hits in the 70s such as “I’ll Take You There” and [...]
Posted in FWV, Mavis Staples Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, David Morales, Frankie Knuckles, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, R&B 9 Comments »
The A Side: 20th Century Express (Extended Version) 5:30 The B Side: All The Discomforts Of Home 4:00 The Brief: “People say, `What are you doing with a guy who writes dirty songs?` But I never paid much attention to the lyrics. . . .” In 1989, Mavis Staples signed with Prince’s Paisley Park Records [...]
The A Side: Love Explosion (Eruptus Mix) 6:22 The B Side: Love Explosion (Interruptus Mix) 3:51 Love Explosion (Dubious Mix) 5:43 Time’s Going Slower (LP Version) 3:19 The Brief: Hmmmm, that Prince written single didn’t work out; let’s try one of our own songs. Here’s “Love Explosion”. What? No? Don’t like that one either? Screw [...]
Posted in FWV, Three O'Clock Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Club J, Paisley Park Records, Pop, Rock 3 Comments »
The A Side: Neon Telephone (Extended 12″ Version) 6:28 The B Side: Neon Telephone (LP Version) 3:57 The Brief: So, let’s see, you’ve got yourself a pretty good little thing going here. You’re playing a genre of music, “Paisley Underground”, that one of your members is credited with defining. You’ve released a couple of indie [...]
Posted in FWV, Three O'Clock Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Pop, Promo, Rock 9 Comments »
The A Side: Fantasia Erotica (Indecent Proposal Mix) 3:57 Fantasia Erotica (Erotic Groove Mix) 5:36 Fantasia Erotica (Album vers.) 4:13 The B Side: Fantasia Erotica (He Dances Instead) 5:34 Fantasia Erotica (Double Deep House Mix) 2:27 The C Side: Fantasia Erotica (Sex Drive Dub) 6:48 Fantasia Erotica (Dub Erotica) 4:08 The D Side: Fantasia Erotica (Fantasia Dub) [...]
Posted in Carmen Electra, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1993, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Pop, Promo Comments Off
The A Side: Go Go Dancer (12″ Mix) 6:00 Go Go Dancer (The Dub) 5:53 Go Go Dancer (Radio Edit) 4:27 The B Side: Go Go Dancer (Factory Mix) 6:00 Go Go Dancer (Dub Dub Dancer) 6:00 The Brief: This is our future. She is the scariest female on the planet. She is inevitable. She [...]
Posted in Carmen Electra, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1992, Junior Vasquez, Kirky J, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Pop, Tom Garneau 11 Comments »
The A Side: Listen To Your Heart (Edit) 3:58 The B Side: Listen To Your Heart (Edit) 3:58 The Brief: Good Question released a follow up single to “Got A New Love” entitled “Listen To Your Heart”. Alas, it did not chart in the US and Good Question faded into obscurity. The Source: Label: Paisley [...]
Posted in FWV, Good Question Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Femi Jiya, Paisley Park Records, Promo, R&B Comments Off
The A Side: Got A New Love (Edit) 3:51 The B Side: One More Time (LP Version) 3:57 The Brief: Good Question were brothers Sean and Marc Douglas, a R&B duo who signed to Prince‘s Paisley Park Records and released their only album in 1988. The leadoff single from that LP was “Got A New [...]
The A Side: Cookie Crumbles (Remix) 6:26 Cookie Crumbles (Remix/Edit) 4:04 The B Side: Higher Than High (U.K. Remix) 6:40 Forever More (Edit) 4:05 The Brief: From The Rhythm and the Blues column by Janine McAdams in Billboard magazine on July 18, 1992: FOND FAREWELL: I was saddened to hear of the death of Paisley [...]
Posted in FWV, Tony LeMans Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, David Gamson, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, R&B, Ray Bardani, The Basement Boys Comments Off
The A Side: Higher Than Higher (Raw Remix) 6:12 Higher Than Higher (High End Mix) 6:45 The B Side: Higher Than Higher (High On Hope Mix) 6:53 Higher Than Higher (High On Hope Dub) 6:24 The Brief: From the Lifelines section of Billboard magazine on July 11, 1992 under the heading “Deaths”: Tony LeMans, 29, [...]
Posted in FWV, Tony LeMans Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, David Gamson, David Shaw, Hugo Dwyer, Justin Strauss, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, R&B, Ray Bardani, Winston Jones 4 Comments »
The A Side: Martial Law (Hey Man…Smell My Finger) (Scratch & Sniff Mix) 7:37 Martial Law (Hey Man…Smell My Finger) (2 Phunky Finger Mix) 3:48 Martial Law (Hey Man…Smell My Finger) (Where’s Your Finger Been Mix) 7:28 Martial Law (Hey Man…Smell My Finger) (Stank Finger Mix) 3:28 The B Side: Martial Law (Hey Man…Smell My [...]
Posted in FWV, George Clinton Tags: 12 Inch, 1993, BlackJack and 10%, George Clinton, Jeff Silverman, Kerry Gordy, Laura Caron, Norman Whitfield Jr, Paisley Park Records, R&B, Troy Shelton Comments Off
The A Side: Paint The White House Black (Uncensored Single Version) 4:19 Paint The White House Black (Album Version) 7:50 The B Side: Picture This (Street Mix) 6:48 Booty (Non-Album Track) 3:24 Paint The White House Black (Instrumental) 5:40 The Brief: George Clinton’s Paisley Park Records follow up LP to ‘The Cinderella Theory’ was ‘Hey [...]
Posted in FWV, George Clinton Tags: 12 Inch, 1993, b-side, Jeff Silverman, Kerry Gordy, Paisley Park Records, R&B 2 Comments »
The A Side: Tweakin’ (A Mix) 5:46 Tweakin’ (Dub Mix) 5:16 The B Side: Hysterical 7:41 Tweakin’ (C Mixappella) 1:38 Tweakin’ (Radio Remix) 4:05 The Brief: George Clinton’s second single from ‘The Cinderella Theory‘ was “Tweakin’” and once again he failed to make a dent on any of the major US Billboard charts. The album [...]
The A Side: Why Should I Dog U Out? (‘Statamainbody West Coast Mix?) 6:48 Why Should I Dog U Out? (‘Datamainbody East Coast Mix?) 6:46 The B Side: Why Should I Dog U Out? (Cars That Go Boom South East Mix) 10:45 Why Should I Dog U Out? (Not To Be Confused With The North [...]
Posted in FWV, George Clinton Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, George Clinton, Larry Ferguson, Paisley Park Records, R&B 7 Comments »
The A Side: Pink Cashmere (Vocal Version) 3:56 The B Side: Pink Cashmere (Guitar Version) 3:58 Pink Cashmere (Album Version) 6:12 The Brief: In 1993 “Pink Cashmere” was released as the first single from Prince‘s first compilation album ‘The Hits 1’ or the first disc of ‘The Hits/The B-Sides’. It also appeared in 1996 as [...]
Posted in FWV, Prince Tags: 12 Inch, 1993, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Promo, R&B, Tom Garneau 24 Comments »
The A Side: Glam Slam (Remix) 8:52 The B Side: Escape (Free yo mind from this rat race) 6:26 The Brief: “Glam Slam” is the second single from Prince‘s tenth album ‘Lovesexy’. “Glam Slam” was the first commercially available US single release for Prince that failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 since the [...]
Posted in FWV, Prince Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, b-side, Latin Rascals, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, R&B, Shep Pettibone, Steve Peck 11 Comments »
The A Side: Alphabet St. (Edit) 2:25 The B Side: Alphabet St. (cont.) 3:14 The Brief: “Alphabet St.” is the first single released from the ‘Lovesexy’ album and is the 12th of 18 Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 of Prince’s career. “Alphabet St.” also has the distinction of being the first Prince [...]
The A Side: U Got The Look 3:58 The B Side: Housequake (Edit) 3:24 The Brief: “U Got The Look” is the third single from the ‘Sign ‘O’ The Times’ LP and the highest charting single from the album. Although she’s not listed in the credits, the song is a duet between Prince and Sheena [...]
The A Side: Anotherloverholenyohead The B Side: I Wanna Be Your Lover (Edit) The Brief: “Anotherloverholenyohead” is Prince‘s third single released in North America from the ‘Parade’ LP. In the UK and Europe it was the fourth single. It was the first single from ‘Parade’ not to reach the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot [...]
The A Side: Hippy Blood (Free Spirit Mix) 6:20 Hippy Blood (Happy Hippy Mix) 5:24 Hippy Blood (Commune Mix) 7:36 Hippy Blood (Free Spirit Edit) 4:05 The B Side: Hippy Blood (Keep Pumpin’ It Mix) 6:35 Hippy Blood (Commune Instrumental) 6:38 Hippy Blood (Free Spirit Dub) 5:38 Hippy Blood (Latin Light Edit) 4:28 The Brief: [...]
Posted in FWV, Ingrid Chavez Tags: 12 Inch, 1991, Eric Kupper, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Pal Joey, Pop, Promo, Tom Richardson 7 Comments »
The A Side: Elephant Box (Elephant House Mix) 6:36 Elephant Box (The Solo) 6:28 The B Side: Elephant Box (Hip Hop Mix) 7:04 Elephant Box (Bee Bop Mix) 6:13 The C Side: Elephant Box (Full Pass Mix) 6:15 Elephant Box (Ivory Dub) 6:33 The D Side: Elephant Box (Full Pass Instrumental) 6:15 Elephant Box (Dub [...]
Posted in FWV, Ingrid Chavez Tags: 12 Inch, 1991, Junior Vasquez, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Pop, Promo 12 Comments »
The A Side: Take Me For A Ride (Ext.-Remix) 7:08 The B Side: Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me? (Jellybean 12″ Vocal Remix) 7:00 The Brief: This German pressed 12” contains the “Dance-Remix” of “Take Me For A Ride” as remixed by John “Jellybean” Benitez. The flip side is Benitez’s remix of “Wouldn’t You Love [...]
Posted in FWV, Taja Sevelle Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Jellybean Benitez, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Pop, Reprise Records 6 Comments »
The A Side: Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me? (Jellybean 12″ Vocal Remix) The B Side: Love Is Contagious (Ben Liebrand Remix) Baby’s Got A Lover (LP Version) The Brief: It’s Friday the 13th! But, it’s your lucky day because there’s more Taja in store for you today! Today’s post is a UK 12″ release of [...]
Posted in FWV, Taja Sevelle Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Ben Liebrand, Jellybean Benitez, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Pop, Reprise Records, UK Pressing 2 Comments »
The A Side: Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me? (Jellybean 12″ Vocal Remix) 7:00 Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me? (Jellybean Dub) 5:30 The B Side: Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me? (Paisley Park Mix) 6:12 Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me? (Joe Blaney 12″ Vocal Remix) 6:52 Baby’s Got A Lover (LP Version) 3:03 [...]
Posted in FWV, Taja Sevelle Tags: 12 Inch, 1987, Jellybean Benitez, Joe Blaney, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Pop, Reprise Records 3 Comments »
The A Side: Popular (Remix) 6:30 How Could You Do Me So Bad (LP Version) 4:24 The B Side: Popular (Dub) 5:25 Popular (A Cappella) 4:02 The Brief: The third of four singles from the self-titled debut of Taja Sevelle; here is the 12” release of “Popular”. In addition to recording and farming, Taja is [...]
Posted in FWV, Taja Sevelle Tags: 12 Inch, 1987, Bennett, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Paul Brown, Pop, Reprise Records 2 Comments »
The A Side: Popular (Edit) 3:54 The B Side: Popular (Edit) 3:54 The Brief: “Popular” is the third of four singles released from Taja Sevelle‘s first album. In 2005 Sevelle founded Urban Farming, a charitable organization that plants crops on unused land and donates to people in need of food. The organization has planted and [...]
Posted in FWV, Taja Sevelle Tags: 1987, 7 Inch, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Pop, Promo, Reprise Records 1 Comment »
The A Side: Love Is Contagious (Edit) 3:42 The B Side: Mama 16 (Edit) 4:15 The Brief: Prince signed the beautiful and lovely Taja Sevelle to Paisley Park Records where she released her first album in 1987. The leadoff single from that album was “Love Is Contagious”. The single failed to crack the Top 40 [...]
Posted in FWV, Taja Sevelle Tags: 1987, 7 Inch, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Pop, Reprise Records 11 Comments »
The A Side: Pussycat (Cat In The Hat Mix) 4:22 Pussycat (Extended Mix) 5:33 The B Side: Pussycat (Radio Edit) 4:10 Pussycat (Jeep Mix) 4:14 Pussycat (Quick Mix) 4:10 The Brief: I ran out of things to say about this guy in yesterday’s post so, let’s just get this over with. Here’s the other single, [...]
Posted in FWV, T.C. Ellis Tags: "Dope Mix" Dave, 12 Inch, 1991, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Promo, R&B, Rap 4 Comments »
The A Side: Miss Thang (The Big Thang Mix) 5:30 Miss Thang (Vasquez Ice Mix) 5:37 Miss Thang (Bonus Beats) 3:26 The B Side: Miss Thang (The Swang Thang) 6:10 Miss Thang (Instrumental Mix) 3:41 The Brief: Ummmm, OK, T.C. Ellis… what is there to say about this guy? Well, he he rapped on the [...]
Posted in FWV, T.C. Ellis Tags: 12 Inch, 1991, David Friedlander, Junior Vasquez, Larry Robinson, Levi Seacer Jr, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, R&B, Rap 1 Comment »
The A Side: Mountains 3:58 The B Side: Alexa de Paris 3:20 The Brief: The second single released from the ‘Parade’ album was written by Wendy & Lisa together with Prince. The tune is called “Mountains” and is presented here in its 7” version. This is the only track from Parade that features the entire [...]
The A Side: America 21:46 The B Side: Girl 7:36 The Brief: Every year on July 4th, the United States of America celebrates its independence and birth as a nation. I am proud to be an American and feel fortunate to live in a country that values personal freedom. It is my wish that people [...]
The A Side: Got A New Love (12″ Club Mix) 6:54 Got A New Love (Dub) 6:13 Got A New Love (12″ Extended Remix) 6:49 The B Side: Got A New Love (12″ Power Mix) 7:17 Got A New Love (Power Dub) 5:15 One More Time (LP Version) 3:57 The Brief: Brothers Sean and Marc [...]
Posted in FWV, Good Question Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, David Cole and Robert Clivilles, Femi Jiya, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, R&B 8 Comments »
The A Side: Simon Simon (Extended Remix) 6:11 The B Side: The Perfect Stranger (LP Version) 3:53 Simon Simon (Dub) 6:54 The Brief: Dale Bozzio’s two 7” singles from her one and only Paisley Park Records LP ‘Riot In English’ have already appeared at Fun With Vinyl. Today we get the 12” of “Simon Simon” [...]
Posted in Dale, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Junior Vasquez, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Pop, Shep Pettibone 2 Comments »
The A Side: Koo Koo (Remix) 5:12 The B Side: Paradise Gardens (Extended Version) 6:20 The Brief: “Koo Koo” was the second and final US single release in support of 1987′s ‘Sheila E.‘ album. The 12″ contains a remix of “Koo Koo” and an extended version of the non-album b-side “Paradise Gardens”. The Billboard Charts: [...]
Posted in FWV, Sheila E Tags: 12 Inch, 1987, b-side, David Z, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, R&B 6 Comments »
The A Side: Hold Me 5:04 The B Side: The World Is High 3:25 The Brief: The third long playing release from Sheila E. was the simply titled “Sheila E.” album of 1987. The first single from the record was “Hold Me” which went on to be Sheila’s last Top 5 R&B hit. On the [...]
The A Side: Sister Fate (Extended Version) 5:45 The B Side: Save The People 8:28 The Brief: Sheila E. released “Romance 1600”, her second album, in 1985 on Paisley Park Records. Prince provided a large, mostly un-credited, portion of songwriting, playing and production on the album. The first single to ship to radio was “Sister [...]
The A Side: Players’ Ball (Extended Version) 8:10 The B Side: I Guess It’s All Over (LP Version) 4:56 The Brief: Former bassist for Prince & The Revolution, Brownmark worked with his former high school classmates, Mazarati, and got them signed to Prince’s Paisley Park Records in 1985. He produced their self-titled debut album that [...]
The A Side: Love Is Contagious (Extended Mix) 5:56 The B Side: Mama 16 (Edit) 4:15 Love Is Contagious (Instrumental Dub) 5:33 The Brief: If for nothing else, download this and just gaze at the gorgeous face that graces the cover of this 12”. Not only is Taja Sevelle beautiful but, she has a voice [...]
Posted in FWV, Taja Sevelle Tags: 12 Inch, 1987, MPLS, Paisley Park Records, Pop, Reprise Records, UK Pressing 9 Comments »
The A Side: The Screams Of Passion (Extended Version) 6:45 The B Side: Yes (LP Version) 4:27 The Brief: From the remnants of The Time, Prince assembled The Family in 1984. The band included former Time members Jellybean Johnson, Jerome Benton, and Paul Peterson. Susannah Melvoin and Eric Leeds were the other two [...]