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One Man Jam is the sixth and final track on 94 East’s first collection of studio recordings Minneapolis Genius, featuring Prince on guitar, synthesizer, clavinet and keyboards.
A preliminary version of the song was recorded in February 1978 at Sound Palace Studios in New York, during a day of sessions led by Pepé Willie intended for Tony Silvester, leader of the group The Main Ingredient to use as demos for Little Anthony and the Imperials, who he wanted to produce (the one-day session also produced If You Feel Like Dancin’). Attributed to the Imperials the song was released after further recordings as Fast Freddie The Roller Disco King in 1979. As with the other tracks included on Minneapolis Genius, additional recording was done on the song and renamed One Man Jam by Pepé Willie at Blue Wave Recording Studio, St. Philip, Barbados. The original 1978 version remains unreleased.
In 1995, it was included as the sixth track on Symbolic Beginning (re-released in 1999 as The Early Years, in 2016 as 94 East Featuring Prince and in 2024 as Dance To The Music Of The World) and as the second track on the first disc of One Man Jam in 2000.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Studio
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Additional info
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| February 1978
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Sound Palace Studios,
New York, NY, USA
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Tracking
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| 1979
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Unknown studio.
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overdubs by The Imperials for Fast Freddie the Roller Disco King
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| 1984 - 1985
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Blue Wave Recording Studio,
St. Philip, Barbados
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Additional recording by Pepé Willie and Tony Silvester
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Recording Personnel
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Fast Freddie the Roller Disco King
- Bobby Wade - vocals
- Clarence Collins - vocals
- Dwight Brewster - vocals
- Prince - guitar, synthesizer, clavinet and keyboards
- Pepé Willie - synthesizer, percussion
- André Cymone - bass guitar
- other personnel, if any, unknown
One Man Jam
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Unreleased Versions
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Version
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Additional Info
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| Fast Freddie the Roller Disco King
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Studio
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Original 1978 recording before The Imperials overdubs
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