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|introduction = <b>Stone Lover</b> was the first and only single to be released by MLF (Music Love and Funk). | |introduction = <b>Stone Lover</b> was the first and only single to be released by MLF (Music Love and Funk). | ||
The exact release date of this record is unknown, but it does precede the 1979 [[Album:_The_Lewis_Conection|Lewis Connection]] LP. | The exact release date of this record is unknown, but it does precede the 1979 [[Album:_The_Lewis_Conection|Lewis Connection]] LP. | ||
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+ | ''MLF'' is an alternate name for the band ''The Family'' led by [[Sonny T.|Sonny Thompson]] in the 1970’s (and which is unrelated to the band produced by [[Prince]] in the 1980’s [[The Family]]). At one point, [[Got To Be Something Here]] was planned to be the B-side of this single, but the band chose to cut [[Stone Lover]] into two parts for both sides. [[Got To Be Something Here]], which was recorded with basically the same musicians, was released under another band name, The Lewis Connection on their [[Album:_The_Lewis_Conection|self-titled album]] around the same time. | ||
The track marks the first time [[Prince]] appeared on a release by another artist, on a track he did not write (although earlier recordings by [[94 East]] were released later). It also marks the first release of a collaboration between [[Prince]] and [[Sonny T.|Sonny Thompson]] (recorded almost 13 years before [[Diamonds And Pearls]], the next released collaboration). | The track marks the first time [[Prince]] appeared on a release by another artist, on a track he did not write (although earlier recordings by [[94 East]] were released later). It also marks the first release of a collaboration between [[Prince]] and [[Sonny T.|Sonny Thompson]] (recorded almost 13 years before [[Diamonds And Pearls]], the next released collaboration). | ||
Confusingly though participating musicians have made conflicting statements whether Prince played on the track or not. | Confusingly though participating musicians have made conflicting statements whether Prince played on the track or not. | ||
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+ | In 2013, the full (unedited) version was included on the [[Album: Purple Snow: Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound|Purple Snow: Forecasting the Minneapolis Sound]] compilation. | ||
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