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Experience Unlimited (EU)
DC go-go stalwarts since the early 1970s, always featuring bassist Sugar Bear, and best known for "Da Butt" have always been right up there with Trouble Funk, Rare Essence & Chuck Brown as the face of DC's indigenous funk. Other bands in go-go have come & gone but like the pyramids, EU remains as an institution in DC go-go. Eventually, a revolving line-up saw alumni of Miles Davis & Prince in the ranks of EU at various times. Sugar Bear still (2005) keeps EU moving along, mostly gigging in the Washington, D.C. area crankin' out the classic go-go sound.

The History of E.U.
Full story coming soon. Til we get there, read Pages 93 - 109 in "THE BEAT" by Lornell & Stephenson.

Partial Discography (Hopefully we're accurate on the dates)
"Hey You" single (House of Peace - No Catalog#) from 1976.

"Free Yourself" Lp from 1977, re-released 2003 (BLACK FIRE #19757) on CD & limited vinyl.
1. It's All Imagination
2. Functus
3. Peace Gone Away
4. Free Yourself
5. Hey You
6. People
7. Funky Consciousness

Knock him out Sugar Ray /EU Freeze (Vermack #25) 12" from 1980.

"COME PARTY WITH US" 12" (Vermack - No Catalog#) from 1981.

7" Side 1: Rock Yer Butt - Vocal/Side 2: E.U. Groove - Instrumental (Inner City Records #F/W 8893) from 1981.

"Somebody's ringing that doorbell (Vermack - No Catalog#) from 1982.

"Future Funk" 12" (Galaxy Unlimited Records - No Catalog#) from 1982.
Side 1.1 Wind It On Up 6:04 Vocal
1.2 Future Funk 6:38 Vocal
1.3 Tell Me Why 3:13 Instrumental
Side 2.1 Crankin' At The Go-Go 19:18 Vocal

"Party Time" single from 1983.

"Do your thing" single from 1984.
found this info on a ISLAND RECORDS pressing...
SIDE 1: DO YOUR THANG (STEREO)/SIDE 2: DO YOUR THANG (STEREO)
LABEL: ISLAND 99492, WHITE LABEL

"Doing The Cabbage Patch" 12" (TTED #3022) from (circa) 1984.

"EU Freeze" (Remix) single (TTED/Island - No Catalog#) from 1985.

"Live: Two Places at the Same Time" (Island #90536) from 1986.

"Go Ju Ju Go" Lp/Cass (Big City - No Catalog#) from 1987.

"ROCK YUH BUTT" 12"
Label: Go-Go USA / T.T.E.D.
Catalog Number: tde-lp-3032
SINGLE INCLUDES DUB VERSION AND SHORT VOCAL.

"Da'butt/Da'butt B'Boy Dub" UK 7" w/p.s. (EMI #MT43) from 1988.

"Livin' Large" ADVANCE PROMO 4 Track CD Single ((Virgin #??????????) from (circa) 1989.
contains the following versions of the title track:
1. Hurby's 7" (3:48)
2. Hurby's 12" (4:35)
3. Crazy Seven (4:13)
4. LP Version (6:04)

"Livin' Large" CD (Virgin #2-91021) from 1989.
Track listing
1. Buck Wild (4:02)
2. Livin' Large (6:03)
3. Shake Your Thang (4:00)
4. Taste Of Your Love (5:54)
5. Shaka Zulu (4:13)
6. Come To The Go-Go (4:53)
7. Shake It Like A White Girl (3:40)
8. Da Butt '89 (5:28) (#35 hit)
9. Don't Turn Around (6:19)
10. Express (4:20)

"DA BUTT" 12" from 1989.
incl Mixes:
1. RADIO
2. B BOY MIX
3. EXTENDED SOUNDTRACK VERSION
4. 7" EDIT- RADIO MIX
found this info on a EMI RECORDS pressing...
CATALOG #V-56083....
CUTS ARE:
SIDE A :(RADIO MIX) (B'BOY DUB)
SIDE B : (EXTENDED SOUNDTRACK VERSION / MARCUS MILLER MIX) (7" EDIT)

"Buck Wild"/"Express" 12" (Virgin - #DMD 1299) from 1989.
[PRODUCED BY WILLIAM "JU JU "HOUSE /KENT WOOD]
SIDE A
BUCK WILD 12"MIX 5:40
B-BOY MIX 4:23
SIDE B
BUCK WILD (INSTRUMENTAL)
BUCK WILD (DUB)
EXPRESS 4:19

"Buck Wild"/"Express" 7" (Virgin - #VIRGIN 99232) from 1989.
SIDE 1: BUCK WILD
SIDE 2: EXPRESS

"TASTE OF YOUR LOVE" 12" (Virgin - No Catalog#) from 1989.
SIDE A: "TASTE OF YOUR LOVE"
1. LP VERSION 5:55
2. INSTRUMENTAL 5:54
SIDE B: "DA BUTT '89"
1. "DA BUTT '89" 5:28

"COLD KICKIN' IT" CD (Virgin #2-91379) from 1990.
Track listing
1. I Confess
2. You Are
3. Keep It Up
4. Got To Be Wherever You Are
5. Money
6. Ain't Found The Right One Yet
7. Longer Than Time
8. Let It Go
9. Funky Like A Monkey
10. Hot Cakes

"I CONFESS" 12" [REMIX AND ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION BY DAVID MORALES] (Virgin - No Catalog#) from 1990.
SIDE A:
1. SUGARLESS RADIO MIX 3:58
2. SUGAR RADIO MIX 3:58
3. NEW E.U. 12" (5:30)
SIDE B:
1. E.U. DUB 4:07
2. "FUNKY LIKE A MONKEY" 4:54

"Ain't Found The Right One Yet"/"Hotcakes" 12" (Virgin #1606) from 1990.

"Nasty" 12"? from 1993.

"Funky Stuff" maxi (cass)single (Fifth Column/Fill in the blank records - No Catalog#) from (circa) 1994.
Fast Side
"Funky Stuff" (GC Mix)
"Funky Stuff" (Instrumental Dub)
Slow Side
"Crying"
"Taste of your love (Rap)"
"Funky Stuff" (reprise)


"Make Money" (Escape #1001) from 1996.
Track listing
1. Make Money
2. Marinate
3. Touch Me
4. I Can't Go For That
5. Ohh La La La
6. Freddie's Dead
and more! (complete track list coming soon)

"UM Bop Bop...Bounce" (Djumbe EU - No Catalog#) from 1999.


Ju Ju & Sugar Bear - "Jigga's On My Roof" CD from 2001.
1. Shake It For Me (8:32)
2. Ju Ju U Got It (3:47)
3. Barry White (6:21)
4. Bad Girls (5:22)
5. Rickadi Rickadi (2:11)
6. Montell (4:25)
7. New Birth (Such A Long Time) (5:44)
8. Ju Ju Give Me Some (2:56)
9. Jiggas On My Roof (8:41)
10. This Is For My Mother (5:44)
11. My Dogs (3:01)
12. Shake It For Me (Radio Version) (5:25)
13. We Are One (9:18)


Sugar Bear w/EU "Live On U Street" double CD
(Liason - No Catalog#) from (circa) 2004.
DISC ONE
1. COMING FROM WHERE I’M FROM-DON
2. ON & ON-MICHELLE BLACKWELL
3. CRAZY IN LOVE-MS. KIM & BIG G
4. GIVE IT TO ME- MS. KIM & BIG G
5. YOU DON’T KNOW ME-MS. KIM
6. THONG/GET LOW REMIX-LITTLE BENNY
7. UH OH-D.FLOYD
8. BEDROCK, FREAKY DEAK ZONE, SARDINES, ALL MY LOVE-BUGGS, PRATT, WINK, BAKER
9. CHILLIN @ CLUB U-BIG G
10. THONG, THONG/SHAKE IT OUT- BIG SIX, GLASSES
11. SHAKE IT LIKE A WHITE GIRL-SUGAR BEAR
12. GOGO MICKEY SOLO-MICKEY

DISC TWO
1. INTRO
2. FRONTIN
3. IN THE CLUB
4. LIL BENNY GET LOW-REMIX
5. GANGSTA LEAN
6. MIGHTY MOE
7. ONE ON ONE
8. SECOND HALF
9. FLOYD BOJACK ALL THE TIME
10. MS. KIM BABY BOY
11. MOVE OVER
12. UM BOP BOP
13. SHAKE THE HATERS OFF

"Take it 2 the top" 12" (Teddy Boy - #TB0012-1) [unknown release date]
Side 1: (unknown)
Side 2: Hip Hop Mix (radio) 4:59
Hip Hop Mix (street) 6:55


Compilation Appearances
1. GO GO CRANKIN' LP (TTED/Island - #BWAY 4001) from 1985.
Track listing (band/song)
1. Slim - Good To Go
2. Redds and the Boys - Movin' and Groovin'
3. Trouble Funk - Let's Get Small
4. Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers - We Need Some Money
5. E.U. - Ooh La La La
6. Trouble Funk - Drop The Bomb
7. Slim - in the Mix
8. E.U. - Somebody's Ringing That Door Bell
9. Trouble Funk - Say What?
10. Mass Extension - Happy Feet

2. "The Go Go Posse" Lp/Cass with "Go Ju Ju, Go" (I Hear Ya Records #IHY 1007) from 1988.

3. "Skool Daze" Sndtk. (EMI-Capitol Special Markets - No Catalog#) from 1989.
Track listing (song/band)
1. Da Butt - E. U.
2. Perfect Match - Tech & The Effx
3. Be Alone Tonight - Rays
4. Straight And Nappy - Jigaboos & Wannabees Chorus
5. One Little Acorn - Kenny Barron & Terence Blanchard
6. I'm Building Me A Home - Tracy Coley/Morehouse College Glee Club
7. I Can Only Be Me - Keith John
8. One Little Acorn (piano solo) - Kenny Barron
9. Be One - Phyllis Hyman
10. Wake Up Suite - Natural Spiritual Orchestra
11. We've Already Said Goodbye (Before We've Said Hello) - Pieces Of A Dream/Portia Griffin/Branford Marsalis

4. "Hard to beat aka Go-Go Vol. 1" with "Rock Yuh Butt" (Style #STYRD 002), a UK CD from 1989.

5. "Battle of the bands" aka "Hard to Handle" (Hosted by Tricky Rick) with untitled jam (Goff Records - #25524), cassette only from 1993.

6. "Go Go DC's Best" with "The Jungle" [track 2, 7:59 minutes] (Listen Up Records #LU730), CD from (circa) 2001

7. "PARTY HITS" features 10 Billboard Hot 100 & Top 40 Singles Chart hits - CD made by EMI-Capitol Music (catalog # 72435-31207-2-6) [unknown release date]
Track listing (song/band)
1. 2 Legit 2 Quit - M.C. Hammer (#5, 1991)
2. Move Away - Culture Club / Boy George (#12, 1986)
3. Walk The Dinosaur - Was (Not Was) (#7, 1989)
4. Turning Japanese - The Vapors (#36, 1980)
5. Too Shy - Kajagoogoo / Limahl (#5, 1983)
6. Play That Funky Music - Vanilla Ice (#4, 1991)
7. Real, Real, Real - Jesus Jones (#4, 1991)
8. Da' Butt (From "School Daze") - E.U. (#35, 1988)
9. The Politics Of Dancing - Re-Flex (#24, 1984)
10. Tenderness - General Public (#27, 1985)

8. "Funk Non Stop 2" LP with "Da'Butt (Radio Mix)" [EMI Music (Brazil) - #????] [unknown release date]