Mel Brown – Mel Brown's Fifth (Vinyl LP)

Mel Brown – Mel Brown's Fifth is guitarist Mel Brown's fifth album for Impulse! (cat. no. AS-9209), released in 1971. It was recorded on October 21 and 23, 1970 at United Recording Studios and ABC Recording Studios in Los Angeles and produced by Ed Michel. Brown, later best known as Bobby Bland's long-time guitarist, mixes blues, soul jazz and funk with organ and horns; besides his own pieces he sings the classic "Drifting Blues". Side one ends with a locked groove featuring a cuckoo clock. This copy is the 1971 US original pressing in a gatefold sleeve.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Impulse! AS-9209
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album, gatefold
• Pressing: US original
• Country: USA
• Year of this pressing: 1971
• Genre: Jazz, Blues, Soul & Funk
• Extras: Gatefold sleeve

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: VG+
• Cover: VG (with wear)

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale (SKU MBR S1).

Tracklist

Side A

1. Time For A Change (Bea Brown)
2. Good Stuff (Mel Brown)
3. Seven Forty-Seven (Airport Blues) (Bea Brown, John H. Brown)
4. Luv Potion (Jeff Osborne, Jimmy Davis, Mel Brown)

Side B

1. Drifting Blues (Charles Brown, Eddie Williams, Johnny Moore)
2. Cheap At Half The Price (Bea Brown)
3. Home Made (Mel Brown)
4. Gimme A Little Slack (Mel Brown)

Personnel

Mel Brown (guitar, electric piano, Fender bass on "Cheap At Half The Price", vocals on "Drifting Blues"), Jimmy Davis (organ, keyboard bass), Jeff Osborne (drums), Clifford Coulter (electric piano on "Time For A Change"), John H. Brown (vocals on "Seven Forty-Seven").

Horns on "Time For A Change", "Good Stuff" and "Home Made": Carle Vickers (trumpet), Jake Riley (trombone), Lorenzo Carnegie (alto saxophone), Onion Miller (tenor saxophone), Tobie Butler (baritone saxophone).

Produced by Ed Michel; engineered by Ed Michel, Phil Kaye, Roger Nichols (Los Angeles, October 1970).

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
Yes. This is the 1971 US first edition on Impulse!, cat. no. AS-9209, in a gatefold sleeve.

Who was Mel Brown?
A blues and soul guitarist from Jackson, Mississippi (1939–2009). He recorded several albums for Impulse!, played with T-Bone Walker and backed Bobby Bland for about ten years.

What does Media VG+ / Cover VG mean?
VG+ (Very Good Plus) for the record means light signs of use that hardly affect playback. VG (Very Good) for the sleeve means clear signs of wear such as edge or corner wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Mel Brown records?
This is currently our only Mel Brown record. Similar titles are in our Blues collection and our Soul & Funk collection.