MEL BROWN I'd Rather Suck My Thumb RARE IMPULSE PROMO

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MEL BROWN I'd Rather Suck My Thumb RARE IMPULSE PROMO !


A VG++ ORIGINAL LP ON IMPULSE AS 9186

FROM 1970 IN STEREO WITH GATEFOLD COVER A RARE PROMOTIONAL COPY WITH NOT FOR SALE PROMOTION COPY RED AND WHITE STICKER ON BACK COVER

Q: WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT A PROMOTIONAL LP? A: PROMOTIONAL LPS GENERALLY SPEAKING WERE THE FIRST PRESSINGS OF A PARTICULAR ISSUE TO BE HANDED OUT TO RADIO STATIONS, PERSONNEL AND OTHER PROMOTIONAL VENUES. MANY BELIEVE THE PROMO COPIES TO BE SUPERIOR IN SOUND QUALITY, SINCE THEY CAME OFF THE MOTHERS FIRST.

PRODUCED BY ED MICHEL AND RECORDED BY ED FOURNIER AND FRED BORKGREN

WITH THE ORIGINAL BLACK AND WHITE IMPULSE THUMBNAIL INNER SLEEVE AS SHOWN

WITH MEL ON GUITAR AND VOCALS, CLIFFORD COULTER ON ORGAN AND ELECTRIC PIANO, JOHNNY CARSWELL ON ORGAN, MATTHEW KELLY ON HARMONICA, BOB WEST ON FENDER BASS, GREG FERBER ON DRUMS

RECORDED AT VAULT RECORDING STUDIOS AND SOUL RECORDING RECORDING STUDIOS

7 TRACKS INCLUDE SCORPIO, 18 POUNDS OF UNCLEAN CHITLINGS, TROUBLES, DO YOUR THING, DIXIE, YOU GOT ME HUMMIN'

THE LACQUERED GATEFOLD WITH SOME LIGHT RUB WEAR. CORNERS WITH ROUGH SPOTS ON POINT. TOP RIGHT FRONT CORNER WITH TINY CRUSH MARK ON POINT. INSIDE WHITE GATEFOLD WITH SOME LIGHT RUB WEAR AND AGE DISCOLORATION.

VIRGIN SPINDLE HOLE. APPEARS PRISTINE OUT OF THE SLEEVE; UNDER BRIGHT ANGLED LIGHT THERE ARE SOME LIGHT SURFACE PAPER SLEEVE STORAGE CONTACT IMPRESSIONS FROM SHELVING.

FROM A PRIVATE JAZZ COLLECTION RECENTLY ACQUIRED

FROM THE ALLMUSIC.COM WEBSITE:
Biography
by Jason Ankeny
Best known for his decade-plus stint in support of Bobby "Blue" Bland, Mel Brown channeled elements of soul, funk, and jazz to create one of the most distinctive guitar styles in contemporary blues. Born October 7, 1939, in Jackson, MS, Brown received his first guitar at the age of 14 while battling meningitis, spending hours each day studying the music of idols like B.B. King and T-Bone Walker from his sickbed. His father, John Henry "Bubba" Brown, a gifted amateur guitarist who often backed Delta legend Tommy Johnson, was another seminal influence. After recovering from his illness, Brown joined the Duke Juniors, a teenaged spinoff of the popular local society band the Duke Huddleston Orchestra... Read More...

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