''Black Merda'' is the self-titled debut album by the Detroit
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band
Black Merda. It was released in 1970 by
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. The original album was long out of print before being reissued on CD by TuffCity Records in 1996. All of the album's tracks are also collected on the 2005 Black Merda compilation ''
The Folks from Mother's Mixer
''The Folks from Mother’s Mixer'' is a compilation of tracks recorded in the early 1970s by the band Black Merda. It was released by Tuff City Records in 2005 and collects all the tracks from the band’s two original albums, '' Black Merda'' ...
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Track listing
# "Prophet" (A. Hawkins, V. Veasey) – 2:52
# "Think of Me" (A. Hawkins, V. Veasey, C. Hawkins, T. Hite) – 2:31
# "Cynthy-Ruth" (V. Veasey) – 3:03
# "Over and Over" (A. Hawkins, V. Veasey, C. Hawkins, T. Hite) – 5:29
# "Ashamed" (A. Hawkins, V. Veasey) – 3:50
# "Reality" (V. Veasey) – 1:59
# "Windsong" (A. Hawkins, V. Veasey, C. Hawkins, T. Hite) – 4:12
# "Good Luck" (A. Hawkins, V. Veasey) – 3:45
# "That’s the Way It Goes" (V. Veasey) – 3:15
# "I Don’t Want to Die" (A. Hawkins, V. Veasey, C. Hawkins, T. Hite) – 3:51
# "Set Me Free" (A. Hawkins, V. Veasey) – 0:28
Personnel
*Anthony Hawkins – guitar, vocals
*VC L. Veasey – bass guitar, vocals
*Charles Hawkins – guitar, vocals
*Tyrone Hite – drums, vocals
References
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1970 debut albums
Black Merda albums
Chess Records albums