''I'd Rather Suck My Thumb'' is the fourth album by American blues guitarist Mel Brown recorded in 1969 for the

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Reception

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Track listing

:''All compositions by Mel Brown except as indicated'' # "I'd Rather Suck My Thumb" – 5:33 # "Scorpio" – 6:30 # "Eighteen Pounds of Unclean Chitlings" – 11:10 # "You Got Me Hummin'" – 4:15 # " Do Your Thing" (Charles Wright)Mel Brown, "Do Your Thing" credits
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Personnel

* Mel Brown – guitar, vocals *

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*Johnny Carswell – organ *Bob West – electric bass *Gregg Ferber – drums

References

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