Black Merda

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Prophet Written-By – A. Hawkins*, V. L. Veasey*	2:55
A2	Think Of Me Written-By – A. Hawkins*, C. Hawkins*, T. Hite*, V. L. Veasey*	2:35
A3	Cynthy-Ruth Written-By – V. L. Veasey*	3:05
A4	Over And Over Written-By – A. Hawkins*, C. Hawkins*, T. Hite*, V. L. Veasey*	5:34
A5	Ashamed Written-By – A. Hawkins*, V. L. Veasey*	3:55
B1	Reality Written-By – V. L. Veasey*	2:00
B2	Windsong Written-By – A. Hawkins*, C. Hawkins*, T. Hite*, V. L. Veasey*	4:17
B3	Good Luck Written-By – J. Hawkins*, V. L. Veasey*	3:48
B4	That's The Way It Goes Written-By – V. L. Veasey*	3:14
B5	I Don't Want To Die Written-By – A. Hawkins*, C. Hawkins*, T. Hite*, V. L. Veasey*	3:58
B6	Set Me Free Written-By – A. Hawkins*, V. L. Veasey*	0:40

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – GRT Corporation
• Manufactured By – Chess Producing Corp.
• Published By – Whippet Music
• Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – △15112

Credits

• Bass – Veesee L. Veasey
• Design [Album] – Cathy Swan
• Drums – Tyrone Hite
• Engineer [Mixing] – Roger Anfinsen
• Engineer [Recording] – Malcolm Chisholm
• Guitar – Anthony Hawkins , Charles Hawkins
• Layout – Michael Reid Design
• Mastered By – GS*
• Photography By – Peter Amft
• Producer – Swan*

Notes

Monarch promo pressing.
'Promotion Copy' above Side 1/2 left and 'Not For Sale' above catalog # on right labels.
Promotional Copy Not For Sale sticker on sleeve.
B6 "Set Me Free" is not listed on rear cover tracktlist.
Catalog number printed on the back cover: LPS 1551
Catalog number printed on the labels: LPS-1551
Catalog number printed on the front cover: LPS1551

This version is the Monarch pressing variation and can be identified by the pressing plant information found in the runout grooves and by the arrangement of the text on the labels.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): 18543
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): 18544
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A etched): STM 4819-2 #18543 MR LPS-1551△ 15342 Side 1 P
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B etched): STM 4820-2 #18544 MR LPS-1551△ 15342 -X Side 2 P
• Matrix / Runout (Runout both sides stamped): MR (In a circle)
• Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
LPS 1551, CH 1551	Black Merda	Black Merda ‎(LP, Album)	Chess, Chess	LPS 1551, CH 1551	US	1970
569 517	Black Merda	Black Merda ‎(LP, Album)	Chess	569 517	France	1970
TAKE 35017	Black Merda	Black Merda ‎(CD, Album, RE, Dig)	Take 5	TAKE 35017	Switzerland	2016
LR111	Black Merda	Black Merda ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Lilith	LR111	Russia	2006
FP010LP	Black Merda	Black Merda ‎(LP, Album, Ltd, RE, Unofficial)	Funky Planet	FP010LP	Europe	2015