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Melvin Van Peebles
Ain't Supposed To Die A Natural Death
Album US 1971 on A&M Records label
Jazz and R&B/Soul (Spoken Word, Jazz-Funk)
Monarch Pressing with variant center labels (typeset) from other U.S. vinyl by same catalog #. Unipak sleeve made by Shorewood Packaging (U.S. Patent No. 3,426,960); includes 'press pack' inserts 1st catalog #: sleeve; 2nd: labels
Musicians
 | Melvin Van Peebles voc, *1932 US producer, concept by, vocals, words by, music by, album by |
 | Warren Smith perc, dr, vib, *1934 US arranged by, conductor, drums, percussion |
 | Howard Johnson tu, bs, baritone saxophone, flugelhorn, tuba |
 | Herb Bushler b, ep, eb, *1939 US bass, electric bass, violin, tambourine |
 | Carl Lynch g, *1920 US guitar, bass guitar |
 | Bross Townsend p, 1933-2003 US piano, organ, harpsichord, electric |
 | Al Gibbons ss, ts, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone |
 | George Barrow ts, bs, 1921-2013 US tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone |
 | Nat Woodard tr, trumpet, cornet, coronet |
Producers
| Tom Wilkes art direction |
| Gene Radice engineer |
| Jim McCrary photography by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Boxes Of Longs | Melvin Van Peebles | 5:00 | |
| 2 | You Ain't No Astronaut | Melvin Van Peebles | 3:18 | |
| 3 | Come On Feet Do Your Thing | Melvin Van Peebles | 4:22 | |
| 4 | Funky Girl On Motherless Broadway | Melvin Van Peebles | 6:30 | |
| 5 | Put A Curse On You | Melvin Van Peebles | 5:08 | |
| 6 | I Got The Blood | Melvin Van Peebles | 3:55 | |
| 7 | You Gotta Be Holdin' Out Five Dollars On Me | Melvin Van Peebles | 4:27 | |
| 8 | Heh Heh (Chuckle) Good Morning Sunshine | Melvin Van Peebles | 4:49 | |
| 9 | Salamaggi's Birthday | Melvin Van Peebles | 7:30 |
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