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Percy Mayfield
For Collectors Only
Album US 1989 on Specialty label
Blues (Rhythm’n’Blues)
Collection of alternate takes and previously unissued material Recording dates: A1: August 16, 1950 A2: January 22, 1952 A3: July 27, 1951 A4: October 16, 1954 A5: October 16, 1954 A6: November 21, 1950 A7: July 27, 1951 A8: January 29, 1953 B1: January 29, 1953 B2: April 23, 1953 B3: November 21, 1950 B4: March 31, 1952 B5: April 23, 1953 B6: August 16, 1950 B7: July 27, 1951 B8: August 16, 1950 B9: Date unknown Credited for sessions not assigned to any album track: October 23, 1950 Thomas Maxwell Davis – Leader, Tenor Sax Jack McVea – Tenor Sax Charles H. Waller – Baritone Sax Lee Wesley Jones – Piano Eugene Floyd "Gene" Philips – Guitar George "Red" Callender – Bass Lee Young – Drums December 11, 1953 Thomas Maxwell Davis – Leader, Tenor Sax Harold Maxwell Grant – Guitar Ralph W. Hamilton – Bass Gerald F. Wiggins – Piano William B. Woodman, Jr. – Tenor Sax Jesse Sailes – Drums Jewell Grant – Alto Sax March 23, 1954 Thomas Maxwell Davis – Leader, Tenor Sax Jewell Grant – Alto Sax William "Bumps" Myers – Tenor Sax Floyd Turnham – Baritone Sax Willard McDaniel – Piano Herman Mitchell – Guitar Ralph Hamilton – Bass Jesse Sailes – Drums Donald Julian, Ronald Barrett, Earl Jones (2) listed as Maytones on label
Musicians
 | Percy Mayfield voc, 1920-1984 US lyrics by, music by, album by |
 | Jewell Grant bs, US alto saxophone |
 | Thomas E. Williams , art direction, design, package |
 | Charles H. Waller sax, baritone saxophone |
 | Floyd Turnham bs, 1909-1991 US baritone saxophone |
 | Maurice S. Simon baritone saxophone |
 | Billy Hadnott b, 1914-1999 US bass |
 | David Bryant b, US bass |
 | Ralph Hamilton b, bass |
 | Red Callender b, tu, 1916-1992 US bass |
 | Billy Vera voc, eg, *1944 US compiled by, reissue producer, research, liner notes, supervised by, series |
 | Bill Douglass dr, 1923-1994 US drums |
 | Jessie Sailes dr, drums |
 | Lee Young dr, US drums |
 | Chuck Norris g, 1921-1989 US guitar |
 | Gene Phillips g, voc, 1915-1990 US guitar |
 | Harold Grant g, guitar |
 | Herman Mitchell g, US guitar |
 | Mitchell Webb g, US guitar |
 | Ulysses Livingston g, 1912-1988 US guitar |
 | William "Frosty" Pyles , guitar |
 | Maxwell Davis ts, 1916-1970 US leader, tenor saxophone |
 | James J. Kriegsmann , 1909-1994 AT photography by, original |
| Edward Beal piano |
 | Fletcher Smith p, 1913-1993 US piano |
 | Willard McDaniel p, US piano |
 | Art Rupe , producer, original sessions |
 | John Crawford sax, saxophone |
 | Richard Wells sax, saxophone |
 | Bumps Myers ts, 1912-1968 US tenor saxophone |
 | Earl Jackson , US tenor saxophone |
 | Jack McVea ts, 1914-2000 US tenor saxophone |
 | James Jackson sax, tenor saxophone |
 | Gordon Skene , transferred by |
 | Eric Chan , design, production, typography, handlettering |
 | Jessie Mae Robinson voc, p, 1919-1966 US lyrics by, music by |
Producers
| Wilde Studios artwork by, photo retouching |
| Don Julian backing vocals |
| Earl Jones backing vocals |
| Ronald Barrett backing vocals |
| Bobby Hata mastered by |
Composers
| Percy Mayfield |
| Jessie Mae Robinson |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Life Is Suicide (Take 1 - Master) | Percy Mayfield | ||
| 2 | The Hunt Is On (Take 1 - Alternate) | Percy Mayfield | ||
| 3 | Hopeless (Take 1 - Alternate) | Percy Mayfield | ||
| 4 | My Heart Is Crying (Take 1 - False Start-Studio Talk/Take 2 - Master) | Percy Mayfield | ||
| 5 | Baby You're Rich (Take 3 - Alternate) | Percy Mayfield | ||
| 6 | My Blues (Take 3 - Master) | Percy Mayfield | ||
| 7 | I Dare You, Baby (Take 1 - Alternate) | Percy Mayfield | ||
| 8 | Memory Pain (Take 2 - Alternate) | Percy Mayfield | ||
| 9 | You Are My Future (Take 3 - Previously Unissued) | Percy Mayfield | ||
| 10 | Get Way Back (Take 3 - Previously Unissued) | Percy Mayfield | ||
| 11 | Advice (For Men Only) (Take 1 - Previously Unissued) | Percy Mayfield | ||
| 12 | Lonesome Highway (Take 1 - Previously Unissued) | Percy Mayfield | Jessie Mae Robinson | |
| 13 | Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (Take 1 - Previously Unissued) | Percy Mayfield | ||
| 14 | Strange Things Happening (Take 2 - Alternate) | Percy Mayfield | ||
| 15 | Ruthie Mae (Take 3 - Previously Unissued) | Percy Mayfield | ||
| 16 | Please Send Me Someone To Love (Take 3 - Alternate) | Percy Mayfield | ||
| 17 | Hit The Road, Jack (Demo) | Percy Mayfield |
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