The Folks from Mother’s Mixer is a compilation of tracks recorded in the early 1970s by the band Black Merda

Black Merda

Black Merda is an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan, active from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s and reuniting in 2005. They are considered to be the first all black rock band...

. It was released in 2005 and collects all the tracks from the band’s two original albums, Black Merda

Black Merda (album)

Black Merda is the self-titled debut album by the Detroit rock band Black Merda. It was released in 1970 by Chess Records. 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...

(1970) and Long Burn the Fire

Long Burn the Fire

Long Burn the Fire is the second studio album by the Detroit rock band Black Merda. The band’s name was altered to Mer-Da on the album’s front cover. It was released by Chess Records subsidiary Janus in 1972. The album sleeve features only guitarists Anthony and Charles Hawkins and bassist VC L....

(1972).

Track listing

1. Prophet – 2:52
2. Think of Me – 2:31
3. Cynthy-Ruth – 3:03
4. Over and Over – 5:29
5. Ashamed – 3:50
6. Reality – 1:59
7. Windsong – 4:12
8. Good Luck – 3:45
9. That’s the Way It Goes – 3:15
10. I Don’t Want to Die – 3:51
11. Set Me Free – 0:28
12. For You – 4:38
13. The Folks from Mother’s Mixer – 4:09
14. My Mistake – 5:25
15. Lying – 4:25
16. Long Burn the Fire – 3:21
17. Sometimes I Wish – 3:45
18. I Got a Woman – 4:53
19. We Made Up – 3:41

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Note: Tracks 1-11 are from the album Black Merda

Black Merda (album)

Black Merda is the self-titled debut album by the Detroit rock band Black Merda. It was released in 1970 by Chess Records. 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...

and tracks 12-19 are from the album Long Burn the Fire

Long Burn the Fire

Long Burn the Fire is the second studio album by the Detroit rock band Black Merda. The band’s name was altered to Mer-Da on the album’s front cover. It was released by Chess Records subsidiary Janus in 1972. The album sleeve features only guitarists Anthony and Charles Hawkins and bassist VC L....

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Personnel

Anthony Hawkins – guitar, vocals

VC L. Veasey – bass, vocals

Charles Hawkins – guitar, vocals

Tyrone Hite – drums, vocals (tracks 1-11)

Bob Crowder – drums (tracks 12-19)