I'd Rather Suck My Thumb

I'd Rather Suck My Thumb is the fourth album by American blues guitarist Mel Brown recorded in 1969 for the Impulse! label.^[1]

I'd Rather Suck My Thumb
Studio album by Mel Brown
Released	1970
Recorded	July–October, 1969
Genre	Blues
Length	42:51
Label	Impulse!
Producer	Ed Michel
Mel Brown chronology
Blues for We (1969) I'd Rather Suck My Thumb (1970) Mel Brown's Fifth (1969)

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 2 stars.^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Mel Brown except as indicated

1. "I'd Rather Suck My Thumb" – 5:33
2. "Scorpio" – 6:30
3. "Eighteen Pounds of Unclean Chitlings" – 11:10
4. "You Got Me Hummin'" – 4:15
5. "Do Your Thing" (Charles Wright)^[3] – 5:36
6. "Troubles" – 5:20
7. "Dixie" (Dan Emmett) – 4:27

• Recorded in Los Angeles, California on March 21, 1968

Personnel

• Mel Brown – guitar, vocals
• Matthew Kelly – harmonica
• Clifford Coulter – organ, electric piano
• Johnny Carswell – organ
• Bob West – electric bass
• Gregg Ferber – drums

References

1. Impulse! Records discography accessed January 11, 2012
2. Allmusic Review accessed January 11, 2012
3. Mel Brown, "Do Your Thing" credits Retrieved August 4, 2016.