Performance · Production
Melvin Sparks
Houston, United States • 1946-03-22 – 2011-03-15
Melvin Sparks is credited on 483 releases across 148 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1967–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
483
Pressings credited
148
Albums
7
Decades active
103
In collections
Credited work
483 releases · 148 albums · active 1967–2024
- Performance · 660
- Production · 13
- Other credits · 9
- Engineering · 3
Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Chicago Recording Company · Tedesco Studios · Sony Music Studios, New York City
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Black Rhythm Revolution!
1971
Think!
1968
Turning Point
1969
Peace And Rhythm
1972
Where I'm Coming From
1973
Spark Plug
1971
Black Talk!
1970
Wild Horses Rock Steady
1972
Gambler's Life
1974
Everything I Play Is Funky
1970
Blue Mode
1970
Ism & Blues
1994
Blue Break Beats
1992
The Dank D-Funk Blend
2019
Can I Get A... (Def Jam's Rush Hour)
1999
Blue Break Beats Volume Three
1996
The Scorpion (Live At The Cadillac Club)
1995
Blue Break Beats Volume Two
1993
Jazz Dance Classics Volume One
1993
Soirée
1979
The Cisco Kid
1973
Texas Twister
1973
Fritz The Cat (Original Soundtrack Recording)
1972
Hail Ceasar!
1972
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