Ohio Players – Mr. Mean

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Label:	Mercury – SRM-1-3707
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman
Country:	US
Released:	1977
Genre:	Funk / Soul, Stage & Screen
Style:	Soundtrack, Funk

Tracklist

A1	Mr. Mean	5:16
A2	Fight Me, Chase Me	5:10
A3	The Controller's Mind	1:36
A4	The Big Score	7:34
B1	Magic Trick	6:56
B2	Good Luck Charm	9:36
B3	Speak Easy	3:52

Companies, etc.

Distributed By – Phonodisc, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Phonogram, Inc.
Copyright © – Phonogram, Inc.
Record Company – PolyGram
Published By – Play One Music
Published By – Tight Corporation
Published By – Unichappell Music, Inc.
Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded At – Paragon Recording Studios
Recorded At – The Sound Factory
Remixed At – Chicago Recording Company
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Mastered At – Sterling Sound

Credits

Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Drum Machine [Rhythm King] – Satch*
Art Direction – AGI (4), Jim Ladwig, Ohio Players
Clavinet [Hohner D6], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Grand Piano, Organ [Hammond B3], Synthesizer [Arp "Odyssey", Arp String Ensemble] – Billy*
Congas – Robert "C. D." Jones*
Cowbell, Drums, Vibraphone [Vibes] – Diamond*
Design – Joe Kotleba
Electric Bass – Jones*
Engineer [Assistant, Recording] [Paragon Recording Studios] – Ed Cherney
Engineer [Assistant, Recording] [The Record Plant] – Cary Pritikin, Rick Smith (2)
Engineer [Assistant, Remix] – Tom Hanson
Engineer [Recording] [Paragon Recording Studios] – Steve Kusiciel
Engineer [Recording] [The Record Plant, The Sound Factory] – Gary Ladinsky
Engineer [Remix] – Gary Ladinsky
Flugelhorn – Merv*
Guitar – Sugar*
Lead Vocals – Sugar*
Other [Special Thanks To] – Robin McBride
Percussion – Billy*, Satch*, Diamond*, Sugar*
Photography By – Richard Fegley
Producer – Ohio Players
Rhythm Guitar – Chet*
Trombone, Trumpet – Merv*, Pee Wee*
Vocals – Billy*, Chet*, Satch*, Diamond*
Written-By – W. Beck*, C. Satchell*, J. Williams*, L. Bonner*, M. Jones*, M. Pierce*, R. Middlebrooks*

Notes

Gatefold cover
Printed in USA

Music from the soundtrack of the Fred Williamson film “Mr. Mean”

Recorded at
The Record Plant, Los Angeles
Paragon Recording Studios, Chicago
The Sound Factory, Los Angeles

"STERLING" stamped only on side 1.
"CP" etchings denote Pitman press.

Remixed at The Chicago Recording Company, Chicago

℗ © 1977 Phonogram, Inc., a Polygram Company

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (A-side label): SRM-1-3707-A
Matrix / Runout (B-side label): SRM-1-3707-B
Matrix / Runout (A-side stamped, variant 1 & 2): STERLING
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout etching, variant 1): SRM-1-3707 A CP14
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout etching, variant 1): SRM-1-3707 B CP15 DB
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout etching, variant 2): P SRM-1-3707 A CP14
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout etching, variant 2): P SRM-1-3707 B CP14

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Mr. Mean (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Mercury	6338 865	Netherlands	1977
New Submission	Mr. Mean (8-Track Cartridge, Album, Stereo, Dolby System)	Mercury, Mercury	MC8-1-3707, MC 8 1-3707	US	1977
New Submission	Mr. Mean (LP, Album, Stereo)	Mercury	6338 865	Italy	1977
New Submission	Mr. Mean (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Mercury	RJ-7355	Japan	1977
New Submission	Mr. Mean (LP, Album, Stereo)	Mercury, Mercury	SRM-1-3707, 9110 055	Canada	1977

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Reviews

cheebazoe Oct 27, 2022
Yes best album cover! Effortlessly cool. Cigarette dangling. Nice tracks too.
MrMean1968 Nov 7, 2021
If anyone knows who the model is on this album cover, please let me know! This is by far my favorite Ohio Players record and I think she is smoking hot!! This is in my top 5 album covers of all time!
unprogrammedminds Oct 24, 2020
Their best LP in my opinion. (And the previous ones are all gems that are hard to beat.) It just flows beautifully. That no big hits came from it ensured that it's not overfamiliar from being overplayed.
mybeatgoeson Dec 30, 2016
Edited 6 years ago
Music from the Soundtrack of the Fred Williamson Film - "Mr. Mean".