Mike Vernon (producer)

Mike Vernon (producer)

Mike Vernon (born Michael William Hugh Vernon, 20 November 1944, Harrow, Middlesex, England) is an English record producer.[1] He produced albums for British blues artists and groups during the late 1960s, working with the Bluesbreakers, David Bowie, Duster Bennett, Savoy Brown, Chicken Shack, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, John Mayall, Christine McVie and Ten Years After amongst others.[2]

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Biography

Vernon is best known as the founder of the blues record label, Blue Horizon.[1] Several of his recordings appeared there, as well as on the lesser known labels, Purdah and Outasite. Although he is primarily associated with the blues, Vernon produced significant acts outside of that field, including Bowie, Focus, and Bloodstone.

After playing for a while in the Mo Jo Men, Vernon started working for Decca Records in 1963, entering production with an album by the Texan Curtis Jones, and following that up with projects by better known American bluesmen, Champion Jack Dupree and Otis Spann. Vernon encouraged John Mayall to record an album with Clapton for Decca, and in 1966, Vernon was in the producer's chair for Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton. Vernon also produced the Bluesbreakers' only album with Clapton's replacement, Peter Green, A Hard Road.[2]

Vernon championed Americans as well, recording Eddie Boyd, Furry Lewis and Bukka White. In the early 1970s, Vernon released a solo album, Moment of Madness. He was also a member of The Olympic Runners (19741979) and acted as producer for them. He was a producer and member of Rocky Sharpe and the Replays (19791983). With the Replays he sang bass under the psudonym of Eric Rondo.

Vernon's importance to British music went beyond the mixed results he achieved in the recording studio. In a period of about four years, during which Blue Horizon had distribution from CBS Records and Polydor Records, it issued about 60 singles and more than 100 albums, most of them blues records. In the early 1970s, Vernon produced Focus, before moving into soul music in the mid 1970s with Bloodstone and The Olympic Runners.[2]

Over the next couple of decades, Vernon worked at various points with Dr. Feelgood, Chris Farlowe, Freddie King, Frankie Ford and Jimmy Witherspoon plus Level 42, Dexy's Midnight Runners, The Pasadenas, and The Proclaimers. He revived the Blue Horizon label in the late 1980s, and in the 1990s he set up a couple of other blues-oriented labels, Indigo and Code Blue.[2]

Vernon came out of retirement to produce the second album by the British blues prodigy, Oli Brown. The album entitled Heads I Win, Tails You Lose was released in March 2010.

Productions (and other credits)

  • 1965Five Long YearsEddie Boyd
  • 1966Bluesbreakers with Eric ClaptonJohn Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
  • 1966Art GalleryThe Artwoods
  • 1966 — "The London Boys" — David Bowie
  • 1966 — "Rubber Band" — David Bowie
  • 1966Sound of SitarChim Kothari
  • 1967Champion Jack Dupree and His Blues BandChampion Jack Dupree featuring Mickey Baker
  • 1967 — "Love You till Tuesday" — David Bowie
  • 1967Blues AloneJohn Mayall
  • 1967A Hard RoadJohn Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
  • 1967CrusadeJohn Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
  • 1967David BowieDavid Bowie
  • 1967Eddie Boyd and His Blues BandEddie Boyd (Liner notes)
  • 1967Raw BluesVarious Artists
  • 1967Shake DownSavoy Brown
  • 1967Ten Years AfterTen Years After
  • 1968The 1968 Memphis Country Blues FestivalVarious Artists
  • 1968Roosevelt Holts: Presenting The Country Blues (production)
  • 196840 Blue Fingers, Freshly Packed and Ready to ServeChicken Shack
  • 19687936 South RhodesEddie Boyd
  • 1968Bare WiresJohn Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
  • 1968Blues from Laurel CanyonJohn Mayall
  • 1968Diary of a Band, Vol. 1John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
  • 1968Diary of a Band, Vol. 2John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
  • 1968Getting to the PointSavoy Brown
  • 1968Last Night's DreamJohnny Shines
  • 1968Fleetwood MacFleetwood Mac
  • 1968Mr. WonderfulFleetwood Mac
  • 1968UndeadTen Years After (Liner notes)
  • 1968Bukka White - Memphis Hot Shots (Production - Liner notes - Photo)
  • 1969100 Ton ChickenChicken Shack
  • 1969The Biggest Thing Since ColossusOtis Spann (Liner notes)
  • 1969Blue MatterSavoy Brown (Percussion, arranger, assistant)
  • 1969Fleetwood Mac in Chicago/Blues Jam in Chicago, Vols. 1-2Fleetwood Mac
  • 1969English RoseFleetwood Mac
  • 1969First SliceJellybread
  • 1969Heavy BluesChampion Jack Dupree
  • 1969Looking BackJohn Mayall (Liner notes)
  • 1969Midnight JumpSunnyland Slim
  • 1969O.K. Ken?Chicken Shack
  • 1969 - Fiends And Angels - Martha Velez
  • 1969Patent PendingThe Johnny Almond Music Machine
  • 1969The Pious Bird of Good OmenFleetwood Mac
  • 1969A Step FurtherSavoy Brown (Percussion, bells)
  • 1969StonedhengeTen Years After (Vocals)
  • 1969Presenting the Country Blues/Furry Lewis (Production - Lines Notes)
  • 1969Presenting the Country Blues/Mississippi Joe Callicott (Production - Lines Notes)
  • 1970Stars of the 1969-1970 Memphis Country Blues FestivalVarious Artists
  • 1970Grease One for MeBacon Fat
  • 1970In and Out of FocusFocus (Liner notes, supervisor)
  • 1970The End of the GamePeter Green
  • 1971Black Magic WomanFleetwood Mac
  • 1971Bring It Back HomeMike Vernon (Harmonica, percussion, vocals)
  • 1971Moving WavesFocus (Liner notes, supervisor)
  • 1971Rick HaywardRick Hayward (Liner notes)
  • 1971Thru the YearsJohn Mayall
  • 1972Alvin Lee & CompanyTen Years After
  • 1972Discovering the BluesRobben Ford
  • 1972Focus IIIFocus (Supervisor)
  • 1973Live at the RainbowFocus (Supervisor)
  • 1973History Of British Blues Vol.1 (Various Artists) (Production - liner notes and on one song)
  • 1974BurglarFreddie King (Percussion)
  • 1974Hamburger ConcertoFocus
  • 1975Larger Than LifeFreddie King (Percussion)
  • 1975Love Is a Five Letter WordJimmy Witherspoon (Percussion)
  • 1975Out in FrontThe Olympic Runners (Percussion)
  • 1975Vintage YearsFleetwood Mac
  • 1976Do You Wanna Do a ThingBloodstone
  • 1976Gold PlatedClimax Blues Band
  • 1976LiveJimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford (Executive production, editing, mixing)
  • 1977Best of Savoy Brown [London] — Savoy Brown
  • 1977Edwin StarrEdwin Starr (Tambourine, vibraslap)
  • 1977Hot to TrotThe Olympic Runners (Percussion, vocals)
  • 1977On the LineFoster Brothers
  • 1977Original Fleetwood MacFleetwood Mac
  • 1977Ship of MemoriesFocus
  • 1977Soul SurvivorsDiversions
  • 1978Focus con ProbyFocus (Liner notes, supervisor)
  • 1979Let It RollDr. Feelgood
  • 1979Out of the GroundThe Olympic Runners (Percussion)
  • 1979Rama Lama (Replays)Rocky Sharpe & the Replays (Engineer)
  • 1980Shout! Shout!Rocky Sharpe & the Replays (Percussion)
  • 1981Level 42Level 42
  • 1982Pursuit of AccidentsLevel 42
  • 1983Stop Please StopRocky Sharpe & the Replays (Percussion)
  • 1984End of the LinePete McDonald
  • 1986Mad Man BluesDr. Feelgood
  • 1986On the LooseSteve Gibbons
  • 1987Hat TrickBlues 'N' Trouble (Percussion)
  • 1988CrossroadsEric Clapton
  • 1988Great British Psychedelic Trip, Vol. 1, 1966-69Various Artists
  • 1988John Mayall and the BluesbreakersJohn Mayall
  • 1989Level BestLevel 42
  • 1989Singles/ The UA YearsDr. Feelgood
  • 1989Steel & FireThe Mick Clarke Band (Engineer)
  • 1989Storyteller - The Complete Anthology: 19641990Rod Stewart
  • 1990Blues It UpDana Gillespie (Percussion)
  • 1991That's What The Blues Can Do - The Innes Sibun Blues Explosion (Production)
  • 1991Second SightChris Youlden (Vocals, Engineer)
  • 199225 Years - The ChainFleetwood Mac
  • 1992Attack of the Atomic GuitarU.P. Wilson (Engineer, mixing)
  • 1992Blue LightningLightnin' Slim (Mixing)
  • 1992Blues, the Whole Blues & Nothing But the BluesJimmy Witherspoon (Percussion, engineer, mixing, liner notes)
  • 1992Chiswick StoryVarious Artists
  • 1992Delta BluesmanDavid Honeyboy Edwards
  • 1993Dog Days Are OverThe Scabs
  • 1993Delta HurricaneLarry McCray
  • 1993Clima RaroDanza Invisible
  • 1994Live DogThe Scabs
  • 1994Sound Like ThisThe Hoax
  • 1994Al Compás de la BandaDanza Invisible
  • 1996A Man Amongst MenBo Diddley (Production, liner notes, percussion)
  • 1999The Complete Blue Horizon SessionsFleetwood Mac (Production)
  • 2007The Complete Blue Horizon SessionsOtis Spann (Production)
  • 2007Furry Lewis & Mississippi Joe Callicott - The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions (Production - liner notes - photos)
  • 2007The 1968 Memphis Country Blues festival - Bukka White The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions (Production - liner notes - Photos)
  • 2008The Complete Blue Horizon SessionsJellybread (Production - liner notes)
  • 2008The Complete Blue Horizon SessionsTop Topham (Production - liner notes)
  • 2008The Complete Blue Horizon SessionsKey Largo (Production - liner notes)
  • 2008The Complete Blue Horizon SessionsGordon Smith (Production - liner notes)
  • 2008The Complete Blue Horizon SessionsEddie Boyd (Production - liner notes)
  • 2008The Complete Blue Horizon SessionsChampion Jack Dupree (Production - liner notes)
  • 2010Heads I Win, Tails You Lose - Oli Brown (Production)
  • 2010Shine - Dani Wilde (Production)
  • 2010Fun to Visit - Mingo & The Blues Intruders[3] (Production)

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