Spark Plug
Melvin Sparks
Unavailable - This product is currently unavailable. You're on the waitlist and will be notified if it becomes available. Join the waitlist to be notified if it becomes available again.
Reissued on vinyl for the first time in three decades, Melvin Spark’s sophomore album, 1971’s Spark Plug, finds guitarist Melvin Sparks at his finest, as he delivers laid-back, late-night grooves. The guitarist, who began his career as a member of The Upsetters (the storied road band which once counted Jimi Hendrix and Little Richard among its members), initially rose through ranks in the NYC soul-jazz scene as one of the most in-demand session players. The guitarist proved his prowess as a leader with his 1970 debut, Sparks!, on which he was joined by some of the biggest names in the genre. Spark Plug continues the thread, with the likes of Grover Washington, Jr. on tenor sax, Idris Muhammad on drums, Leon Spencer on organ, and engineer Rudy Van Gelder at the c...
LP 1 / Side A
| 1 Who's Gonna Take The Weight? |
| 2 Spark Plug |
LP 1 / Side B
| 1 Conjunction Mars |
| 2 Alone Together |
| 3 Dig Dis |
Become a VMP Member
The best way to discover new favorites and build your vinyl collection.
Get an exclusive record delivered monthly; cancel any time.
Spark Plug
Melvin Sparks
Your recently viewed items
