[INTRO] - [RECORDINGS] - [MERCY! -SESSIONS]
Mercy!
-sessions
A list of all the tracks recorded in the May & October 1964
sessions that were released on the Rosemart 45s and the Atlantic
lp (each titled preceded by it's Atlantic master number), including all the tracks without Hendrix involvement and one
that ended up on the follow-up "See-Saw" -lp (Atlantic 8120).
13 May 1964
7873 Can't
Stay Away
drums - Bernard Purdie
bass - unknown
lead guitar - Jimi Hendrix
vocals - Don Covay
organ - Horace Ott?
piano - Horace Ott?
harmony vocal - unknown
Tape log only lists
Purdie for this session
18 May 1964
7878 Can't
Stay Away Too Long (unreleased)
7879 Mercy, Mercy
drums - Bernard Purdie?
bass - unknown
lead guitar - Jimi Hendrix
1st rhythm guitar - Bob Bushnell?
or Jimi Hendrix?
2nd rhythm guitar - Bob Bushnell?
or Jimi Hendrix?
vocals - Don Covay
1st harmony vocal - unknown
2nd harmony vocal - George "King" Clemons?
Log doesn't
list any personnel for this session
Edit at 2.09
1 October 1964
8248 Take This Hurt Off Me
drums - Bernard Purdie
bass - Ronald Miller?
lead guitar - Bob Bushnell
1st rhythm guitar - unknown
2nd rhythm guitar - unknown
vocals - Don Covay
1st harmony vocal - unknown
2nd harmony vocal - unknown
3 October 1964
8246 Just
Because
drums - Bernard Purdie
bass - Ronald Miller?
guitar - Billy Butler and/or
Bob Bushnell
vocals - Don Covay
piano - Horace Ott
trumpet - Wilbur "Dud"
Bascomb
tenor sax - Buddy Lucas
baritone sax - Haywood Henry
8247 Come On In
drums - Bernard Purdie
bass - Ronald Miller?
rhythm guitar? - Billy Butler
and/or Bob Bushnell
vocals - Don Covay
organ - Horace Ott
piano - Horace Ott?
trumpet - Wilbur "Dud"
Bascomb
tenor sax - Buddy Lucas
baritone sax - Haywood Henry
1st harmony vocal - unknown
2nd harmony vocal - unknown
4 October 1964
8252 I'll
Be Satisfied
drums - Bernard Purdie
bass - Ronald Miller?
lead guitar - Bob Bushnell or
Harry Jensen
rhythm guitar - Bob Bushnell
or Harry Jensen
vocals - Don Covay
1st harmony vocal - unknown
2nd harmony vocal - unknown
8253 You
Must Believe In Me
drums - Bernard Purdie
bass - Ronald Miller?
lead guitar - Bob Bushnell or
Harry Jensen
rhythm guitar - Bob Bushnell
or Harry Jensen
vocals - Don Covay
1st harmony vocal - unknown
2nd harmony vocal - unknown
8254 Precious
You (released on the lp "See-Saw")
drums - Bernard Purdie
bass - Ronald Miller?
lead guitar - Bob Bushnell or
Harry Jensen
rhythm guitar - Bob Bushnell
or Harry Jensen
vocals - Don Covay
piano - Horace Ott
organ - Horace Ott
vibes - unknown
harmony vocal - unknown
5 October 1964
8243 Daddy
Loves Baby
drums - Bernard Purdie
bass - Bob Bushnell
guitar - Wally Richardson or
Harry Jensen
vocals - Don Covay
1st harmony vocal - unknown
2nd harmony vocal - unknown
8244 Please
Don't Let Me Know
drums - Bernard Purdie
bass - Bob Bushnell
lead guitar - Wally Richardson
or Harry Jensen
rhythm guitar - Wally Richardson
or Harry Jensen
vocals - Don Covay
piano - Horace Ott
1st harmony vocal - unknown
2nd harmony vocal - unknown
8245 Can't
Fight It Baby
drums - Bernard Purdie
bass - Bob Bushnell
rhythm guitar - Wally Richardson
or Harry Jensen
vocals - Don Covay
organ - Horace Ott
piano - Horace Ott
1st harmony vocal - unknown
2nd harmony vocal - unknown
8249 You're
Good For Me
drums - Bernard Purdie
bass - Bob Bushnell or Ronald
Miller?
guitar? - Wally Richardson or
Harry Jensen
vocals - Don Covay
piano - Horace Ott
trumpet - Wilbur "Dud"
Bascomp
tenor sax - Arthur "Babe"
Clarke
lyrics have
bits very similar to "I don't know what you've got"
8250 Dedicated To The One I Love (unreleased)
8251 Come
See About Me
drums - Bernard Purdie
bass - Bob Bushnell or Ronald
Miller?
lead guitar - Wally Richardson
or Harry Jensen
rhythm guitar - Wally Richardson
or Harry Jensen
vocals - Don Covay
piano - Horace Ott
trumpet - Wilbur "Dud"
Bascomp
tenor sax - Arthur "Babe"
Clarke
