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Barry Melton Discography

Barry Melton was a founder member of Country Joe & The Fish and stayed with the group until they disbanded in 1970. Subsequent music ventures included a long spell with the Dinosaurs. Since the early 1980s Melton's music career has shared time with a busy legal career.

This is a discography of recordings by Barry Melton away from Country Joe & The Fish. For a list of Melton's recordings with Country Joe & The Fish see the Country Joe & The Fish discography.

Additions, corrections and comments are welcome


Leader or co-leader albums

info Bright Sun Is Shining, Barry Melton, 1970
info Melton, Levy & the Dey Bros., Melton, Levy & the Dey Bros., 1972
info Fish, Barry Melton, 1975
info We Are Like the Ocean, Barry Melton, 1977
info Level With Me, Barry Melton, 1979
info Songs of the Next Great Depression, Barry Melton, 1981
info Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, 1988
info The Saloon Years, Barry Melton, 1997
info Friends Of Extinction, Dinosaurs, 2005
info Duel in the Desert, Rich Hopkins and Barry Melton, 2007
info Jamasutra, Stepahn Missri / Barry Melton, 2010

Leader or co-leader on various artist albums

info The Revenge of Blind Joe Death: The John Fahey Tribute Album, Various Artists, 2006

Contributions to other albums

info Cryin' Time, Otis Spann, 1970
info Rolling Thunder, Mickey Hart, 1972
info Tales Of The Great Rum Runners, Robert Hunter, 1974
info Sampler For Deadheads (EP 1 of 3), Robert Hunter/Jerry Garcia, 1975
info Promontory Rider - A Retrospective Collection, Robert Hunter, 1982
info Aces High, Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, 1990
info Rock 'N' Roll Heaven, Frank Novato, 1995
info Relix Bay Rock Shop #5, Relix Magazine 20th Anniversary Show, Various Artists, 1993
info Relix Best Of Commander Cody, Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, 1995
info The Best Of The Vanguard Years, Otis Spann, 1999
info Still Groovin', Merl Saunders, 2004
info Down To The_Roots, Lowell Levinger, 2014
info Ace Of Cups, Ace Of Cups, 2018

Contribution to other recordings on various artist compilations

info Days Of Wine and Vinyl, Various Artists, 1972
info Warner/Reprise Display Case, Vol. 9, Various Artists, 1972
info The Best Of The Chicago Blues, Various Artists, 1987
info Songs from the Sacred Napkin, Various Artists, 1990
info Relix Sampler 4, Various Artists, 1992
info Relix Sampler (Europe), Various Artists, 1993
info Relix's Best Of Truck Driving Songs, Various Artists, 1997

Non-playing contributions to other recordings

info At The Edge, Mickey Hart, 1990 (Thanked in notes)
info Mickey Hart's Mystery Box, Mickey Hart, 1996

Last updated March 2011