Melvin Van Peebles (born August 21, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, US; died September 21, 2021 in New York City, US) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, novelist and composer. He was praised as the godfather of modern Black cinema and a trailblazer in American independent movies. Father of Mario van Peebles.
ALBUMS
The Heliocentrics & Melvin Van Peebles
The Last Transmission
2014
Melvin Van Peebles Wid Laxative
Nahh...Nahh Mofo Funk
2012, LP, Album, Yeah Inc.
Melvin Van Peebles
The Melvin Van Peebles Collection
1999, CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM + Comp, Stax, 
,
, Soundtrack/Soul-Jazz/Funk
Melvin Van Peebles
X-Rated By An All-White Jury
1997, 2xCD, Comp, RM, A&M Records
Melvin Van Peebles
Ghetto Gothic
1995
Melvin Van Peebles
Don't Play Us Cheap
1975
Melvin Van Peebles With Host Lou Rawls
Sailing With Soul: June, 1974 - Series 4
1974, 2xLP, Transcription, United States Navy Recruiting Command, United States Navy Recruiting Command
Melvin Van Peebles
As Serious As A Heart-Attack
1974, ,
, Spoken Word/Funk/Soul
Melvin Van Peebles
Eyes On the Rabbit / Come On Write Me
1974
Melvin Van Peebles
What The . . . . You Mean I Can't Sing?!
1973
Melvin Van Peebles
Ain't Supposed To Die A Natural Death (Tunes From Blackness) (Original Broadway Cast Album)
1972
Melvin Van Peebles
Don't Play Us Cheap (Original Cast & Soundtrack Album)
1972
Melvin Van Peebles
Ghetto Songs
1971, 2xLP, Comp, Promo, Pre, A&M Records
Melvin Van Peebles
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (An Opera)
1971
Melvin Van Peebles
Sweetback's Theme / Hoppin John
1971
Melvin Van Peebles
Ain't Supposed To Die A Natural Death
1970
Melvin Van Peebles
Watermelon Man
1970
Melvin Van Peebles
Love, That's America
1970,
Melvin Van Peebles
Brer Soul
1969
Melvin Van Peebles
Lilly Done The Zampoughi Everytime I Pulled Her Coattail
1968, 7", Promo, A&M Records, ,
, Soul/Poetry
Melvin Van Peebles
La Permission
1968, 7", EP, Disc'Az, 
,
, Soundtrack/Soul-Jazz/Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Modal
Melvin Van Peebles
Lilly Done The Zampoughi Everytime I Pulled Her Coattail
1968, 7", A&M Records, ,
, Soul/Poetry
Melvin Van Peebles
What The . . . . You Mean I Can't Sing?!
LP, Album, TP, Atlantic
Various
Urban Survival, Vol. 1
2001, CD, Comp, Shodown Records
Various
Posse Soundtrack
1993
APPEARANCES +
Various
Jazz Dispensary: At The Movies
2023, LP, RSD, Comp, Ltd, Pur, Craft Recordings,
Soul/Soundtrack/Jazz-Funk
Various
Funk & Cinema - Best Of Funk In Movies
2021, 2xLP, Comp, Wagram Music
Various
Ecoutez Le Cinéma, 20 ans, Vol.1 Chansons De Films, Film Songs
2020, LP, Comp, Decca, ,
, Soundtrack
Various
Never To Be Forgotten - The Flip Side Of Stax 1968-1974
2012, 10x7", RSD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM + Box, Ltd, Num, Light In The Attic, Stax, Volt, ,
, Soul/Funk/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Can You Dig It? The Music And Politics Of Black Action Films 1968-75
2009, 2x CD, 
,
, Funk/Soul/Soundtrack
Kraak & Smaak
Plastic People
2008, ,
, Breakbeat/Downtempo/Funk/Disco
Grace Jones
The Ultimate Collection
2006, 3xCD, Comp, Universal Music, 
,
, Leftfield/New Wave/Dub/Downtempo/Disco
Grace Jones
The Grace Jones Story
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Universal Records, ,
, Leftfield/New Wave/Dub/Downtempo/Disco
Various
Futurism Ain't Shit To Me 2
2006, CD, 
,
, Abstract/Hip Hop/Experimental
Quasimoto
The Unseen
2005
Quasimoto
The Further Adventures Of Lord Quas
2005
Marlena*
Make Me Feel Real Good
2004, CD, Album, Bogalusa, Magic City Records, ,
, Soul/Funk
Various
Black & Proud Vol. 1 (The Soul Of The Black Panther Era)
2002, CD, Comp, Trikont, Trikont, ,
, Soul/Funk
Various
The Score
2002, CD, Comp, Mojo Magazine, ,
, Pop Rock/Funk/Ballad
Various
(Music Inspired By) BaadAsssss Cinema: The Sounds Of Blaxploitation
2002, CD, Comp, TVT Soundtrax, ,
, Funk/Soul/Soundtrack
Various
Black & Proud (The Soul Of The Black Panther Era)
2002, ,
, Conscious/Roots Reggae/Gospel/Funk/Soul/Jazzy Hip-Hop
Various
The Bossa Nova Exciting Jazz Samba Rhythms - "Film Bossa" Vol. 6
2002, 
,
, Samba/Gypsy Jazz/Bossanova/Latin Jazz
Various
Say It Loud! (A Celebration Of Black Music In America)
2001, 6xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Rhino Records (2), ,
, Soul-Jazz/Rock & Roll/Calypso/Bop/Country/Field Recording/Political/Dixieland/Electric Blues/Country Blues/Chicago Blues/Big Band/Speech/Hip Hop/Doo Wop/Interview/Gospel/Delta Blues/Funk/Cool Jazz
Various
Cold Sweat
2001, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Funk
Turntablerocker
Classic
2001, ,
, House/Dub/Trip Hop
Professor Oz
One
2001, ,
, Deep House/Drum n Bass
Herman van Veen & The Rosenberg Trio
Tes Bisous Sont Plus Doux
2000
Various
Stax Of Funk. The Funky Truth
2000, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Soul/Funk
Various
Stax Funx 2
1999
Various
Blaxploitation 4 (Harlem Hu$tle)
1998, 2xCD, Comp, Global Television
Various
The Big Score (A Soundtrack To The Black Films Of The Seventies)
1998, CD, ,
, Soundtrack/Soul/Funk
Grace Jones
Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions
1998, 2x CD, ,
, Leftfield/Reggae/Dub/Disco/New Wave/Downtempo
Various
Stax Funx
1997, CD, ,
, Soul/Funk
Albert Van Dam / Various
Jazzterdays (Of Albert Van Dam)
1996, CD, Comp, Alson Music
Various
Super Soul Breaks Volume 2
1996, CD, Comp, P-Vine Records
Various
The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Volume 2: 1968-1971
1993, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Various
Posse Soundtrack
1993, CD, ,
, Soundtrack
Mario van Peebles & Nappy Proletariat
Identity Crisis
1989
Louis Armstrong
Satchmo
1989
Traffic / Grace Jones
Island Life. Grace Jones/Traffic Media Sampler
1986, 7", EP, Promo, Smplr, Island Records
Grace Jones
Love Is The Drug
1986, Vinyl, ,
, New Wave/Dub/Disco
Grace Jones / Serafini*
The Apple Stretching / Se Ti Va Così
1982, 7", Jukebox, Island Records, Ricordi, ,
, Disco/Funk/Synth-pop
Grace Jones
Living My Life
1982
Grace Jones
The Apple Stretching · Nipple To The Bottle
1982, Vinyl Glossy sleeve, ,
, Funk/Disco
Denny Greene
Denny Greene
1977, Vinyl, ,
, Disco
Various
Dope! The Dope King's Last Stand
1977, Vinyl, ,
, Educational/Medical
Various
Soul Explosion 74
1974
Various
Wattstax: The Living Word
1972, 2x Vinyl Monarch Press, Gatefold, ,
, Soundtrack/Soul/Funk/Gospel/Electric Blues
Various
Wattstax ‘72 The Complete Concert
2023
Various
Ecoutez Le Cinéma! 20 Ans Vol. 2 Raretés Et Inédits / Rare And Previously Unreleased Cues
2020, LP, Decca
Various
Running The Voodoo Down Volume 2 (Explorations In Psychrockfunksouljazz 1965-77)
2018
Various
101 Stax
2017, 5xCD, Comp, UMC, ,
, Soul/Rhythm & Blues/Funk
Various
Below The Radar 18
2014, 19xFile, MP3, Comp, 320, Wire Magazine
Jeb Loy Nichols / Various
The Jeb Loy Nichols Special
2011,
Various
The Manifesto Of Rare Groove Vol. 1-3
2007, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Brown Sugar Records, The Manifesto Of Rare Groove, ,
, Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Soul/Funk
Various
Stax Chartbusters Volume 5
2007, CD, Comp, Spectrum Music (2), ,
, Soul/Funk
Various
Real Funk - Thrillin' Tracks From The 70s
2005, CD, Comp, Brown Sugar Records
Various
Can You Dig?
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Razor & Tie, Universal Music Special Markets, ,
, Funk/Rhythm & Blues/Soul
DJ Troubl'
A Journey Into Fresh Diggin' Vol. 1 - Quazimoto Meets Himself
2005, File, 
,
, Cut-up/DJ
DJ Shimone And DJ Nissin
A View From The Underground
2004, 2xCD, Mixed, Surround Gift Recordings, 
,
, Cut-up/DJ
Various
Baadasssss! 2004 Sundance Film Festival Soundtrack Album Sampler
2004, CD, ,
, Breakbeat/RnB/Swing/UK Garage/Downtempo/Soul
Various
Superbad
2004, 3x CD, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Soul/Funk/Disco
Various
Free Soul. The Classic Of Stax & Volt 2
2003,
DJ O-Dub
Soul Symphony: A New Sound From DJ O-Dub
2001, CDr, Comp, Mixed, Not On Label (DJ O-Dub Self-Released)
DJ Jin
Dynamite Soul DJ Mix By DJ Jin
2001, CD, Comp, Mixed, Victor,
Various
Solid Gold Soul Superbad! The Soul Of The City
2001, ,
, Soul/Rhythm & Blues/Funk
Various
The Best Of Blaxploitation
1999, CD, Comp, Southbound, ,
, Soul/Funk/Jazz-Funk
Various
Super Bad On Celluloid: Music From '70s Black Cinema
1998, CD, Comp, Hip-O Records
Various
The Guest List: Magazine CD Audio CDTV - March Vol.3 Issue.1
1998, CD-ROM, Comp, Guest List, ,
, Trip Hop/Drum n Bass/Downtempo/Abstract/Breakcore/Dialogue/Movie Effects/Promotional/Interview/Soundtrack
Various
The Big Score
1998
Kon & Amir
On Track Volume 2
1998, 2x CD, ,
, Cut-up/DJ
Various
The Very Best Of Black Moviehits (Blaxploitation Vol.1)
1997, 2xCD, Comp, Virgin, 
,
, Funk
Kon & Amir
On Track Volume 1
1997, 2x CD, ,
, Cut-up/DJ
Various
Harlem Shuffle
1997
Various
Capitol Urban Sampler
1995, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Capitol Records, ,
, Contemporary R&B/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Atlantic February LP Sampler
1974, LP, Promo, Smplr, Atlantic,
Various
The Sounds Of Seduction
CD, Comp, Shock Records Pty. Ltd., 
Various
Jos Royal Presents Blaxploitation Is Beautiful
DVD, Comp, Not On Label,
Various
Main Source Breaking Atoms The Original Elements
2xCDr, Comp, Original Elements
DJ Mark
Soul Drivin'
CD, Mixed, Think Big Inc, ,
, Soul/Funk
Stereo MC's
Mix CD
CDr, Mixed, Promo, Universal, Island Records, ,
, Electro/Experimental
Various
Best Of Latin Party
CD, Comp, Eurotrend
Various
Best Of Latin Party
Cass, Comp, Eurotrend, 
,
, Mambo/Salsa
Various
The Beatnuts Collection
2003, 2xLP, Comp, Unofficial, Strictly Breaks Records
Various
113 Audio Resources volume two
1998, CD, Album, Comp, Promo, Unofficial, 113 Audio,
Various
Soul Beats Vol. 2
1997, LP, Comp, Unofficial, Lost & Found Records, Lost & Found Records
Louis Armstrong
Satchmo