The original line-up of the Main Ingredient comprised of:
Donald McPherson (b. 9th July 1941. d. 4th July 1971)
Luther Simmons Jnr. (b. 9th September 1942)
and Tony Sylvester (b. 7th October 1941, Panama)
Albums
The Main Ingredient L.T.D. (RCA 1970)
Tasteful Soul (RCA 1971)
Black Seeds (RGA 1971)
Bitter Sweet (RCA 1972)
Afrodisiac (RCA 1973)
Euphrates River (RCA 1974)
Rolling Down A Mountainside (RCA 1975)
Shame On The World (RCA 1975)
Music Maxiums (RCA 1977)
Ready For Love (RCA 1980)
I Only Have Eyes For You (RCA 1981)
I Just Wanna Love You (Polydor 1989)
Pure Magic (Magnatar Records 2001)
