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Mike Vernon is a British record producer. He has produced albums for a leading British blues artists and groups during the late 1960s, working with the Bluesbreakers, David Bowie, Duster Bennett, Savoy Brown, Chicken Shack, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, John Mayall, Christine McVie and Ten Years After among others.

In the early 1970s, Vernon released a solo album, Moment of Madness. He was also a member of the Olympic Runners (1974–1979) and acted as producer for them. He was a producer and member of Rocky Sharpe and the Replays (1979-1983).

Vernon's output has included the following:

• Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton album by the Bluesbreakers
• Blues from Laurel Canyon album by John Mayall
• The Biggest Thing Since Colossus album by Otis Spann with Fleetwood Mac
• The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions album by Fleetwood Mac
• The End of the Game album by Peter Green
• The London Boys song by David Bowie
• Love You Till Tuesday song by David Bowie
• Rubber Band song by David Bowie

1965 Five Long Years Eddie Boyd

1966 Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

1966 Sound of Sitar Chim Kothari

1967 Blues Alone John Mayall

1967 Crusade John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

1967 David Bowie [Deram US] David Bowie

1967 Eddie Boyd and His Blues Band Eddie Boyd (Liner Notes)

1967 Raw Blues Various Artists

1967 Ten Years After Ten Years After

1968 Memphis Country Blues Festival Various Artists

1968 40 Blue Fingers, Freshly Packed and Ready to Serve Chicken Shack

1968 7936 South Rhodes Eddie Boyd

1968 Bare Wires John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

1968 Blues from Laurel Canyon John Mayall

1968 Diary of a Band, Vol. 1 John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

1968 Diary of a Band, Vol. 2 John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

1968 Getting to the Point Savoy Brown

1968 Last Night's Dream Johnny Shines

1968 Mr. Wonderful Fleetwood Mac

1968 Undead Ten Years After (Liner Notes)

1969 100 Ton Chicken Chicken Shack

1969 The Biggest Thing Since Colossus Otis Spann ( Liner Notes)

1969 Blue Matter Savoy Brown (Percussion, Arranger,Assistant)

1969 Fleetwood Mac in Chicago/Blues Jam in Chicago, Vols. 1-2 Fleetwood Mac

1969 English Rose Fleetwood Mac

1969 First Slice Jellybread

1969 Heavy Blues Champion Jack Dupree

1969 Looking Back John Mayall (Liner Notes)

1969 Midnight Jump Sunnyland Slim

1969 O.K. Ken? Chicken Shack

1969 Patent Pending The Johnny Almond Music Machine

1969 The Pious Bird of Good Omen Fleetwood Mac

1969 A Step Further Savoy Brown (Percussion, Bells)

1969 Stonedhenge Ten Years After (Vocals)

1970 Grease One for Me Bacon Fat

1970 In and Out of Focus Focus (Liner Notes, Supervisor)

1971 Black Magic Woman Fleetwood Mac

1971 Bring It Back Home Mike Vernon (Harmonica, Percussion, Vocals)

1971 Moving Waves Focus (Liner Notes, Supervisor)

1971 Rick Hayward Rick Hayward (Liner Notes)

1971 Thru the Years John Mayall

1972 Alvin Lee & Company Ten Years After

1972 Discovering the Blues Robben Ford

1972 Focus III Focus (Supervisor)

1973 Live at the Rainbow Focus (Supervisor)

1974 Burglar Freddie King (Percussion,Drums)

1974 Hamburger Concerto Focus

1975 Larger Than Life Freddie King (Percussion)

1975 Love Is a Five Letter Word Jimmy Witherspoon (Percussion)

1975 Out in Front Olympic Runners (Percussion)

1975 Vintage Years Fleetwood Mac

1976 Do You Wanna Do a Thing Bloodstone

1976 Gold Plated Climax Blues Band

1976 Live Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford (Executive , Editing, Mixing)

1976 On the Line Foster Brothers

1977 Best of Savoy Brown [London] Savoy Brown

1977 Edwin Starr Edwin Starr (Tambourine, Vibraslap)

1977 Hot to Trot Olympic Runners (Percussion, Vocals)

1977 Original Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac

1977 Ship of Memories Focus

1977 Soul Survivors Diversions

1978 Focus con Proby Focus (Liner Notes, supervisor)

1979 Let It Roll Dr. Feelgood

1979 Out of the Ground Olympic Runners (Percussion)

1979 Rama Lama (Replays) Rocky Sharpe & the Replays (Engineer)

1980 Shout! Shout! Rocky Sharpe & the Replays (Percussion)

1982 Pursuit of Accidents Level 42

1983 Stop Please Stop Rocky Sharpe & the Replays (Percussion)

1984 End of the Line Pete McDonald

1986 Mad Man Blues Dr. Feelgood

1986 On the Loose Steve Gibbons

1987 Hat Trick Blues 'N' Trouble Percussion,

1988 Crossroads Eric Clapton

1988 Great British Psychedelic Trip, Vol. 1, 1966-69 Various Artists

1988 John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers John Mayall

1989 Level Best Level 42

1989 Singles/ The UA Years Dr. Feelgood

1989 Steel & Fire The Mick Clarke Band (Engineer)

1989 The Complete Anthology(Storyteller) Rod Stewart

1990 Blues It Up Dana Gillespie (Percussion)

1991 Second Sight Chris Youlden (Vocals, Engineer)

1992 25 Years - The Chain Fleetwood Mac

1992 Attack of the Atomic Guitar U.P. Wilson ( Engineer, Mixing)

1992 Blue Lightning Lightnin' Slim (Mixing)

1992 Blues, the Whole Blues & Nothing But the Blues Jimmy Witherspoon (Percussion, Engineer, Mixing, Liner Notes)

1992 Chiswick Story Various Artists

1992 Delta Bluesman David "Honeyboy" Edwards

• FleetwoodMac.net information