mˈiːd wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv tʃˈæɡɔːl ɡɛvˈɑːɹɹə ˌɔn ˌɛmsˌiːˈeɪ ɹˈɛkɚdz ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð tˈeɪlɚ, pˈɜːkɪnz, lˈɪn nˈɪkəlz, ænd bˈeɪsɪst wˈeɪd dʒˈeɪnz.
Mead was also a member of Chagall Guevara on MCA records in the early 1990s, along with Taylor, Perkins, Lynn Nichols, and bassist Wade Jaynes.