VA - The Sue Records Story: New York City: The Sound of Soul (1994)
BAND/ARTIST: VA
- Title: The Sue Records Story: New York City: The Sound of Soul
- Year Of Release: 1994
- Label: EMI
- Genre: Soul, R&B, Jazz
- Quality: Flac (tracks+.cue,log)
- Total Time: 4:19:51
- Total Size: 806,4 Mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
This four-CD, 100-song set is the best representative body of work ever assembled (or ever likely to be assembled) of the R&B and soul releases from Henry "Juggy Murray" Jones' Sue Records. The range of sounds runs the gamut from ex-Drifter Bobby Hendricks' first hit for the company ("Itchy Twitchy Feeling") in 1959, through the string of hits by Ike & Tina Turner, to the company's last hits some seven years later. Not only is every chart single that the label ever had represented, but so are club hits from the mid-'60s and solo sides by uniquely New York-associated figures. The contents of the box are almost ideal, along with their arrangement -- in contrast some other box sets, this one follows strict release order, which is a great way to follow the history of the label (though not ideal for anyone, apart from owners of multi-disc players, who simply wants to hear the label's best-known tracks in one sitting). Producer Alan Warner admits that some of the tracks included are not the original single takes, but, rather, outtakes that were found in the tape vaults, and which were used in place of missing masters on various singles. Optimum sound was as much a consideration as providing the authentic rendition, and the audio quality here is excellent -- given the rarity of a lot of original singles, the compromise (forced by the presence of missing material) is a wise one. The one drawback will be for jazz fans, who will find Jimmy McGriff and Bill Doggett represented in a limited manner, but not any of the other jazz artists who cut music for Sue. Other than this caveat, the collection is not only an essential look at the history of one of the most vital New York-based R&B and soul labels of the 1960s, but also a close-up look at part of the history and development of New York soul, an area frequently overlooked. Of course, all of that's really just intellectual jackassing around; the real reason to buy this box is that there's not an uncool track among the 100 songs here.
AllMusic Review by Bruce Eder
AllMusic Review by Bruce Eder
Tracklist:
CD1
1. Vengeance (Will Be Mine) - The Matadors
2. Itchy Twitchy Feeling - Bobby Hendricks
3. Written in the Stars - The Four Jokers
4. Believe It or Not - Don Covay
5. A - Thousand Dreams - Bobby Hendricks
6. I Feel Like a Million - Mamie Bradley
7. Betty Jean - Don Covay
8. The Chicken Scratch - The Commandos
9. Hand in Hand - Johnny Darrow
10. Psycho - Bobby Hendricks
11. Don't Leave - Bobby Adams
12. Don't Start Me Talking - Johnny Darrow
13. A - Fool In Love - Ike & Tina Turner
14. Night Ridin' - The Night Riders
15. I Idolize You - Ike & Tina Turner
16. That's All I Need - Ike Turner & His Kings of Rhythm
17. Trouble Up the Road - Jackie Brenston
18. I'm Jealous - Ike & Tina Turner
19. I Wanna Marry You - Jimmy & Jean
20. You Ain't the One - Jackie Brenston
21. My Man Rockhead - Eloise Carter
22. I Can't Believe - Jimmy & Jean
23. My Love - Ike Turner & His Kings of Rhythm
24. Keep Your Business to Yourself - Pearl Woods
25. Stick Shift - The Duals
CD2
1. It's Gonna Work Out Fine - Ike & Tina Turner
2. She Put the Hurt on Me - Prince La La
3. I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George
4. May I Have This Dance? - The Senors
5. You Talk About Love - Barbara George
6. Gettin' Married Soon - Prince La La
7. Graveyard - The Blenders
8. Poor Fool - Ike & Tina Turner
9. I've Got A Woman: Pt. 1 - Jimmy McGriff
10. A - Handfull Of Memories - Baby Washington
11. Come on Let Me Try - Linda & The Del Rios
12. Tra la la la La - Ike & Tina Turner
13. Prancing - Ike & Tina Turner's Kings Of Rhythm
14. You Should'a Treated Me Right - Ike & Tina Turner
15. Send for Me (If You Need Some Lovin') - Barbara George
16. It Seemed Like Heaven to Me - Elmore Morris
17. Let's Shimmy - King Coleman
18. Hitch Hike: Pt. 1 - Russell Byrd
19. Come Back to Me - Prince La La
20. Worried and Hurtin' Inside - Ike & Tina Turner
21. Any Other Way - Jackie Shane
22. That's How Heartaches Are Made - Baby Washington
23. Hold on Baby - Hockadays
24. Summer's Love - Ritchie Barrett
25. All About My Girl - Jimmy McGriff
CD3
1. Mockingbird - Inez & Charlie Foxx
2. She's Got Everything - Barbara George (previously unreleased)
3. Daddy Rollin' Stone - Derek Martin
4. I Can't Stand It - The Soul Sisters
5. In My Tenement - Jackie Shane
6. Leave Me Alone - Baby Washington
7. So Far Away - Hank Jacobs
8. Everybody But Me - Ocie Smith
9. Ask Me - Inez Foxx
10. You You're Mine - Jimmy Helms
11. Good Time Tonight - The Soul Sisters
12. I See You My Love - Inez Foxx
13. Don't Put Me Down Like This - Derek Martin
14. I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby - Justine Washington
15. Hurt by Love - Inez Foxx
16. I Can't Tell You - Sylvia Robbins
17. Last Minute: Pt. 1- Jimmy McGriff
18. Dreams - Lovelace Watkins
19. Loop de Loop - The Soul Sisters
20. Limbo Lucy - The Everglades
21. La De da I Love You - Inez & Charlie Foxx
22. Yesterday - Tyree Glenn Jr.& the Fabulous Imperials
23. Ain't That Bad - Winfield/Pancho Villa & The Bandits
24. You Succeeded - Sandra Phillips
25. Monkey Hips and Rice - Hank Jacobs
CD4
1. Time Waits for No One - Eddie & Ernie
2. Think About the Good Times - The Soul Sisters
3. Outcast - Eddie & Ernie
4. Only Those in Love - Baby Washington
5. Fat Back - Bill Doggett
6. The - Tina Britt Real Thing
7. Annie Don't Love Me No More - The Hollwood Flames
8. One More Hurt - Marjorie Black
9. Love in My Heart - Entertainers
10. I'm Going for Myself - Eddie & Ernie
11. What Can I Do? - Billy Prophet
12. Two Is a Couple - Ike & Tina Turner
13. The New Breed: Pt. 1 - Ike Turner & His Kings of Rhythm
14. Stagger Lee & Billy - Ike & Tina Turner
15. I Can't Do It - Eddie & Ernie
16. She Blew a Good Thing - The Poets
17. Count to Ten - Derek Martin
18. World Without Sunshine - Sandra Phillips
19. If You Go - Derek Martin
20. I'm Gonna Stand by You - Hollywood Flames
21. I Was Born a Loser - Bobby Lee
22. So Young (And So Innocent) - The Poets
23. If You've Ever Loved Someone - Jean Wells
24. She's Called a Woman - The Magnificent 7
25. Soul at Sunrise - Juggy
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