Cat No:
BCD17679
Release Date: 18 October 2024
Label: Bear Family (Code 7)
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 4000127176790
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Description
Sometimes you have to separate the man from the music--seldom a wiser course of action than in the case of Ike Turner. No matter your feelings regarding the man himself, the recordings he made during the 1950s rocked with an unbridled vengeance, whether Ike was laying down supple boogie piano underpinnings or whammy bar-laden guitar magic. This collection largely concentrates on Turner's pre-Tina years, when his band, The Kings of Rhythm, operated like a well-oiled machine and Ike was the picture of polished professionalism. He and The Kings bounced from one label to the next (Chess, Modern, Federal, Cobra and Sue are all amply represented), spotlighting an array of extraordinary vocalists.
Many of them are showcased on this set, beginning with Jackie Brenston's immortal Rocket "88," a 1951 R&B chart-topper and a genuine rock and roll landmark. Dennis Binder, Billy Gayles, Clayton Love, Tommy Hodge, and Jimmy Thomas all had big, booming voices when they fronted Ike's combo--a must, since Turner was going insane behind them on his lethal axe. That was especially true on the band' 1956-57 Federal sides; I'm Tore Up, Sad As A Man Can Be and Gonna Wait For My Chance are downright intimidating in their rollicking intensity. Several splendid instrumentals from The Kings of Rhythm's 1961 album 'Dance' represent a last stand for the band's initial phase, Tina's ascension to stardom shifting Ike's creative energies in another direction. This is truly some hellraising stuff!
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Tracklisting
- 1. Billy Gayles with Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhtyhm - Just One More Time
- 2. Jackie Brenston with Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - Much Later
- 3. Ike Turner - Matchbox (Tommy Hodges: vocals)
- 4. Icky Renrut - Hey Hey
- 5. Billy Gayles with Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhtyhm - Sad As A Man Can Be
- 6. Ike Turner - The Groove
- 7. Ike Turner - (I Know) You Don't Love Me
- 8. Ike Turner - The Rooster
- 9. Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats - Rocket '88'
- 10. Ike Turner - Box Top
- 11. Icky Renrut - Jack Rabbit
- 12. Dennis Binder and his Orchestra - Early Times
- 13. Ike Turner - The Big Question
- 14. The Sly Fox - Hoo-Doo Say
- 15. Jackie Brensten with Ike Turner's Orchestra - Trouble Up The Road
- 16. Willie King with Ike Turner's kings Of Rhythm - Peg Leg Woman
- 17. Ike & Tina Turner - It's Gonna Work Out Fine
- 18. Ike Turner - Katanga
- 19. Ike Turner - Do You Mean It
- 20. Billy Gayles with Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - I'm Tore Up
- 21. Ike Turner - Steel Guitar Rag (Square Dance)
- 22. Ike Turner - She Made My Blood Run Cold
- 23. Icky Renrut - Ho-Ho
- 24. Ike Turner - That's All I Need
- 25. Jackie Brenston with Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - Gonna Wait For My Chance
- 26. Billy Gayles with Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - No Coming Back
- 27. Ike Turner - Walking Down The Aisle
- 28. Ike Turner - Go To It
- 29. Billy Gayles with Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm - Do Right Baby
- 30. Bonnie and Ike Turner - Lookin' For My Baby
- 31. Ike Turner - Potatoe Mash
- 32. Icky Renrut - In Your Eyes Baby
- 33. Ike Turner - Loosely
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