102 | 11 May 2022


Collection of Martin Whitell
Many thanks to Martin for sharing with us his test disk of Bob and Earl’s Harlem Shuffle, which was originally released on Sue WI 374. The original single was recorded in 1963. The arrangement was by Gene Page. It reached no. 44 on Billboard and no. 36 on Cashbox. The Rolling Stones recorded their version in 1986 for the album “Dirty Work”. The test disk is actually for the 1980 re-release on Sue WIP 6599 and is a one-track, one-sided test disk pressed by EMI.
Our post on Sue WI 374, “Harlem Shuffle”, has been updated with enhanced information.