Wishing all Sue fans a fantastic New Year.
Paul
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The Promotional LP
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Photos of the label for the white-label promotional LP issued to disc jockeys, rare edition of ILP 919. I would like to thank Graham Shaw for the kind photographs.
First published 6 July 2013
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Earlier comments:
Took me 33 years to locate this thing of beauty. Would love to know if anyone else owns a copy.
Graham Shaw , February 14, 2016 at 1:47 am
I have a copy which I have had for a few years. I have seen one other, in Kingbee records in Manchester. I have heard various estimates of how many were produced from just a dozen to a hundred or so. Judging by how often they turn up I would suggest that the lower estimate is closer!
Mike Crawford , February 29, 2016 at 10:30 pm
Hi Mike. I bought the Kingbee copy a few years ago. Agree with your assessment of the probability of only a dozen or so copies being ever produced.
Graham Shaw , March 1, 2016 at 4:26 pm
Jimmy McGriff – The Last Minute LP
“The Last Minute” | Sue Records | ensue2.jpg
Jimmy McGriff’s LP “The last minute” was issued in the UK by Ensign on Sue ENSUE 2. It is essentially identical to ILP 908, It’s Gospel Time, only the original US Title and art work has been restored.
Track listing confirmed: Gospel Time | Gospel Time Encore | Spindletop | Teach Me Tonight | The Last Minute | Moonlight In Vermont | Blip Time | One Of Mine | Drown In My Own Tears | Broadway
Track listing supplied by Paul
WI 361 Test Pressing
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A rare test pressing of a Sue 45 rpm single, WI 361, “Boogie Chillen” and “I’m in the mood” by John Lee Hooker, has been acquired by Dave Hewitt, who has kindly shared these images with us.
Test pressings were made in small quantities as part of the manufacturing process, before beginning a production run. They were normally discarded and not made available to the public.
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Tim Whitsett – Shine
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Tim Whitsett, born in Jackson, US in 1943, is understood to be the record industry personality Tim Whitsett who is noted as a singer, writer, musician, and record producer. He started recording in his teens for a variety of record companies. Macks by the Tracks was recorded for Rim records and issued in the UK on Sue WI 318. The song was written by Tim and Carson Whitsett who were members of the Imperial Show Band which was disbanded when members were called up for active service. It is beleived that Macks by the Tracks is by the band, but confirmation is sought. By the early 1970s he was working at Stax Records in charge of their copyright publishing division. He has since worked for UK record companies.
Chart position data not available.
Carson Whitsett died on May 8, 2007.
The Imperials in 1966. Photo: Tim Whitsett (Son) | 14653
Tim and Carson Whitsett and the Imperial Show Band in 1968. Photo: Tim Whitsett (Son). The line up is: Carson Whitsett, Bucky Barrett, Jimmy Hodo, Tim Whitsett, Tommy Tate. | 14654
Tim Whitsett’s (son) page on MySpace
Updated 13 October 2017
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Big Mama Thornton, Monkey in the barn
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Released on Sue WI 345, Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton was born in 1926 and died of a heart attack in 1984 aged 57. During a long career she recorded the first version of Hound Dog in 1952. It is understood that Tom Cat was recorded in California in 1965.
Chart position data not available.
Big Mama Thornton | Public Domain | 14627
Updated 13 October 2017
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Alexander Jackson and The Turnkeys, Tell it like it is
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Sue UK certainly liked putting out some obscure records at times. This one has two titles – it is also known as Flea Pot – and Alexander Jackson and the Turnkeys are also known as the Lala Wilson Band! Lala Wilson is understood to be the bass player. Can anyone provide a full line up of this band, please.
Thanks to Mike Atherton for the updated information.
Chart position data unavailable.
So many records, so little time
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Updated 13 October 2017
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