Sue Records | |
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Founded | 1957 |
Founder | Juggy Murray and Bobby Robinson |
Status | Defunct |
Genre | R&B, rock and roll, pop |
Location | 265 West 54th Street New York, New York, U.S. |
Sue Records was also the name of a Louisiana-based record company which owned Jewel Records (Shreveport record label).
Sue Records ("The Sound of Soul") was an American record label founded by Henry 'Juggy' Murray and Bobby Robinson in 1957. [1] Subsidiaries on the label were Symbol Records, Crackerjack Records, Broadway Records and Eastern Records . [2] [3] Sue also financed and distributed A.F.O. Records owned by Harold Battiste in New Orleans.
In 1957, Juggy Murray partnered with Bobby Robinson to create Sue Records in New York City. [1] The label's first release was "Vengeance (Will Be Mine)" by the Matadors later that year. Sue's first hit record came in 1958 with "Itchy Twitchy Feeling" by Bobby Hendricks which peaked at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100. Success continued into the sixties with a handful of singles by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner between 1960 and 1962. "Mockingbird" by brother-and-sister duo Inez and Charlie Foxx was a hit on the subsidiary label Symbol in 1963. Sue also had hits on the charts with "Stick Shift" by the Duals, "Hurt by Love" by Inez Foxx and "That's How Heartaches Are Made" by Justine "Baby" Washington. Sue also released early recordings by the soul singer Don Covay and albums by the soul-jazz organist Jimmy McGriff. [1] Guitarist Jimi Hendrix signed his first recording contract with Sue in 1965, but no recordings were released. [4] [5]
Murray initially released his records in the UK through Decca's London Records but switched to a licensing deal with Island Records in 1964. [2] This deal resulted in a split in the ownership of the Sue name. Island used the label to distribute Sue in the UK. Problems began when Island also leased discs from other US labels that interested them and released them on UK Sue too - which was not in the agreement. Murray terminated the agreement and returned to Decca in 1966. [1]
After failing to chart in the U.S., Murray sold the Sue masters to United Artists Records in 1968. A reissue of the "Harlem Shuffle" by Bob & Earl made the Top 10 in Britain in 1969. [1] Murray retained rights to the Sue name and constantly attempted to re-activate the label until his death in 2005. The Sue Records catalog eventually ended up with EMI, and then with Universal Music Group upon EMI's being bought out in 2012.
EMI released a 4-CD box-set The Sue Records Story: The Sound of Soul in 1994, while Ace Records later released four volumes of The UK Sue Label Story.
Sue Records were best known for their R&B and Rock 'n' Roll singles but released a number of LPs between 1958 and 1966 featuring popular and jazz artists. [6] [7]
Catalog No. | Album | Artist | Details |
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LP-2001 | The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner | Ike & Tina Turner | |
LP-2002 | Stick Shift | The Duals | |
LP-2003 | Dance with Ike and Tina Turner and Their Kings of Rhythm | Ike & Tina Turner | instrumental album - Tina Turner does not sing on any tracks |
LP-2004 | Dynamite! | Ike & Tina Turner | |
LP-2005 | Don't Play Me Cheap | Ike & Tina Turner | |
LP-2007 | It's Gonna Work Out Fine | Ike & Tina Turner | |
Catalog No. | Album | Artist | Details |
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LP-1011 | Have Mood, Will Call | Will Davis Trio | |
LP-1012/STLP-1012 | I've Got a Woman | Jimmy McGriff | |
LP-1013/STLP-1013 | One of Mine | Jimmy McGriff | |
LP-1014/STLP-1014 | That's How Heartaches Are Made | Baby Washington | |
LP-1015/STLP-1015 | The New Sound of Ernestine Anderson | Ernestine Anderson | |
LP-1016/STLP-1016 | Groove House | Ray Bryant | |
LP-1017/STLP-1017 | Jimmy McGriff at the Apollo | Jimmy McGriff | |
LP-1018 | Christmas with McGriff | Jimmy McGriff | |
LP-1019 | Live at Basin Street East | Ray Bryant | |
LP-1020/STLP-1020 | Jimmy McGriff at the Organ | Jimmy McGriff | |
LP-1021 | The Sue Story | Various Artists | Compilation of singles - also released as Old Goodies |
LP-1022/STLP-1022 | I Can't Stand It | Soul Sisters | |
LP-1023/STLP-1023 | So Far Away | Hank Jacobs | |
LP-1024/STLP-1024 | Like Dixie, But... | Dick Vance and His Dixieland Kings | |
LP-1025/STLP-1025 | Speak Your Piece | Joe Thomas and Bill Elliott | |
LP-1026 | Scandal in Montego Bay | Percy Dixon and His Merry Boys | |
LP-1027 | Mockingbird | Inez Foxx | Reissue of Symbol 4400 |
LP-1028/STLP-1028 | Jack and Julie | Jack Melady and Julius Ehrenwerth | Reissue of Sue LP-8000 Things with Strings |
LP-1029/STLP-1029 | Yours Truly Jack and Julie | Jack Melady and Julius Ehrenwerth | |
LP-1030/STLP-1030 | "Sweets" for the Sweet | "Sweets" Edison | |
LP-1031/STLP-1031 | Joan Shaw in Person | Joan Shaw | |
LP-1032/STLP-1032 | Cold Turkey | Ray Bryant | |
LP-1033/STLP-1033 | Topkapi | Jimmy McGriff | |
LP-1034 | I Have a Dream | The Juggy Murray Orchestra arranged by Fred Norman | |
LP-1035/STLP-1035 | Flip Phillips Revisited | Flip Phillips | |
LP-1036/STLP-1036 | Soul | Ray Bryant | |
LP-1037/STLP-1037 | Inez & Charlie Foxx | Inez and Charlie Foxx | |
LP-1038/STLP-1038 | The Greatest Hits of Ike & Tina Turner | Ike & Tina Turner | Compilation |
LP-1039/STLP-1039 | Blues for Mister Jimmy | Jimmy McGriff | |
LP-1040 | Another Step Forward | Spoken word album documenting civil rights speeches | |
LP-1041/STLP-1041 | Hits Au-Go-Go | Jimmy Oliver and the Soul Twisters | |
LP-1042/STLP-1042 | Only Those in Love | Baby Washington | |
LP-1043/STLP-1043 | A Toast to Jimmy McGriff's Greatest Hits | Jimmy McGriff | Compilation |
LP-1044 | In Sweden | Don Gardner and Dee Dee Ford | |
Catalog No. | Release date | US | US | Single (A-side, B-side) | Artist |
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706 | Jun 1958 | 25 | 5 | "Itchy Twitchy Feeling" b/w "A Thousand Dreams" | Bobby Hendricks |
730 [8] | Jul 1960 | 27 | 2 | "A Fool In Love" b/w "The Way You Love Me" | Ike & Tina Turner |
735 [8] | Nov 1960 | 82 | 5 | "I Idolize You" b/w "Letter from Tina" | Ike & Tina Turner |
745 | Jun 1961 | 25 | "Stick Shift" b/w "Cruising" | The Duals | |
749 [8] | Jun 1961 | 14 | 2 | "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" b/w "Won't You Forgive Me" | Ike & Tina Turner |
753 [8] | Nov 1961 | 38 | 4 | "Poor Fool" b/w "You Can't Blame Me" | Ike & Tina Turner |
757 [8] | Mar 1962 | 50 | 9 | "Tra La La La La" b/w "Puppy Love" | Ike & Tina Turner |
765 [8] | Jun 1965 | 89 | "You Should'a Treated Me Right" b/w "Sleepless" | Ike & Tina Turner | |
767 [9] | Jul 1962 | 116 | 16 | "A Handful Of Memories" b/w "Careless Hands" | Baby Washington |
766 | Aug 1962 | 96 | "Send For Me (If You Need Some Lovin)" b/w "Bless You" | Barbara George | |
770 [10] | Oct 1962 | 20 | 5 | "I've Got A Woman (Part I)" b/w "I've Got A Woman (Part II)" | Jimmy McGriff |
777 [10] | Dec 1962 | 50 | 12 | "All About My Girl" b/w "M.G. Blues" | Jimmy McGriff |
783 [9] | Mar 1963 | 40 | 10 | "That's How Heartaches Are Made" b/w "There He Is" | Baby Washington |
795 | Oct 1963 | 91 | 19 | "So Far Away" b/w "Monkey Hips And Rice" | Hank Jacobs |
799 | Jan 1964 | 46 | 8 | "I Can't Stand It" b/w "Blueberry Hill" | Soul Sisters |
10-001 [10] | Apr 1964 | 79 | 19 | "Kiko" b/w "Jumpin' At The Woodside" | Jimmy McGriff |
45-129 [9] | May 1965 | 73 | 10 | "Only Those In Love b/w "The Ballad Of Bobby Dawn" | Baby Washington |
144 | Jun 1966 | 41 | "I Was Born A Loser" b/w "My Luck Is Bound To Change" | Bobby Lee | |
Sue 11 | Jul 1969 | 32 | "Let's Work Together (Part 1)" b/w "Let's Work Together (Part 2)" | Wilbert Harrison One Man Band |
Symbol was launched in 1958 and lasted until 1966. The label issued 47 singles and one album, most which were produced by Murray. Brother-and-sister duo Inez & Charlie Foxx were the label's most successful artist. Their hit single, "Mockingbird" reached #2 on the Billboard R&B chart and #7 Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1963. [11] Inez Foxx had a few solo singles reach the charts. It wasn't until 1966, that another artist on the label had a hit record. "She Blew a Good Thing" by The Poets peaked at #45 on the pop chart and #2 on the R&B chart. [12] Artist who recorded on the label include King Coleman, Art Lassiter, the Hollywood Flames, the Shockettes, and the Parliaments. [13]
Catalog No. | Release date | US | US R&B | UK | Single (A-side, B-side) | Artist | Notes |
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900 | Dec 1958 [8] | A: "The Chicken Scratch" B: "June's Blues" | The Commandos | Billboard review (Feb 9, 1959) [14] | |||
901 | Jan 1959 | A: "So Loved Am I" B: "Cute Little Girl" | Jesse Johnson | Billboard review (Jan 26, 1959) [15] | |||
909 | Aug 1960 | A: "Shortnin' Bread" B: "Let's Shimmy" | King Coleman | ||||
912 | 1962 | A: "It's Alright" B: "Mr. Loneliness" | Art Lassiter | ||||
919 [16] | Jun 1963 | 7 | 2 | A: "Mockingbird" B: "Jaybirds" | Inez & Charlie Foxx | ||
922 [17] | Sep 1963 | 113 | A: "He's The One You Love" B: "Broken Hearted Fool" | Inez Foxx | Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Nov 2, 1963) [18] | ||
924 [17] | Oct 1963 | 96 | 34 | A: "Hi Diddle Diddle" B: "Talk With Me" | Inez Foxx | ||
926 [17] | Dec 1963 | 91 | 28 | A: "Ask Me" B: "I See You My Love" | Inez Foxx | ||
20001 [17] | Apr 1964 | 54 | 12 | 40 | A: "Hurt By Love" B: "Confusion" | Inez Foxx | |
201 [19] | Sep 1964 | 124 | A: "La De Da I Love You" B: "Yankee Doodle Dandy" | Inez & Charlie Foxx | |||
296 | Mar 1965 | A: "I Feel Alright" B: "My Momma Told Me" | Inez & Charlie Foxx | Cash Box review (Mar 12, 1965) [20] | |||
214 | Feb 1966 | 45 | 2 | A: "She Blew A Good Thing" B: "Out To Lunch" | The Poets |
Crackerjack was launched in 1961 and released its last record in 1964. Artist on that label included The Spy Dels, Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm, Eddie Carlton, Linda And The Del Rios, Pearl Woods, The Dramatics, Derek Martin, Chuck Leonard, and Betty Green.
Eastern was launched in 1964 and lasted until 1966. The label produced the singles "The Real Thing" by Tina Britt which reached #20 on the R&B chart in 1965, [21] and "Time Waits For No One" by Eddie & Ernie which reached #34 on the R&B chart in 1965. [22] Geraldine Jones, Johnny Starr, and Duke Daniels also recorded on the label.
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