Sue Instrumentals (1959-1967): The Beat Is On

In 1987 EMI, which owned the catalogue of the R&B and jazz label Sue, issued

Sue Instrumentals (1959-1967): The Beat Is On as part of its Treasury series of releases.

Amazingly this compilation was issued only on vinyl and cassette and not on CD. Strange indeed, considering that the CD was a well-established format by 1987.

In any case this album was a treasure trove for lovers of instrumentals, with tracks by both well-known names (Bill Doggett, Jimmy McGriff, Ike Turner) and some lesser-known artists (Hank Jacobs, The Duals, The Commandos).

Sue Records was founded in New York by Juggy Murray. The company, which billed itself as "The Sound of Soul," was at its peak between 1959 and 1962 with hits by Jimmy McGriff, Baby Washington and Ike and Tina Turner.

Ike Turner had a pair of of tracks on the Sue Instrumentals album, including Going Home. The MP3 is taken from a cassette copy of the album.

Going Home

Going Home was included on a 2000 CD released by the British Ace Records label.

Ike's Instrumentals contained a generous 22 tracks and is still available online at a reasonable price.

Neither Ike's Instrumentals or the earlier Sue Instrumentals appear to be available as downloads. Getting hold of a vinyl copy of Sue Instrumentals would probably prove to be difficult and expensive.

Here's another great Ike Turner instrumental from YouTube. The Groove is also on the Ike's Instrumentals CD.