Classic Early Sides 1952-1957

Tracklist

Disc 1
1-1	–Ike Turner	You're Driving Me Insane
1-2	–Ike Turner	Troubles And Headaches
1-3	–Ike Turner	Everybody's Talking
1-4	–Ike Turner	Love Is A Gamble
1-5	–Ike Turner	My Heart Belongs To You
1-6	–Ike Turner	Looking For My Baby
1-7	–Ike Turner	Way Down In The Congo
1-8	–Ike Turner	Old Brother Jack
1-9	–Ike Turner	Love Is A Gamble
1-10	–Lover Boy	Love Is Scarce
1-11	–Lover Boy	The Way You Used To Treat Me
1-12	–Ike Turner	Nobody Wants Me
1-13	–Ike Turner	Why Did You Leave Me
1-14	–Ike Turner	Cubano Jump
1-15	–Ike Turner	Loosely
1-16	–Ike Turner	Cuban Get Away
1-17	–Ike Turner	Go To It
1-18	–Brother Bell	Whole Heap Of Mama
1-19	–Brother Bell	If You Feel Froggish
1-20	–Johnny O'Neal	Johnny's Dream
1-21	–Johnny O'Neal	Ugly Woman (Peg Leg Baby)
1-22	–Johnny O'Neal	Dead Letter Blues
1-23	–Dennis Binder	I Miss You So
1-24	–Dennis Binder	Early Times
1-25	–Lonnie "The Cat"*	I Ain't Drunk
1-26	–Lonnie "The Cat"*	The Road I Travel
1-27	–Billy Gale*	Night Howler
1-28	–Billy Gale*	My Heart In Your Hands
Disc 2
2-1	–Matt Cockrell	Gypsy Blues
2-2	–Matt Cockrell	Baby Please
2-3	–Clayton Love	Wicked Little Baby
2-4	–Clayton Love	Why Don't You Believe Me
2-5	–The Sly Fox	Hoo-Doo Say
2-6	–The Sly Fox	I'm Tired Of Beggin'
2-7	–The Sly Fox	My Four Women
2-8	–Johnny Wright	The World Is Yours
2-9	–Johnny Wright	Suffocate
2-10	–Willie King	Peg Leg Baby
2-11	–Ike Turner	If I Neve Had Known You
2-12	–Ike Turner	Take Your Fine Frame Home
2-13	–Billy Gayles	Let's Call It A Day
2-14	–Billy Gayles	I'm Tore Up
2-15	–Billy Gayles	Do Right Baby
2-16	–Billy Gayles	Just One More Time
2-17	–Billy Gayles	No Coming Back
2-18	–Billy Gayles	Sad As A Man Can Be
2-19	–Jackie Brenston	Much Later
2-20	–Jackie Brenston	The Mistreater
2-21	–Jackie Brenston	What Can It Be
2-22	–Jackie Brenston	Gonna Wait For My Chance
2-23	–Jackie Brenston	Do You Mean It
2-24	–Kings Of Rhythm*	You've Changed My Love
2-25	–Kings Of Rhythm*	She Made My Blood Run Cold
2-26	–Kings Of Rhythm*	The Big Question
2-27	–Kings Of Rhythm*	Rock-A-Bucket
2-28	–Kings Of Rhythm*	Trail Blazer

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – JSP Records
• Copyright (c) – JSP Records

Credits

• Baritone Saxophone – Jackie Brenston (tracks: 2-23 to 2-27)
• Bass – Ben Burton (tracks: 1-1, 1-2), Edwin Nash* (tracks: 1-18, 1-19), Edwyn Conley (tracks: 2-23 to 2-27), Jesse Knight Jr.* (tracks: 1-10 to 1-17, 1-20 to 1-24, 1-27, 1-28, 2-5 to 2-27), Tuff Green (tracks: 1-3, 1-4)
• Compiled By – Neil Slaven
• Drums – Eugene Washington (tracks: 2-8 to 2-27), Phineas Newborn Sr. (tracks: 1-3, 1-4), Bob Prindell* (tracks: 2-5 to 2-7), Willie Sims (tracks: 1-7 to 1-28, 2-1, 2-2)
• Guitar – Calvin Newborn (tracks: 1-3, 1-4), Ike Turner (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5 to 1-9, 1-20 to 1-24, 1-27, 1-28, 2-3 to 2-27), Willie Kizart (tracks: 1-18, 1-19)
• Liner Notes – Neil Slaven
• Piano – Annie Mae Wilson (tracks: 2-10 to 2-18), Bobby Hines (tracks: 1-25, 1-26, 2-1, 2-2), Bonnie Turner (tracks: 1-5 to 1-9, 1-20 to 1-22), Dennis Binder (tracks: 1-23, 1-24), Fred Sample (tracks: 2-11 to 2-27), Ike Turner (tracks: 1-1 to 1-9, 1-18, 1-19, 1-25 to 1-28, 2-1, 2-2)
• Saxophone – Bobby Fields (tracks: 1-23, 1-24, 1-27, 1-28), Eugene Fox (tracks: 1-23, 1-24, 1-27, 1-28), James Wheeler (tracks: 1-20 to 1-22), Thomas Reed (tracks: 1-20 to 1-22)
• Tenor Saxophone – Bobby Fields (tracks: 1-10 to 1-17), Eddie Jones (tracks: 2-10 to 2-27), Eugene Fox (tracks: 1-10 to 1-17), Raymond Hill (tracks: 1-7 to 1-9, 1-18, 1-19, 2-5 to 2-7, 2-10 to 2-27)
• Vocals – Billy Gayle(s)* (tracks: 1-27, 1-28), Billy Gayles (tracks: 2-11 to 2-18), Mary Sure (Bonnie Turner)* (tracks: 1-3, 1-4), Bonnie Turner (tracks: 1-5 to 1-9), Brother Bell (Johnny O'Neal)* (tracks: 1-18, 1-19), Clayton Love (tracks: 2-3, 2-4, 2-23 to 2-27), Dennis Binder (tracks: 1-23, 1-24), Ike Turner (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5 to 1-9), Jackie Brenston (tracks: 2-19 to 2-22), Johnny O'Neal (tracks: 1-20 to 1-22), Johnny Wright (tracks: 2-8, 2-9), Lonnie "The Cat" Cation* (tracks: 1-25, 1-26), Lover Boy (Ike Turner)* (tracks: 1-10 to 1-13), Matt Cockrell (tracks: 2-1, 2-2), The Rockers (tracks: 2-13), The Sly Fox (Eugene Fox)* (tracks: 2-5 to 2-7), Willie King (Billy Gayles)* (tracks: 2-10)

Notes

Disc 1:
Tracks 1 and 2 recorded in Memphis, April 1952. Trumpet, saxes, and drums unknown.
Tracks 3 and 4 recorded in Memphis, April 1952. Saxes unknown.
Tracks 5 and 6 recorded in Memphis, April 1952, possibly with band on tracks 3 and 4.
Tracks 7 to 9 recorded in Memphis, August 3, 1953. Drums possibly Willie Sims.
Tracks 10 to 17 recorded in Clarksdale, March 1954. Piano unknown.
Tracks 18 and 19 recorded in Memphis, January 23, 1952. Tenor sax possibly Raymond Hill. Bass possibly Edwin Nash.
Tracks 20 to 22 recorded in Memphis, August 2, 1953.
Tracks 23 and 24 recorded in Clarksdale, March 1954.
Tracks 25 and 26 recorded in Clarksdale, March 1954. Saxes and bass unknown.
Tracks 27 and 28 recorded in Clarksdale, March 1954.

Disc 2:
Tracks 1 and 2 recorded in Clarksdale, March 1954. Saxes and bass unknown.
Tracks 3 and 4 recorded in Clarksdale, c. March 1954. Bass and drums unknown.
Tracks 5 to 7 recorded in Clarksdale ? 1954.
Tracks 8 and 9 recorded in St. Louis, November 1955. Saxes unknown. Drums possibly Eugene Washington.
Track 10 recorded in Cincinnati, 1955/6. Piano possibly Annie Mae Wilson.
Tracks 11 to 14 recorded in Cincinnati, March 12, 1956. Piano is Annie Mae Wilson or Fred Sample.
Tracks 15 to 18 recorded in Cincinnati, Sept 12, 1956. Piano is Annie Mae Wilson or Fred Sample.
Tracks 19 to 22 recorded in Cincinnati, Sept 13, 1956.
Tracks 23 to 27 recorded in Cincinnati, April 9, 1957. Bass is Jesse Knight Jr. or Edwyn Conley.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 7 88065 42032 1
• Mastering SID Code (Disc 1, Outer SID Code): IFPI L012
• Mastering SID Code (Disc 1, Inner SID Code): JSP4203/A JOHN STEDMAN PROMOTIONS 016410
• Mastering SID Code (Disc 2, Outer SID Code): IFPI L012
• Mastering SID Code (Disc 2, Inner SID Code): JSP4203/B JOHN STEDMAN PROMOTIONS 016411