Ike Turner Real Gone Rocket (LP)

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(Jerome Records) 14 tracks - Limited repress of 250 copies! His is not an easy life and the... more

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Ike Turner: Real Gone Rocket (LP)

(Jerome Records) 14 tracks - Limited repress of 250 copies!

His is not an easy life and the world has not always welcomed Ike Turner with a kiss. Neither his late and absurd induction into the Hall of Fame, nor the release of compilations like this one will ever do full justice to one of the key figures in the birth and development of R&B. That's why any album that considers the historical dimension and artistic talent of Ike Turner deserves plenty of attention.

Limited repress with new artwork. This 45’s compilation shines light on this little-known aspect of his artistic career as the genius-behind-the-curtains in several recordings by other artists. Included are R&B essentials such as “My Real Gone Rocket” or “I Ain’t Drunk” by the legendary Jackie Brenston and Lonnie the Cat, as well as obscure numbers –never re-issued till now—such as “Nobody Seems to Want me” by Jessie Knight, “Would You Rather” by Kenneth Churchill, the Starrs’ amazing cover of “Ain’t Got No Home” or Chuck Bernard’s “Calling Your Name”. Liner notes and discography/sessionography by Fred Rothwell.

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Interpret: Ike Turner
Album titlle: Real Gone Rocket (LP)
Genre Blues
Label JEROME
Geschwindigkeit 33 U/min
Vinyl record size LP (12 Inch)
Record Grading Mint (M)
Sleeve Grading Mint (M)
Artikelart LP
EAN: 8436006676604
weight in Kg 0.25

Turner, Ike - Real Gone Rocket (LP) LP 1
01	My Real Gone Rocket	Ike Turner
02	I Ain't Drunk	Ike Turner
03	Gypsy Blues	Ike Turner
04	Nobody Seems To Want Me	Ike Turner
05	I'm Tired Of Begging	Ike Turner
06	Peg Leg Woman	Ike Turner
07	Suffocate	Ike Turner
08	Just One More Time	Ike Turner
09	My Baby's Tops	Ike Turner
10	The Big Question	Ike Turner
11	Would You Rather	Ike Turner
12	Calling Your Name	Ike Turner
13	Ain't Got No Home	Ike Turner
14	Ho Ho	Ike Turner

Ike and Tina Turner evolved one of the most dramatically successful rock stage acts of the... more

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"Ike Turner"

Ike and Tina Turner evolved one of the most dramatically successful rock stage acts of the Seventies after a career embracing most forms of blues and soul. Ike Turner was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, deep in the Delta cotton belt, on Nov. 5, 1931. A disc-jockeying job at station WROX led to the formation of the Kings Of Rhythm, a band of local musicians led by Turner. Their first record was 'Rocket 88' (Chess, 1951), sung by Jackie Brenston, a disc which is often cited as the first rock'n'roll recording.

Next, he became a talent scout in the southern states for Modern Records, fixing sessions by Bobby Bland, B, B. King, Howlin' Wolf and others. With the arrival of rock'n' roll in 1956, Turner moved north to St Louis, recording and playing in clubs with the Kings Of Rhythm. With them he evolved a revue format featuring various singers, while playing piano and guitar himself.

He found the focal point for the act in Annie Mae Bullock, who was born on Nov. 26, 1938 in Brownsville, Tennessee, and moved to Knoxville, where she sang in the choir of her father's church. She was known at first as Little Ann, but her first record, 'A Fool In Love', was credited to Ike and Tina Turner. Released on Sue in 1960, it reached No. 2 in the R&B charts, No. 27 in the pop charts and eventually sold a million. That success led to the formation of the Ikettes (of which P. P. Arnold, Merry Clayton and Bonnie Bramlett have been members at one time) to back Tina, and the construction of the stage act which has persisted until the present day, in its essential features.

Like many black artists, Ike Turner has proved himself able to adapt to changing moods in both black and white audiences while still producing worthwhile music on many of the thirty-odd albums he and Tina have recorded for Sue, Warner Bros., Philles, Blue Thumb and United Artists amongst others. Perhaps surprisingly, they have had few major hits. 'It's Gonna Work Out Fine' (Sue, 1961), a fiery blues classic, was the most successful until their Top Ten version of 'Proud Mary' (Liberty, 1971), the funky, futuristic `Nutbush City Limits' (United Artists, 1973) and 'Sweet Rhode Island Red' (1974). In 1966, Ike Turner relinquished production control to Phil Spector for the remarkable 'River Deep — Mountain High'. It reached only No. 88 in America but was a Top Three record in Britain.

By the Seventies, Ike had his own studios, Bolic, and recorded a highly personal solo album, Blues Roots (United Artists, 1971), which suggested that the increasingly spectacular and regimented stage act, centred on Tina's flaunting sexuality, might be less than satisfying for him.

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