MARY LOU WILLIAMS CHUCK-A-LUNK JUG SUE RECORDS WI-311
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MARY LOU WILLIAMS: CHUCK-A LUNK JUG PARTS 1 & 2 SUE RECORDS WI-311 GRADING: VG (side 1)/ VG+ (side 2) Side 1 has a light scuff causing a few quiet crackles. Side 2 is very clean-sounding. Sue records is probably the collectors UK label for 60's rhythm & blues and soul. The Sue label was formed in 1963 as a subsidiary of Island records it was intended to cater for West Indian music, which was the main output at the time. Using the simple label design of Island, the colours were changed from red and white to yellow and red. The owner Chris Blackwell, who had completed a distribution deal with the US Sue and Symbol label owner Juggy Murry, issued the labels first single, it was December 1963 and the record was "Mockingbird" by Inez and Charlie Foxx, which packed the club dance floors that year. The first seventeen UK releases mirrored the US label. Guy Stevens, managed the label for Chris, who was a DJ (R & B on a Monday night) at the Scene Club in London's Soho. This was an allnighter club which catered for the young teenagers who were a mix of mods and later attracted West Indian youth. This was reflected in the loud dance music, a mix of Ska, Blue Beat, Rhythm and Blues and up to the minute Soul, played until the early dawn. Guy through the fans influenced many of the releases which included some of the finest Rhythm & Blues and Soul that was available in the USA. There were very few jazz releases on the label, and they are rare and sought-after.
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