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I wanted a good Ike & Tina Turner anthology, but there isn't 1. "The main problem has always been that the duo recorded for a variety of labels, including many independents, which makes cross-licensing the key tracks a headache." So, after reading through a whole bunch of Allmusic compilations reviews I decided to settle on these two.
But ofcourse, an important high point in their career is their recordings with Phil Spector, which included "River Deep-Mountain High". Enter the Back To Mono (1958 - 1969) anthology. A damn fine set that's a must anyway.
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2002 Ike & Tina Turner - Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter
2007 Ike & Tina Turner - The Ike & Tina Turner Story 1960-1975 [3CD]
1991 Phil Spector - Back To Mono (1958 - 1969) [4CD]
THE IKE & TINA TURNER STORY 1960-1975 , AllMusic:
For an act as iconic as Ike & Tina Turner, they sure haven't been given a CD compilation worthy of their stature. The main problem has always been that the duo, like many early R&B and rock & roll artists, recorded for a variety of labels, including many independents, which makes cross-licensing the key tracks a headache, and an expensive one at that.
Time/Life's three-disc box The Ike & Tina Turner Story 1960-1975 comes close to being that long-awaited definitive set. It's close enough to satisfy, since it's certainly the easiest way to get the great majority of their best material, yet it falls just short of being the final word due to that long-standing problem of cross-licensing. Here, the blind spot is the mid- to late '60s, as this is missing the legendary Phil Spector production of "River Deep-Mountain High" and cuts that often show up on EMI-affiliated compilations, such as "Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter" and other minor charting singles. These songs, especially "River Deep," are missed, but their absence hurts the set only slightly, because this traces their story very well and has all the other major hits and singles.
Essentially, this set breaks down to three parts: the first disc concentrates on the first half of the '60s (even adding the Ikettes' "I'm Blue [The Gong-Gong Song]" into the mix), while the second is the early '70s and the third is devoted to the 1969 album Live...in Person, which finds its first CD release here. This gives the box a narrative and it also makes each disc very listenable on its own terms, as the first disc is hard-driving early R&B while the second is funkier and the final showcases their still-stunning live prowess.
This listenability, combined with the comprehensiveness of the set -- it is as complete as the compilers could make it -- is why The Ike & Tina Turner Story 1960-1975 is the best overall Ike & Tina set yet assembled.
Disc 1
1. A Fool In Love
2. I Idolize You
3. I'm Jealous
4. It's Gonna Work Out Fine
5. Poor Fool
6. Don't Play Me Cheap
7. Tra La La La La
8. You Shoulda Treated Me Right
9. Good Good Lovin'
10. Stagger Lee And Billy
11. Two Is A Couple
12. The Ikettes – I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)
13. I Can't Believe What You Say (For Seeing What You Do)
14. A Fool For A Fool
15. Something's Got A Hold On Me
16. Tell Her I'm Not Home
17. Finger Poppin'
18. I'm Gonna Do All I Can (To Do Right By My Man)
19. River Deep, Mountain High
Disc 2
1. The Hunter
2. I've Been Loving You Too Long
3. Bold Soul Sister
4. Come Together
5. Honky Tonk Women
6. I Want To Take You Higher
7. Workin' Together
8. Proud Mary
9. Get Back
10. Ooh Poo Pah Doo
11. I'm Yours (Use Me Any Way You Wanna)
12. Up In Heah
13. Feel Good
14. Early One Morning
15. Nutbush City Limits
16. Sexy Ida (Part I)
17. Sweet Rhode Island Red
18. Baby
19. Tina Turner – Acid Queen
Disc 3
1. Intro/Soul Serenade
2. The Ikettes – Everyday People
3. Medley: Gimme Some Lovin'/Sweet Soul Music
4. Son Of A Preacher Man
5. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
6. Respect
7. The Ikettes – Medley: There Was A Time/African Boo's
8. Funky Street
9. A Fool In Love
10. Medley: All I Could Do Was Cry/Please/Please/Please/Baby, I Love You
(02:03)
11. Goodbye So Long
(03:41)
FUNKIER THAN A MOSQUITO'S TWEETER , AllMusic [shortened]:
Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter is a 21-track collection culled from one of Ike & Tina's most prolific and creative periods. It is also a largely forgotten period because they had no hits. Between 1969 and 1972, Ike & Tina released eight records on two different labels: two for Blue Thumb and six for Liberty/UA. On this set they took four tracks from 1970's Come Together, five from 1971's Nuff Said, and three each from 1972's Feel Good and Let Me Touch Your Mind. Also thrown in are a single from 1969, an Ikettes song from 1972, and a solo Tina cut from 1974.
Ike & Tina had been many things in their long career: R&B pioneers, blues belters, stars of a soul revue, and pop stars. After coming off a tour with the Rolling Stones in 1969, Ike decided that the band needed to rock. He set about creating a hard-rocking brand of funk overloaded with proto-punk attitude perfect for the post-Woodstock and Altamont comedown.
[...]
The whole disc lives up to its title. It is no doubt funkier than a mosquito's tweeter and heavier than a mosquito's woofer too. If you are a fan of Ike & Tina, you need this disc. If you are a fan of raw and nasty funk-rock, you need this disc. If you are a fan of music, you need this disc.
1. Ike & Tina – Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter
2. Ike & Tina – What You Don't See (Is Better Yet)
3. Ike & Tina – I Wanna Jump
4. The Ikettes – I'm Just Not Ready For Love
5. Ike & Tina – Young And Dumb
6. Ike & Tina – The Game Of Love
7. Tina Turner – Whole Lotta Love
8. Ike & Tina – I Love Baby
9. Ike & Tina – Up On The Roof
10. Ike & Tina – Too Much Woman ( For A Hen Pecked Man)
11. Ike & Tina – Baby (What You Want Me To Do)
12. Ike & Tina – (Long As I Can) Get You When I Want You
13. Ike & Tina – Bolic
14. Ike & Tina – Tell The Truth
15. Ike & Tina – The Chopper
16. Ike & Tina – Wanna Take You Higher
17. Ike & Tina – Doin' It
18. Ike & Tina – Can't You Hear Me Callling
19. Ike & Tina – I Like It
20. Ike & Tina – Popcorn
21. Ike & Tina – Help Him
PHIL SPECTOR - BACK TO MONO (1958-1969)
Disc 1
1. The Teddy Bears – To Know Him Is To Love Him
2. Ray Peterson – Corrine, Corrina
3. Ben E. King – Spanish Harlem
4. Curtis Lee – Pretty Little Angel Eyes
5. Gene Pitney – Every Breath I Take
6. The Paris Sisters – I Love How You Love Me
7. Curtis Lee – Under The Moon Of Love
8. The Crystals – There's No Other Like My Baby
9. The Crystals – Uptown
10. The Crystals – He Hit Me (It Felt Like A Kiss)
11. The Crystals – He's A Rebel
12. Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans – Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
13. The Alley Cats – Puddin' N' Tain
14. The Crystals – He's Sure The Boy I Love
15. Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans – Why Do Lovers Break Each Others Hearts
16. Darlene Love – (Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry
17. The Crystals – Da Doo Ron Ron
18. The Crystals – Heartbreaker
19. Veronica – Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love
20. Darlene Love – Chapel Of Love
21. Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans – Not Too Young To Get Married
22. Darlene Love – Wait Til My Bobby Gets Home
23. The Crystals – All Grown Up
Disc 2
1. The Ronettes – Be My Baby
2. The Crystals – Then He Kissed Me
3. Darlene Love – A Fine, Fine Boy
4. The Ronettes – Baby, I Love You
5. The Ronettes – I Wonder
6. The Crystals – Girls Can Tell
7. The Crystals – Little Boy
8. The Treasures – Hold Me Tight
9. The Ronettes – (The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up
10. The Ronettes – Soldier Baby Of Mine
11. Darlene Love – Strange Love
12. Darlene Love – Stumble And Fall
13. The Ronettes – When I Saw You
14. Veronica – So Young
15. The Ronettes – Do I Love You?
16. The Ronettes – Keep On Dancing
17. The Ronettes – You, Baby
18. The Ronettes – Woman In Love (With You)
19. The Ronettes – Walking In The Rain
Disc 3
1. The Righteous Brothers – You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
2. The Ronettes – Born To Be Together
3. The Righteous Brothers – Just Once In My Life
4. The Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody
5. The Ronettes – Is This What I Get For Loving You?
6. Darlene Love – Long Way To Be Happy
7. The Righteous Brothers – (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
8. The Righteous Brothers – Ebb Tide
9. The Modern Folk Quartet – This Could Be The Night
10. The Ronettes – Paradise
11. Ike & Tina Turner – River Deep, Mountain High
12. Ike & Tina Turner – I'll Never Need More Than This
13. Ike & Tina Turner – A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knockin' Everyday)
14. Ike & Tina Turner – Save The Last Dance For Me
15. The Ronettes – I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine
16. The Ronettes – You Came, You Saw, You Conquered
17. Sonny Charles & The Checkmates Ltd. – Black Pearl
18. The Checkmates Ltd. – Love Is All I Have To Give
Disc 4
1. Darlene Love – White Christmas
2. The Ronettes – Frosty The Snowman
3. Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans – The Bells Of St. Mary
4. The Crystals – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
5. The Ronettes – Sleigh Ride
6. Darlene Love – Marshmallow World
7. The Ronettes – I Saw Momma Kissing Santa Claus
8. The Crystals – Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
9. Darlene Love – Winter Wonderland
10. The Crystals – Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers
11. Darlene Love – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
12. Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans – Here Comes Santa Claus
13. Phil Spector And Artists – Silent Night
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