Complete Fame Singles:1964-67 1 / Various;

The first of a three-volume set of double CDs which tells the story of Fame Records and its subsidiary labels from 1964 through until 1973.

This first volume cover the 26 singles released by the label between 1964 and 1967. These bring us not just the very deepest of southern soul, but also attempts at pop-soul and garage rock by the local musicians who made up the studio's house bands.

Included are some of the earliest recordings of Jimmy Hughes, Dan Penn and Clarence Carter, obscurities by June Conquest and the Villagers, and Northern Soul classics by James Barnett and Art Freeman. 12 tracks are new to CD.

FAME Studios was started in 1962 by Rick Hall, who has just received a Special Merit Award at the Grammys.