Fame Records was an off-shoot of the legendary FAME Studio, and this CD compilation looks at the very best of the label's work during it's first four years. Helmed by owner Rick Hall, aided and abetted by his team including Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham and the Swampers house band, this is some of the very finest music from the birth of Southern soul. It features hits by Clarence Carter and Jimmy Hughes, Northern soul classics from James Barnett and Art Freeman, recordings by Dann Penn and Spooner Oldham, as well as the choicest unreleased at the time cuts that we have unearthed during our trawls of the tape vault. The full colour booklet includes an in-depth sleeve note and many beautiful photographs sourced from the Fame Studio archive.

Tracklist:

Steal Away - Jimmy Hughes
It Tears Me Up - James Barnett
She Ain't Gonna Do Right - Clarence Carter
I Can't Stop (No, No, No) - Arthur Conley
That Kind Of Lovin' - Otis Clay
Fortune Teller - The Del-Rays
Slippin' Around With You - Art Freeman
Keep On Talking - James Barnett
Hi-Heel Sneakers - Jimmy Hughes
Long Ago - Ben ; Spence
Don't Make Me Hate Loving You - Jeanie Greene
(Take Me) Just As I Am - Dan Penn
Back In Your Arms - George Jackson
Feed The Flame - Billy Young
You Really Know How To Hurt A Guy - Ralph "Soul" Jackson
Thread The Needle - Clarence Carter
A Piece Of My Heart - Art Freeman
Wish You Didn't Have To Go -
Spooner ; The Spoons
Almost Persuaded - June Conquest
I'm Gonna Forget About You - Arthur Conley
Take A Good Look - James Barnett
Come On Home - Herman Moore
Blind Can't See - Richard Earl ; The Corvettes
I Worship The Ground You Walk On - Jimmy Hughes

UPC: 029667100328
Label: Kent Records Uk
Release Date: 11.6.20
Format: CD

This Is Fame 1964-1968 / Various - This Is Fame 1964-1968 / Various (CD)