Complete Fame Singles:1964-67 1 / Various Complete Fame Singles:1964-67 1 / Various CD

2014 two CD release, the first of a three-volume set of which tells the story of Fame Records and it's subsidiary labels from 1964 through until 1973. This first volume covers 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, the Villagers and Northern Soul classics by James Barnett and Art Freeman. Fame Studios was started in 1962 by Rick Hall. Rick has just received a Special Merit Award awarded at the Grammy's.

1. Steal Away- Jimmy Hughes 2. Lollypops, Lace and Lipstick - Jimmy Hughes 3. Close to Me - Dan Penn 4. Let Them Talk - Dan Penn 5. Try Me - Jimmy Hughes 6. Lovely Ladies - Jimmy Hughes 7. I'm Getting Better - Jimmy Hughes 8. I Want Justice - Jimmy Hughes 9. Hey, Do You Wanna Marry - Spooner and the Spoons 10. Wish You Didn't Have to Go - Spooner and the Spoons 11. Almost Persuaded - June Conquest 12. Party Talk - June Conquest 13. Goodbye My Lover Goodbye - Jimmy Hughes 14. It Was Nice - Jimmy Hughes 15. Take Me (Just As I Am) - Dan Penn 16. Diamonds - Dan Penn 17. You Really Know How to Hurt a Guy - Jimmy Hughes 18. The Loving Physician - Jimmy Hughes 19. Midnight Affair - Jimmy Hughes 20. When It Comes to Dancing - Jimmy Hughes 21. Keep on Talking - James Barnett 22. Take a Good Look - James Barnett 23. Gonna Make You Say Yeah - Terry Woodford 24. Hit the Ground - Terry Woodford 25. Neighbor, Neighbor - Jimmy Hughes 26. It's a Good Thing - Jimmy Hughes 27. His Town - Terry Woodford 28. She Wants What She Can't Have - Terry Woodford 29. Laugh It Off - the Villagers 30. You're Gonna Lose That Girl - the Villagers 31. I Worship the Ground You Walk on - Jimmy Hughes 32. A Shot of Rhythm and Blues - Jimmy Hughes 33. In the Same Old Way - Arthur Conley 34. I Can't Stop (No, No No)- Arthur Conley 35. I Can't Get You Out of My Mind - Art Freeman 36. Slippin' Around with You - Art Freeman 37. I'm Gonna Forget About You - Arthur Conley 38. Take Me (Just As I Am) - Arthur Conley 39. I Stayed Away Too Long - Clarence Carter 40. Tell Daddy - Clarence Carter 41. Why Not Tonight - Jimmy Hughes 42. I'm a Man of Action - Jimmy Hughes 43. Everybody's Got to Cry Sometime - Art Freeman 44. A Piece of My Heart - Art Freeman 45. Thread the Needle - Clarence Carter 46. Don't Make My Baby Cry - Clarence Carter 47. Don't Lose Your Good Thing - Jimmy Hughes 48. You Can't Believe Everything- Jimmy Hughes 49. Hi Heel Sneakers - Jimmy Hughes 50. Time Will Bring You Back - Jimmy Hughes 51. She Ain't Gonna Do Right - Clarence Carter 52. The Road of Love - Clarence Carter