Monday, March 2, 2020
VA - Hall Of Fame, Rare & Unissued, Unreleased Gems From The FAME Vaults [2012-2013] Vol. 01+02+03 (3x CD's)
HALL OF FAME
VA - Hall Of Fame, Rare & Unissued, Unreleased Gems From The FAME Vaults [2012-2013] Vol. 01+02+03 (3x CD's)
The "Hall of Fame" series from the vaults at FAME Studios is an unyielding source of top-drawer rare and unissued Southern soul from the 60s and 70s. Kent Records' ongoing resurrection of the great recordings made at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals is a revelation. So much great music was made at the Fame studios. The studio had remarkable sound and great engineering, the songwriting was classic, the studio band featured many of the top players in the south and the artists, whether well known or obscure, brought it with them when they came.
Volumes 1 material drawn from the deeper corners of the studio's bulging tape vaults. The superb music spans almost a decade in the life of FAME studios. Among the featured artists can be found many of the most famous names in '60s Southern Soul, as well as several collector favorites that, but for the lack of a decent-sized hit, could have been just as famous. Several of the songs are widely associated with other Fame artists, but you will have never heard them as you will hear them here.
Volume 2 or "Rare and Unreleased Gems" from the vaults of Fame Records and gems they are indeed! Honestly, it's astounding that so much great soul music languished in the studio vaults for so many years. But many thanks to the dedicated music addicts at Kent for unearthing and releasing these goodies. Fans of this era of soul music (in this case, the recordings are from 1964-1972) will be thrilled with what awaits their ears.
Volume 3 "More Rare and Unissued Gems" is packed with great tunes. Certainly no drop-off in quality. Fans of 1960s and early '70 soul music will find a lot to savor on this varied collection. Although recording dates are uncertain in some cases, all tracks were recorded 1965-1970. The most unique aspect about this third volume is that it includes only male vocalists. We are treated to more unreleased but excellent songs from Fame vets such as Clarence Carter and Otis Clay, as well as the three Fame staff writers turned singers; George Jackson, Dan Greer, and Prince Philip Mitchell. There are also plenty of wonderful no-name" contributions from artists such as Ben & Spence, Big Ben Atkins, Herman Moore, Roy Lee Johnson, and several others, plus two tracks from unknown vocalists. Yes, despite their sleuthing and hard work, the compilers just weren't able to find out who sang a couple of these songs, nor when they were recorded! (Amazon)
What a soul goldmine!
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VA - Hall Of Fame, Rare & Unissued Gems From The FAME Vaults Vol. 01+02+03
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Track Lists
Hall Of Fame Volume 1: Rare Unissued Gems From Fame
01 James Barnett You're So Fine 2:15
02 Jimmy Hughes I Worship The Ground You Walk On 2:28
03 June Conquest I Do 3:00
04 Richard Earl & The Corvettes Blind Can't See 2:33
05 Big Ben Atkins Tell It Like It Is 2:24
06 Jackie Almost Persuaded 2:48
07 Joe Simon When It Comes To Dancing 1:55
08 George Byrd & The Dominoes It Ain't No Harm 3:01
09 Prince Phillip Keep On Talking 3:04
10 Entertainers I Need Someone 2:45
11 Ben & Spence Hand Shakin' 2:57
12 James Gilreath Meet Me Tonight 2:45
13 Clarence Carter Tell Daddy 1:57
14 Ralph ''Soul'' Jackson You Really Know How To Hurt A Guy 2:18
15 Jimmy Hughes Steal Away '67 (Pt 1) 3:23
16 Otis Clay I'm Qualified 2:40
17 Marjorie Ingram In The Heat Of Love 2:26
18 Unknown Male Love Changes A Man 2:44
19 Clarence Carter Too Weak To Fight 2:08
20 Otis Clay Your Helping Hand 2:47
21 O.B. McClinton Two Big Legs And A Short Red Dress 2:41
22 Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces Baby Come Back 2:22
23 Travis Wammack Let's Do It Over 2:49
24 George Jackson For You 2:18
Hall Of Fame Volume 2: Rare and Unreleased Gems
01 Unknown Female Another Good Woman Gone Bad 3:06
02 James Barnett It Tears Me Up 2:39
03 Ben & Spence Long Ago 2:57
04 June Conquest Don't Let It Be Said 2:42
05 George Jackson Take Me Back 2:05
06 Unknown Male Don't Count Me Out 2:53
07 Big Ben Atkins I Can't Stop (No No No) 2:21
08 Billy Young Have Pity On Me 2:30
09 George Jackson I Smell a Rat 2:37
10 Ralph ''Soul'' Jackson Don't Tear Yourself Down 2:26
11 Linda Carr Are You Teasing Me 2:45
12 Ben & Spence No One Left to Come Home To 2:56
13 Prince Phillip Fool for a Woman 2:42
14 Unknown Male Got to Get Over 2:34
15 Clarence Carter Take It All Off 2:04
16 Marjorie Ingram I'm Gonna Start Checking Up On My Man 2:45
17 Prince Phillip How Much More Can a Poor Man Stand 2:27
18 Unknown Female My Dreams Don't Ever Come True 2:33
19 George Soule Midnight Affair 3:22
20 Otis Clay That Kind of Lovin' 2:40
21 Clarence Carter They're Gonna Find Us (At the Dark End of the Street) 3:46
22 O.B. McClinton You Can't Miss What You Can't Measure 2:20
23 Joe Simon Get in a Hurry 2:21
24 Jackie Unfortunately 2:03
Hall Of Fame Volume 3: More Rare and Unissued Gems
01 Billy & Clyde A World of My Own 2:55
02 Clarence Carter Hey Man 2:49
03 Dan Greer Don't Let a Good Thing Go to Waste 2:09
04 Ben & Spence L-O-V-E Love 2:43
05 Ralph Soul Jackson You Left the Water Running 2:43
06 Dan Brantley The Door to My Heart 2:33
07 Clarence Carter I Done Run Out 2:46
08 Billy Young You're Too Much 2:20
09 Roy Lee Johnson Ain't Nothin' Good About Bein' Lonely (Demo) 2:53
10 Big Ben Atkins Don't Raise Your Voice at Me 2:44
11 Unknown Male I'm in Love (That's All I Can Say) 3:15
12 Ben & Spence You're the One for Me 2:12
13 Billy Young Why Don't You Care 2:25
14 Roy Lee Johnson What Your Love's Gonna Turn Out to Be (Demo) 2:41
15 Herman Moore Come on Home 2:53
16 Otis Clay She's About a Mover 2:45
17 George Jackson I Don't Want to Know 3:22
18 Ben & Spence A Stone Loser 3:01
19 Clarence Carter I Feel a Burning 2:01
20 Herman Moore Love Light 2:47
21 Roy Lee Johnson Love is Calling on Me 2:53
22 Prince Phillip Hail! Hail! the Gang's All Here 2:31
23 Unknown Male Your Sister's Keeper 2:49
24 Otis Clay You Don't Miss Your Water 2:45
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Thank You so much BB. You've ticked 3 off my Kent wants list in one go :)
ReplyDeleteHi puw,
DeleteA hat-trick. Very rare and I am pleased.
Cheers
Oh I keep panicking when I see The Fame ...... Story and search for it and find I have it, but then I see The Hall of Fame and panic sets off again as I though I had it, but that was The Studio set, not this set and vice versa, then I find the other set and relax again. You'd think with the size of my collection I'd have it organised and down by now, but they keep bringing stuff out that breaks the biscuit. Why can't they just keep to a "Fame Series - The Hall Of Fame Vol 01", "Fame Series - The Fame Studio ... Vol 01", "Fame Series - (Artist Name) Vol 01" etc. Anyway, wait for the next panic attack LOL
DeleteThanks for sharing, BB.
ReplyDeleteYou are always welcome Paolo.
DeleteCheers.