V/A - The Stars of Fame Records EP

Hits From The Past
Written By Joe Barstool

V/A - The Stars of Fame Records EP

Label: Kent Soul (Ace Records); Year: 2011; Format: Vinyl EP

This EP was released for RSD 2011 and contains four songs of fine Southern Soul from the mid- to late '60s. According to the liner notes none of these songs have been previously released, hence even more reason for you die-hard soul fans out there to own this limited piece of history. I am by no means an expert on soul, but I can guarantee you that I will be reviewing more records from said genre as I do appreciate it a lot. All four songs on here are brilliant with two of them being more upbeat, whereas the other two are slow and beautiful. All of these crackers were recorded at the FAME Studios, home of the Muscle Shoals sound. I am sure someone more knowledgable could write quite a bit about this whereas I just bought this as I fancied it and certainly haven't regretted my decision.

Joe Barstool

I write mainly about different types of underground and under-appreciated music, and this website is an extension of my original Hits From The Past blogspot.

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