The Fame Gang · Grits & Gravy

"These jams frequently punch all the right buttons: JBs-style horn charts or Meters-like syncopation, delivered with the catchiness of the MGs and the fluidity of the American Studios crew or the Dixie Flyers. But given how much funkier they were than their forerunners, Hall preferred to utilise their talents on white pop acts. The grooves on a pair of Fame singles, ‘Grits And Gravy’ and ‘Turn My Chicken Loose’, are red hot, but an album of tepid covers issued at the time belied the simpatico this special unit had. The fantastic outtakes left in the can, as heard for the first time on this carefully curated collection, gives us the opportunity to revel in the true sound of the Fame Gang." - Fame Recording Studios