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Charleston: The History Press, an imprint of Arcadia Publishing, 2015. Purchased New. F/F. Exclusive First Edition Hardcover. Signed by Blake Ells on the title page. The unread book is tight with solid hinges, good tips, and black cloth boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Black and white photos throughout. The dust jacket (without a price as issued) is Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 138 pages. 6¼ x 9¼" tall.
FAME Publishing first opened in 1959 and produced hits for great musicians like Etta James, Clarence Carter, and Aretha Franklin. Not long after, the city of Muscle Shoals became known as the "Hit Recording Capital of the World." FAME was the foundation that produced Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, the Nutthouse and Sundrop Sound at Single Lock Records - studios that gave a voice to artists like Drive-By Truckers, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, and John Paul White. A new generation, including the Pollies and… Read More

First edition. Hardcover, signed. Hard cover. The History Press (2015)
New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. Brand new, never read Signed by the author directly to the full title page. Not a tip in. Not a bookplate. Published exclusively for Independent Alabama Bookseller. Thus first AND only edition. Wrapped in archival grade Mylar. Photos available upon request. FAME Publishing first opened in 1959 and produced hits for great musicians like Etta James, Clarence Carter and Aretha Franklin. Not long after, the city of Muscle Shoals became known as the "Hit Recording Capital of the World." FAME was the foundation that produced Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, the Nutthouse and Sundrop Sound at Single Lock Records-studios that gave a voice to artists like Drive-By Truckers, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and John Paul White. A new generation, including the Pollies and Doc Dailey & the Magnolia Devil, today carries the tradition of great music. Through extensive research, and enriched with interviews from… Read More