The Mar-vells formed as a soul vocal quartet in the early 60's, consisting of Annette Snell, Mattie Lovett, Addie Williams, and Loretta Ludlow, and they performed live concerts and did session work for other Florida musicians, as well as recording their own music. They released the 'How Do I Keep The Girls Away' single on the Butane label in 1963, and followed that with 'This Can't Go On' the following year. In 1965, after slimming down to a trio, they signed a recording contact with Monument Records, and following a change of name to The Fabulettes, a move likely made by the record company to avoid confusion with other similarly named groups, they released their first single, 'Mister Policeman', in October 1965. With the Monument single doing little chart-wise the group moved to Sound Stage 7 Records for their next release, 'Try The Worryin' Way', in April 1966, which was followed by 'Screamin' And Shoutin'' at the end of that year. When Snell left the group to pursue a solo career, The Fabulettes attempted to find a replacement, and then carried on for a couple more years, cutting the 'Because Of Love' single for Kangi Records in 1969, and then releasing 'Muddy Waters' on Access Records in 1971. When neither of these brought the group any success they split up. Annette Snell did release a couple of single in the early 70's, but The Fabulettes were consigned to that vault of little-known girl groups of the 60's, until their records were re-appraised in the ongoing search for music that wasn't appreciated when it was first released. This album pulls together all of their singles, both as The Mar-vells and The Fabulettes, so that we can now hear what the public missed back in the 60's.
Track listing
01 How Do I Keep The Girls Away (single as The Mar-vells 1964)
02 Go On And Have Yourself A Ball (b-side of 'How Do I Keep The Girls Away')
03 The Can't Go On (single as The Mar-vells 1964)
04 Dizzy Jones Birdland (b-side of 'This Can't Go On')
05 Mister Policeman (single 1965)
06 The Bigger They Are (The Harder They Fall) (b-side of 'Mister Policeman')
07 Screamin' And Shoutin' (single 1966)
08 I'm In The Mood For Love (b-side of 'Screamin' And Shoutin'')
09 Try The Worryin' Way (single 1966)
10 Money (b-side of 'Try The Worryin' Way')
11 Because Of Love (single 1969)
12 If The Morning Ever Comes (b-side of 'Because Of Love')
13 Muddy Waters (single 1971)
14 Stickin' Kind Of Man (b-side of 'Muddy Waters')
