Volume One of Norton Records' four installment excursion into the early career of the legendary Kim Fowley rounds up sixteen rare productions, compositions and performances from the record producer, impresario and songwriting maverick issued between 1959-1969. Manager of The Runaways in the '70s, Fowley also played with many bands throughout his career including Mothers Of Invention, Family, Soft Machine, Cat Stevens and Manfred Mann, to name just a few. Appearing here alongside Fowley are Bruce And Jerry, Patterns, U.S. Rockets, Rituals, Donnie And The Outcasts, Renegades, Players, Kim And The Skippers, Mo And Jo, Johnny C And The Blazes, Blue Bells, and Althea And The Memories.