Back in Jan 2021 we did a full feature on Renaldo Domino so
are very pleased to see that the latest release from Yann Vatiste's
Epsilon label are two sides of his first single released on the tiny
Arnell label, "I Love My Girl" / "I'm Hip To Your Game" in 1967.
However, Yann has informed us that, unfortunately, the quality of the original Arnell
master tape wasn't of sufficient quality to use (as we stated in the
feature a couple of years ago it was a low budget production) so it is the
later 1968 Smash release that has been used, which to be fair is probably
the better version.
We won't regurgitate the previous article here, just summarise, so if you
wish to learn more about the artist then visit "Renaldo Domino - Discography". He recorded some great songs with that Chicago mid/late 60s sound,
sadly none of them dented the R&B charts.
Domino is a nickname given to him as his voices was 'as sweet as sugar' and
Domino was the name of a sugar brand in the US. His real name is Renaldo
Jones and after retiring from music when released by Twinight in 1971, he made a comeback in recent years with several singles.
His first single was as Renaldo Domino & The Orientations and are the
two songs released by Epsilon, with the above caveat. The songs were
written by two obscure writers, Melvin Johns who wrote the A side and the
B side with Nate Taylor, and produced by William Sandy Johnson (who
also worked with LaShawn Collins and Wendy Woods, both of whom have seen
action on NS dancefloors) and a J. Parnell.
I believe that this is the first ever vinyl reissue for either side, although it appears "I'm Hip To Your Game" was released on a 'dodgy' looking CD "The Best of Northern Soul, Vol. 4" issued by Malibu Public Library in 2019.
Available now from
Epsilon Records
£17.50 incl. UK P&P or £22.50 worldwide.
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
| Rating: | 8.4 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Northern Soul / Reissue |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | 7" Vinyl |
| Label: | Epsilon |
| Cat No: | EPS 109 |
| Date: | 03/02/2023 |
| Price: | £17.50 (UK) or £22.50 (worldwide) incl. P&P |
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