A 1999 album, "Love Is About To Start", by L.J. (Larry James) Reynolds has landed on digital
platforms over the weekend. Probably Friday (21 Jul) as it is listed
alongside Friday's releases but the release date is shown as Nov 1999 so we
can't be certain.
It contains a re-recording of his 1981 modern Northern Soul biggie "Key To The World" from his self-titled album on Capitol, also released as a single.
L.J. Reynolds was born in Saginaw, MI, in 1952 and
released a couple of solo singles in 1969-70 before forming L.J.
Reynolds & Chocolate Syrup in 1971 and releasing "What's A Matter
Baby (Is It Hurting You)" / "The Penguin Break Down" (instrumental of A
side). The song also received plays on the scene and the backing track
has been used on other recordings such as Phil Lowman "Rock Me Till I
Want No More" which received two releases first on Blue Soul followed by
the rarer Palos release. Both Reynolds' and Lowman's were released in 1971 so we don't know which was first as both claim writers credits.
He left Chocolate Syrup in 1972 planning for a solo career and then met
Ron Banks of The Dramatics backstage at the Apollo Theatre and a year
later replaced William Howard in the group. In 1981 he left for his
delayed solo career releasing his self-titled album on Capitol followed
by another three solo albums before re-joining the group in 1986 but
still released solo material on the side.
Another album was delivered in 1994 before this one on Volt (acquired by Fantasy after the demise of Stax) in 1999. Since then he has released another three solo albums, his last
"Get To This" in 2011.
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
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artist.
| Rating: | 8.4 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | New Soul / Reissue |
| Format: | Album |
| Media: | Digital / CD |
| Label: | Volt |
| Cat No: | VCD-3411-2 |
| Date: | 21/07/2023 / 1999 |
| Price: | £8.91 / 26.56 |
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