Lawrence Reynolds-"Jesus Is A Soul Man"

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   My commercial 45, which is mono and confirmed as WB 7322, has a listed time of (2:44), but an actual time of (2:48).

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jimct Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 07 April 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote jimct Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Lawrence Reynolds-"Jesus Is A Soul Man" Posted: 14 June 2008 at 9:34pm
	My commercial 45, which is mono and confirmed as WB 7322, has a listed time of (2:44), but an actual time of (2:48).

ChicagoBill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 06 November 2019 Location: Utah Status: Offline Points: 16	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChicagoBill Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 November 2019 at 9:22pm
	Well, I thought I would get my feet wet here. My white label promo LP WB 1825, has a listed time of (2:44), and an actual time of (2:49.3). No surprise there. My white label promo copy 45 says 'Stereo' on the label and has a listed time of (2:44) and has an actual time of (2:47.3). No surprise there, except it is a completely different mix than the stereo LP/CD. Piano cranked up. This gospel recording may have only hit #28 on Billboard, but peaked at #11 on the WLS (Chicago) survey! I also miss Jim Abbott for his 'timely' posts. -Bill.

Hykker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 30 October 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 29	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hykker Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 November 2019 at 5:11am
	Curiously, does your 45 play in stereo? If so, it's gotta be one of the earliest stereo WB 45s. My copy, which is also a promo is mono.

ChicagoBill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 06 November 2019 Location: Utah Status: Offline Points: 16	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChicagoBill Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 November 2019 at 12:04pm
	Indeed. The label says stereo and in the run-out wax it says, "M 51639 S -1A stereo". I have an idea what prompted Warner Bros. to release this the way it is, but I don't want to look like an idiot on my first post!

Santi Paradoa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 17 February 2009 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 28	Post Options Post Reply Quote Santi Paradoa Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 21 November 2019 at 8:14pm
	Welcome Bill. So LP mix would be the note for the two stereo entries in the database?
	Santi Paradoa Miami, Florida

TomDiehl1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 January 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote TomDiehl1 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 November 2019 at 2:21pm
	Well, in spite of its charting in the lower 20s, I'm kind of surprised it has only shown up on two domestic releases. If Warner still has the tape for the stereo promo single version, it might make a good inclusion on a future ERIC cd.
	Live in stereo.

ChicagoBill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 06 November 2019 Location: Utah Status: Offline Points: 16	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChicagoBill Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 November 2019 at 4:01pm
	O.K. Here are the facts. My record store first received this 45 on 9/5/1969. Mono only. On 9/15/69 it debuted on the WLS survey, and 9/20/69 on Billboard. The WEA rep said there would likely not be an LP. Here's my supposition. Due to the growing listenership of FM stereo radio stations in Chicago in the fall of '69, they wanted a stereo recording. Warners told some engineer to pull the multi-tracks and make up a stereo single for radio only. If you were to listen to this promo, you can hear the opening guitar in the right channel and it is panned to the center before the vocal starts. The dobro starts in the center and is quickly panned to the right. The background vocals that are slightly right on the LP, are spread evenly left to right. I don't recall the release date of the LP, but I was told it was released after Christmas 1969. I don't have the mono stock single in order to listen if it is a fold-down of the promo, or fold-down of the LP, or neither.

ChicagoBill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 06 November 2019 Location: Utah Status: Offline Points: 16	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChicagoBill Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 November 2019 at 4:10pm
	I'll continue. The dobro starts in the center and is panned to the right. The background singers are spread evenly left to right as opposed to the LP where they are all right of center. I was told the LP wasn't released until after Christmas 1969. By that time the single had it's run. I don't have the mono single to determine if it is a fold-down of the stereo promo, stereo LP, or neither. -Bill.