LRK records have just announced details of anupcoming 45 from James Holvay (who was recently featured in both our Source News and Video features).
James Holvay - Love That Lady / Don't Take Your Love - LRK Records 33
Limited Edition 7" black Vinyl 300 copies
Pre-order of Love That Lady / Don't Take Your Love. You get 2 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released
Release notes
Chicago-born JAMES “SOUL” HOLVAY is a real survivor. The veteran singer, songwriter and guitarist is probably best remembered for writing the US pop no. 1 hit ‘Kind Of A Drag’ for the Buckinghams in 1967. James then went on to lead his own band, the Mob, but as musical tastes changed in the late 70s, the band split up and James turned away from the music business.
In 2020, spurred on by the rise of retro soul, James decided to make a musical comeback, delivering his take on the soul music he’d grown up with in Chicago – the sounds of Curtis Mayfield, Major Lance, Gene Chandler, Johnny Pate et al.
In 2021 he released an EP, ‘Sweet Soul Song’ which drew praise from Johnny Pate himself and made James something of a cult figure amongst 60s Chicago soul collectors. Earlier this year, James released a new EP, ‘Working Man’ , on which, once again, the soundscape was the classic sound of 60s Chicago and it’s from that EP that the two new LRK tracks are taken. The A side is ‘Love That Lady’, a tune that embodies all that was good about 60s Chicago soul, while the putative B side is ‘Don't Take Your Love’, which sounds like a long lost Curtom artefact.
These new tracks, released by LRK Records as a limited-edition 45, are a must-have for fans of vintage soul and collectors of rare 45s. Holvay's ability to blend catchy melodies with genuine emotion remains unmatched — don't miss the chance to own a piece of this Chicago soul legacy!
Releases June 2, 2025
https://lrkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/love-that-lady-dont-take-your-love
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