Blonde Vinyl Memorial

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Blonde Vinyl Memorial
Love Life
Love Life was a pop-metal band along the lines of Bon Jovi, with a slightly more blues-influenced sound. They seem to stick out on a label that is mostly known for more alternative music, but it should be noted that Blonde Vinyl tried to be a diverse label, and not just an alternative label. When seem from that angle, bands like Love Life and Sass O’Frass Tunic fit in just fine. After Blonde Vinyl folded, they changed name to Fear Not and released one album on Pakaderm Records in 1993 with a different guitarist

Love Life started off as a band called Reaction, with Darin Eby, Larry Worley, Gary Hansen, and Mike Link (of Mad at the World fame). Darin Eby and Mike Link started Reaction in October 1987. Gary Hansen answered an ad in Recycler magazine for a drummer. They interviewed several vocalists, but none worked until Larry Worley called Mike Link (because he had auditioned for another band he was in the year before). Reaction wrote and recorded several songs and performed two shows (see image to the right) before Link quit the band around June 1989. The band carried on, recruiting Rob Romero, and changed their name to Love Life.

  Love Life

Reaction


Blonde Vinyl Releases

Good Bye Lady Jane album cover  
Good Bye Lady Jane
BVCD3302 (1991)
Produced by Christopher Colbert and Larry Worley

Larry Worley – vocals, guitars
Darin Eby – guitar
Rod Romero – bass, bgv’s
Gary Hanson – drums, bgv’s

01) Real Love 2:52 Worley / Eby
02) Do You Love Me? 3:37 Worley / M. Rapheal
03) Hearts on Fire 4:05 Worley
04) When Lonliness Comes Knockin’ 4:27 Worley / Eby
05) Girl Gone Bad 3:32 Worley
06) Fill ‘Er Up 0:13
07) Goodbye Lady Jane 3:48 Worley
08) In Blue Again 5:01 Worley
09) 1000 Reasons 4:56 Worley / M. Rapheal
10) A Hard Days Night 2:33 John Lennon / Paul McCartney
11) Do You Believe in Love? 3:22 Worley

Other Information:
Additional BGVs by Larry Worley and Brian Davis
Executive Producer – Michael G. Knott


Blonde Vinyl Compilation Appearances


Post-Blonde Vinyl Career

Changed name to Fear Not and released one album on Pakaderm Records in 1993 with a different guitarist.

Larry Worley sang lead vocals on Robert Sweet’s (of Stryper fame) solo album Love Trash.


Goodbye Lady Jane Re-issue cover  
Goodbye Lady Jane
Roxx Records (2018 CD and vinyl re-issue)
Produced by Christopher Colbert and Larry Worley

Larry Worley – vocals, guitars
Darin Eby – guitar
Rod Romero – bass, bgv’s
Gary Hanson – drums, bgv’s

01) Real Love 2:52 Worley / Eby
02) Do You Love Me? 3:37 Worley / M. Rapheal
03) Hearts on Fire 4:05 Worley
04) When Lonliness Comes Knockin’ 4:27 Worley / Eby
05) Girl Gone Bad 3:32 Worley
06) Fill ‘Er Up 0:13
07) Goodbye Lady Jane 3:48 Worley
08) In Blue Again 5:01 Worley
09) 1000 Reasons 4:56 Worley / M. Rapheal
10) A Hard Days Night 2:33 John Lennon / Paul McCartney
11) Do You Believe in Love? 3:22 Worley
CD Reissue Bonus Tracks:
12) Blue Again [demo] 5:41 Worley
13) Do You Believe in Love? [demo] 3:27 Worley
14) Real Love [demo] 3:13 Worley / Eby
15) Believed in You [demo] 5:56 Worley
16) Lonely [demo] 5:28 Worley

Other Information:
Additional BGVs by Larry Worley and Brian Davis
Executive Producer – Michael G. Knott


Fear Not

Fear Notalbum cover  
Fear Not
Word / Pakaderm Records (1993)
Produced by Dino Elefante and John Elefante

Larry Worley – vocals, guitars
Chris Howell – guitar
Rod Romero – bass, bgv’s
Gary Hanson – drums, bgv’s

E.L. Neely – additional bass
Jeff Gunn and Dino Elefante – background vocals

01) Give It Up 3:38 Worley / Wohler
02) We Have a God 3:13 Worley / Howell / D. Elephante
03) Mr. Compromise 4:29 Worley
04) Till the End of My Days 4:35 Worley / Karl Ney
05) Suicide Sunshine 5:47 Worley
06) Money Money 4:02 Worley / D. Elephante
07) Easy Come Easy Go 4:35 Worley
08) There is Love 3:51 Worley / M. Rapheal / Ney
09) Mad World 4:05 Worley / Ney / Hanson
10) Take Hold 4:42 Worley / J. Elephante / B. Worley


Fear Not re-issue album cover  
Fear Not
Roxx Records (2018 CD and vinyl re-issue)
Produced by Dino Elefante and John Elefante

Larry Worley – vocals, guitars, bass on “Love is Alright”
Chris Howell – guitar
Rod Romero – bass, bgv’s
Gary Hanson – drums, bgv’s

E.L. Neely – additional bass
Jeff Gunn and Dino Elefante – background vocals
JK Northrup – all instruments on “You’ve Got Love”
Stan Mayo – drums on “Love is Alright”

01) Give It Up 3:38 Worley / Wohler
02) We Have a God 3:13 Worley / Howell / D. Elephante
03) Mr. Compromise 4:29 Worley
04) Till the End of My Days 4:35 Worley / Karl Ney
05) Suicide Sunshine 5:47 Worley
06) Money Money 4:02 Worley / D. Elephante
07) Easy Come Easy Go 4:35 Worley
08) There is Love 3:51 Worley / M. Rapheal / Ney
09) Mad World 4:05 Worley / Ney / Hanson
10) Take Hold 4:42 Worley / J. Elephante / B. Worley
CD Reissue Bonus Tracks:
11) You’ve Got Love 4:23 Worley
12) Love is Alright 4:09 Worley


For the Wounded Heart album cover  
For the Wounded Heart
Roxx Records (2018)
Produced by Kyle Simpsonw

Eddie Green – vocals
Larry Worley – guitar
Chris Sorensen (Howell) – guitars
Rod Romero – bass
Gary Hanson – drums

01) Don’t Want None (Come Get Some) 3:57 Green / Sorensen
02) Shadows Fade 4:13 Worley / Green
03) Carry Me 4:14 Green / Worley
04) Love is Alright 3:59 Worley
05) Shipwrecked Hypocrite 4:12 Green / Worley


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