Lloyd McCollough - Ekko Records # 1023 - Feb 1956
Side A - Until I Love Again
Side AA - What Goes On In My Heart
Just before Lloyd got the Rockabilly bug where he produced monster records for Starday & Rebublic he released this truly magnificent country 2 sider for the Ekko label out of Hollywood, California.
Released in early 1956 Lloyd along with Chet Atkins and Jerry Byrd he laid down these wonderful tunes onto vinyl & shellac and as I'm sure you'll agree are not wild, not crazy rockabilly but just two superb songs, played with perfection by some of the country music industries finest musicians .
Late 1955 or early 1956 Nashville, TN – Lloyd McCollough (Lloyd Arnold [vcl], Chet Atkins [gt], Jerry Byrd [steel], Buddy Hollie [bass], Tommy Jackson [fiddle], Jimmy Self [piano])
His first record was made for the Von label from Booneville, Mississippi, in the fall of 1955. Both sides, "Oh Darling" and "Watch That Girl" were pure country. It gave Lloyd something to sell on his radio shows on KWEM. The two sides of his second record, "Until I Love Again"/"What Goes On In Your Heart" (Ekko 1023, 1956) were mid-tempo country offerings, more polished and professional than the Von sides. Not surprising, given the fact that the backing musicians included Chet Atkins and Jerry Byrd. As country music's popularity started to wane due to the explosion of rock 'n' roll, Lloyd switched to rockabilly, which was a relatively easy task for him. His third single was in this new style : "Gonna Love My Baby"/ "Cause I Love You" (Republic 7129, 1956), produced by Murray Nash. His next single, "Half My Fault", again for a different label (Starday), was even better, but it was not released until March 1958, when rockabilly had already gone out of fashion. By that time Lloyd had changed the name of his band to the Rockin' Drifters.
