Trussel - Love Injection (Elektra Records 1979)

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Trussel was a College based group from Virginia State College with lead vocalist Larry Tynes. Later when the group signed with Elektra they added a second lead vocalist Michael Spratley. In 1973 the group formed in the Snack Shop of Virginia State and were locally known as the Snack Shop Band. One day near VSC there was a train trestle, the drummer and co-founder Ron Buky Smith spoke with a lisp and said let's name the group TRUSSEL hence the spelling and pronounciation. The group then formed a record label in 1975. Under Bridge The Gap Records, they released two singles in 1976. "The Bi-Centennial Boogie" and "How Many Tricks". The next two release were "Beautiful People" and "Spread Love Everywhere". Both were well recorded and poorly promoted. The groups break came when a college friend Marvin Daniels (Chops - Southern Energy Ensemble) asked Bill would the group be willing to backup a young 15 year old girl out of Philadelphia who had signed with RCA. Reluctantly they did and became Evelyne Champagne Kings first touring band. They started with her when SHAME was a blip on the Disco Chart and were exiting when SHAME was on it's way to the top of the charts. The group tells the story about a gig at Broady's in NY where the whole RCA staff including the President came to see this new young talent. The band was so tight after years of playing the Mid-Atlantic College Circuit that RCA Producers Warren Schatz and Al Garrison came into the dressing room at the break and offered the group TRUSSEL a record deal with RCA. It never happened, the parents of Evelyn King became despondent with the management that had hooked her up with Trussel and fired the young black manager for a older white established management firm that worked with lots of RCA artist. Trussel being a loyal bunch of guys gave the original young manager 1 year to get them a record deal. So they left the road and went in to writing and preparing for the record deal that was sure to come. About a week before the year was to expire the group signed with Elektra for a three single studio budget. From that recording date in Philadelphia came "LOVE INJECTION", "GONE FOR THE WEEKEND", and a third single. "LOVE INJECTION" was released in the fall of 1979 and quickly became a New York Disco Hit. Most of the DJ's knew the group because of their many appearances in NYC and it helped that the term LOVE INJECTION caught on in the GAY community. So the song took off. In the mean time the young black manager turned the group over to a Philadelphia slickster who basically ripped the group off and mismanaged the release of the album. Elektra changed company presidents in the fall of 1979, the new guy in charge froze all of the Album budgets, including the Trussel budget even though the groups record was high on the Disco Charts and up on the R&B; Charts. Finally, the album Love Injection was released in March of 1980 but the single was a hit in the fall of 1979 and named a spring 1980 album release. They also refused to put the groups picture on the cover. Management eventually caused the group to refuse the offer of the second album, which they now acknowledge in hind sight was a mistake. Love Injection is listed as one of the Top 200 Disco records of all time. Watch out y'all here comes the Boogie Doctor! How you boogie Doctor baby! Everybody stand aside 'cause it's love injection time Rock is in the pocket, rock is in the love socket (repeat) Shake it down to the ground Love injection's always on my mind It's the only thing that keeps me high Love injection shoot me with your love 'Cause I'm Jones'z only for your love I used to be so hung up on smoke & pills I ran away from things that seem too real Then you shot me so full of hope and joy Now it's your love that I'm Jones'z for 'Cause I need your love To comfort me when I'm all alone I'm shaking all over I need a love intention Love injection Never thought I'd find that special one Now you're here and oh yea it's so much fun I like this new thing that's come over me I think your sweet love is gonna set me free Sweet reflections, setbacks in the night Resurrection bring me back to life, star all over I don't want to lose the place I'm in 'Cause I need your love To comfort me when I'm all alone I'm shaking all over I need a love intention Love injection can I get it now Yes I need it now Wow Oh well yea wow Well alright... roll it up Say you need a little shot of my love You can get, all the love I've got Say you need a little shot of my love You can get it, get it while it's hot (repeat) Now my mind is so, so fresh and clear Pose a mission I do not have to fear, no! Plus your love just keeps me feeling strong Don't stop pushing keep me running long 'Cause I need your love, I need a Love injection's always on my mind It's the only thing that keeps me high Higher than the stars up in the sky Love injection, love can take me high (repeat)