NYC New Wave band Sorrows founder members Arthur Alexander (vocals, guitar), Joey Cola (vocals, guitar) tell the story of the making of Love Too Late... the real album. They got in a terrible row with their a label - who scrapped the parts on their second album and hired a couple of capable but faceless session players - and getting it right 40 years later. Entangling the legal mess required a lot of patience, but in the end they came out on top.
HCTF review of Love Too Late... the real album.
There a lot of stories about bands who got fucked by their label and it happened in 1981 to NYC New Wave band Sorrows when their second album Love Too Late hit the shops. The label has replaced their parts, hiring a bunch of session players, who had succeeded in creating lifeless versions of their songs. Legal hassles ensued and the band broke up.
Fast forward to 2021 when original members Arthur Alexander (vocals, guitar), Joey Cola (vocals, guitar) and Ricky Street (vocals, bass), and new drummer Luis Herrera entered the studio to get it right this time. Love Too Late... the real album is not a nostalgic excursion, but a full-throttle power pop meets New Wave record with top shelf melodies.
