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  • Inheritance - S/T Inheritance - S/T

    The only interesting aspect of this record, aside from its incredibly creepy cover, is that it was produced by Doug McKenzie. Strange Brew indeed! Except the Doug McKenzie that you are thinking about is a fictional character. This album is Canadian and I’ve often wondered if this Doug McKenzie was perhaps the inspiration to the […]

  • Liberty Union - Get Love In Liberty Union - Get Love In

    I think the best way to describe this is “family orientated xian psych from Edmonton, Alberta.” The album is interesting because the 12-member group obviously has some talent but seriously lacks in direction. Almost every song has potential: great drumming, organs, multiple male and female vocals, slow jams and fast jams. However, every song either […]

  • Festival Folkmass Festival Folkmass

    “Why should the devil have the best tunes?”. Apparently Martin Luther was the inspiration for the “folkmass”, which was an attempt at reforming the “mass” into the modern, folky era. From this, and further descriptions on the back, I had high hopes for this album.
    Alas, I was fairly dissapointed. The majority of the album consists […]

  • Rick Powell: Choir Book Rick Powell: Choir Book

    First and foremost you should know that this record does not live up to it’s awesome cover. But actually, I really have no idea what a bearded man praising the lord with a Moog should sound like, so maybe I’m being unduely harsh. Anyhow, I was hoping for better, but for some reason I still […]

  • Hansadutta Swami: Nothing To Lose But All To Gain Hansadutta Swami: Nothing To Lose But All To Gain

    I was finding this record all over the place when I first moved to the bay area. I like it, but I once enthusiastically sent a copy to my friend Dan and he told me he was unable to listen to it because the cover frightened him. I guess it’s not for everyone.

  • Colby's Missing Memory Colby’s Missing Memory

    Colby is a robot who’s programmer input the entire Bible into his memory. When Colby gets excited about a particular verse from the Bible he makes a song out of it.

  • Hansadutta Swami - The Vision Hansadutta Swami - The Vision

    A German named Hans Kary moves to Berkeley, experiences a vision, and becomes a devotee of Krishna. He then changes his name to Hansadutta Swami, starts wearing aviator shades, and becomes a traveling monk playing bad folk.

  • Raasche and Alan Mills sing Jewish Folk Songs Raasche and Alan Mills sing Jewish Folk Songs

    Sometimes I want to groove out to the sweet sounds of the alter kakers. This LP from Raasche–who, based on the jacket photo, was a real shayner–and Alan Mills works well to this end. If you want to hear songs about the shtetl shicker or a rousing version of “Dayeinu” then I heartily recommend […]

  • Search Party - Montgomery Chapel Search Party - Montgomery Chapel

    I try not to get too carried away with featuring records that I have never owned, but I will probably never ever ever own this one, so whatever. If knowing that I do not actually own an original pressing of this hinders your enjoyment of reading about it on the internet may I suggest you […]

  • Guitar Ensemble - you-n-you Guitar Ensemble - you-n-you

    The cover caught my eye on this one so I gave it a spin. Surprisingly cool xian album from 1971 done by an 11 piece band. Seven guitarists, a lone female organ player and the rhthym section holding it down.
    Listen

  • John Fischer - The Cold Cathedral John Fischer - The Cold Cathedral

    Really solid xian folk/pop lp from late 60’s West Covina, CA. Seriously, this guy could kick both Jonathan & Charles’ ass’ & still have the strength left to sit down & write a nice jazzy Jesus folk ballad about it.

  • Faith For Today Quartet - Choose Ye Faith For Today Quartet - Choose Ye

    That wacky Jesus is at it again! Here he is stopping a man in the middle of the road & using the bible to convince him to run off & leave his wife & family. If you’ve seen it once, you’ve seen it a thousand times.

  • Visitors From Outer Space - What Saith The Lord? Visitors From Outer Space - What Saith The Lord?

    On October 9, 1973 the entirely heterosexual fishing expedition of Charles Hickson & Calvin Parker was unexpectedly interrupted by a flying egg shaped craft. Three used condom looking creatures forced hickson on to their ship, examined his body, and then returned him to the wharf, unharmed. “If this is true we should throw away the […]

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