Artist: Michael Trotter
Album: Glory to Glory
Release Date: Jan. 31, 2012
Genres: Contemporary Christian
Format | Bitrate: MP3 | 320 Kbps
Size: 73,6 Mb

Artist: Harry Belafonte
Title Of Album: My Lord What a Mornin'
Year Of Release: March 23, 1999
Label: Bmg Int'l
Genre: Jazz, Gospel
Quality: flac
Bitrate: 768 kBit/s
Total Time: 56 min 29 sec
Total Size: 317.02 mb

Artist: Sleeping at Last
Album: Yearkbook - May
Release Date: 2011
Genres: Rock, Folk
Format | Quality: MP3 | 320 Kbps
Size: 31,3 Mb

Исполнитель: The Gamble Folk
Альбом: Christmas Boy
Дата выпуска: 1977
Жанр: Folk
Формат | Качество: 192 Kbps
Размер файла: 39,28 Mb
Количество треков: 10

Исполнитель: Dixie Echoes
Альбом: Exciting & Inspiring
Год выпуска: 1968
Жанр: Gospel
Качество: 320 кб/с
Размер файла: 72 Мб

Трек лист:
01 - I'm Working On A Building
02 - He Looked Beyond My Faults
03 - We'll Soon Be Done
04 - The Lights Of Home
05 - That's Enough
06 - How Great Thou Art
07 - The Old Fashioned Meeting
08 - I Know Who Holds Tomorrow
09 - It Might As Well Be Me
10 - Trouble In My Way
11 - He Touched Me
12 - I'll Shake The Hand Of The Lord

Исполнитель: WhiteHeart
Альбом: Hotline
Год выпуска: 1985
Жанр: Alternative / Classic / Rock
Качество: 320 кб/с
Размер файла: 91 Мб

Трек лист:
1.Hotline
2.Gotta Be A Believer
3.Jerusalem
4.Turn The Page
5.She's A Runaway
6.Heroes
7.In His Name
8.The Victory
9.Walls
10.Keep Fighting The Fight

Исполнитель: White Heart
Альбом: Live At Six Flags
Год выпуска: 1986
Жанр: Alternative / Classic / Rock
Качество: 320 кб/с
Размер файла: 97 Мб

Трек лист:
1.Sing Unto The Lamb
2.Carried Away (Safe On The Wings Of The Lord)
3.Nothing Can Take This Love
4.We Are His Hands
5.Hosanna
6.Undercover
7.Quiet Love
8.Vital Signs
9.Carry On
10.He's Returning

Исполнитель: White Heart
Альбом: Vital Signs
Год выпуска: 1984
Жанр: Alternative / Classic / Rock
Качество: 320 кб/с
Размер файла: 92 Мб

Трек лист:
1. Sing Unto The Lamb
2. Draw The Line
3. Walking In The Line
4. Carried Away
5. Quiet Love
6. Following The King
7. Let Your First Thought Be Love
8. Undercover
9. Vital Signs
10. We Are His Hands

Исполнитель: White Heart
Альбом: White Heart
Год выпуска: 1982
Жанр: Alternative / Classic / Rock
Качество: 320 кб/с
Размер файла: 91 Мб

Трек лист:
1. Hold On
2. You're The One
3. Listen To The Lonely
4. He's Returning
5. Carry On
6. Guiding Light
7. Everyday
8. Nothing Can Take This Love
9. Black Is White
10. Go Down In Nineveh

Most modern collectors will recognize Andy from his aggressive new wave ‘80s band Moral Support. Their sole album Zionic Bonds (as well as classics by Ishmael United, Rev Counta, and Bill Mason Band) ushered in a British Christian punk era. Well, in time, after hearing of rumored pre-Moral Support material, I was pleased to finally confirm the existence of Andy’s two solo lps. Now we couldn’t expect Andy to be doing punk rock back in 1975, but what he does deliver on the custom lp Through Different Eyes Now is far from laid back. Much of the album has an acoustic folkrock vibe, a few times even stepping into aggressive electric rock-n-roll with a full band sound and Andy’s harmonica wailing in the foreground. And talk about exuberance! This guy has a childlike excitement about Christ that is unquenchable. This lp may well win the most-references-to-Jesus award (the album opens with the rocker ‘Thank You Jesus’, then on to ‘Jesus Jesus’). Balanced with a strong compassion for the lost, as on the hard-hitting ‘Nightmare’, a vision of souls “damned to hell forever”. Andy’s humor peeks in occasionally as on the ‘Back On The Road Again’ (“I was a mule, I was such a fool”). Yeah, there are a few synth-backed acoustic ballads, but nothing I’d call sappy. Andy on acoustic guitar, harmonica and kazoo, assisted by John Daniels (piano, organ, synthesizer, bass, acoustic and electric guitars) and Gordon Miller (drums, bass, acoustic and electric guitars). Comes in a textured basket-weave cover. (Ken Scott - Archivist)

Four longhaired teen guys and their excellent homemade acoustic rock endeavor with relaxed guitars-only wholesome earthy in-tune-with-nature sound. The songs are moving, sorrowful, hypnotic, melancholy, sincere, deeply meditative - the guy I got this from thought they sounded like Azitis unplugged and I’m inclined to agree. Nice dreamy atmosphere from the plaintive harmonies and interplay of the three guitars, bringing a moody surreal presence to songs like ‘Clouds And Suns’, ‘Why’, ‘Jesus Love’, ‘Forgive’, ‘His Face’, ‘Chapel’ and ‘Nows’. Upbeat strummed moods on ‘Prisoner’s Prayer’ and the brisk jangly opener ‘Spring Thing’. ‘Relativity’ and the mostly instrumental ‘The Unknown Sea’ are spoken poems backed by acoustic guitar. The guys got their start at a talent show in 1970 at Camp Lutherhoma in eastern Oklahoma. Really strikes a chord. The album has recently gotten a reputation among psych collectors and can now go for some large dollars.

Scotland again with another super good (and super rare) rock/psych goodie featuring four guys and one girl. A rather unique raw bluesy underground sound that’s heavily infused with a magical mix of wah-wah, fuzz and tremolo guitar (including some cool solo stretches). Not necessarily hard rocking, but definitely garagy, grungy and sporting an edge. Similar to the primitive style and lean arrangements of the Trinity House album, but much better, more tuneful, more psychedelic. ‘Disillusion’ is described as “an aggressive rock opus” and it’s mightily aglow with the whole garage/psych thing. Nice crude slide guitar action on ‘You Always Will’ and the title track. They muster up a catchy ‘Suzie Q’ kind of groove on ‘Going Down’. A couple very pretty softer cuts with cello (‘Nothing Is Real’ and ‘Jesus, I Think I Need You’). Same obscure Scottish label as the excellent Sanctus album. See also the EP section.

This five-man Mt. Vernon, Illinois band’s lone album is an above-average blend of rural/country rock sounds with good fuzz/acid electric leads, filled in with piano, electric piano or background synthesizer. The vocals are a wee bit amateurish, but that’s okay given the homemade nature of the project. Somebody obviously thought the phase-shifter was too cool not to use - they end up applying it to the guitar on nearly half the songs. The opening ‘Alone In The City’ and the closing ‘Vision’ are the album’s strongest songs, the latter beginning with an acoustic folk/psych groove with surging organ, then effectively transitioning to a hard-rocking electric riff. A lot of the songs are on the softer melodic side, but still given periodic lifts from the aforementioned phasing or nudged into heavier peaks from the fuzz/electric guitar. Also a couple straightforward easygoing country rockers, balanced with some folky acoustic and/or keyboard ballads. A good and occasionally excellent album. A rare one, since only 100 copies were made. Logos is Greek for “word”.

Kemper and Bekah Crabb’s pre-Arkangel band Redemption recorded this one rather precious and ultra-rare custom lp. No hint of their future art-rock direction, just good ol’ rural folkrocking Jesus music with a nice 12-string sound brimming with homemade charm. A bit of crude electric added on the jamming cover of Blessed Hope’s ‘Something More’. Some really nice dreamy tracks: ‘New Jerusalem’ uses some ethereal organ for a magical folk/psych effect. Equally pleasant is the fragile hypnotic ‘Surrender’ featuring Bekah’s delicate murmurings. Renditions of Jamie Owen’s ‘May I Introduce You’ and Love Song’s ‘Front Seat Back Seat’. 1000 copies were made. Beware of the very ordinary looking cover photo with the virtually unrecognizable shorthaired Kemper. See also Gospel Ship 2 and Hill Country Faith Festival 74.

Jeremy Lyle and Kenny Peake’s custom lp is an exceptional mix of hard-edged garage rock, jangly hippie folk and dreamy acoustic songs. The electric stuff will blow you away, rugged basement rhythm guitar coupled with stinging electric leads, bringing a rough Jefferson Airplane kind of sound to ‘Armageddon Blues’, ‘Get Your Life In Tune’, ‘Jesus Is Savior’ and ‘Open Your Heart’, all of which have extensive fuzz guitar soloing. Bass and drums are in there, too (no keyboards). The twosome is equally effective in the unplugged format, their 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars creating soft impressionistic folk/psych moods within titles like ‘White Dove’. The delicate acoustic ballads ‘Such A Long, Long Time’ and ‘Jesus Gave Us Life For Free’ have a fragile sincerity that is intensely moving. A touch of harmonica on ‘Daniel 2:20’, soft Byrds-like jingle-jangle on ‘Love Still Remains’. More climactic fuzz can be found building up the closing ballad ‘We Are The Stillness Of Silence’. An outstanding record and a prime candidate for Christian monsterhood. Nice cover painting of a dove. Recorded in Monterey, California.

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Hey this folkie gal’s got a groooovy collection of dreamy ballads, folk-pop-beat, and acoustic bluesy jazzy stuff all with laid-back hip flower-power arrangements and a kick-off-yer-shoes cool attitude. She sounds very similar stylistically to Judy MacKenzie, another sister who took the path less beaten. A small crack band backs her guitar and vocals with snappy drums, acoustic guitars heavy on the bluesy twang (Glenn Schwartz and the “All Saved Freek Chorus” make a special appearance on ‘Building The Earth’), piano, harmonica, and flute. Lyrically her songs are heavy on stuff like “peace” and “love”. On small mostly-Catholic label. See also EP section.

From the same tiny UK label as Phil Potter and Cephas comes this male folkrocking foursome. A gentle-to-mid-rocking acoustic style overall, not particularly British sounding, but they play with plenty of pep, like on ‘Jesus Is The One’ (done to the tune of ‘Jesus Is Just All Right’). Twangy acoustic jamming, kickin’ drums, a touch of slide guitar, mandolin, autoharp, light use of synthesizer, Fender Rhodes and mellotron. Covers such diverse moods as driving acoustic rock, melodic finger-picked songs, lyrical singer/songwriter moods, keyboard-driven folkrock, mellow folk/pop, simple strummed folk and unplugged boogie r&r. ‘From The Beginning Of Time’, ‘The Lamb Of God’, ‘I’ll Be Superstar’, ‘I’ve Been Born Again’, ‘Give Up Your Life’, thirteen original songs in all. Very carefree and relaxed with much warmth and appeal.

Although they’re from the opposite end of the country, New Jersey’s Maranatha has that same longhaired homegrown west-coast guitar psych sound as Spokane’s Wilson McKinley. In fact I might go so far as to say that Soon is on equal footing with the classic Spirit Of Elijah – it’s that good. Guitarist Charlie Rizzo would later emerge with the more Southern-edged Emmaus Road Band, but here the style seems much more garage angled and hippie jamming. Loud hard-rock electric action on ‘Maranatha’, ‘Resurrection’, ‘Deeper Than The Mighty Rolling Sea’, and ‘Coming Of The Lord’, while ‘Do You Know My Jesus’, ‘Let Us Rise’ and ‘Amen’ explore more acoustic moods. Some fun lively ‘Johnny B Goode’-styled r&r on ‘I Found Jesus’. An insanely rare private press and easily one of the top US Christian monsters.

Maranatha PA features the music of two Pennsylvania bands: Grace and New Covenant, both of which have a cutting-edge homemade male/female Jesus rock sound. Grace is the heavier of the two, opening with a powerful hard-hitting track ‘Lamentations’, complete with loud guitar solo. ‘Agape Love’ and ‘Undecided’ follow in a classic country folkrock style. New Covenant has some excellent moments as well, especially ‘Sinner Come On Home’ which reminds me some of Rainbow Promise with its rural rock edge. The remaining half of the album features some very nice solo folk and acoustic rock. Whether these are individual members of the bands or other folks from their fellowship isn’t clear. ‘The Answer’, ‘Bless The Lord’, ‘Make Love Your Aim’ and ‘Jesus Loves You’ (not the kids song) are all strong tracks of the female folksinger variety, while the dreamy ‘Joy In The Morning’ strikes a mood reminiscent of Dennis Ryder. Closes with everybody singing Karen Lafferty’s ‘Seek Ye First’ a cappella. Back cover photo collage reveals a few longhaired radicals in the bunch.

Strong progressive rock offering from German male foursome with similarities to other Euro prog bands like Eden, Whitsuntide Easter and especially Voiz. Seven songs in German, one in English (‘Ask The World’) and two instrumentals, all with skillful interplay of electric and acoustic guitars, organ and flute (Jethro Tull fans take note). Some songs like ‘Die Drei Manner Im Feuerofen’ and ‘Gottes Wege’ have an acoustic emphasis (i.e., “progressive folk”), while others possess a louder electric angle (the opening ‘Spirit’). Most fall somewhere in between. Brass section on a few tracks works fine. Lively percussion spicing things up on ‘Herr’, ‘Call’ and ‘Sing Halleluja’. Glossy gatefold cover.