The Christian record market of the 60′s and 70′s was an odd phenomenon – to say the least. If you had something to say or a family you thought could sing, well dammit, make a record about it, slap a shitty picture on it and call it good. Thousands of records were produced on small labels, most likely owned by churches, sold to parishioners and not to too many others. They have made their way into Goodwill and Salvation Army record bins the world over, reaching more people than ever, and are for the most part, unintentionally hilarious. Though I’ve bought a number of these I’ve never listened to a single one, though I would give “No Crippled Girls in Heaven” by Lanita Eversole a spin.
Don’t Let the Devil Blow Your Mind – by The Elder, Marshall Taylor
No Crippled Girls in Heaven – Lanita Eversole
- Sex and the Female – Evangelist Jay Snell
The Singing Midget – Lowell Mason & The Crusaders
The Beatles & Jesus Christ – The Valley-Aires
The Weibe Family Singers
Songs by – The Chet Long Family
The Love of God is Slipping Away
- New Jerusalems Where I’m Bound (in an Airstream) – The Meeks Family
God’s Gospel Giant – Vance Zinn
We’re Excited – The Kings Messengers
Bill & Sue Present Jesus on Conformity Records
And God Gave Me a Fix, From Junk to Jesus
Come Ye Apart Awhile (?) – May Rowland
