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The Gospel Accents-A Life Was Changed
Today's selection is a random find from the vast resource that is Ebay. I find many of the records I share on this blog by chance. If I go into a record store and an employee asks me what I am...
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Retha, Ricky, & DeWanna-Soft Gospel
I think my work on this blog is coming full circle. I say that because now, when I research these records online, a lot of the links bring me back to this website. That is great! My goal of bringing...
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Marvin & Lola Abbott-I'm Going Up
Rev. Marvin Abbot is the son of Rev. Mack Dixon Abbot, a Baptist minister and farmer who was born 3/31/1894. Rev. M.D. Abbott married Esther Joseph in 1915 and sons Marvin, Earl, and Chester soon...
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Vesta Mangun-A Little Light
In Pentecostal music, very few names are as well known as the Manguns. President Bill Clinton named Mickey Mangun and the Pentecostals of Alexandria as favorites. A lot know about them through his...
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Shirley Cohron-Happiness
There are a few record labels from the late 60s and early to mid 70s that were known to feature a number of Pentecostal musicians. One such record label was Heart Warming. They brought us a treasure...
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Priscilla McDonald-Bless His Holy Name
I would like to write for a bit about the arbitrary value of old records. It amazes me that some vintage Christian records sell for three or four figure amounts. I guess it's supply and demand. But I...
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United Pentecostal Church-Harvest Time
As promised, I am kicking off a month of featuring the always wonderful compilations put out by the Harvestime ministry!Or, as they were known on this record, Harvest Time.As far as I know, this may be...
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Harvestime Reflections Series 3
Here is another incredible Harvestime collection. The "Reflections Series" was, as best as I can conclude, a way the Harvestime ministry chose to preserve older Pentecostal music long out of print at...
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Golden Moments With Harvestime Friends
Now here is a rare album! This Harvestime compilation came out in 1988, and appears to have been put together to sell at their annual songfest. While I would have rather had a live recording of the...
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Harvestime Silver Anniversary
This album came out in 1989. Four years previous, Harvestime Songfest released a 25th anniversary double LP.So...which is the correct silver anniversary for Harvestime? That's not a rhetorical...
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Golden Harvestime Friends-Golden Moments Vol 2
Continuing Harvestime month, here's another snappy compilation from 1990. As far as I know, there's no live recording of the 1990 songfest on LP. The only two songfests I've found on LP are from 1984...
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Golden Harvestime Friends-Golden Moments Vol 3
And the Harvestime hits of yesteryear keep on coming!I don't know if there were any more albums in this series after this one. This is the last one I have in my collection under the "Golden Moments"...
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Harvestime Songfest-25th Anniversary
And Harvestime month continues! I alluded to this collection on my "Silver Anniversary" post. That album came out in 1989, but this one, named the 25th Anniversary, came out in 1985 according to the...
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Mrs. S.G. Norris Storyteller-Tell Me Now...
Now here is a treasure! This record kicks off Vacation Bible School month! Want to get some great records for the yung'uns? Here you go!One thing that struck me about this record from the time I...
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Ernest Weaver-Sing A Happy Song
Continuing "Vacation Bible School" month, I bring to you not really a kid's album, but certainly one that is very kid friendly. With fun songs such as "Sing A Happy Song,""The Ballad of...
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Tupelo Children's Mansion Part Three
Continuing Vacation Bible School Month, I could not pass up sharing yet another record from one of the best and greatest sources of children's music in the United Pentecostal Church!As with nearly all...
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Ann Grant & The Little Lights-Cleo
I would like to conclude Vacation Bible School month with a bit of a personal choice for me. A little over ten years ago, a not-so little light was vanquished from this world and Heaven shone just a...
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Richard Gazowsky & the Redeemed-Gold
I love all kinds of Christian music. From early church recordings, the Jesus Music era, CCM, and even today I find something to love.I also have an affinity for Pentecostal Music. Yet the music rarely...
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The Upper Room Experience
The Upper Room Experience may be to United Pentecostal music what The Rolling Stones are to secular music. That's not saying I am comparing styles, just longevity and name recognition. This album (I...
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ABI Quartet-Close Enough to Touch
Last blog post, I wrote about the Upper Room Experience and their close association with David Huff. This time, I bring a group that is one degree of separation from David Huff.In later incarnations...
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