Mind Garage Early Years
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Mind Garage-Early Years A Total Electric Happening | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | April 26, 2006 |
Recorded | July, 1968 at Glenn Cambell Studio Pittsburgh, Pa August, 1968 at Bell Sound Studio Long Island, NY |
Genre | Psychedelic rock |
Length | 36.03 minutes |
Label | Morning Glori Music |
Producer | Mind Garage |
Singles from Mind Garage-Early Years A Total Electric Happening | |
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Mind Garage-Early Years (A Total Electric Happening) was recorded by the Mind Garage, the first hard rock band recognized nationally as a Christian Rock band when America tuned into a Christian rock worship service in 1969 on ABC TV.[1] The song, "Water" was used in the service. The term "Christian rock" had not yet been coined in 1968 and these compositions can be considered the missing link between secular and Christian rock music.
History
The group's purpose was to make a
The band received several 331⁄3 rpm
The acetate itself was lost sometime during the next 21 years but, in 2004, one of the cassettes surfaced and a
Track listing
(All pre RCA songs except "Reach Out" and "B-52" are credited to the Larry McClurg or John Vaughan. Once signed with RCA, "What Shall We Do Till Norris Comes", "Circus Farm" and all future songs were credited to the Mind Garage collectively.)
- "B-52" (Norris Lytton, Jack Bond, Ted Smith, John Vauhghan) - .53
- "Sale of a Deathman" (John Vaughan) - 3:52
- "What Shall We Do Till Norris Comes" (Larry McClurg) - 6:27
- "Water" (Larry McClurg) - 4:53
- "Star Goddess" (John Vaughan) - 3:10
- "Circus Farm" (Larry McClurg) - 2:45
- "This Town" (Larry McClurg) - 4:06
- "Holland-Dozier-Holland- 4:58
- "Asphalt Mother" (Larry McClurg) - 5:06
Personnel
Performers
- Larry McClurg - lead vocals, background vocals
- John Vaughan - lead guitar
- Ted Smith - drums, background vocals
- Jack Bond - keyboard, background vocals
- Norris Lytton -bass guitar, background vocals
Additional personnel
- Mind Garage band - Producers
- Tom Cossie - Assistant Producer
- Glen Cambell - Mastering, Recording engineer at Glenn Cambell Studio
- Bell Sound Studio - unknown recording engineers
- Rave Records - Re-Mastering by Rick Ravenscroft
- Cover Art - Maurice Griffin
- Bob Campione - Photography
- Cover Layout - Rick Ravenscroft, Rod Lanham
References
- ^ "Mind Garage Saint Mark's and ABC TV". Mindgarage.com. Retrieved 2016-06-28.