Crazy Xians

Don West “Hands”

‘What The Bible Says About Flying Saucers’ by one Rev. Bud Spriggs and issued on Nashville’s World Wide Records. Rev. Bud Spriggs called himself the ‘Chaplin of Hell’ a title he received from the Mayor and City Council of Hell, Michigan (according to liner notes). The opening dialogue sees Bud in fine UFO Shtick form complete with canned laughter on the non-existent punch lines. Hear these tracks on WFMU’s “On the Download”. For a more serious exploration of our relationship to the cosmos check out Sentient Developments.

“Never Alone” The Shockley Family Quartet

Presenting Evangelist Dean Blakeney “Kung Fu Karate!”

In Orbit with the Sunshine Choral Aires. Crusade Records. Another in that strange genre of Christians born again in outer space. Taking the gospel to the galaxy.

“Trees of the Lord”  by Roberta Crane

“Turn On!!”  “Music for the Hip at Heart”  A Xian teen trip.

“Jesus is a Soul Man” The Click Kids

“I’ll Never Be Afraid” by the Gospel Rythm-Aires.  A superior example of outsider, DIY cover art.  Beautiful in its simplicity and naivete.  Mixed media here all comes together for a doomsday message of hope, faith and salvation.  See the ghostly figure of Jesus in nature craddling the band as Armeggedon hits the big city.

“Gospel Ship” Howard…Lovett

The Ferguson Trio. A righteous threesome for God with a honey of a hotrod and trailer. “Sing the Gospel” on Praise records. Even I’d honk for God if I passed them rolling down the interstate!

Grace and Wilbur Thrush — “Rapture!”

Uncle “D” Talks with Charlie and Sheila.

Teen Challenge “Addicts Choir”  Word Records.

Word Records presents “The Addicts Sing” (Nine former addicts)

“Jack Tells It Like It Is About Drugs” (Somehow I don’t think he’s reading Hunter S. Thompson here.  And the guys in the background aren’t having a prayer meeting.)

Larry & Phyllis Richards “In His Service”  Thanks to Margaret Still for this awesome cover.

Uncle Les & Nancy Wheeler Featuring Randy ask “Do You Know Jesus?”