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For Heaven’s Sake

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Byrds of prayer

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“Jesus is Coming Soon”  The Byrd Evangelistic Singers (with “Little” Kay Roberts)  DIY/Private press out of Soddy, Tennessee.  Kay was just 15 when she posed with sunglasses for this cover shoot (maybe she was eight miles high?!)

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Q: How big is God?

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A: “Somebody Bigger Than You or I”  The Gospel Seekers  Finally, we have an album that answers the question that so many Xian records have posed – how big IS God?!

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Helle yeah!

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(Missionary-evangelist) Dale V. Helle sings (“Let he that know best hold you …”)  “In The Hollow of His Hand”   Sacred Records

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Joey to the World

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Lynn E. Wickstrom with his Pal Joey!  Hi Joey!  Another obscure DIY Christian puppet record saved here from obscurity.  (After a nasty break up with Lynn over writing credits, Joey retired with his earnings from this recording to a shed in upstate New York.)

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Razin’ Cain

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SATAN! We’re going to tear your Kingdom Down.  The Young Adult Choir of the First Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church, Baltimore, Maryland.

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A Naff is a Naff

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The Naff Family Sings The Naff Family Favorites.  Which are you favorite Naffs?  These are mine:

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Walking My Baby Back Home

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“We Come Too Far To Look Back”    The Danny Turner Singers.  Perfection Gospel Sound Records (Hogansville, Georgia)

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Return to the Planet of the Capes

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The Christ Messengers   “He’ll Go With Me The Rest of the Way”  (1972)  Private Press out of Tulsa, Oklahoma.   The Messengers are Don, Virginia, Leana and Donata Thomas.

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Did You Stop to Spray This Morning?

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Bob and Barbara Jones (are) Traveling for Jesus  Private Pressing out of Dallas, Tx.

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Someone forgot his wig

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The Pratt Family Sings “Happiness Is …”  SRS Records.

And courtesy of Facebook fan Igo Fist!

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