Collectible Minnesota Black Gospel LPs

Please post any additions in the comments, and I’ll update the list.

Thelma Buckner and The House of Refuge Choir Reach Me a Hand LP Narthex Records 827N-4579/80

The Cantinos Vol. I LP

The Cantinos Touch Me LP

Sam Davis and The Gospel Ensemble Keep on Praising Him LP 1981 Cada Records 8005

Sam Davis and The Twin Cities Gospel Ensemble I’ve Been Changed LP 1980 Cada Records 3-79

Evangelist Crusaders a good source claims there is one more records released previous to these:

Evangelist Crusaders In The Beginning God LP Univeral Audio Corporation UAS-542-48690

Evangelist Crusaders Just Jesus LP 1979 Browntown Records 2000

Gospel Choirs United I’ll Be a Witness LP Cada Records 8002

Gospel Crusaders Quartet Present Go Down To Jordan KNOF Records SKR-LP 1016

Gospel Swanns Gospel Singers There’s Going to be a Pay Day LP Gospel Time Records 00109

Greater Sabathani Baptist Church Mass Choir The Little Church with the Big Heart LP no label

Danny L. & The Brewerettes As For Me And My Household — We Will Serve The Lord LP no label or number

Metropolitan Male Chorus of Minnesota He Has Done Great Things LP no label 11370

Minneapolis Gospel Temple House Of Refuge LP KNOF Records SKR-LP-1159

Mount Olivet Celestial Choir Sings LP Sound 80 Records 853-37805

James Murray Command Performances LP Narthex Records 7506

John Patton Black Spirituals and Art Songs LP Narthex Recording Records 4582

Sounds of Blackness Images of Blackness LP Sound 80 Records 719-35765

Sounds of Blackness Images II LP no label 08116

Sounds of Blackness The Night Before Christmas- A Musical Fantasy LP ASI Records 398

Tom Tipton Hymns My Mother Taught Me LP Sparrow Productions 217

Special thanks to Mark Trehus & Eric Foss for filling in some detail here. Y’all got the spirit!

The Gallery of Defaced Album Covers part one

I’ve wanted to post this for a very long time. Drew Miller, the man who makes computer dreams come true, today found this set of photos taken about ten years ago. I had been setting aside the defaced albums that I had found while collecting records, intending to document them someday somehow. Along comes blog culture and retirement, and viola! I am so glad that Drew is organized enough to find these when inspired to do so. THANK YOU (AGAIN), DREW MILLER! I have literally hundreds more to present, so we are back at someday, at least we now have the somehow.

Note: sometimes the defacing job itself is subtle, but it can be verrrry effective this way.

Hats off to Ron Rooks, ex-owner of The Music Exchange record store in Kansas City. Ron was certainly larger than life; he dreamed of publishing a coffee table book of his defaced album cover collection. He had some doozies himself. Thanx Ron for the idea.

Another blog like this: Defaced Value

Post-psych and pre-punk Minnesota rock vinyl LPs

It was after psychedelic rock, but it was before punk. We’re talking LPs that came out from 1970 into the early 1980s. Hair Metal records are not included here. PLEASE comment if you have additions and more info. Thanks.

Jimmy AllenThe Ticket LP 1978 Centerpiece Records 2525
Alliance Throw Money LP 1978 Zino Records 38493
Atlantis self-titled LP 1972 Tektra Records
Blegen and Sayer Classical Cartoon Music 1974 Aardvark Records 6093
Bluebyrd self-titled LP
Bluebyrd Sweet Thoughts LP MT-1501
Both Barrels Band Ain’t About to Change LP 1981 Orttel Bros. Pub. 8108×16
Cain Pound of Flesh LP 1975 ASI Records 204
Cain Stinger 1977 ASI Records 214
Chalis One Small Chance LP Ellen Abby Records 25389
Clover self-titled LP 1970 CPO 247
The Bo Conrad Spit Band The Bo Conrad Spit Band Artronics 1090
Crow Crow LP 1969 Amaret Records 5002
Crow Crow by Crow LP 1970 Amaret Records 5006
Crow Mosaic LP 1971 Amaret Records 5009
Crow The Best of Crow LP Amaret Records 5012
Crow Dave Waggoner DBA Crow LP 1972 Amaret Records 5012
Crow On the Run LP 1983 Peak Records 15002
Daisy Dillman Band self-titled LP 1978 United Artists Records 838
Debb Johnson self-titled LP 1971 Monolith 7025
Dillman Band Lovin’ The Night Away LP RCA Records 3909

Damin Eih and Brother ALK Never Mind LP 1973 Demelot Records 7310
Fairchild self-titled LP 1978 Flight Records 1706
Fairchild Shadowland LP 1982 ITB Records
Fairchild self-titled LP 1985 Gold Mountain Records 5043
Ed Fissinger Light Years Away LP 1977 Friendship Productions 32093
Ed Fissinger Lunar Blues LP 1982 Evergreen Center Productions 32093
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Garrick Hardcore/Soft Touch LP 1980 AandR 807-16
Ghostdance self-titled LP Root River Records 999
Goldberg Misty Flats LP 1974 MY Records 005
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Bill Greenwood From the Inside Out LP Son Songs Records 630-8
Bill Greenwood Time of Seasons LP no label 850
Gypsy self-titled 2-LP set 1970 Metromedia Records 1031… reissued 1979 by Cognito Records 6
Gypsy In the Garden Lp 1971 Metromedia Records 1044
Gypsy Antithesis LP 1972 RCA Records 4775
Gypsy Unlock the Gates LP 1972 RCA Records 0093
Gypsy The James Walsh Gypsy Band LP 1978 RCA Records 2914

Hall & Danielson Gentlemen of Leisure LP 1977 Flight Records 5001
Billy Hallquist Persephone LP Orion Records S-80-462-2823
Billy Hallquist Travelin’ LP 1976 Mill City Records MCR 7501
Jeff Harrington Quiet Corner LP 1975 Programme Records 2402
Jean Hart and Friends The Open Door LP Sound 80 Records 873-3822
Highway self-titled LP no label
Danny Holien self-titled LP 1971 Tumbleweed 102
Hoopsnakes self-titled LP 1988 no label 43113
Hush self-titled LP 1978 ASI Records 218
Judd Rhythm and Space 1977 ASI Records 215
The Judd Group Second Thoughts 1978 ASI Records 219
Steven Kallestad Hidden in a Way LP 1974 Avixiva 002
Lonnie Knight Family in the Wind LP 1974 Symposium 2004
Papa John Kolstad and Soupy Milton Mill City Blues LP 1971 Logos Records 4001
Papa John Kolstad and Wildman Mike Turk Beans Taste Fine LP 1975 Fretless 114
Leo Kottke 12 String Blues LP 1969 Oblivion 1
Leo Kottke Circle ‘Round the Sun LP Symposium 2001
Lamont Cranston Band self-titled LP 1976 Shadow Records 3346
Lamont Cranston Band Specials Lit LP 1977 Shadow Records 3348
Lamont Cranston Band El Cee Notes LP 1978 Waterhouse 6
Lamont Cranston Band Up from the Alley LP 1980 Waterhouse Records 10… also released in Canada on Attic Records 1092
Lamont Cranston Band Shakedown LP 1982 Waterhouse Records 15…reissued by RCA Records 4313….also released in Canada on Attic Records
Lamont Cranston Band Tiger in Your Tank LP 1988 Cold Wind Records 8808
Lightning self-titled LP 1971 PIP 6807
Lightning The Lost Studio Album / 1969 LP 1996 American Sound Records 1003
Loadstone self-titled LP 1974 LRA Records 101
Dale Menten I Really Wanted to Make a Movie LP 1975 MCA 2151
Minnesoda self-titled LP 1972 Capitol Records 11102
Morning Star Message from the Throne LP no label
Tom Nehls I Always Catch the Third Second of a Yellow Light LP 1973 no label
Kevin Odegard Silver Lining LP 1975 ASI 209
Kevin Odegard Kevin Odegard LP 1971 Woof Records 4
Reynold Philipsek Bridge 9086 LP 1977 Sound 80 Records S80-1421S
Reynold Philipsek Deepwater LP 1977 White Pine Records S80-1522
Podipto self-titled LP GRT Records 30002
Podipto Homemade LP 1973 Minnesota Green 7304
Ralph Tells Dirty Stories Saloon Style s/t Ralphie Records 5340

Roxx Get Your Roxx Off LP Sit On It And Spin Records 1392


Sailor Sailor LP 1972
Shaw-Allen-Shaw South Fork Crow River LP Grand Liberty Phonograph Company 1001
Skogie There’s a String Attached to Almost Everything We Do LP 1973 General Records 2653
Solenoid Almost Tender LP 1977 Rufert Records 1016 (two diff covers- one has a photo of a woman’s face, the other is a drawing of a train by Electric Fetus legend Brant Schuessler)
Solenoid Friends in High Places LP 1978 Rufert Records (promo only)
Sorry Muthas Greatest Hits Vol. 3 LP 1971 Symposium Records 2002
Dave Stanowski and Friends Mystic Shuffle LP 1979 Strut Nut Records
T Kail Somewhere, Sometime 1980 Jade Records 8001
This Oneness Surprize LP 1975 Oz Records
Thundertree self-titled LP 1970 Roulette Records 42038
Travelin’ Band self-titled LP 1973 Little Crow 24-12
Whiskey River self-titled LP 1981 Lutie Street Records 103080
Whiskey River self-titled LP 1978 Northland Records 32533
White Lightning self-titled LP 1996 American Sound 1002
White Wing self-titled LP 1976 ASI Records 212
Whitestone Whitestone  LP 1975  Sound 80 Records  644-3414S
Whole Wheat All the Balloons LP 1977 Uptown 10001
Willow Willow LP 1977 White Noise Records S80-1446
Jim Woerhle and Michael Yonkers Borders of My Mind 1974 MY Records 004
Michael Yonkers Band Microminiature Love LP 2003 De Stijl Records 029…reissued 2011 Sub Pop Records 508
Michael Yonkers Grimwood 1974 MY Records 001
Michael Yonkers Goody Sunball 1974 MY Records 002…reissued 2010 on Secret Seven Records 002
Michael Yonkers Michael Lee Yonkers 1974 MY Records 003
Michael Yonkers Thy Will be Done 1976 MY Records 006
Michael Yonkers Lovely Gold LP 2010 Drag City/Galactic Zoo Dossier/MY Records 428/004/004
Zink self-titled LP 1982 no label 40037

various artists Live at The Extemp  LP 1975 Extempore Productions 1001

Thanks to the Acid Archives book and Tom Tourville’s Minnesota Rocked book for inspiration. When Acid Archives was online, I spent an evening searching the word ‘Minnesota’ and ‘MN’ on the listings, and wrote a list of the records. That list was lost along with my stolen wallet two years ago, and I miss that list more than anything else inside the wallet.

list of collectible Minnesota Jazz vinyl LP records

I’m gonna need A LOT of help here. Please comment with additions, and I’ll include them, OK?

Eddie Berger Be Bop and Soda LP 1982 Uptown Records 004

Eddie Berger Live at Williams Pub LP 1977 Uptown Records 003

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Eddie Blue Out of the Blue with Eddie Blue LP Gaity Records 606

Jimmy Bowman Sings Bobby Williams LP Jaybo Records

Reginald Buckner New Tides In Music Sound 80 Records 420

Crossover self-titled LP Atomic Theory Records 1002

Bob Davis Quartet Jazz From the North Coast LP 1957 Zephyr Records 22001

Roberta Davis For the Record LP 1975 Cookhouse Records 7328

Mike Elliott Atrio LP Celebration Records 5003

Mike Elliott Trio City Traffic LP 1977 Celebration Records 5007

Mike Elliott Diffusion LP Celebration Records 5702

Mike Elliott Solo Guitar LP 1981 Celebration Records 5881

Doc Evans Dixieland Concert Vol. 1-3 three diff LPs Soma Records

Doc Evans Encore LP Soma Records

Doc Evans Blues in Dixieland 10″ LP Joco Records 3302

Manfredo Fest After Hours LP 1972 Daybreak Records 2012

Manfredo Fest Brazilian Dorian Dream LP 1976 T & M Productions 51040 (reissued on CD by Omega Music of Poland)

Manfredo Fest Manifestations LP 1979 Tabu Records 35636

Flim and The BBs self-titled 1978 Sound 80 Records 102

Percy Hughes with The Red Wolfe Quartet I Remember Judy LP POD Records 1005

Bobby Jackson Cafe Extra-Ordinaire Story LP 1977 Ninth Note Records 007 (reissued 2010 by Jazzman Records)

Bobby Jackson Desriee Song LP 1978 Ninth Note Records NN2

Debra Joyce self-titled LP 1977 Fly by Nite Records JS-2

Bobby Lyle Trio 1960s Minnesota demo disc promotional record LP

Carol Martin For the First Time LP Mar Key Records 7156

Carole Martin The Music that Makes Me Dance LP Air Trac Records 141011

Mill City Seven The Mill City Seven LP Jazzology 19

Pat Moriarty and Phil Hey Let them All Come 1977 Min Records

 

Natural Life All Music LP 1977 Celebration/ASI Records 5006

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Natural Life Unnamed Land LP Celebration/ASI Records 5005

Gunnar Olness Gunnar Olness LP  1967 Go Records 101

Penumbra & Terry Grant In Touch LP 1976 Hot Steps Records

Billy Peterson Band Threshold of Surrender LP 1981 Celebration Records 5010

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Jeanne Arland Peterson Jeanne Arland Peterson Celebration Records CB 5004

Pig’s Eye Computer and Traditional Jass Society Joys of Jass LP  Douglas Dynamics 721021

Linda Peterson Too Late to Leave Early LP 1981 Celebration Records 5015

Herb Pilhofer Octet Jazz North Coast Vol 2 LP Zephyr Records 12013

Herb Pilhofer Spaces LP 1979 Sound 80 Records 103

Herb Pilhofer Composer Arranger Producer LP Sound 80 Records 213

Herb Pilhofer Instant Production Music Vol 3 LP 1976

Herb Pilhofer Olympus One LP Good Sounds Records 101

Tom Prin Trio Even Par LP Even Par Records 101

Tom Prin Trio Here, There and Everywhere LP Sound 80 Records 358-2384

Tom Prin Trio Two for the Road LP Sound 80 Records 571-3106

Reuben Ristrom Trio I Love Guitar LP POD Records 1004

Robert Rockwell III Androids LP Celebration Records 5002

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Bill Samuels Sing’n ‘n Swing’n LP Gaity Records 88406

Tommy Tipton Full of Song LP DBT Records 217

Whole Earth Rainbow Band What’s A WERB? LP Wranebeau Records 99005

Whole Earth Rainbow Band Concerpt LP 1972 Wranebeau Records 1329

Whole Earth Rainbow Band Whole Earth Rainbow Band LP 1972 Wranebeau Records #S80-362-2382S

Irv Williams Mr. Smooth- A Bit of Ellington & and Others LP 1974 Cookhouse Studios 7313

Morris Wilson play Morris Wilson LP MoWil Records 31329

Morris Wilson Fantasy Island LP MoWil Records 38463

Shirley Witherspoon Shirley Witherspoon LP 1985 Shirell Records 1

Red Wolfe’s Port of Dixie Jazz Band Readin’ Writin’ & Rhythm! 1980 POD Records 1002

Red Wolfe Quartet Jubilee LP 1982 POD Records 1003

Steve Wright Big Band Take Two LP 1981 self-released