MIND GARAGE Again orig 1970 xian psych STILL SEALED

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 MIND GARAGE
Again

 ORIGINAL 1969 LP  STILL SEALED
RCA Records - LSP 4319

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Mind Garage is a five-man psychedelic rock and roll band from Morgantown, West Virginia, and progenitor of Christian rock music.

In July 1967, the Glass Menagerie group disbanded after touring the Midwest, and Larry McClurg, Jack Bond, and Norris Lytton returned to Morgantown where they were all students at West Virginia University. Jim Straub, drummer, left for parts unknown. John Fisher, lead guitarist for the Glass Menagerie, joined the Shadows of Knight as a bass player from 1967-1971. At the University, Larry, Norris and Jack met John Vaughan, Ted Smith and the fiery, young, controversial and imaginative campus minister, Reverend Michael Paine. Soon a new, as yet unnamed band was formed. Reverend Paine's wife, Tori, named the band the Mind Garage.

Christian rock music did not exist in 1967 for mainstream American media. As alternative styles of music developed "...Christian Rock Music began in the 1970s when a group known as the Mind Garage recorded "  Electric Liturgy".  The Mind Garage is perhaps the first Christian Rock band, with documentation going back to 1967 in local media and national magazines and newspapers and television such as The Village Voice, Billboard and Rolling Stone magazine, ABC and NBC TV. Today original records from many of the original Jesus Rock bands like The Mind Garage (arguably the first band of its kind), Aslan, Selah, The Concrete Rubber Band, and Agape go for hundreds of dollars to collectors.

While still known only locally, the Mind Garage recorded an original single 45 rpm "  Asphalt Mother",  and drew the attention of major record companies like Chess Records, Atlantic Records and RCA. Marshall Chess came to see the band expecting to hear blues and went away baffled as to the kind of music they played. Atlantic Records wanted to sign only the lead singer, Larry McClurg, but he refused to leave the band. Meanwhile, the Mind Garage continued to play the Electric Mass in church services for free wherever asked, while at the same time shocking and entertaining the audiences in clubs, concert halls and stadiums with their own style of secular, psychedelic rock. The group's newly acquired manager, Tom Surman, aka Cossie, negotiated a contract for the entire band with RCA, the largest record company in the world. The Mind Garage signed with RCA in 1969, and recorded two albums and two singles in New York, Chicago and Nashville studios.

For as little time as the Mind Garage performed, their original, unique style and energy had a ripple effect that reached the Punk era and New Wave music and beyond. The late 1970s group The Fleshtones refer to the Mind Garage as an influence. Noted folk rock musician John Denver acknowledged each member of the Mind Garage for contributing to his 1982 Gold album "  Seasons of the Heart". 

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Original 1970 1st pressing on RCA Records, with gatefold cover. Not a re-issue, No barcode. This LP is STILL SEALED in it's original shrinkwrap. There are no drill holes or cut-outs. The corners are sharp (but the upper right corner has a very, very light bump), the shrink is tight and there is no wear. The colors are great on the front and back cover. This LP features the sought-after song "The Electric Liturgy". LP is in nearly MINT condition.

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Very rare and sought-after LP in SEALED condition. Don't miss out.
A beautiful addition to anyone's collection. Satisfaction Guaranteed.



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