MESSENGERS & GOOD NEWS Born Again PRIVATE XIAN PSYCH

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Artist: The Messengers & Good News

Title: Born Again

Year: 1971

Label & Number: House VV-6285

Original/Reissue: O

Mono/Stereo: S 

Country: USA

Vinyl Condition: VG+, some minor sleeve wear and a few minor hairline marks, one of which is lightly feelable but I could not hear it.  

Cover Condition: VG+/EX, minor corner and seam wear. Minor ringwear. Lyrics insert intact and in great shape.             

Comments: Insanely rare Xian psych and folk split LP out of Brattleboro, Vermont. You're not gonna find this one anywhere but in this area and sparsely at that (this is the first copy I've come across in years). It's a great LP and I'll let the review on Ken Scott's Archivist handle it from here:

"Born Again is an outstanding custom obscurity that showcases the talents of two excellent Jesus music groups from Vermont. Side one belongs to the Messengers, five longhaired chaps who time-warped their sound back to the UK psychedelic garage rock/beat scene circa 1966 and 1967. Man, these guys have got spunk! "Not too early" opens with quick-paced jangling electric guitar, surging organ, heavy drums and Merseybeat harmonies - first listen I was absolutely convinced they were British (and it still would not surprise me if one or two of them actually were). All six tracks are strong, especially the powerful "The Right Way" which opens on a two-note 'For what its worth' kind of theme, then building to an explosion of ferocious in-your-face hard rock fuzz guitar. Side two features seven selections by the folk duo Good News. While obviously not as heavy as their buddies on the flip side, wayne Harvey and David Trombley emerge as one of the better examples of the style, exemplifying much of the depth of Simon and Garfunkel's acoustic work. Cover uses the same image of Christ as Agape's Gospel Hard Rock. Eet's a monstah!!!!!!"   

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