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Agape – Gospel Hard Rock

1971 original LP with four individual photos on back cover. There’s a cover variation with a live band picture on the back cover. It was “reissued” in the ’80s by the Italian label Hablabel, and was more-officially reissued in the mid-90s on the Agape label.

“A well-known item even 20 years ago, though now it’s been surpassed by many recent discoveries in its genre, which is Christian psych/hard rock with a Hendrix/Blue Cheer vibe. Suffers from a rather stiff sound and lyrics that are upfront/preachy the wrong way,but has a couple of good tracks, and an appealing spoken apocalyptic section on the closer. Still, the Exkursions is a better LP in a similar style.” [PL] – The Acid Archives (First Edition)

The ’80s Italian vinyl reissue can be found on the Discogs marketplace for as little as twenty bucks, a mint/mint vinyl original on the Mark label with the four individual band members on the back cover will set you back a bit more, probably somewhere in the $150-200 range. Speaking of Discogs, you should buy some crap from my store there. Especially if you’re into Keiji Haino or PSF Records.

Agape
Gospel Hard Rock
(Mark, 1971)
MediaFire DL Link

01. Blind
02. Happy
03. Believe
04. Man
05. Trust
06. Freedom
07. Choose
08. Blood
09. Rejoice