Gatefold double LP version. Includes full-size 16-page booklet. In 1977 Henry Stone invited Thomas Spann down to Florida. Spann was founder and leader of The Brooklyn All Stars, one of the most celebrated gospel quartets in the US; Stone headed T.K. Records, the biggest independent record company in the world. The All Stars' contract with Jewel Records just happened to be ending. "He called me and asked me would I meet him in Miami," recalls Spann. "And I flew down to Miami, and I met him and we went to this place that sold all these motor homes. He said, 'Pick out one, pick you out one that you want.' And I did so. I drove it off the lot that same day. I didn't take a plane back. I drove that motor home back to North Carolina."
Christians Catch Hell is a scorching, sublimely soulful survey of the Gospel Roots label, subsidiary of the mighty T.K. Records, at the height of the Miami Sound -- 1976-'79. Includes tracks by The Brooklyn All Stars, Pastor T. L. Barrett, Camille Doughty, The Howard Lemon Singers, The Fantastic Family Aires, Jean Austin & Company, The Jordan Singers, The Phillipians, The Fabulous Luckett Brothers, Bright Clouds, The O'Neal Twins, The Original Sunset Travelers, Reverend Edna Isaac and the Greene Sisters, and The Fountain of Life Joy Choir. Mastered at Abbey Road. A1 –Pastor T. L. Barrett After The Rain A2 –Camille Doughty Elijah Rock A3 –Howard Lemon Singers For The Children A4 –The Fantastic Familyaires Tell Me A5 –Jean Austin & Company Spirit Free B1 –The Jordan Singers Will You Save Me B2 –The Phillipians Nevver Say What You Want B3 –The Fabulous Luckett Brothers Help Me To Carry On B4 –Bright Clouds I've Got To Make A Change C1 –The Fantastic Familyaires Troubled Mind C2 –The O'Neal Twins Wake Up Everybody C3 –Pastor T. L. Barrett Said It Long Time Ago C4 –The Fantastic Familyaires The Color Of God C5 –The Brooklyn All Stars Blessed Be The Name Of God D1 –The Original Sunset Travelers On Jesus' Program D2 –Reverend Edna Isaac And The Greene Sisters Christians Catch Hell D3 –The Fountain Of Life Joy Choir Thank You D4 –The Fantastic Familyaires Glory
