The third installment in Numero’s series of otherworldly gospel, robed funk, and spiritual soul, Apocryphal Hymns is a slim new gospel songbook, penned powerfully by the genre’s lesser-known disciples. Here, heavenly harmonies, psychedelic guitars, damaged sacred steel, a bleeding french horn, off-kilter choirs, and consumer-side electronic percussion decorate the Word, with performance modes that stray far from the flock, but hew always to the message. In homage to the stock jacket record industry of the 1970s, select one of these four alternate covers: Woodland Twilight, Seashore Morning, Mountain Waterfall, and Sunbeam Canyon. A1 –Robert Vanderbilt & Foundation Of Souls, The A Message Especially From God A2 –Spiritual Harmonizers God’s Love A3 –Sensational Saints* That’s All I Need A4 –Otis G. Johnson Walk With Jesus B1 –Shelton Kilby Poor Wayfaring Stranger B2 –Jonah Thompson Get Involved B3 –Dwain Vinyard (2) Searching For The Truth B4 –Supreme Jubilees* It’ll All Be Over B5 –Religious Souls Sinner Man C1 –Gospel Clouds Let Us Pray C2 –Flying Eagles Gospel Singers Can’t Run This Race Alone C3 –Soul Superiors Faith C4 –God’s Band Come Holy Spirit C5 –Whole Truth Can You Lose By Following God C6 –Fantastic Goldenaires Of Rocky Mount, NC Thank You Lord D1 –Wayne & Thelma And McAllister Singers, The Peace When He Comes D2 –Francis Reneau & Mission Singers, The* I Hear You Calling D3 –Bernard Upshaw Singers Have You Tried Jesus D4 –Chester Lewis Precious Lord D5 –Kenneth Day No Harm Done Calling On Jesus
