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All recordings made by Los Angeles Angels were released on Brother Henderson’s Proverb label. They had one LP which was released twice in 2-3 years time. The reissue version was made and distributed by Kent Gospel Records. The same thing happened with Proverb LP 500 (Willie Cotton) and LP 503 (Watts Community Choir). LP 502 (Pilgrim Travelers) remains a little mystery as only the Kent Gospel version is known to exist.

Today I received my copy of the first version of the Los Angeles Angels LP and I decided to scan it right away. Click on the image below to see all details.

Apart from adding information on Hosanna LP 1522 by the Texas Northeast Gospel Choral Ensemble (see previous post), I also added many 45rpm scans to the Hosanna discography.

Recently, I found two albums by the Texas Northeast Gospel Choral Ensemble. The reason to buy these albums was the Hosanna label, on which the second one was released, the first being a custom release. Click on the images below to see the LP pages.

Every once in a while a previously unknown release pops up on sites like eBay. Sometimes even the group is unknown and that seems the case for two Hosanna 45’s (#7684 & 8080) which were auctioned recently. The group is the Bethlehem Travelers and although the Gospel Discography (Laughton/Hayes) lists two groups with such a name, this may very well be a different group. The groups that are listed in the discography are from Hattiesburg, Mississippi and from Belair, Maryland. Of course it could be one of these groups, the Hattiesburg group being the most likely, but there’s no similarity in member names or anything else that gives an indication. Intriguing! The 45’s are now listed in the Hosanna discography.

Proverb LP 500 by Willie Cotton was released twice, first in 1969-70, then again in c. 1972. The covers and the album titles were different and so were some of the tracks on side 2. I’ve added scans of the second version, in addition to the scans of the first version. Click on the images below to see all images and further details.

Brother Henderson ran the Proverb and Gospel Corner labels and also had a recording career of his own. First under the name Duke Henderson (R&B, 1940’s and early 1950’s), then, after his conversion, as Brother Henderson and sometimes Minister Henderson. His recording output as a religious man was limited to narrations/sermons, except for “I Made Up My Mind” b/w “Pass Me Not” on R and B 1312 (as Brother Henderson’s Spiritual Lambs, 1955). His main business was running the aforementioned labels. See for a detailed history the 2CD “Best of Proverb & Gospel Corner Records” on NarroWay.

Today I’ve added images for Minister Henderson’s sermon LP on Gospel Corner, from the early 1970’s (click on the image below to see all images).

Images of Gospel Corner LP 502 have been added. This is a sermon LP by Rev. T.M. Chambers, Jr., who had several releases on the Proverb and Gospel Corner labels.

It’s been too long! I have been busy with work and loads of other things and couldn’t find the time or inspiration to work much on the website. This evening I have updated the Elko discography as Elko 918, credited to Sister Christine, is actually by Clara Ward/Clara Ward and the Ward Sisters. The recordings were first issued on BBS 1002. Images of both the Elko and the BBS discs are included (check the note on the Elko 918 page and click on the link to see BBS 1002).

I also added a 10-inch album by the Ward Singers to the Savoy discography. This obscurity was offered on eBay recently (too bad, I forgot to make a bid). The catalog number of this record is 15057 and it was released in 1955, so prior to the 14000 series (which started in 1956).

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A happy new year to all!

In the last few days I’ve been working on the Ha-Lo/Halo discography and I added images for most of the label’s issues, all in the 45rpm format. Apart from that I received additional scans for the Gospel Recording Co. label from Per Notini, which have been added as well (373, 377, 598, 604, 1369).

The end of the year is speeding in our direction and the good thing is that it always brings a couple of free days. I used these to work some more on the website and added loads of scans to the Gotham discography. Other than that I’ve added images for the following LP’s: Gospel Recording Co. 1371, 1380 and 1392, Grand 7701, Nashboro 7012, Peacock 102, Song Bird 226, VOJ 002, Zion 100 and 101. All these albums are available on CD-r and as a download; of course the images can also be seen from the label discography pages, where applicable.