Live recording from Harlem churches in the mid-1950s for authentic historical value
Call and response gospel format captures traditional African American musical style
Synchronized hand clapping and cries of anguish for emotional impact
Rare and never released in the United States, making it a collector's item
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These are live recordings made at two Harlem, New York churches sometime in the mid-1950s. Never released in the United States, it is thought that very few LPs were ever pressed and distributed in Europe. This is one of the rarest of all gospel releases! The music consists of call and response, synchronized hand-clapping, cries of anguish