And now, your host for Match Game '73...Ed Enoch!
Consider it a Digital Hall of Shame for Gospel album covers that are unintentionally funny and/or downright bizarre.
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
The Florida Boys
The Florida Boys knew how to get the very best performance out of each member: if you hit too many bad notes in a concert, you had to ride in the buggy, pulled by the bus, to the next gig. #DieselFumes
Monday, December 17, 2018
Friday, December 14, 2018
Thursday, December 13, 2018
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Friday, December 7, 2018
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Klaudt Indian Family
I'll just speak for myself. As a kid, when I rolled into church on a Sunday night and saw these cats on stage in full costume...game over. That was it. Hands down, coolest thing to ever happen at church. And they sold Klaudt Indian Family coloring books at the record table. Did my brothers and I have one? You bet your sweet teepee we did.
Friday, November 30, 2018
Richard Sterban
Hey, look...it's the Oaks' Richard Sterban getting ready to ride a tire swing that's impossibly small for him to fit into. Nice coat, though.
Thursday, November 29, 2018
John & Barbara Wells
Yes, it is totally plausible that they would dress just alike and go stand out in the woods somewhere and put their arms on that tree limb like that, and then stare past one another.
Looks completely natural.
The Senators
They called themselves The Senators, I guess, because The Lawyers, The Tax Collectors and The Used Car Salesmen were already taken...?
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Jim Kenniv
Jim just felt like something good was about to happen...then he lost it all...to find everything! (Life has always been a bit of a roller coaster ride for Jim.)
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Monday, November 26, 2018
The Sterk Family
I just got a bad headache trying to imagine what a whole album of two saxophones and an accordion would sound like.
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
New Kingdom Heirs
The combo of those drums and those jackets are the most 1974 thing ever. And these guys were a whole lot better than the old Kingdom Heirs...
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
The Kingdom Heirs
First of all, I can't tell if this is the Kingdom Heirs or a men's choir. Secondly...who gets their 8x10 glossies done at Olan Mills?!
Monday, November 19, 2018
Stamps, Oaks, Rebels & Statesmen
The Southern Gospel Music world was never known for understatement. Or humility. But they were really good. They had to be. Because when you are billed as famous, spectacular, outstanding and sensational...you'd better deliver.
Friday, November 16, 2018
Eternity
When you want to go deer hunting and shoot an album cover at the same time...
[OK, in the interest of full disclosure...these boys came to my church a couple of times when I was a kid and they actually had a pretty strong influence on me. They were part of the Ken Gaub Evangelistic Ministry. Brothers Nathan and Dan Gaub and their cousin Mike, as I recall. Their Dad Ken was sort of half preacher/half stand-up comedian. They later called themselves Eternity Express and then Illustrator. That's Nathan in the tree. He must've drawn the short straw. That could not have been comfortable. Sadly, Dan (in ALL PLAID) got into financial trouble as an adult and either died in a motorcycle accident or committed suicide, depending on who/what you believe.]
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Stamps Ozark Quartet
"Yesiree-bob, us Ozark Stamps just happen to be standing next to this little beauty. We love this fine automobile, and we know you will, too."
How's that, O.Z.? Should we do it again? What would you like for us to sing tonight, O.Z.?
How's that, O.Z.? Should we do it again? What would you like for us to sing tonight, O.Z.?
Monday, November 12, 2018
The Vic Williams Family
Looks like Mom and Dad had to literally hold onto the kids to keep them from escaping. "Ma and I will do whatever it takes to keep the group together," said Vic. "We've got gigs."
Friday, November 9, 2018
The Telestials
"Hey, as long as we're singing at the State Fair, we might as well shoot an album cover!"
Bonus points for creativity. This was a lot more creative than just standing in front of a bus.
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