Earthen Vessel - Hard Rock / Everlasting Life (1971 Lansing MI) | Christian Psych / Heavy Psych Rip

Hard Rock / Everlasting Life is the only album from Earthen Vessel, released on NRS Records, catalog NRS 2587. Recorded November 10, 1971 at Monument Recording Studio in Nashville. My copy is the 2012 Guerssen reissue on 180 gram vinyl, 350 gram cover, with a four-page insert including liner notes by Dave Caudill. Earthen Vessel came out of Lansing, Michigan and landed squarely in the Jesus Rock movement pulling young musicians into Christian rock in the early 70s. Most of what came out of that scene was soft and forgettable. This record is neither. Dave Caudill handles guitar, blues harp, and vocals. Lead vocals are shared between Ken Fitch and Sharon Keel, giving it a male/female dynamic that pushes the sound closer to Jefferson Airplane territory than anything typically associated with Christian rock. The lyrics are explicitly evangelical - Get High makes no attempt to hide what it's about - but the music underneath is the real thing. The mix is rough and the budget was clearly limited, which only adds to the appeal. I've Been Walkin' on Side B runs nearly nine minutes and is the centerpiece of the record - a slow-building heavy psych workout that goes places most Christian rock never got near. The original NRS pressing surfaces occasionally and commands serious money when it does. 🔥 Standout tracks include: I've Been Walkin', Life Everlasting, and You Can. 🎸 Sounds like: Grand Funk Railroad, Josefus, Steppenwolf, Cactus 🎧 Vinyl Finds Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj0yF7-9YQ9oSXuMGglp1N8SlbZUEtCJ7 🎧 Full Vinyl Rips Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj0yF7-9YQ9pEOi1yCUyAZikNmWVdz8Hn 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinyl_piper/ I sell my doubles and extras here: https://vinylpipershop.com/ 💿 Tracklist 00:00 Life Everlasting 06:13 You Can 10:56 Let Jesus Bring You Back 15:06 I've Been Walkin' 23:58 Coming Home 26:58 Get High #EarthenVessel #ChristianPsych #HeavyPsych #JesusRock #NRSRecords #VinylRip #VinylPiper