Louvin Brothers - Nearer My God To Thee • 3 EP Set Vinyl 45rpm Rare Gospel

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The Louvin Brothers - Nearer My God To Thee

3 EP set from 1957/Original 45's/Picture sleeve pressings from Capitol Records.

1st pressing/Teal labels/Rare Gospel/1957

Hunting just one of these down is challenge enough, why not do yourself a favor?

As much as I hate to part with these, I know they deserve a better home.

Part 1:

Cover VG+

Light stains on front and back sleeve.

Spines all around are solid, no splits at all.

Vinyl EX to NM-, these came from a local church, and were well taken care of. Just minor scuffs and just the lightest wispy marks. Just a beautiful listen, with absolutely no skips or jumps.

Part 2:

Cover VG to VG+

Light stains on front and back sleeve.

Slight color missing from small area on front.

Check pictures for other minor details not in this description.

Spines all around are nice, just a small split at bottom right opening.

Vinyl EX to NM-, just minor scuffs and just the lightest wispy marks. Just a beautiful listen, with absolutely no skips or jumps.

Part 3:

Cover VG

Light stains on front and back sleeve.

Slight color missing from small area on front.

Looks like another record was wet and leaned against the front cover at some point.

The paper transfer you see in the photos is from another record, so I believe it could be removed with a light hand.

Out of the 3, this one has the most prevalent staining to the back cover.

Spines all around are solid, no splits at all.

Check pictures for other minor details not in this description.

Vinyl EX to NM-, just minor scuffs and just the lightest wispy marks. Just a beautiful listen, with absolutely no skips or jumps.

Records have been professionally cleaned, and will come in new quality outer sleeves.

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Here's a review I found online:

The Louvin Brothers released their first record in 1947, but it wasn't until 1955 that they finally scored a major hit record with the romantic ballad "When I Stop Dreaming." It was a love song that finally brought stardom to the Louvins, but they started out as a gospel act, and once they achieved enough success to earn a measure of creative freedom, they often returned to their roots in sacred music, and Nearer My God to Thee was their first full album of spiritual music for Capitol Records. While the Louvins were gifted songwriters as well as superb vocalists, the majority of Nearer My God to Thee is devoted to classic bluegrass gospel numbers, and Charlie and Ira sing "Are You Washed in the Blood?" and "Lord, I'm Coming Home" as if they'd been singing them most of their lives...which they probably did. The harmonies that were always the Louvin Brothers' hallmark are typically marvelous here, brimming with passion and fervor, and Ira's mandolin work is equally impressive, capable of carrying the melodies while revealing a surprising degree of nuance. And while classic hymns dominate Nearer My God to Thee, originals like "Thankful," "I Can't Say No," and "I Steal Away and Pray" confirm they hadn't lost touch with their talents as composers. Like most of the Louvin Brothers' work for Capitol, Nearer My God to Thee was produced with admirable restraint, with the clarity and hi-fi audio of the countrypolitan era married to the straightforward simplicity of a vintage field recording, and decades after its first release this music sounds as fresh and as inspiring as the day it was recorded.