Not only is this LP valuable as a rare example of Jesus-based psyche-folk music, the label managed to gather together an excellent cast of supporting musicians, each notable in their own right:

 Jay Berliner

 

There are a lot of folks that are into vintage Jesus Movement music. Here’s the review of this LP from the guy who literally wrote the book on Jesus music:

Ken Scott Archivist Review: A Love Song continues to present challenging music while drawing from Biblical material for its twelve songs, all united on varied aspects of the topic of love. ‘Noise Of Solemn Assemblies’ and ‘Joseph’ are classic examples of psychedelia dripping with acid organ, while ‘Palm Sunday’ has a more dream-like quality, Amanda’s flute work softly poised above spacey atmospheric guitar harmonics. ‘A Matter Of Sobriety’ pulls a Procol Harum maneuver with its classical cathedral organ and harpsichord accompaniment. Nods to the ’60s sounds of Dave Brubeck and Ramsey Lewis can be found on ‘Pharoah’s Adopted Grandson Moses’ and ‘The Camel Swallowers’. Closes with a high-energy Johnny Rivers-styled rocker ‘The Man For Me’. Several top-notch musicians were enlisted, including jazz keyboardist Dick Hyman and guitarist Jay Berliner. Such uniqueness in lyric and composition (not to mention the professional sound) is rare in the Christian community, so if you get the opportunity, by all means experience John’s music. It’s extraordinarily groovy!

Maybe that’s why The IP feels a bit guilty. And because he got the LP at a Society of St. Vincent de Paul thrift store, an organization that is devoted to helping the poor instead of preaching that prosperity gospel bullshit, well, he is really having a WWJD moment. He knows what he SHOULD do: Just get his Grammy-Award-winning analog-to-digital friend to transfer the LP onto a CD, put the LP on e-bay, take the money from the highest bidder, and donate it all to SSVDP.

LISTEN TO A YOU TUBE OF A TRACK FROM YLVISAKER’S OTHER LP ON AVANT GARDE RECORDS