Cover: EX Record: EX

With their jangly chiming electric guitars and crisp Beatlesque melodies, The Joy Strings (sometimes called simply Joystrings) were there right at the very start of Britain's Christian rock scene. Comprised of four men and one lady, this Salvation Army musical outreach sought to present the gospel “in the everyday language of the ‘ordinary folk' of this world, and what is more everyday than Pop music!”. Side one features eight originals that set the standard for the whole UK Christian “beat” movement that followed, presenting a variety of moods such as merseybeat (‘Keep Me In Your Love'), dreamy ballads (‘He Is Near'), garage pop/psych (‘No Time To Lose'), swinging London pop (‘Long Lost Cause') and rock-n-roll (‘Love That's All Around'). On side two the group took eight Christmas carols and presented them in their own refreshing style, even tapping into the burgeoning psychedelic scene for covers of ‘We Three Kings' and ‘O Little Town Of Bethlehem' (the latter to the tune of ‘House Of The Rising Sun').Some nice tremolo guitar effects sprinkled about. Mono edition on original UK Regal Zonophone label. 2 stars in Pokora book.

Keep Me In Your Love
He Is Near
No Time To Lose
Where Will It End
Long Lost Cause
Friend For You
There Will Be God
Love That's All Around
We Three Kings Of Orient Are
Silent Night, Holy Night
The Little King Jesus
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Away In A Manger
Mary's Little Boy Child
Do You Hear What I Hear?
The Holly And The Ivy

Tracked and signed registered mail shipping to EU: 1 LP: 235 SEK 2-8 LPs: 410 SEK (Double LP will be applied to two items)

Grading:
Grading is VISUAL; occasional play-grading will be noted.
M : Mint. As new,looks unplayed or sealed.
NM : Near Mint.
Record = is as good as new and clear. May have some minor paper scuffs or/and tiny hairlines.
Cover = as new with maybe the slightest signs of wear on corners, edges, spine or surface.
EX : Excellent.
Record = Still very clear with more hairlines or/and some small scuffs.
Cover = there is a bit wear on corners, edges and surface, slight wrinkle, minor writing on back.
VG+ : Very Good+.
Record = clear but you can see some light scratches and/or some small scuffs across the surface.
Cover = is still looking good, but there is some wear on corners & edges,slight creasing. There are split in the seams, wear or/and small sticker damage on the surfacewithout any major defects.
VG : Very Good.
Record = you can see many noticeable scratches or scuffs, some may cause distracting surface noise.
Cover = there is real wear on corners, edges and spine.There are splits in the seams, serious surface-wear, price sticker damage, small tears or duct tape seam repairs, other not too significant flaws or damage.