{"product_id":"sister-rosetta-tharpe-gospel-train-verve-vault-series-1lp","title":"Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Gospel Train (Verve Vault Series) 1LP","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/verve\"\u003eVerve\u003c\/a\u003e, 1956\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGospel Train, released in 1956 on Mercury Records, stands among the defining albums by pioneering guitarist and vocalist Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Long celebrated for blending gospel intensity with blues phrasing and rhythmic drive, Tharpe helped lay the musical foundations that would shape early rock and roll and later popular music. Recorded in a studio setting that pairs her electric guitar and commanding voice with professional jazz-oriented accompaniment, the album presents Tharpe’s church-rooted repertoire in a polished mid-1950s recording context. A mix of self-composed spirituals and gospel standards — including “Jericho,” “When They Ring the Golden Bell,” “Up Above my Head There’s Music in the Air,” and “Can’t No Grave Hold My Body Down” — is delivered with the fervor and rhythmic vitality that defined her performances and broadened the reach of gospel music beyond strictly sacred audiences. By the time of its release, Tharpe’s influence already extended across gospel, rhythm and blues, and emerging rock-and-roll styles. Gospel Train remains a vivid document of that cultural convergence, illustrating why she is widely regarded as a central figure in both gospel history and the development of rock music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"accordion\"\u003e\u003cinput id=\"handle1\" name=\"collapse\" type=\"checkbox\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"handle\"\u003e\u003clabel for=\"handle1\"\u003eTracklist \u0026amp; Credits - 1LP\u003c\/label\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_tracklist\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJericho\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen They Ring The Golden Bell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Little Fishes, Five Loaves Of Bread\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeams Of Heaven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan't No Grave Hold My Body Down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll Alone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp Above My Head There's Music In The Air\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Shall Know Him\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFly Away\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow About You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrecious Memories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e99 1\/2 Won't Do\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_credits\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Verve Vault series is always mastered from analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n","brand":"Everything Jazz Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58213853626671,"sku":"00199957337465","price":37.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/0362\/9615\/files\/SisterRosettaTharpe_GospelTrain_VerveVaultSeries_LP.png?v=1784208499","url":"https:\/\/castore.everythingjazz.com\/products\/sister-rosetta-tharpe-gospel-train-verve-vault-series-1lp","provider":"Everything Jazz Store CA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}