Larry Norman - Forget Your Hexagram (HQ)

This is Track #7 from the 1969 Larry Norman album Upon This Rock and is the Digital Download version Listen to the whole album here - This was Larry’s first album after leaving “People“. This album was initially released on Capitol Records but Capitol said it didn’t reach sales objectives and Larry was dropped by them. Larry immediately negotiated a distribution deal with Benson Records who put the album in Christian book stores and sales picked up. The folk/rock sound of the album was fairly well received by the Christian music listener and this album is generally regarded as the first Christian rock album as opposed to the Jesus Music of the day. The album was denounced by evangelists Bob Larson, Jimmy Swaggart, and Jerry Falwell all of which continued the diatribe that rock music was of the devil. Whether you like the album or not it has to be agreed that it started a new movement in Christian music. Th
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