Ye Olde London Bus

Description

Ye Olde London Bus, sub-titled Special Souvenir Album featuring from England ten favourite Gospel Music Ministries, is a multi-artist compilation released on Musical Gospel Outreach (MGO) in 1975. (“Musical Gospel Outreach is a trans-denomination youth organisation serving to channel a wide variety of musical and evangelistic ministries to areas of need in Churches and communities throughout the UK and other parts of Europe.“)

“Ye olde London bus Christian book shop & boutique” is a souvenir record pressed in the UK on Dove and also released in the states to offer a highlight of Christian groups across the pond. The album includes 10 artists, Len Magee, Kevin Gould, Canaan, Advocates, 11:59, Graham Kendrick, Elim Singers, Gwen Murray, Lois Buckley, as well as Sweden’s Choralerna, all with album releases of their own either on Key Records or on Dovetail. (During the 1960s music had become an important evangelistic tool in the white churches as well as the black ones, and various organizations had sprung up to promote it. Musical Gospel Outreach – MGO – established in the UK in 1965, had its own label called Key Records, and later established Dovetail as well. Those eventually became Kingsway Music.)

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. Len Magee – “The Ark” (from The Presence Of Your Spirit Lord, Dovetail 1974)
A2. Kevin Gould – “Connetticut” (from Let’s Join Together, Key Records 1974)
A3. Canaan – “Seek First The Kingdom” (from Canaan, Dovetail 1973)
A4. Lois Buckley – “My Jesus I Love Thee” (from Lois Buckley, Dovetail 1974)
A5. The Advocates – “You Are My Music” (from Here I Rest My Case, Dovetail 1975)

Side Two
B1. Gwen Murray – “Let My Light Shine” (from Gwen Murray, Dovetail 1975)
B2. Elim Singers – “The Presence Of Your Spirit” (from Elim Bible College 1925-1975 Golden Jubilee Celebration, Dovetail 1975)
B3. 11.59 – “The Lord Has Done Great Things For Us (Psalm 126)” (from This Our Sacrifice of Praise, Dovetail 1974)
B4. Choralerna – “It Won’t Be Long” (from Let’s Celebrate, Key Records 1974)
B5. Graham Kendrick – “How Much Do You Think You Are Worth?” (from Paid On The Nail, Key Records 1974)