beyond_catalog.jpg [click to enlarge] The Christian Astronauts

Beyond the Blue
Companion Records CR-CDR-1

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Fans of small town, grass-roots productions will delight in this wonderful outer space childrens album produced by the Fremont, Ohio-based Shoup family back in 1971. With the blessing of Captain Shoup himself, we produced this humble but nice, homemade CD version for your enjoyment.

The group released one full-length vinyl LP, custom pressed on Gospel Empire records. This issue reproduces that album faithfully, remastered from a mint copy of the original vinyl LP with exact front and back cover artwork. We printed the covers and trays on nice paper and had them professionally duplicated as CDRs. The discs are printed with the sunset from the cover--it's not a paper label, the image is printed directly onto the CD. The whole package worked out very well and it allows us to sell them for less than our other CDs. See & read more here.

From the jaw-dropping "mouth rocket" blast-off to the frightening run-in with the meteorite storm, we hope this DIY production will leave you shaking your head in wonder as it did us. Behold! The Christian Astronauts!

Track List [mp3 excerpts highlighted]

1. Prepare to Fire
2. Countdown (Song by Sister Shoup)
3. Loosenut asks about Jerry
4. Bible Story
5. My Heart is Reserved (Song by Rick)
6. Loosenut Tells How to Take a Space Trip
7. Jerry's Grandmother
8. I'll Never be the Same
9. Meteorite Storm
10. Gospel Ship (Song by Sister Shoup)

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