PETRA "COME AND JOIN US" LP IN SHRINK WRAP 1977 CHRISTIAN ROCK/ METAL LYRICS

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YOU ARE LOOKING AT A LP BY THE BAND PETRA CALLED "COME AND JOIN US". IT WAS RELEASED ON THE A & M LABEL (SP-5062) OF THE U.S. IN 1977. THE COVER,INNER SLEEVE & THE LP ARE NEAR MINT 


Notes: Petra's sophomore album, originally released in 1977 on , a division of , on LP, 8-track and cassette. When parent label  struck a distribution deal with  in 1985 the album was reissued for the mainstream market on LP and cassette. Only in 1995 was it released on CD, in the Christian market by  and in the mainstream market by  (also on cassette). The original LP track order was dropped in favour of the original 8-track / cassette track order on all CD releases.
The band originally wanted to title the album God Gave Rock And Roll To You, but this was deemed too controversial by the record company, and the album was given the non-controversial title Come And Join Us. The band recorded a song called Killing My Old Man for this album, but record company officials (including Paul Baker) were of the opinion that the Christian metaphor would be misunderstood, and chose to play it safe. This version of the song has never been released. It is present on the original test pressing, and is presumed lost (no master tapes are left). In 1981 the song was re-recorded for . Tracklist God Gave Rock And Roll To You5:37Holy Ghost Power2:26Woman Don't You Know3:40Sally4:26Come And Join Us4:41Where Can I Go3:52Without You4:29Ask Him In3:32God Gave Rock And Roll To You (Reprise)2:49