Not long ago, I ordered I GOT TWO WINGS: Incidents and Anecdotes of The Two-Winged Preacher and Electric Guitar Evangelist from CaseQuarter. What it contains is a book by Lynn Abbott and a CD of recordings from Elder Utah Smith; over at eMusic, Mike McGonigal explains exactly why this is worth getting:
Thanks to the compilers’ sleuthiness, you can now hear six different versions of Smith’s signature number. You might question whether we really need six versions of the same song. The answer is obvious: of course we do. As with Elder Charles Beck, one is here confronted with gospel that rocks harder than 95 percent of any rock and roll ever recorded.
Tangential, but worth a mention: McGonigal and CaseQuarter’s Kevin Nutt are both thanked on the back of the recent Mississippi Records compilation Oh Graveyard, You Can’t Hold Me Always; said album comes highly, highly recommended.