CHURCH DOOR RECORDS
Church Door Records was established in the late sixties or early seventies by Herb Lance in Atlanta, Georgia. It originally released only 45's; Church Door started releasing LP's in 1979 when Rev. Jasper Williams Jr a popular local black reverend at Salem Bible Church in Atlanta bought the label from Herb Lance. Gospel singer Dottie Peoples was Rev Williams' general manager at Church Door from 1979-1991. Most of the album releases on Church Door are sermons by Rev. Jasper Williams Jr himself. The early lp's were released by Budget Records, 2231 Campbellton Rd, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia; before becoming distributed by A.I.R. Records (Atlanta International Record Company). Up until 1985, records were issued by Church Door at their 2283 Baker Rd, NW, Atlanta, GA, 30318 address; by 1986 A.I.R. Records began distributing Church Door records, at this time releases on Church Door had a Church Door catalog number but the label on the vinyl was for the AIR label; release 22047 was pressed solely on the Church Door label. In 1987 and on release number 22051 Church Door was again issued at their 2283 Baker Rd, NW, Atlanta, GA, address, listed on the lp and album cover. Lp's were still issued up until 1991.
After the Church Door label closed, A.I.R. continued to release albums by artists who had been signed-up to Church Door Records. Interestingly on the back of LP 22035 and LP 22040, the cover states "Mfg and Dist. by ShurFine Gospel Records" and the lp 22035 was produced by Wendell Parker (The owner of ShurFine Gospel), while 22040 was produced by The Gospel Seekers and Wendell Parker (The owner of ShurFine). The back cover of 22035 has SFG 55003, which is the Shurfine catalog number. Also of interest, LP's 22022, 22023, 22025, 22036 and 22039 has manufactured and Distributed by Church Door Records; yet 22022, 22023, 22025 and 22036 are all produced by Wendell Parker while 22039 has Wendell Parker as its executive Director.
The releases from 1001-1029 on Church Door, appear to be the missing early A.I.R. releases; they had Church Door on the label but were numbered 1001 (listed as distributed by A.I.R.) and all of the initial A.I.R. releases commenced with a four digit prefix starting with the number 1.
After the Church Door label closed, A.I.R. continued to release albums by artists who had been signed-up to Church Door Records. Interestingly on the back of LP 22035 and LP 22040, the cover states "Mfg and Dist. by ShurFine Gospel Records" and the lp 22035 was produced by Wendell Parker (The owner of ShurFine Gospel), while 22040 was produced by The Gospel Seekers and Wendell Parker (The owner of ShurFine). The back cover of 22035 has SFG 55003, which is the Shurfine catalog number. Also of interest, LP's 22022, 22023, 22025, 22036 and 22039 has manufactured and Distributed by Church Door Records; yet 22022, 22023, 22025 and 22036 are all produced by Wendell Parker while 22039 has Wendell Parker as its executive Director.
The releases from 1001-1029 on Church Door, appear to be the missing early A.I.R. releases; they had Church Door on the label but were numbered 1001 (listed as distributed by A.I.R.) and all of the initial A.I.R. releases commenced with a four digit prefix starting with the number 1.
Albums
1001-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- I Fell In Love With A Prostitute (sermon)
1002-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr.- Dry Bones (sermon)
1003-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. - What Time Is It? (sermon)
1004-: Tommy Johnson- Miracles
1005-: The Daytonians- Let Jesus Work It Out
1006-: Reverend Jasper Williams.- When God Decides To Go On A Strike
1007-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr.- I Can't Lose With The Stuff I Use (sermon)
1008-: Tommy Johnson- Born Free
1009-: Rev. Squeaky Morgan- I Found The Lord
1010-: Norris Turner- Give God A Chance
1011-: Reverend Jasper Williams. - Doubting Thomas (sermon)
1012-: Rev. Jasper Williams.- Back Stabbers (sermon)
1013-: Rev. Jasper Williams, Jr.- God At The Midnight Ball (sermon)
1014-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. - When There Is No One To Help (sermon)
1015-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr.- The Midnight Revival Jailhouse Rock (sermon)
1016-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. & Mt.Carmel Mass Choir- Didn't It Rain
1017-: The Sensational Five Singing Sons- Hotel Happiness, 1979
1018-: Dr. Ronald E. Odom- Making It On Broken Pieces (Sermon)
1019-: Dr. Ronald E. Odom- Ezekiel's Vision, 1979
1020-: Rev. Bennie R Mitchell, Jr- Ye Must Be Born Again (Sermon)
1021-: Fantastic Angels- Hey Jesus, 1981
1022-: Bishop John Ware- I Know I Can Make It (1947-1981 In Loving Memory)
1023-: Rev. W. N. Reed- Living in the Red (Live Sermon), 1981
1025-: Sensational Five Singing Sons- Charge It To Me, 1981
1027-: Rev. Frank E. Ray- The Story Of Isaiah
1028-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr.- The One Who Came Back (Sermon), 1981
1029-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- God Is
10048-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- Sings (double lp), 1982
22001-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- I Fell In Love With A Prostitute (sermon)
22002-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- If Walls Could Talk (live sermon)
22003-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- The 23rd Psalm (live sermon), 1983
22004-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- Playboy Comes Home (sermon), 1983
22005-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- What A Little Chicken Saw (live sermon), 1983
22006-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- When It Seems The Lord Is Taking Too Much Time (live sermon), 1983
22007-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- The Way Of Salvation (live sermon), 1983
22008-: Rev. Jasper Williams- Dry Bones
22009-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- What Time Is It (sermon)
22010-: Reverend Jasper Williams - When God Decides To Go On A Strike
22011-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- I Can't Lose With The Stuff I Use (sermon)
22012-: Reverend Jasper Williams - Doubting Thomas (sermon)
22013-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- Back Stabbers (sermon)
22014-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- God At The Midnight Ball (sermon)
22015-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- When There Is No One To Help (sermon)
22016-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- The Midnight Revival
22017-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- Mount Carmel
22018-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- The One Who Came Back
22019-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- God Is
22020-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- Sings, 1982
22021-: The Pilgrim Wonders- The Time Is Now, 1983
22022-: Dottie Peoples- Surely God Is Able, 1983
22023-: The Dixons- Sympathy Holiday, 1984
22024-: Rev. R.L. White Jr. & Mt Ephraim Baptist Church Choir- Mary Had A Little Lamb, 1984
22025-: Doc McKinzie & the Gospel Hi-Lites- I've Been Changed, 1984
22026-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- The Lord's Prayer, Volume. 1
22027-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- The Lord's Prayer, Vol. 2
22028-: Rev Jasper Williams Jr- You Can Run But You Can't Hide, The Story Of Jonah (Live Sermon), 1984
22029-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- He's The Best I've Ever Seen, Jesus' Trial (Live Sermon), 1984
22030-: Vine Sisters And Family- There’s A Blessing Over The Hill, featuring We'll Work 'Til Jesus Comes
22031-: The House Of Prayer Singers- No More Than You Can Bear
22032-: Rev. Jasper Williams, Jr. Eulogizes Rev. C.L. Franklin- A Good Soldier, 1984
22033-: Reverend R.L. White Jr- The Robots Are Coming
22034-: Rev. R.L. White Jr and the Mount Ephraim Baptist Church Choir- Rest For The Weary, 1985
22035-: The Pilgrim Wonders- Standing Where Jesus Stood, 1985
22036-: The Gospel Explosions- Jesus Is The Real Thing, 1985
22037-: The Sensational Harmony Kings- God Will See You Through, 1985
22038-: Sister Sadie and the Famous Biblettes- Time, 1985 (on back cover and label listed as Sister Sadie And The Biblettes Of New Jersey- Time)
22039-: The Providence Baptist Church Gospel Choir- Lord, Speak To My Soul, 1985
22040-: The Gospel Seekers- The Gospel Train, 1985
22041-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr Sings- You Must Be Born Again
22042-: Freddie Branch and Singing Stars- Don’t Throw Your Parents Away, 1985
22043-: The Sweet Singing Disciples- Will You Be Ready?, 1985
22044-: Gospel Carolettes- My Faith Looks Up To Thee, 1985
22045-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- Come See A Man (sermon)
22046-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- Lord, I Wonder Why (Sermon) 1984
22047-: Dottie Peoples- Is It Worth It All, 1987
22051-: Reverend Jasper Williams, Jr. Presents Salem Baptist Church Mass Choir- My Faith Looks Up To Thee, 1987
1001-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- I Fell In Love With A Prostitute (sermon)
1002-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr.- Dry Bones (sermon)
1003-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. - What Time Is It? (sermon)
1004-: Tommy Johnson- Miracles
1005-: The Daytonians- Let Jesus Work It Out
1006-: Reverend Jasper Williams.- When God Decides To Go On A Strike
1007-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr.- I Can't Lose With The Stuff I Use (sermon)
1008-: Tommy Johnson- Born Free
1009-: Rev. Squeaky Morgan- I Found The Lord
1010-: Norris Turner- Give God A Chance
1011-: Reverend Jasper Williams. - Doubting Thomas (sermon)
1012-: Rev. Jasper Williams.- Back Stabbers (sermon)
1013-: Rev. Jasper Williams, Jr.- God At The Midnight Ball (sermon)
1014-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. - When There Is No One To Help (sermon)
1015-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr.- The Midnight Revival Jailhouse Rock (sermon)
1016-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. & Mt.Carmel Mass Choir- Didn't It Rain
1017-: The Sensational Five Singing Sons- Hotel Happiness, 1979
1018-: Dr. Ronald E. Odom- Making It On Broken Pieces (Sermon)
1019-: Dr. Ronald E. Odom- Ezekiel's Vision, 1979
1020-: Rev. Bennie R Mitchell, Jr- Ye Must Be Born Again (Sermon)
1021-: Fantastic Angels- Hey Jesus, 1981
1022-: Bishop John Ware- I Know I Can Make It (1947-1981 In Loving Memory)
1023-: Rev. W. N. Reed- Living in the Red (Live Sermon), 1981
1025-: Sensational Five Singing Sons- Charge It To Me, 1981
1027-: Rev. Frank E. Ray- The Story Of Isaiah
1028-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr.- The One Who Came Back (Sermon), 1981
1029-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- God Is
10048-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- Sings (double lp), 1982
22001-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- I Fell In Love With A Prostitute (sermon)
22002-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- If Walls Could Talk (live sermon)
22003-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- The 23rd Psalm (live sermon), 1983
22004-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- Playboy Comes Home (sermon), 1983
22005-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- What A Little Chicken Saw (live sermon), 1983
22006-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- When It Seems The Lord Is Taking Too Much Time (live sermon), 1983
22007-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- The Way Of Salvation (live sermon), 1983
22008-: Rev. Jasper Williams- Dry Bones
22009-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- What Time Is It (sermon)
22010-: Reverend Jasper Williams - When God Decides To Go On A Strike
22011-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- I Can't Lose With The Stuff I Use (sermon)
22012-: Reverend Jasper Williams - Doubting Thomas (sermon)
22013-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- Back Stabbers (sermon)
22014-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- God At The Midnight Ball (sermon)
22015-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- When There Is No One To Help (sermon)
22016-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- The Midnight Revival
22017-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- Mount Carmel
22018-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- The One Who Came Back
22019-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- God Is
22020-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- Sings, 1982
22021-: The Pilgrim Wonders- The Time Is Now, 1983
22022-: Dottie Peoples- Surely God Is Able, 1983
22023-: The Dixons- Sympathy Holiday, 1984
22024-: Rev. R.L. White Jr. & Mt Ephraim Baptist Church Choir- Mary Had A Little Lamb, 1984
22025-: Doc McKinzie & the Gospel Hi-Lites- I've Been Changed, 1984
22026-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- The Lord's Prayer, Volume. 1
22027-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- The Lord's Prayer, Vol. 2
22028-: Rev Jasper Williams Jr- You Can Run But You Can't Hide, The Story Of Jonah (Live Sermon), 1984
22029-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- He's The Best I've Ever Seen, Jesus' Trial (Live Sermon), 1984
22030-: Vine Sisters And Family- There’s A Blessing Over The Hill, featuring We'll Work 'Til Jesus Comes
22031-: The House Of Prayer Singers- No More Than You Can Bear
22032-: Rev. Jasper Williams, Jr. Eulogizes Rev. C.L. Franklin- A Good Soldier, 1984
22033-: Reverend R.L. White Jr- The Robots Are Coming
22034-: Rev. R.L. White Jr and the Mount Ephraim Baptist Church Choir- Rest For The Weary, 1985
22035-: The Pilgrim Wonders- Standing Where Jesus Stood, 1985
22036-: The Gospel Explosions- Jesus Is The Real Thing, 1985
22037-: The Sensational Harmony Kings- God Will See You Through, 1985
22038-: Sister Sadie and the Famous Biblettes- Time, 1985 (on back cover and label listed as Sister Sadie And The Biblettes Of New Jersey- Time)
22039-: The Providence Baptist Church Gospel Choir- Lord, Speak To My Soul, 1985
22040-: The Gospel Seekers- The Gospel Train, 1985
22041-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr Sings- You Must Be Born Again
22042-: Freddie Branch and Singing Stars- Don’t Throw Your Parents Away, 1985
22043-: The Sweet Singing Disciples- Will You Be Ready?, 1985
22044-: Gospel Carolettes- My Faith Looks Up To Thee, 1985
22045-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- Come See A Man (sermon)
22046-: Rev. Jasper Williams Jr- Lord, I Wonder Why (Sermon) 1984
22047-: Dottie Peoples- Is It Worth It All, 1987
22051-: Reverend Jasper Williams, Jr. Presents Salem Baptist Church Mass Choir- My Faith Looks Up To Thee, 1987
I have only listed the LP'S as www.JustMovingOn.info has listed the 45's for this label.
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