LARRY NORMAN
a discography
 

 

 

 

 

New releases on Bandcamp

New Larry Norman albums and reissues will be primarily offered on the Bandcamp website. They are and will be listed in in the main discography and/or in these webpages. Releases from September 26, 2021 are listed below with their date of release. The webpages will be updated immediately if applicable, updates in the main discography will be taken care of as well (but they will be available on the next release of the discography).

Each album title is linked to the corresponding album page on Bandcamp.

Note: in May 2024 a new initiative was started in coöperation with Bandcamp, under the name "Listening Party". Each episode of this party pays tribute to a randomly chosen Larry Norman album.

 
Sept. 26, 2021
Road Rage
This release is a compilation of the two live albums that documented Larry's appearances at the Flevo Festival in Holland with the bands Q-Stone and Beam. See album #66 in the discography.
  Sept. 29, 2021   Rough Mix 2
"Rough Mix 2" was released in 2011 as a double CD set, but soon went out of print and is now difficult to find copies of. This Bandcamp release is that CD set, but with the song "Jesus Christ" removed due to Bandcamp's policy on cover versions. See album #13 in the discography.
  Oct. 8, 2021 

Blarney Stone
"Blarney Stone" is primarily compiled from two concert recordings - New Zealand 1979 and Rotterdam, Holland 1982. As such several of these recordings are also on the later album "Snapshots From The 77 World Tour", which for whatever reason was actually made from the aforementioned 1979 NZ show. The sound quality is better on this release than on "Snapshots" though. Jon Linn sadly passed away whilst this album was being made, prompting Larry to change the content and add a second disc showcasing Jon's work for Solid Rock Records. See album #49 in the discography.

  Oct. 9, 2021  So Long Ago The Garden
"So Long Ago The Garden", part two of a trilogy that included "Only Visiting This Planet" and "In Another Land", was attacked by the Christian press when it came out in 1973. Controversial at the time for both its lyrical content and 'provocative' album cover, it has gone on to become one of the most respected releases in Larry Norman's career. See album #7 in the discography.
  Oct. 9, 2021 

In Another Land
In Another Land is honest, raw and humble. Larry Norman, with this album, showed he was a force to be reckoned with in mainstream Christian music. See album #8 in the discography.

  Oct. 14, 2021 

Here's To Veterans
"Here's To Veterans" was a series of radio broadcasts produced on vinyl by the Veterans Administration. Most if not all featured one artist on side A and another on side B. The A side of this disc, program 1428, features Judi Pulver. This is a mono recording, and the songs are edited versions of those on the MGM release of "So Long Ago The Garden". See album #7 in the discography.

  Nov. 17, 2021 The Very Best Of Larry Norman, Volume 1
Popular 'best of' release from the mid-2000s. All tracks are available elsewhere but note that almost half of them here have been edited. See album #65 in the discography.
  Nov. 21, 2021 The Very Best Of Larry Norman, Volume 2
Popular 'best of' release from the mid-2000s. All tracks are available elsewhere. Note that unlike Volume 1, there are no meaningful edits on this release. See album #82 on page 3 of these webpages.
  Jan. 4, 2022

Instigator
Instigator collected the very best songs written in the 50s and the 60s and contained some music which had never been heard before (most notably: "Kulderachna" and "Butterfly").
This is volume 1 of the Essential series. See album #58 in the discography.

  Feb. 15, 2022 Agitator
Volume 2 of the Essential Series introduced three previously unheard songs as well as an alternate recording of Even If You Don't Believe. Half of the other tracks are edited, some quite extensively. "Sweet Silver Angels" (a cover of the Judee Sill song "Jesus Was A Crossmaker") is not included due to Bandcamp's policy on cover versions. See album #55 in the discography.
  Feb. 21, 2002 Best Of Larry Norman (30 Year British Anniversary Tour), Volume 1
Larry put this two-part compilation together especially for the UK Tourniquet tour in 2001. It was never made available officially and so ranks among the rarest of his CD titles. Whilst this release contains no alternate mixes or edits, several of the tracks were not officially available on CD at the time. See album #52 in the discography.
  Feb. 26, 2022 Best Of Larry Norman (30 Year British Anniversary Tour), Volume 2
Whilst this release contains no alternate mixes or edits, several of the tracks were not officially available on CD at the time. See album #53 in the discography.
  Mar. 12, 2022 Liberator
Volume 3 of the Essential Series. See album #72 on page 3 of these webpages.
  Mar. 16, 2022 Collaborator
Volume 4 of the Essential Series. See album #56 in the discography.
  Apr. 2, 2022 Emancipator
Volume 5 of the Essential Series. See album #78 on page 3 of these webpages.
  May 8, 2022 Infiltrator
Volume 6 of the Essential Series. See album #71 on page 3 of these webpages.
  May 25, 2022 Survivor
Volume 7 of the Essential Series. See album #57 in the discography.
  June 2, 2022 Safecracking
A compilation of the (more) unique songs from the "Essential" series. Ironically, several of the songs, or versions of the songs included here were not actually from the "Essential" Series! See album #99 on page 3 of these webpages.
  July 31, 2022 Shake Your Rattle And Crawl
"A compilation of songs that could be fun for the pre-teen set..." Note that a few minor edits aside, there is no previously unreleased material on this album. See album #119 on page 3 of these webpages.
  Mar. 1, 2023 You Are Not My People
This title, released as part of Larry's sixtieth birthday celebration, covers parts of the two concerts Larry Norman performed at the Flevo Festival in Holland (with Q-Stone and Beam resp.). See album #106 on page 3 of these webpages.
  Mar. 4, 2023 Sticks & Stones
The continuation of "Blarney Stone". See album #50 in the discography.
  Mar. 12, 2023

Siege At Elsinore
This album was created for the Elsinore Theatre concert in Salem, Oregon in the summer of 2005. See album #84 on page 3 of these webpages.

  Mar. 19, 2023 American Roots
A somewhat questionable release as it suggests Larry Norman was ahead of his time with recording American roots music back in the 1970's for a project called "The Red, White And Blues Trilogy". The project went on the shelf and nothing was released. This retrospective release featured mostly songs from the 1980's and 1990's with no proof they were originally recorded (or intended to be recorded) in the 1970's. The few songs from the 1970's are all well-known from albums such as "Something New Under The Son", "The Story Of The Tune" and others. See album #64 in the discography.
  Mar. 25, 2023 Slinky
"Slinky" is a compilation album with a connection to a movie called "Frisbee" (about Lonnie Frisbee, the hippie preacher). See album #91 on page 3 of these webpages.
  Mar. 25, 2023 Footprints In The Sand
Another compilation album. See album #36 in the discography.
  Mar. 26, 2023

Survivor
The survey disc version, which was completely different from the one that was part of the "Essential" series. The "Essential" version is available on Bandcamp as well (see above at May 25, 2022). See album #57 in the discography.

  Mar. 28, 2023 

The Cottage Tapes, Book One
A compilation album with songs Larry Norman and Randy Stonehill recorded in the early 1970's. See album #47 in the discography. 

  Apr. 1, 2023 Solid Rock Sampler 1
Originally issued as a free sampler CD. See album #60 in the discography.
  Apr. 2, 2023 The Cottage Tapes, Book Two
Second compilation album from the One Way days (early 1970's) with five bonus tracks (not on the original CD) from Stonehill's album "Judgment Day At Speedee Mart". See album #77 on page 3 of these webpages. Book One was made available on Bandcamp on March 28, 2023.
  Apr. 8, 2023 One Night In Norway - 1991
The newly released CD/LP "One Night In Norway - 1991" also got its release on the Bandcamp website.
  Apr. 22, 2023 Back To America
See album #23 in the discography
  Jun. 23, 2023 Down Under But Not Out (European Version)
This album features the Swedish version of "Down Under", the CD version of the Royal Music box set was used as a source (with some corrections). See album #24 in the discography.
  Jun. 25, 2023 Rock, Scissors et Papier
See album #59 in the discography.
  Jan. 28, 2024 Lion's Breath
This is the "Lion's Breath Interview", first released on the 2CD release of "Upon This Rock" (2002, see album #3 in the discography). Also available on Bandcamp is the Powerline interview (also from the 2CD release of "Upon This Roclk"), not sure when it was released.
  Feb. 3, 2024 Magnetic Real - The Living Room Tapes 1963
This is a download of the 2018 CD release, a collection of all songs previously released on 4 mini CD's for the Solid Rock Army (fan club). See albums #117, 120-122, 128 on page 3 of these webpages.
  Feb. 5, 2024 The Colossus Of Roads
See album #109 on page 3 of these webpages.
  Feb. 17, 2024 Underground Manouevers
See album #81 on page 3 of these webpages.
  Apr. 27, 2024  White Blossoms From Black Roots 
See album #27 in the discography
  May 26, 2024 Pot O' Gold
See album #103 on page 3 of these webpages.
  Aug. 27, 2024 Confiscated (The Best Of Larry Norman)
See album #30 in the discography
  Sept. 4, 2024 You Gotta Have Jesus
See album #63 in the discography; the Bandcamp release features 3 versions of the song "You Gotta Have Jesus"