This album appears to be Ron Salsbury And J.C. Power Outlet without David Edwards. I’m a little unsure how this came about as David was still working with Ron & John on other projects so I don’t think there was any great drama here. Now to be clear this was a Solid Rock/Larry Norman project so who knows when it was actually recorded but I think it’s a good guess in was recorded in 76 or 77. You can definitely feel Larry’s influence on the album especially on “I’m Just A Record” which has Larry written all over it. As was typical for Solid Rock in this time period Tom Howard and Randy Stonehill appear on the album. The album has a seventies feel and I actually really liked it especially “I’m Just A Record”. In typical Larry fashion Side 1 of the album is labelled “Rock” and Side 2 “and Roll.” In 2023 Randy Layton over at Alternative Records re-released this album with a ton of bonus material, and I mean a ton. Depending on when you read this we have already uploaded it or plan to (Dec 2025).
Tracklist
1 – I’m Just A Record – 4:18
2 – Soul Seeker – 6:17
3 – Hold On – 5:37
4 – I Need You – 4:06
5 – People Tend To Forget – 4:50
6 – Lover Of My Soul – 3:39
7 – Magic Of The Moonlight – 5:47
8 – To Be Near You – 4:30
9 – I Don’t Wanna Wander – 5:48
Credits
Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Tom Howard
Backing Vocals [Background] – John Pantano, Larry Norman, Randy Stonehill, Ron Salsbury, Tom Howard
Bass – David Coy
Drums, Percussion – Peter Johnson
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Tom Howard
Engineer – Stewart Whitmore
Graphics [Graphic Production] – Liza McDonald
Management [Coorespondence], Booking [Concert Representation] – Street Level Artists Agency
Percussion – Bruce Neal
Photography By, Design [Album Etc.] – Larry Norman
Piano – Jeffrey David Hooven
Producer [Produced By], Arranged By – Larry Norman
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Ron Salsbury
Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – John Pantano
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Solid Rock Records
Copyright © – Solid Rock Records
Copyright © – King Of Hearts Publishing
Copyright © – Strawbed Music
Produced For – Solid Rock Productions, Inc.
Distributed By – Jubilation Group
Recorded At – Mama Jo’s
Recorded At – Solid Rock Recording Studios
Mastered At – ABC Recording Studios
