{"product_id":"r-2007-lp","title":"Freddie Gage - Drugs And Youth (1971) Vinyl LP • Christian Preaching, Epidemic","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/h3\u003e R-2007-LP\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eMusical Styles:\u003c\/h3\u003e 1970s, Christian, Prayers\/Sermons, Speech\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eSleeve Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Excellent (EX)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eRecord Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Near Mint (NM or M-)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eCondition Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eVinyl plays nicely; a few light hairlines (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; light-scuffing, (front\/back). Inner-sleeve is original (generic white). Spine is unbroken, clean and has no text. Minor shelf-wear along top\/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eTracks:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003col style=\"margin-top: 0px ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eDrugs And Youth (Side 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eDrugs And Youth (Side 2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n \n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eAbout The Record:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003e^Drugs And Youth^ is a 1971 live album by Baptist evangelist Freddie Gage, recorded before an audience of 3,000 high school students in Lafayette, Louisiana. The recording captures Gage's fiery sermon addressing the escalating drug epidemic and its perils for young people amid the counterculture and hippie movements of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Historically significant as a product of Gage's transformation from a teenage gang leader and drug addict in Houston to one of the era's most influential evangelists—second only to Billy Graham in impact— the album reflects his street-smart preaching style that drew massive crowds and reportedly led over a million souls to Christ through his youth-focused ministries. An earlier version titled ^The Drug Epidemic^ was released in 1969, underscoring Gage's ongoing crusade against substance abuse during a time of national crisis. As a non-music spoken-word release, it produced no hit singles, though tracks like the full sermon sides have gained cult status among collectors of obscure religious vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Record Vision","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52793670205721,"sku":"R-2007-LP","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/6937\/8329\/files\/LP-freddie_gage-drugs_and_youth.jpg?v=1783554116","url":"https:\/\/record-vision.myshopify.com\/products\/r-2007-lp","provider":"Record Vision","version":"1.0","type":"link"}