It's taken nearly 23 years, but we did it! For the first time ever in the USA you can now get your hands on Petra's Beyond Belief on 180 gram orange vinyl. Originally only released in the UK and Brazil on vinyl, but never in the USA. We did these right. They are fully remastered, 180 gram color records with printed sleeves, lyrics, photos and hype sticker. Meticulously remastered by the esteemed audio engineer, Rob Colwell and expertly crafted design layouts by the talented Scott Waters, each reissued album is 180 gram heavy weight vinyl. While these reissued albums proudly bear the Girder Music Presents hype stickers on their covers, we want to emphasize that this collaboration marks a historic moment, they are not licensed to Girder Records as many of our releases are however this is a true collaboration brought to you through the combined efforts of Girder Music and Word/ Curb Records. Rest assured, the Girder Music touch is evident in every aspect, ensuring that the experience of these reissues lives up to the high standards you have come to expect and many have called the Girder treatment. Only 1000 of each of these are available. Beyond Belief was huge, the band's most successful release ever, peaking at No. 1 on the Christian charts and certified Gold by the RIAA. The radio single "Love" shot to the top of the charts and stayed there, becoming Christian radio's biggest hit of that year. It won the band it's first Grammy, in the Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album category, as well as Dove awards for Rock Album of the Year, Rock Recorded Song of the Year for the title track, and Recorded Music Packaging of the Year. More historically, the Gospel Music Association for the first time honored a rock band as Group of the Year, as Petra beat contemporary artists in the competition. The band was at the peak of it's popularity, playing to sold out arenas of fans on yet another nationwide tour. In CCM Magazine's year-end Reader's Choice Awards, the band swept to first place in multiple categories and garnered many votes for pop/rock artist of the year.
- 1. Armed and Dangerous
- 2. I Am on the Rock
- 3. Creed
- 4. Beyond Belief
- 5. Love
- 6. Underground
- 7. Seen and Not Heard
- 8. Last Daze
- 9. What's in a Name
- 10. Prayer