The Godz – The Third Testament

1968 U.S. ESP-Disk’ Original Pressing – Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Free Improvisation

Features:

• Artist: The Godz

• Title: The Third Testament

• Label: ESP-Disk’ – ESP 1077, ESP-Disk’ Ltd. – ESPS 1077, ESP-Disk’ – ESP S 1077

• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album

• Country: USA

• Released: 1968

• Genre: Jazz, Rock

• Style: Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Experimental, Free Improvisation

Tracklist:

• A1 Ruby Red – 2:23

• A2 Eeh-Oh – 2:42

• A3 Down By The River – 3:35

• A4 The First Multitude – 13:10

• B1 A - B - C – 4:25

• B2 Walking Guitar Blues – 2:48

• B3 Neet Street – 2:43

• B4 Womban – 3:30

• B5 K-L-M – 2:33

• B6 Like A Sparrow – [timing unlisted]

• B7 Quack (I’m A Quack) – 2:30

Credits:

• Featuring The Dogz: Herb Abramson, Jim McCarthy, Larry Kessler, Morty Kalb, Paul Thornton, Ray Rouch

• Featuring The Multitude: Carol Miller, Howie Levy, Joan Berardi, Mark Whitecage, Linwood Dixon, Phreee, and others

• Design: Kathe Graham, Ruthanne Ponnech

• Photography: Kathe

• Lacquer Cut By: DBH*

• Recorded At: A1 Studios, New York

Matrix / Runouts:

• Side A: ESPS 1077 A ANM 967 DBH

• Side B: ESPS 1077 B ANM 967 DBH

Historical and Musical Significance:

Released on ESP-Disk’ in 1968, The Third Testament was the third album by The Godz, a New York collective known for their fearless embrace of noise, improvisation, and outsider art sensibilities. Like much of ESP-Disk’s radical catalog, this record rejected traditional structures in favor of raw, spontaneous, and communal expression.

Tracks like “The First Multitude” and “A-B-C” stretch conventional folk-rock into chaotic, avant-garde territory, while shorter pieces such as “Ruby Red” and “Quack (I’m A Quack)” highlight the group’s irreverent, almost dadaist humor. The ensemble brought together not just the band but an entire multitude of participants, reflecting the communal, anti-commercial ethos of the countercultural underground.

The Third Testament is often compared to The Fugs, The Holy Modal Rounders, and The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band for its experimental folk roots, while also prefiguring the European krautrock and noise movements of the 1970s.

Why Collectors Value This Album:

• Original 1968 ESP-Disk’ Pressing – highly collectible, especially with etched matrix and DBH cut

• Cult Classic – outsider rock landmark with lasting influence

• Experimental Aesthetic – raw improvisation mixed with psychedelic and folk elements

• ESP-Disk’ Legacy – the same label that championed Albert Ayler, Sun Ra, and Pearls Before Swine

• Scarce Survival Rate – unlike mainstream 1968 LPs, original Godz albums were issued in much smaller numbers

Condition:

Original 1968 ESP-Disk’ pressing. Vinyl and jacket in collectible condition with complete artwork and spine catalog intact. Exact grading details available upon request.

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