Transparency Records & Aurora Records (1997)
Disc 1 :
01. Ra-Hide Away!
02. Love's Death
03. Die to Be One
04. No Wrong-Come Along
05. Get on Home
06. Is There No One in Your World But You?
07. First They Made Me Sleep in the Closet
08. Give Your Love (To Be Free)
09. I'll Never Say Never to Always
10. Look at Your Love
11. If I Had a Million Dollars
12. Goin' to the Church House
Disc 2 :
01. You Must Be Born Again
02. Ra-Hide Away!
03. Die to Be One
04. The Fires Are Burning
05. Give Your Love (To Be Free)
06. The Young Will Overcome
07. Going to the Church House
08. Love's Death
09. I'll Never Say Never to Always
10. Die to Be One
11. Look at Your Love
12. I Can't Remember When
13. Going to the Church House
14. I Can't Remember When (Alternate)
15. Give Your Love to Be Free
16. London Bridge Is Falling Down
This album of Charles Manson songs was recorded by The Manson Family as the 1970 murder trial was ongoing. Recorded in the Spahn Ranch saloon, some songs contain references to the unfolding events in the trial. “Get On home” contains a direct reference to the defendants carving an ‘X’ onto their foreheads :
"When you see the children with x's on their head, if you dare to look at them, soon you will be dead."
Originally a private press release as “Manson Family Sings the Songs of Charles Manson" on vinyl and limited to 999 copies.
This reissue from 1997 was released simultaneously on Transparency Records and Aurora Records and has the original album remastered on disc 1 and outtakes and alternate versions on disc 2.
Not too dissimilar from a lot of commune folk around at the time, this music contains an undeniable spook. The lo-fi recording quality, the back story and Manson’s lyrics make this an unsettling, stoned listen.
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Thanks for this rare piece.
Superb blog!
Greetings and keep it up
Why thank you. You can't deny the spook. Nice to find someone commenting!
Thanks man, great blog! :)
Thanks for sharing! Maybe the creepiest thing ive ever heard. The disc 2 stuff is fascinating as well. A weird glimpse into the group mentality of the family and their bizzare and disturbed trip.
This seems to be a popular post. In the future I intend to post more Manson related recordings. Thanks for the comments.
if i lived in whenre you live ,i would rent a pick up truck and unload a ton of thanks in your front yard
Thanks for sharing this gem of a release. I have the original white vinyl but nice to get all these out-takes and bonus tracks in addition to the remastered LP. This music is magic.
Great to share this rare record but i don't understand which magic there is in such kind of music as it's just folk music done in a poor way by a community contribute to end the hippy era.
Thanks for the post.
Fred
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