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vinyl LP front cover
cover photo by
photo of album cover by Styrous®
Fifty-four years ago today, on Mar 6, 1970, the first and only record album, Lies, by Charles Manson, was released. Yes, believe it or not, Manson actually made a record. He supposedly made it to pay for his legal expenses.
Charles Manson is primarily known for his involvement in the 1969 Tate/LaBianca murders in Los Angeles, California. I remember reading about them and was pretty concerned as I had some hippy associations at the time and the scene was starting to get a bit freaky by then and anything was possible.
A
few years later I found this album in a basement somewhere; I didn't
pay much for it but I bought it out of curiosity; I did that a lot. I
sold it a few years ago for a couple of hundred dollars to a kind of
scary looking guy that would have fit right in as a member of the Manson Family (who else would have bought it).
The music was not all that great with the exception of Mechanical Man and possibly, Garbage Dump (YouTube links below).
There were tons of rotten albums from that period so, that's ok, but I
have the photos of the album, so, I figured why not post them.
There
was a poster that came with it but somehow, I neglected to photograph
it. A big oversight on my part! I hate when I do stuff like that.
Charles Manson died on Sunday, November 19, 2017. He was 83 years old and had spent over half his life in prison.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
Side 1:
A1 - Look At Your Game Girl - 2:04
A2 - Ego - 2:31
A3 - Mechanical Man - 3:20
A4 - People Say I'm No Good - 3:22
A5 - Home Is Where You're Happy 1:29
A6 - Arkansas - 3:06
A7 - I'll Never Say Never To Always - 0:42
A2 - Ego - 2:31
A3 - Mechanical Man - 3:20
A4 - People Say I'm No Good - 3:22
A5 - Home Is Where You're Happy 1:29
A6 - Arkansas - 3:06
A7 - I'll Never Say Never To Always - 0:42
Side 2:
B1 - Garbage Dump - 2:37
B2 - Don't Do Anything Illegal - 2:55
B3 - Sick City - 1:41
B4 - Cease To Exist - 2:15
B5 - Big Iron Door - 1:10
B6 - I Once Knew A Man - 2:37
B7 - Eyes Of A Dreamer - 2:51
Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Gold Star Studios
Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-2144
Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-2145
Credits:
Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Timpani – Charles Manson
Backing Vocals – Catherine Share, Lynette Fromme, Nancy Pitman, Sandra Good
Bass – Steve Grogan
Electric Guitar – Bobby Beausoleil
Flute – Mary Brunner
French Horn – Paul Watkins (2)
Producer – phil 12258cal
Notes:
1st pressing
Limited release of 2,000 copies
Included "A Joint Venture" poster of inmates signatures
Tracks A1 and B7 recorded June 1967
Tracks B3 and B5 recorded September 11th, 1967
Other tracks recorded at Goldstar Studios on August 8th, 1968
Overdubs recorded on August 9th, 1968
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (A runout etching): S - 2144 SIDE - 1
Matrix / Runout (B runout etching): S - 2145 SIDE - 2
Matrix / Runout (B runout etching): S - 2145 SIDE - 2
Charles Manson – LIE: The Love And Terror Cult
Label: Awareness Records (2) – 2144, Awareness Records (2) – 22145
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: Mar 6, 1970
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Acoustic, Folk
Label: Awareness Records (2) – 2144, Awareness Records (2) – 22145
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: Mar 6, 1970
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Acoustic, Folk
Viewfinder links:
Net links:
Biography ~ Charles Manson
Britannica ~ Charles Manson
Charles Manson.com ~ Charles Manson
Crime Museum ~ Charles Manson and the Manson Family
Famous Trials ~ Charles Manson Trial 1970 -1971
FBI Records ~ Charles Manson
People ~ Where Is the Manson Family Now?
Rolling Stone ~ Charles Manson: The Most Dangerous Man Alive
Smithsonian ~ What You Need to Know About the Manson Family Murders
Wikipedia ~ Charles Manson
YouTube links:
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