Lie: The Love and Terror Cult

Lie: The Love and Terror Cult
Studio album by
Charles Manson
ReleasedMarch 6, 1970[1]
Recorded
  • June 1967
  • September 11, 1967
  • August 8–9, 1968
Studio
Genre
Length31:53
LabelAwareness Records
ProducerPhil Kaufman
Charles Manson chronology
Lie: The Love and Terror Cult
(1970) 		The Family Jams
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz(favorable)[2]
Mojo(favorable)[3]
AllMusic[4]

Lie: The Love and Terror Cult is the debut studio album by American musician and convicted murderer Charles Manson. It was released on vinyl on March 6, 1970, by Phil Kaufman, through a record label branded Awareness Records. Although not a commercial success, it retains a following among those interested in the Manson case, inspiring many cover versions and samples.[4] The album includes some of Manson's best known songs, including "Look at Your Game, Girl" and "Cease to Exist" (the latter had been recorded by the Beach Boys as "Never Learn Not to Love").

The cover is a parody of the December 19, 1969, Life magazine cover, which featured Manson along with the headline "The Love and Terror Cult". The two covers are mostly identical; however, the "F" in "LIFE" has been deleted and the line "The dark edge of hippie life" has been removed. The date and price are replaced with the Awareness Records logo.

  1. ^ "What's in It for Charlie Manson?". Rolling Stone. No. 55. Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. April 2, 1970. p. 18.
  2. ^ "All About Jazz review". Allaboutjazz.com. 2008-09-28. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
  3. ^ "Mojo review". Tower.com. 1993-12-15. Archived from the original on 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
  4. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "LIE: The Love & Terror Cult". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2013.