Marilyn Manson 1990-xx-xx

unknown, FL

The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat is the second demo tape by the Spooky Kids. Multiple variants of this demo exist, and at least three different cover designs are in possession of collectors. The covers include lyrics for six tracks: White Knuckles, Red (In My) Head, My Monkey, Strange Same Dogma, and I.V.-T.V. They are likely refined versions of tracks from the first demo, The Raw Bones Psalms, along with a new track, White Knuckles. I don't have a copy of these tapes yet and cannot confirm this information.

There are also related demo tapes, which were circulated without cover art and feature an extended track list that adds Junk the Magic Dragon and The Telephone (a.k.a. Jesus Is My Boyfriend) with an instrumental outro. They are advertised as The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat on multiple websites, e.g., http://spookykids.net/disco/bmcb.html and https://manson.wiki/The_Beaver_Meat_Cleaver_Beat, but due to the lack of circulating demo tapes with covers, it is not entirely clear whether they actually are variants of The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat. In comparison with The Raw Bones Psalms, the relative timing of the shared tracks is similar, but there are noticeable differences, such as alternate vocals in the chorus of Strange Same Dogma. They are also faster and differently balanced, but it's unclear whether these are just analog duplication artifacts.

Recording Details

Media Format: lossless (FLAC16/44.1)
Media Count: 1
Type: DEMO
Length: 40 min
Rating: A-
Source: n/a
Generation: CS(2) > FLAC
Info: The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat

Tracklist

  • Side A
  • White Knuckles
  • Red (In My) Head
  • My Monkey
  • Strange Same Dogma
  • Son Of Man
  • Junk The Magic Dragon
  • Jesus Is My Boyfriend (a.k.a. The Telephone) > instrumental
  • IV-TV
  • Side B
  • Radio interview with Scott David on 88.5 WKPX (incomplete)

Description

This recording is described as sourced from a second-generation copy of an original tape obtained by a collector from producer Frank Falestra. Although Falestra was likely the original producer, it is more likely a transfer from a second-generation tape dub made by a Spooky Kids collector from his original tapes, just like other circulating 2nd generation transfers. It has been split into individual tracks, with pauses removed.

Side B contains an incomplete interview with Marilyn Manson by Scott David, only the first 6 minutes are included. It begins with a few seconds of KMFDM music, followed by the exchange:

SD: "Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids. How are you doing, Marilyn?"
MM: "Hey man, I’m spooky as always. Brand new. How about you?"
SD: "Hey, doin’ pretty good. How did Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids originate?"

Side B is also noticeably more degraded than side A, suggesting a different lineage, with more noise and some kind of pilot tone at 16 kHz.

Spectrum Analysis

1990-xx-xx ?, FL Audio Spectrum Analysis

File Details

File nameSize (in bytes)SizeMD5 checksum
01) White Knuckles.flac1390000713.26 MB8b2b09c611f8348242e6dd3617373fc5
02) Red (In My) Head.flac2541418324.24 MB36388888c013d330c7df3920246a23f9
03) My Monkey.flac2733229726.07 MB8a3e5a09a467d7a4c0b2d0d980a0df9f
04) Strange Same Dogma.flac2339099722.31 MB9dfc34e575d8e55038b499a7c6f333f2
05) Son Of Man.flac2795474026.66 MB22aa5b80e34667ab2630a26ee73e0556
06) Junk The Magic Dragon.flac3035669428.95 MB5d990b6694c0e8080f27decb669eb2b8
07) Jesus Is My Boyfriend.flac2549113624.31 MBd7307a8553b9d43164a7c4c1272f8b3f
08) IV-TV.flac2611056124.90 MB5f2e5de701e8ac4b673c569feb65f1f2
09 Interview With Scott David Pt 1.flac3478268533.17 MB00c3e80a557dded915f88aa628384a5a
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all recordings of this show

lossless (FLAC16/44.1) (this)1 40 minA-CS(2) > FLACThe Beaver Meat Cleaver BeatDEMO
lossless (FLAC24/44.1) *n/a 53 minAunreleased Big Black Bus tapeCS(1) > FLACThe Beaver Meat Cleaver BeatDEMO
lossless (FLAC16/44.1) *n/a 57 minABrian Tutunick recruitment tapeCS(1) > FLACThe Beaver Meat Cleaver BeatDEMO
* best/preferred version(s) of recording source

added: n/a, updated 2025-10-06 14:53:17