La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One

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All lyrics are written by Rob Zombie; all music is composed by White Zombie

La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One
White Zombie La Sexorcisto Devil Music, Vol. 1.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 31, 1992 (1992-03-31)
RecordedMay 1991
Studio321 Studios (New York City)
Genre
Length57:30
Label Geffen
Producer Andy Wallace
White Zombie chronology
God of Thunder
(1989)
La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One
(1992)
Astro-Creep: 2000
(1995)
Singles from La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One
  1. "Thunder Kiss '65"
    Released: 1992
  2. "Black Sunshine"
    Released: 1992
No.TitleLength
1."Welcome to Planet Motherfucker/Psychoholic Slag"6:21
2."Knuckle Duster (Radio 1-A)"0:21
3."Thunder Kiss '65"3:54
4."Black Sunshine" (featuring Iggy Pop)4:49
5."Soul-Crusher"5:07
6."Cosmic Monsters Inc."5:13
7."Spiderbaby (Yeah-Yeah-Yeah)"5:01
8."I Am Legend"5:08
9."Knuckle Duster (Radio 2-B)"0:25
10."Thrust!"5:04
11."One Big Crunch"0:21
12."Grindhouse (A Go-Go)"4:05
13."Starface"5:02
14."Warp Asylum"6:44
Total length:57:30

Some pressings of the CD incorrectly divide tracks 12 and 13, beginning track 13 at 3:31 of "Grindhouse (A Go-Go)".

Sample overview

#TitleSamples [29]
1"Welcome to Planet Motherfucker/Psychoholic Slag"
2"Knuckle Duster (Radio 1-A)"
  • 0:02 – "Ahorre, no compre sin visitar Empori..." is taken from a radio ad in Spanish. Translates to "Save, don't buy without visiting Empori..."
  • 0:07 – "We know how fast we can go" is taken from the 1965 cult film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
  • 0:17 – "These are the facts as we know them. There is an epidemic of mass murders being committed by a virtual army of unidentified assassins" is taken from the 1968 horror film Night of the Living Dead during a radio broadcast.
  • 0:17 – The screaming in the background (sans falling lumber) is from the first scene of "True Confessions of Tori Welles" (with Tori Welles and Jerry Butler), approximately 10 minutes in.
3"Thunder Kiss '65"
4"Black Sunshine"
5"Soul-Crusher"
6"Cosmic Monsters Inc."
7"Spiderbaby (Yeah-Yeah-Yeah)"
8"I Am Legend"--
9"Knuckle Duster (Radio 2-B)"
  • 0:00 – "Now, what we have to ask is why is it that God has admonished us to hate evil? Well, first of all, God loves ..." from a sermon by Atlanta pastor, Dr. Charles Stanley.
  • 0:09 – "Y cuando tu vuelvas.." Daniel Santos – "Como se van las noches"
  • 0:14 – "... And strangled them and finally dismembered their bodies"
  • 0:20 – "homelessness and all that ..." sample are the words of the American radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh.
  • 0:21 – "And now, the voice you've been waiting for ..."
10"Thrust!"
11"One Big Crunch"
12"Grindhouse (A Go-Go)"--
13"Starface"
  • 0:00 – "One. One is the beginning..." and "Oh Herbert, you are stiff!" samples from the beginning and end of the song are taken from the 1969 episode of Star Trek: The Original Series entitled "The Way to Eden"
  • 0:18 – "X minus 5 seconds..." sample is taken from the 1950 science fiction film Rocketship X-M
  • 2:27 – In the background there is an eerie jingle playing; this is from 1979's Phantasm . This sound effect was used earlier as the shuttlecraft interior sound effects throughout the run of the aforementioned Star Trek: The Original Series . (On the album Star Trek: Sound Effects from the Original TV Soundtrack, it is Track 69—do a search for "shuttlecraft interior" on YouTube for confirmation.)
14"Warp Asylum"
  • 6:13 – ""Thank you so very much! God bless you all. Have a ball, and goodnight." Near the end part of "Let's Do It," a track on "Jayne Mansfield Busts Up Las Vegas"
  • 6:23 – "A few of these sentences have already begun to take root in your subconscious mind, haven't they? If you play the record a few more times, you'll be amazed at how easily you have begun to understand." (source unknown)

Personnel

Adapted from the La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One liner notes. [30]

Chart positions

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [34] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [35] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States 1992 Geffen CD, CS, LP GEF 24460
Europe 2012Music on Vinyl LP MOVLP534

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