Lunch Boxes & Choklit Cows

Infobox Album |
Name = Lunch Boxes & Choklit Cows
Type = compilation
Artist = Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids


Released = April 202004
Recorded = January 1990–November 1993
Genre = Alternative metal
Length = 42:44
Label = Empire MusicWerks
Producer = Daisy Berkowitz
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"Lunch Boxes & Choklit Cows" is a compilation album of previously unreleased demo tracks recorded in the early 1990s by Marilyn Manson (then known as Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids). Original guitarist Scott Putesky ("Daisy Berkowitz") obtained the rights to these recordings in a lawsuit against Brian Warner ("Marilyn Manson"), and has announced that this release is only the first in a planned series of Spooky Kids CDs. The lawsuit granted Putesky the rights to 21 of these songs. Some are from demos and others have never been previously released. These are digitally remastered and Putesky says they sound better than the original cassettes because of it.

The album originally came packaged with a "bonus" DVD and slightly different artwork. The original cover had 5 cartoon figures of the band drawn by Marilyn Manson. However, after a lawsuit was filed, Putesky removed the artwork (originally by Warner) and the DVD (which contained footage of Warner & Stephen Bier) and re-released the CD. The re-released cover is the same as the original except the cartoon images are removed.

Copies of the original version with the DVD and artwork occasionally make their way to ebay or amazon, but tend to get very pricey.

Audio CD Track listing

#Red (in My) Head – 4:24
#Dune Buggy – 4:20
#Insect Pins – 5:48
#Learning to Swim – 4:11
#Negative Three – 4:38
#Meat for a Queen – 3:02
#White Knuckles – 2:24
#Scaredy Cat – 3:22
#Thingmaker [live] – 4:12
#Thrift [live] – 6:24

Notes On The Songs

#Red (In My) Head was recorded January 1990 on the Big Black Bus demo.
#Dune Buggy was recorded August 1990 on the Grist-O-Line demo.
#Insect Pins was recorded February 1993.
#Learning To Swim was recorded March 1991 on the Lunchbox demo.
#Negative Three was recorded December 1991 on the After School Special demo.
#Meat For A Queen was recorded August 1990 on the Grist-O-Line demo.
#White Knuckles was recorded November 1993 on the Big Black Bus demo.
#Scaredy Cat was recorded November 1993.
#Thingmaker was recorded July 1992 live in a rehearsal studio. It is originally from the Family Jams demo.
#Thrift was recorded January 1992 live in a rehearsal studio. It is originally from the Refrigerator demo.

Bonus DVD Listing (Out of Print)

#White Knuckles (Live footage)
#Meat For A Queen (Live footage)
#Dune Buggy (Live footage)
#Spooky Gallery (Still images)

Credits

*Mr. Manson — voices
*Daisy Berkowitz — guitar, liner notes
*Madonna Wayne Gacy — keyboards
*Gidget Gein — bass
*Sara Lee Lucas — drums
*Paul Klein — executive producer
*Mike Fuller — mastering
*Rama Barwick — project coordinator
*Sharon Slade — project coordinator
*Aldo Venturacci — art direction
*Sean Weeks — design

External links

* [http://www.luckmedia.com/spookykids/pressrelease.html Series of press releases about this release]