Three records held together: the Church of Satan's own website page for "The Satanic Mass," titled "A Shot Heard Round the World," describing it as the first released recording of an authentic Satanic ritual, performed at the Black House, the Church's San Francisco headquarters; Wikipedia's own detailed account, giving the recording date of 13 September 1968, the original release on Anton LaVey's own label Murgenstrumm the same year, side one as an audio recording of the baptism of LaVey's daughter Zeena, and side two as excerpts from The Satanic Bible recited by LaVey over classical compositions, with a 1995 Amarillo Records CD reissue adding a bonus track and a later Adversary Recordings reissue; and Discogs' own release listing, confirming the label history and format.
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Citation
PublisherChurch of Satan; Wikipedia; Discogs
URLhttps://churchofsatan.com/the-satanic-mass/; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanic_Mass; https://www.discogs.com/release/1853630-Anton-LaVey-Satanic-Mass
Source Typechurch body
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
The Church of Satan's own website page for its own founding recording, naming it the first released recording of an authentic ritual, corroborated by Wikipedia's independently sourced detail on date, label and content and by Discogs' own release listing. Claims Backed By This Source (14 claims)
This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Musical Works, 9 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
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