Marilyn Manson - The Manson Family Album (1993)

The Manson Family Album was intended to be Marilyn Manson’s first studio album and is a precursor to Portrait of an American Family. It is comprised of the original takes and alternate mixes of songs that would later be found on the band’s debut and due to the many differences between it and its final form, it can be considered an album unto itself. Initially, Manson sought out Roli Mosimann to produce the album and with him the band recorded an album’s worth of material. At the time, “Snake Eyes and Sissies“ was on track to be the band’s first single, with a single edit having been made. However the band was simply not satisfied with the output of these recording sessions and shelved the album for a short time. Within a few months, the band would convince rising star Trent Reznor to produce the album instead. With the help of Reznor and his band, Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson re-recorded and reworked their old material until they were satisfied and released it under