Coven - The White Witch Of Rose Hall (1969) USA Psych Music

Coven - The White Witch Of Rose Hall (1969)

Jinx Dawson was a native of Indianapolis, Indiana who began studying opera and the occult in the late 1960s. She, Ross, and Osborne formed Coven in Chicago in the late 1960s. In 1967 to 1968 they toured on concert bills with Jimmy Page's Yardbirds, the then glam band Alice Cooper, and Vanilla Fudge, among many others. Jinx began and ended each Coven concert with the sign of the horns, being the first to introduce this hand sign into rock pop culture. They were signed to Mercury Records, where they put out their first album, Witchcraft Destroys Minds and Reaps Souls in 1969. The music on the album was hard rock psychedelia; what made it distinctive was the heavy emphasis on diabolical subject matter, including songs such as "The White Witch of Rose Hall" (based on the story of Annie Palmer), "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge", and "Dignitaries of Hell". The album concluded with a 13 minute track of chanting and Satanic prayers called "Satanic Mass" (written by their producer, Bill Traut, of Dunwich Productions). Also included inside the album, was Coven's infamous Black Mass poster, showing members of the group displaying the sign of the horns as they prepared for a Satanic ritual over the naked altar. This is the first photographed use of the Horned Hand Salute and the Inverted Cross in rock music pop culture, Coven being the first occult rock band and the pioneers in that genre. (They also hold the distinction of making one of the first "rock videos" to the title track of their third album, "Blood on the Snow" in 1974, seven years before MTV started in the 1981.)

According to Jinx, "The satanic thing actually was something we were interested in and were studying at the time. When you're younger, you're looking for answers" Not arf.

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• Jimmy Page.

[acdeucee]

Was this the Band Who did one tin soldier?

[annamolly41]

@Raelspark Yes, his name is Oz Osbourne, but it's not to be confused with Ozzy Osbourne, from Black Sabbath.

In fact, Coven also has a song named Black Sabbath.

And Black Sabbath, just to make things clear, came AFTER Coven, so... It seems like we have a case of copy here. :)

[FaerieCrone]

She sounds like Grace Slick

[Raelspark]

The bassist is named Oz Osbourne??

[brogan71]

Crap.

[MusicGirl20112]

God that was a long time ago To JIX"S I hope your well blessings )O(

Great Song

[The096757]

sounds disco-like and jazzy not psychedelic.

[shanefire6]

I don't like the satanic overtones nor am I a devil worshiper but this is some groovy shit!

[Nguli34689]

@SeagullsDiarrhea As do I.

[Nguli34689]

@stereotypicallylame Jimmy Page has nothing to do with this to the best of my knowledge. Jimmy Page was friends with Kenneth Anger, he did own a house in Boleskine, the place where Aleister Crowley used to live and he was involved with Anger in the production of Lucifer Rising. Unfortunately for Page, he was hooked on heroin and the material he produced was not as good as Bobby Beausoleil which Anger recorded at San Quentin Prison. THE COVEN was an "occult" band and Page was into that.