{"id":8920,"date":"2020-02-09T19:40:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T19:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/?p=8920"},"modified":"2023-07-10T02:28:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T02:28:34","slug":"the-mysterious-album-from-the-jejune-institutes-second-chapter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/local\/the-mysterious-album-from-the-jejune-institutes-second-chapter\/","title":{"rendered":"The mysterious album from The Jejune Institute’s second chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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While cleaning my closet I happened to come across an unusual CD in a cardboard sleeve. It’s called The Sound of Ascension: Audio Kool-Aid From The 70’s Most Eccentric Cults & Communes<\/em>. This is an artifact from the second chapter of The Jejune Institute saga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The timing of this discovery is perfect as the TV show Dispatches From Elsewhere<\/a> comes out next month, loosely based on the real (?) events of The Jejune Institute here in San Francisco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact the name “Dispatches From Elsewhere” was the name of the pirate radio show that advertised (among other things) this album. The Jejune Institute’s second chapter essentially started when you brought a radio to Dolores Park and tuned in — turning on and dropping out were strictly optional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for this album only a couple of record stores sold it, and you had to ask for it at the register. I bought mine from Aquarius Records<\/a> on Valencia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The contents of the album listed on the packaging is pretty much what you’d expect from the title, starting with a track from The Manson Family. The full track listing and more details are listed on Discogs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the point where someone jumped through all the hoops to get this album, it’s almost comically obvious there would be a hidden track. For historical interest, I’ve ripped the hidden track and put it on Soundcloud. Listen below if you like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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