Back during the summer of 1969, an up-and-coming band called Ghost, fronted by Papa Nihil, played its first date at The Whiskey A Go-Go on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip. The show was to celebrate Ghost’s first release on Galaxy Recordings, “Seven Inches of Satanic Panic,” the double-A-side 7-inch single featuring “Kiss The Go-Goat” and “Mary on A Cross.” This original Ghost line-up eventually disbanded and the single, its original tapes, and the band’s only promo and live performance of “Kiss The Go-Goat” ever filmed, were lost…that is until recently when the songs and the Super 8 footage were discovered and resurrected by Papa Nihil.
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Ghost’s “Seven Inches of Satanic Panic: ‘Kiss The Go-Goat’ and ‘Mary on A Cross’” will be re-released by Loma Vista on September 27 and can be preordered via Ghost’s website and from all digital platforms. Check out Ghost’s Webisode Chapter 8: Kiss the Go Goat” for the whole story.
