| The Satanic Mass | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Anton Szandor LaVey |
| Cover: | TheSatanicMassLP.jpg |
| Alt: | Album cover with red background, title in black text, and Sigil of Baphomet |
| Caption: | Album cover featuring the Sigil of Baphomet |
| Released: | 1968 |
| Recorded: | September 13, 1967 |
| Venue: | San Francisco, California |
| Studio: | The Black House |
| Genre: | Spoken word |
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The Satanic Mass: Recorded Live at the Church of Satan is the first released audio recording of a Satanic ritual by high priest Anton Szandor LaVey, recorded September 13, 1967 at Church of Satan headquarters, known as The Black House.[1] The album was originally released as a vinyl LP in 1968, on LaVey's own label Murgenstrumm. It was reissued by Amarillo Records on June 21, 1995.
Side one of the album features an audio recording of the baptism of LaVey's daughter, Zeena. Side two features (pre-publication) excerpts from The Satanic Bible recited by LaVey over the music of Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Wagner, and John Philip Sousa.[2]