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Scream The Compilation 1987

Manna and Quail

A hole in the sky
and down, down it came again
Oh how hard
and swept across, across the land
oh how long, how long to wait and reap again
oh our home, our home is gone, it's gone

Endow them, endow them
Manna and quail, manna and quail
Endow them, endow them
Manna and quail, manna and quail

And so it came to pass
And there the plenty manna was
Oh how dear, how dear the precious manna was
Save no more, no more 'til comes again, again
oh what for, so hard to understand

Endow them, endow them
Manna and quail, manna and quail
Endow them, endow them
Manna and quail, manna and quail

A hole in the sky
and down, down it fell again
ask what for
'til then to suffer pain again
save no more, no more 'til comes again, again
oh what for, so hard to understand

Endow them, endow them
Manna and quail, manna and quail
Endow them, endow them
Manna and quail, manna and quail


It's so, it's so desolate
It's so, it's so desolate
It's so, it's so desolate
Oh it's now, it's our home

Scream: The Compilation is a celebration of the Scream concert series in Los Angeles, released in October 1987. It contains the original version of Caterwaul's "Manna and Quail".
The Scream club has been a catalyst for L.A.'s new musical era. At Scream there are many rooms on many floors, though how many there are of each isn't easy to tell. Every Scream night there are band rooms, video rooms, a room with nothing but a huge white skull, a room where a 50-piece piccolo marching band from Watts rehearses. There is also a tattooing room that only lets you in if you already have a large tattoo, and a room where a man dressed as Jesus with a life-size cross on his back crawls around on all fours begging for someone to buy him a gin and orange juice. There is also a room where you can get your legs shaved for a dollar.
The bands and their music somehow tie the whole scene together. These various performers include elements of blues-rock, industrial, metal, dark and whatever else they utilize to achieve their ultimate sound.
This record aims at showcasing the most promising of our local bands and demonstrating the diversity in music and attitudes in this city.

Daily News of Los Angeles
November 6, 1987

Of the many unusual nightclubs that have dotted the Los Angeles landscape in recent years, Scream was perhaps the most macabre.
The club featured three-dimensional slides projecting images of skulls, candelabra, chains and other ghoulish art. Its walls were done in Day-Glo paint, and banners with similarly horrific images hung from its ceiling.
Scream's taste toward the odd carried over into its music repertoire. The club hosted Los Angeles' most adventuresome rock bands, like Jane's Addiction and the Phoenix band Caterwaul.
Unfortunately, Scream's glory days were put to a halt when it was kicked out of its locale in the downtown Embassy Hotel last summer. The club hosted 4,000 mourners its closing night.
But clubgoers need not weep for Scream. The club recently re-opened at the Park Plaza Hotel in the Wilshire District, except Monday and Friday nights, when it's at the Probe in Hollywood.
As if to commemorate the venue's re-emergence, Geffen Records has just released "Scream: The Compilation," a collection of tunes from acts that have become staples at the renowned club.
The disc doesn't pledge allegiance to any music style. It is a sampling of the variety of new music that has helped make the club famous.
The album was assembled by Scream owner Michael Stewart and executive producer Mio Vukovic. Both were DJs at Scream.