Bethlehem (The Original Sins album)

1996 studio album by the Original Sins

Bethlehem

Studio album by

the Original Sins

Released| October 15, 1996
Genre| Psychedelic rock, pop music, indie rock, garage rock
Length| 45:56
Label| Bar/None
Producer| Ray Ketchem
The Original Sins chronology
| Turn You On
(1995)  | Bethlehem
(1996)  | Suburban Primitive
(1997)

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Bethlehem is the eighth studio album by garage rock band the Original Sins, released in 1996 through Bar/None Records. The album shows a change in tone for the band, focusing much more on pop music and psychedelic rock than the energetic garage punk fury from previous releases. The album has been considered as the band's best, with some describing it as "the band's greatest achievement"[1] and a "great leap-forward".[2]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by John Terlesky.

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Bethlehem"| 1:35
2.| "Wish I Was Here"| 3:50
3.| "Shopping Trip to Mercury"| 3:42
4.| "Let's Do It Slow"| 3:26
5.| "My Struggles"| 3:58
6.| "Souls on Ice"| 3:11
7.| "One Way Out"| 4:50
8.| "Beautiful Day"| 4:30
9.| "Happy Birthday, Jesus"| 1:38
10.| "Hang Me"| 2:09
11.| "Cold Cold World"| 3:22
12.| "Sunday Nights"| 4:53
13.| "I Wonder"| 4:52

## Personnel

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### Performers

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* John Terlesky - Vocals, guitar, percussion
* Ken Bussiere - Bass
* Dave McKinney - Organ, piano
* Seth Baer - Drums
* Maria Stoiancheff - Backing vocals
* Josh Silverman - Acoustic guitar ("Beautiful Day"), guitar ("Sunday Nights")
* Ray Ketchum - Backing vocals, percussion (""One Way Out")
* Reneé LaBue - Handclaps

### Production

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* Elizabeth Van Itallie - Design
* Ray Ketchum - Production
* Dan Delong - Photography
* John Terlesky - Photography

## References

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1. ^ "The Original Sins". Bar/None Records. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
2. ^ Rompers, Terry; Young, Jon. "The Original Sins Biography". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 4, 2015.

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The Original Sins

* John Terlesky
* Ken Bussiere
* Dan McKinney
* Dave Ferrarra
* Seth Baer

Studio albums|

* Big Soul
* The Hardest Way
* Self Destruct
* Move
* Out There
* Acidbubblepunk
* Turn You On
* Bethlehem
* Suburban Primitive

Related articles|

* Garage rock
* Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
* Bar/None Records

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