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The '''death tape''' or "'''Q042'''" is the final tape recorded by [[Jim Jones]] before the [[mass suicide]] of the residents of [[Jonestown]] in [[Guyana]], in 1978.<ref>[http://www.archive.org/audio/audio-details-db.php?collectionid=ptc1978-11-18.flac16&collection=opensource_audio Internet Archive: Details: The Jonestown Death Tape (FBI No. Q 042)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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This recording includes Jones urging the members of the Jonestown community to come forward to receive the poison – first for their children, then for themselves – as Jones describes the horrors of what would await those who did not commit what he described as "revolutionary suicide".<ref>[http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/AboutJonestown/Tapes/Tapes/DeathTape/Q042fbi.html "Death Tape" (Q042) : FBI Transcription<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Some debate has been raised as to the authenticity of the tape, owing largely to the number of audible edits; however, given that other tapes generated by [[Peoples Temple]] also contain numerous edits, and given that the tape refers to events quite specific to 18 November 1978, it seems likely that the tape is genuine and it was recorded on that date. |
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In the background of the tape, there is what sounds like organ music and/or a choir singing. After careful analysis, however, it appears the music actually consists of a number of [[soul music|soul]] tunes (such as "[[I'm_Sorry (Delfonics_song)|I'm Sorry]]" by the [[Delfonics]] and "[[I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)]]" by [[Aretha Franklin]]) originally copied onto the tape, then taped over by Jones, resulting in a "ghost recording".<ref>[http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/AboutJonestown/JonestownReport/Volume7/dieckman042.htm Jonestown<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 1984, [[Temple Records (1984 UK label)|Temple Records]] released a vinyl [[LP album|LP]] of the tape under the title ''Thee Last Supper''. |
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== See also == |
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* [[Suicide note]] |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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* [http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/AboutJonestown/Tapes/Tapes/DeathTape/Q042fbi.html FBI Transcript] |
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* [http://www.archive.org/audio/audio-details-db.php?collectionid=ptc1978-11-18.flac16&collection=opensource_audio Download the audio tape] |
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Revision as of 08:54, 10 September 2013
The death tape or "Q042" is the final tape recorded by Jim Jones before the mass suicide of the residents of Jonestown in Guyana, in 1978.[1] This recording includes Jones urging the members of the Jonestown community to come forward to receive the poison – first for their children, then for themselves – as Jones describes the horrors of what would await those who did not commit what he described as "revolutionary suicide".[2] Some debate has been raised as to the authenticity of the tape, owing largely to the number of audible edits; however, given that other tapes generated by Peoples Temple also contain numerous edits, and given that the tape refers to events quite specific to 18 November 1978, it seems likely that the tape is genuine and it was recorded on that date.
In the background of the tape, there is what sounds like organ music and/or a choir singing. After careful analysis, however, it appears the music actually consists of a number of soul tunes (such as "I'm Sorry" by the Delfonics and "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" by Aretha Franklin) originally copied onto the tape, then taped over by Jones, resulting in a "ghost recording".[3] In 1984, Temple Records released a vinyl LP of the tape under the title Thee Last Supper.