Bought IABD`s " Marrying Maiden " album in 1970 ......... This track was written by violin player David La Flamme and Bobby Beausoleil , when they were both in a group based in California called Orkustra , although it`s based around a track originally written by jazz musician Vince Wallace ......
Jon Lord of Deep Purple heard Bombay Calling , contacted La Flamme , and arranged a deal where he could use it as a basis for a Deep Purple track , which became " Child In Time " .......
La Flamme and Beausoleil performed Bombay Calling whilst they were both in Orkustra ........ La Flamme went onto form IABD , and the track was included on their first album , which is how Jon Lord got to hear it .....
Beausoleil was an actor , as well as musician , but was also an associate of Charles Manson ........ Film maker Kenneth Anger approached Beausoliel , with a view to having him star in his Lucifer Rising film....... some footage was shot , but then the two of them fell out , and Beausoliel`s involvement with Manson led to him eventually being jailed over the killing of another Manson associate , Gary Hinman , who was drug dealer who also taught music at University of Calafornia LA .... this was over a deal which went wrong ........
Anger wanted to complete the movie , so he came over to England , did some filming at Avebury Stone Circle in Wiltshire ....... The finished film featured Donald Cammell , Marianne Faithfull , Chris Jagger , and Bobby Beausoleil ( some of the original footage was incorporated into the final version ) .........
All he needed now was a soundtrack , so Anger asked Jimmy Page , who he was friendly with , if he would provide one ..... Page agreed , but about 18 months went by with Page doing bugger all , so Anger patched things up with the now incarcerated Beausoleil , and asked if he would provide a soundtrack , working in the prison music room ........ which Beausoleil did ......... providing the soundtrack to the film he should have originally starred in ..........
Haven`t seen the film , but I don`t expect it`s very good ..........