Halloween Is Here, and It's Retro

Yup, my friends, this is the wonderful day at last!

To celebrate, here's a bunch of songs in an old-fashioned vein.

01 - A Haunting We Will Go - The McGuire Sisters - 1956  (1:56)

02 - Zombie - The Salmas Brothers - 1959  (2:20)

03 - Gravedigger's Rock - Clyde Scott with the Zanyopolis - 1959  (1:57)

04 - Danse Macabre - Georges Mantalba - 1959  (6:12)

05 - Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - The Versatones - 1963  (2:41)

06 - (Oooh I'm Scared) of the Horrors of the Black Museum - Nightmares - 1959  (1:51)

07 - Mystery - Harry A Yerkes Dance Orchestra - 1920  (2:46)

08 - Beware of the 4-D Witch - Joe Bisko - 1973  (2:42)

09 - Lost Ride - The Phantom - 1953  (2:28)

10 - Halloween Party - Jack Starr - 1959  (1:33)

11 - What Can It Be - The Alvans - 1961  (2:31)

12 - This Way Frankie - Lord Chatterley & the Transylvania Septet - 1959  (2:21)

13 - Shock Party - Amery Lynn - 1959  (2:20)

14 - Movin' Outa This Haunted House - Bill “Butterbean” Flippo - 1961  (1:37)

15 - Spooky - Sal and the Watchers - 1962  (2:16)

16 - Celery Stalks at Midnight - Doris Day with Les Brown - 1941  (2:59)

17 - Monster Gonzales - Tommy Bruce - 1966  (2:53)

18 - Rock-a-Boogie - Andy Quinn - 1957  (1:53)

19 - The Walls Keep Talking - Anita O'Day - 1941  (3:10)

20 - Albino Bat - The Regents - 1964  (1:46)

21 - Terrorvision Time - Brian & Garry and the Chain Rattlers - 1965  (2:39)

22 - Shiverin' and Shakin' - Edwin & Alvin - 1959  (2:20)

23 - The Little Man Who Wasn't There - The Glenn Miller Orchestra - 1939  (3:03)

24 - The House in the Alley - The Brassett's - 1959  (2:11)

25 - Monster in Love - The Von Vons - 1961  (2:34)

26 - Monsters of the World Unite - Homer and Jethro - 1964  (2:54)

27 - Chiller Limbo - The Vic Plati Quintet - 1965  (3:14)

28 - King Kong Song - ABBA - 1974  (3:28)

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Note that these songs are sourced from vinyl, tape, acetate, and the interwebs. A few are less pristine than others. None newer than 50 years!

Have a joyous evening of spooks and silliness, of frights and fun. See ya Monday, my fiends!

  

You May Wax Rhapsodic!

Yup, this collection of film music by horror maestro Hans Salter might fix you right up!

01. Maya Theme (0:54)

02. Maya Goes on an Expedition (2:23)

03. Terry in Jeopardy (2:02)

04. Terry's Escape (1:33)

05. Jungle (1:41)

06. Maya to the Rescue (1:49)

07. Crowded City Bazaar (1:12)

08. Tiger Hunt (1:33)

09. Bombay (1:42)

10. Gateway to India (2:13)

11. Tea and Crumpets (2:08)

12. Night in Calcutta (1:42)

13. Ferocious Animals (1:14)

14. Sounds of Bengal (1:36)

15. Star of India (1:09)

16. Maya's Mud Bath (1:55)

17. Kashmir Dancers (1:07)

18. Warm Friendship (2:16)

19. Title Music; End Title (1:45)

20. Horror Rhapsody Suite: Son of Frankenstein / The Mummy's Hand / Black Friday / Man Made Monster (24:42)

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That's all until FRIDAY, HALLOWEEN, when we'll have another NEW HALLOWEEN MUSIC COMP, kiddies!

  

Are You Thirsty?

You might be satisfied with this 2000 release, but I feel parched.

01. Thunderstorm Night (5:03)

02. Vampire Song (4:50)

03. Killing Screams (7:24)

04. Dracula's Castle (5:33)

05. Bloodless Face (7:01)

06. Vampire Dance (5:15)

07. Nightmare (5:04)

08. Offering Dance (4:59)

09. Bloody Flood (5:19)

10. Feelings of Fright (5:21)

Wow, what a disappointment!  The vocals over the not-scary beats are over the top.  Some of the sound effects are from Disney’s Haunted House record, I would swear.  The “laughing” heard in the track “Vampire’s Dance” sounds like the laugh of Robby the Werewolf run through a distorter.

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See you Monday for our last week of SPOOKY SPOCK-TOBER!

  

Does Track Two Describe Her Legs?

That's for YOU to decide, in this fun little diversion from 1992

01. Jack the Ripper (3:56)

02. All Black and Hairy (2:28)

03. Charlotte's Remains (4:23)

04. Dinner with Drac (3:19)

05. Night of the Phantom (2:50)

06. The Witch (2:39)

07. Happy Halloween (2:22)

08. D.O.R. (5:52)

09. Cellar Dweller (3:22)

10. I'm the Wolfman (2:40)

11. She's My Witch (3:19)

12. Goin' to a Graveyard (2:33)

13. Night of the Vampire (4:26)

14. Horror Asparagus Stories (2:28)

15. (Bonus Track) (1:53)

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See you Thursday!

  

If It's Spooky, It's a Wonder!

It's a 1974 release for the kiddies ... aren't we all?

01. There Is a Haunted House in Town (2:19)

02. Around the Block and Up the Street (1:07)

03. Ghoul Days, Ghoul Days (1:36)

04. We Are the Witches Three (2:26)

05. Bats in the Belfry (1:14)

06. As the Witches Go Flying Along (1:22)

07. A Halloween Song (1:29)

08. The Pumpkin Man (1:14)

09. Halloween Is All Around (1:34)

10. I've Been Working on My Costume (3:09)

11. It's a Good Old Halloween (1:50)

12. Halloween Friends (2:50)

13. The Pumpkin on the Vine (0:52)

14. Have a Happy Halloween (1:21)

15. Twinkle, Twinkle Candlelight (0:56)

16. Trick or Treat (1:36)

They keep talking about scaring people, but this is so corny that I can’t even figure how these performers finished a take without collapsing in embarrassment, or just running away.

The instrumentation sounds like a ten-dollar organ from TG&Y, circa 1958.  With a couple of bells and slide whistles thrown in for more cringe.

If you were about six when this came out in 1974, it might have been just your thing!

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See ya Monday, Halloween Friends!