Robbie the Werewolf

Some fun, original songs from a 1960s set by a guy not afraid to let his fuzzy flag fly!

To quote somebody,

 Robbie had started off playing the bohemian coffee house scene of the late 50s and it was in this environment that he perfected his unique act, a combination of horror and comedy in a musical setting. Listening to the risque humour of his repertoire it is apparent that it was quite 'risque' for the times. Here we present two of his songs from the Live at the Waleback album. With nary a wolf howl in earshot, Robbie gives his best Bela Lugosi impersonation on both "Vampire Man" and "Count Dracula," although on other tracks he introduces the Rockin' Werewolf and invites us to Tip Toe Through the Wolfbane. Undoubtedly an incredibly weird record of the highest calibre. The sleeve notes contain a knowing quote from Robbie: "I'm a lousy guitarist but I have a hell of a lot of fun."

1       Vampire Man
2       Drums and Guns
3       My Little Brother
4       Frankie Stein
5       That Judge
6       Censored Man
7       Count Dracula
8       Lucifer
9       Streets of Transylvania
10     Rockin' Werewolf
11      Inside Story of Flamenco
12     Tip-toe Through the Wolfbane
13     Censored Dooley

Ahh-ooooh!


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You Can't Outrun Dracula's Deuce!

From a review for this 1964 Capitol Records album:


"The Ghouls was a Capitol Records in-band-name-only project of producer/songwriter Gary Usher (sometime co-writer with Brian Wilson in the early 60's) featuring Richard Polodor on guitar and Rick Burns on vocals. Rick Burns sings (or talk-sings in a style not too dissimilar to "Monster Mash") faux early Beach Boys songs like "Be True To Your Ghoul" and "Dracula's Deuce" which establishes the mid-60's campy horror theme of the album. These tracks do their job just fine in creating a silly throwaway novelty theme."

It's fun, even though the lead singer sounds a little TOO passionate in some of his groaning.

1. Dracula’s Deuce

2. Dracula’s Theme

3. Little Old Lady from Transylvania

4. Weird Wolf

5. Be True to Your Ghoul

6. Shake, Rattle and Rot

7. Monsterbilly Heaven

8. Blood and Butter

9. The Graveyard Shift

10. Voo Doo Juice

11. Bela Be Good

12. Coffin Nails

  It's not a long set, but it's a FUN set.

He'll race anyone for a pint of juice!

The Musical Munsters - Imagine Playing Under a Rubber Mask!

Yes, it's the newest teen-age singing group!  Inspired by The Munsters!

That's right, the surprisingly funny, peppy, and genre-savvy tunes on this 1964 record were "inspired" by some marketing type to cash in on the TV show!  Cross-marketing at its finest -- that's the American way!

This Discogs page  gives somebody's uploaded images of the LP.  Here is a mention of this Pre-Fab Four (long before The Rutles) that I found in archives for Billboard magazine:

 

The CD art I've put together contains another period photo of the group "performing" in their outfits, including Ben Cooper full-head masks.

Here is the wild-n-crazy performance set:

1)  Munster Creep

2)  Frankenstein Had a Hot Rod Car

3)  $1.98 King-Size Voodoo Kit

4)  Vampire Vamp

5)  Herman’s Place

6)  (Here Comes the) Munster Koach

7)  TV Monster Show

8)  Eerie Beach

9)  Make It Go Away

10)  You Created a Monster

11)  Ride the Midnight Special

12)  Down in the Basement

I think you'll agree that a half hour spent with this set is as much fun as you ever had watching the show!  I especially like "TV Monster Show."

Do the Munster Creep!

Somebody tell me if this older link works.

See you Thursday!  

 

An Unknown Halloween

I call it that because all I have is the CD, which is anonymous:

It's one 55 minute track of continuous sound effects, comprising:

thunder - bats - crunching bones -
night creatures - growls - screams -
barks - howls - creaks - clanks - cries

So, enter if you dare!
  

The Halloween Tree - John Debney

This is a great little 1993 movie, with a wonderfully atmospheric score by John Debney.

01)  Main Titles

02)  Our Costumes

03)  Pip's House

04)  The Note / The Ravine

05)  The Funeral March / Stairs

06)  The Marley Knocker

07)  Meeting Moundshroud

08)  Pip and the Tree

09)  Where is Pip?

10)  The Barn Poster Kite

11)   Landing in Egypt

12)  Feast of the Spirits

13)  Through the Streets

14)  The Tomb Chase

15)  Mummies

16)  Pip's Casket

17)  Funeral Procession

18)  Leaving Egypt

19)  Medieval Festival / New Years'

20)  Stonehenge

21)  Broomsticks

22)  Witches Hideout

23)  "What's a Witch?"

24)  Witches Chant

25)  Burnings and Flight

26)  The Construction Yard

27)  Sanctuary

28)  The Cathedral

29)  The Whistle / Gargoyles

30)  Gargoyle Chase pt.  1

31)  Gargoyle Chase pt.  2

32)  Next Stop, Mexico!

33)  Candle-lit Graves

34)  Gargoyles Dissipate

35)  Sugar Candy Skulls / Piñata

36)  The Catacombs / Pip Trapped

37)  The Trade

38)  Coming Back

39)  Pip's Alive! / Moundshroud's Pumpkin

40)  End Titles

Music so nice, we linked it Twice!

Pow!



Bam!



See you Thursday....
 

CD Creepies

Direct from a Halloween slush pile to you!

1)  Contata and Fugue     

2)  Frenzy #1

3)  Torment  

4)  Psycho

5)  Private Lab  

6)  The Unexpected

7)  Night on Bald Mountain

8)  Angel of Death

9)  The Devil Rides    

10)  Lucifer's Choir

11)  Troubled Voices

12)  Sinister Street

13)  Spinecharge

14)  Omen

15)  Marked Man

16)  Sleeper Awaits

  time 33:25

17)  Thunder and Rain

18)  Bats Flying in Cave

19)  Electric Lab

20)  Mad Man Laugh

21)  Witch's Laugh

22)  Church Bell Toll

23)  Wolf Howl

24)  Owl Hoot

25)  Beast Roar

26)  Heart Speeds Up

27)  Creaky Door

28)  Rattling Chains

29)  Monster Scream

30)  Laboratory Chemicals

31)  Crazy Machine

32)  Barking Blood Hounds

33)  Attack Dog Fight

34)  Squeaking Rats

35)  Eerie Wind

36)  Terrified Crowd

37)  Woman Ghost (Sad)

38)  Poltergeist (Happy)

39)  Cat Meow

40)  Horrified Woman

41)  Horrified Man

42)  Water Drip In Cave

43)  Hounds Of Hell

44)  Castle Footsteps

45)  Haunted House Creak

46)  Kookaburra Bird Laugh

  time 19:07

47)  Monster Story

  time 11:33

total time 1:04:05

Do you Dare? 

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See you Monday!