Fun Cheese!

As you might expect from our postmodern survey, atop the heights of jaded culture, this stuff is CHEESY.

But it's still FUN!

01. Winter Wonderland (2:37)

02. Jingle Bells (2:50)

03. The Christmas Song (2:50)

04. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (2:18)

05. Santa's Got a Brand New Bag (2:21)

06. Jingle Bell Rock (2:34)

07. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (2:58)

08. White Christmas (2:34)

09. I'll Be Home for Christmas (2:36)

10. Little Saint Nick (2:15)

11. Do You Hear What I Hear? (2:13)

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PS:  Yes, the conductor is THAT Stu Phillips, later of Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century fame.

See you on Monday.  Have fun with this most glistening and manically cheerful album!

  

Fashion: Old. Message: Eternal

This 1987 release is a nice mix of peppy and reverent.

01. Fanfare - Gloria (0:55)

02. Once in Royal David's City (3:07)

03. Ding Dong! Merrily on High [Brass Instrumental] (2:28)

04. Ding Dong! Merrily on High [Vocal Version] (2:06)

05. The Holly and the Ivy (2:01)

06. Good King Wenceslas (2:52)

07. Here We Come a-Wassailing (2:30)

08. Silent Night (3:26)

09. Deck the Halls! (2:52)

10. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing [Vocal Version] (3:16)

11. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing [Brass Instrumental] (2:19)

12. We Wish You a Merry Christmas (2:23)

13. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (2:48)

14. Joy to the World (1:50)

15. In the Bleak Midwinter (2:08)

16. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (2:36)

17. Torches (1:28)

18. We Three Kings (2:02)

19. The First Noel (5:02)

20. O Come All Ye Faithful (3:47)

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Of course, our topic at hand is just about as peppy as can be!

Stay pepped, and I'll see ya on Thursday.

  

Don't Say It Doesn't Mater

Sorry, I couldn't resist!

It's a 1992 release.

01. Wsórd Nocnej Ciszy (0:46)

02. Hej w Dzien Boskiej (3:27)

03. Lulajze Jezuniu (1:40)

04. Wiwat Dzisiaj Boskiej Istnosci (3:31)

05. Cicha Noc (1:33)

06. Bóg Sie Rodzi (3:34)

07. Jezusa Narodzonego (1:19)

08. Gdy sie Chrystus Rodzi (3:27)

09. Wykrzyknijmy Wiwat! (1:45)

10. Przy Onej Górze (3:03)

11. Dzisiaj w Betlejem (1:50)

12. Gesu Bambino (3:56)

13. W Ziobie Lezy (2:54)

A few notes ... Track 3 is 1:40 in length.  However, the first 1:40 of Track 4 is Track 3 again.  Then a new song starts.

Track 5 “Cicha Noc” is “Silent Night.”  Track 12 is indeed the familiar “Gesu Bambino.”  Track13  is recognizable as “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly.”

It's at least partly charming, to this guy in the New World.

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All Things Being Equitable

This is a cute little EP. Found at an OKC thrift store, of course.

01. O Holy Night (2:21)

02. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (2:14)

03. Hark, the Herald Angels Sing (2:33)

04. The First Noel (2:04)

05. Joy to the World (2:01)

06. O Little Town of Bethlehem (2:13)

07. Away in a Manger (2:07)

08. O Come All Ye Faithful (2:26)

09. We Three Kings of Orient Are (2:27)

10. Silent Night (2:35)

There's something to be said for simplicity.  This was playing in the car yesterday and the beautiful wife actually complimented me on my musical taste.

This is basically the aforementioned chimes (sounding like big ole GONGS in my opinion), backed very lightly by organ chords.

And the copy I bought was a gift.  Maybe Milt Asfahl worked for Equitable?

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A Pablumated Christmas

It's a 2004 release.

01. Christmas Bells: Ding Dong Merrily on High / I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (2:52)

02. I Wonder as I Wander (3:38)

03. Still, Still, Still (2:29)

04. How Great Our Joy (2:32)

05. Silent Night / Prelude in C (2:53)

06. Reflection on Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (3:47)

07. Gigue on In Dulci Jubilo (2:43)

08. Advent Carols: Of the Father's Love Begotten / O Come, O Come Emmanuel (4:05)

09. The Birthday of a King (3:01)

10. Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head (3:23)

11. The Manger Song Medley: Away in a Manger / Coventry Carol / Infant Lowly, Infant Lowly (3:21)

12. Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne (4:06)

It’s a spoonfed Christmas.  So mushy you may prefer a real-life, sometimes colicky baby.  For those who prefer reverence in the easy-listening style.

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A Brassy Welcome to Spocky Christmas!

This month, as with every year during SPOCKY CHRISTMAS here at the Record Round-Up, you'll encounter moving and maudlin, stirring and sappy renditions of Christmas music.

This 1994 cassette is one of the gooder ones.

01. Angels from the Realms of Glory (1:31)

02. Joy to the World (2:58)

03. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (3:02)

04. What Child Is This? (2:47)

05. Go Tell it on the Mountain (2:04)

06. Carol of the Bells (2:41)

07. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (2:09)

08. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (2:37)
09. Angels We Have Heard on High (2:29)
10. Deck the Halls (3:50)
11. Silent Night / Away in a Manger (2:20)
12. We Wish You a Merry Christmas (1:39)

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Thankful for ... ADVENTURE!

Yup, on this Thanksgiving Day, the Super Blog and the Record Round-Up are helping you be thankful by reminding you of all the thrills that keep yer ole heart pumpin' ...

This project began in the late 1970s when I held the condenser mic of my cassette recorder up to the speaker of our TV and recorded the audio of the opening credits of Jonny Quest and The Man from U.N.C.L.E..

Earlier attempts at this grouping were shared as MA-06 - Science Fiction & Fantasy Cassette.

Here's what we got:

01 - Star Wars Suite - John Williams - 1977  (12:39)

02 - The Martian Chronicles Theme - Stanley Myers - 1980  (2:03)

03 - Battlestar Galactica - Erich Kunzel / Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - 1984  (3:26)

04 - The Wild Wild West (4th season edit) - Richard Markowitz - 1968  (1:24)

05 - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (edit) - Stu Phillips - 1979  (1:24)

06 - Prelude - Outer Space - The Day the Earth Stood Still - Bernard Herrmann - 1951  (1:49)

07 - Doctor Who - Ron Grainer - 1980  (2:43)

08 - Tales of the Gold Monkey - Mike Post & Pete Carpenter - 1982  (1:02)

09 - Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Jerry Goldsmith - arr Fried - 1983  (1:19)

10 - Scarecrow and Mrs King - Arthur B Rubinstein - 1983  (1:16)

11 - Star Trek II and III Suite - James Horner - 1982  (13:44)

12 - Mission Impossible ’88 - Main Title - Lalo Schifrin - 1988  (1:04)

13 - Also Sprach Zarathustra (excerpt) - Richard Strauss - 1968  (1:39)

14 - The Greatest American Hero - Joey Scarsbury - 1981  (1:47)

15 - Themes from ET - Walter Murphy - 1982  (3:53)

16 - Alien - End Titles - Howard Hanson - 1979  (2:50)

17 - Twilight Zone the Movie - Theme and Overture (edit) - Marius Constant and Jerry Goldsmith - 1983  (5:55)

18 - Jonny Quest (edit - no FX) - Hoyt Curtin - 1964  (2:27)

19 - The Flash (no FX) - Danny Elfman - 1990  (1:33)

20 - Star Trek the Motion Picture - Main and End titles (edit) - Jerry Goldsmith - 1979  (3:25)

21 - System 9 - Mark  Alfred - markssuperblog.blogspot.com - 2024  (8:30)

Full Space Ahead, Junior Spacers!

Beside the tracks marked “edit,” the “Star Wars Suite” and “Star Trek II and III Suite” are also blended by me from the soundtrack releases.

The final track, my space de resistance, is a montage of SF excerpts from film and TV from the last seventy-some years.  (A PDF of the sources is enclosed.)  These dialogue excerpts are laid upon a bed of background fx which contains sounds from Star Trek, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Star Wars, The Jetsons, The Bionic Man, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Space Ghost, and perhaps some others.  Underlaying it all is the haunting sound of NASA’s Voyager Recordings, which may be found here. --- Symphonies of the Planets  -- 

You might say this is my sci-fi answer to the Beatles’ “Revolution 9.”  What do you think?

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An Interesting Product of Its Time

This is the 1982 OST of the animated film.

Like many children's adaptations of classics, it has its weaknesses but still wields much power for those who surrender to the spell.

01. The Last Unicorn - America (3:11)

02. Man's Road - America (3:25)

03. In the Sea - America (3:20)

04. Now That I'm a Woman - Katie Irving (2:45)

05. That's All I've Got to Say - Jeff Bridges, Katie Irving (2:48)

06. The Last Unicorn, Part 2 - America (3:10)

07. Forest Awakens: The Unicorn Forest / The Hunters - London Symphony Orchestra (2:13)

08. Red Soup - London Symphony Orchestra (0:35)

09. Red Bull Attacks - London Symphony Orchestra (3:37)

10. The Cat - London Symphony Orchestra (1:43)

11. The Tree - London Symphony Orchestra (1:23)

12. Haggard's Unicorns - London Symphony Orchestra (2:15)

13. Bull-Unicorn-Woman - London Symphony Orchestra (2:50)

14. Unicorns in the Sea - London Symphony Orchestra (1:55)

15. Unicorn and Lír - London Symphony Orchestra, America (3:30)

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Umm-hmm. What Are Your Other Fantasies?

This is a 1977 cassette.

01 - Prelude in C Minor - Bach

02 - Bourée from Suite in E Minor - Bach

03 - Sarabande from Suite in E Minor - Bach

04 - Preludio from the Suite in E Major - Weiss

05 - Courante from the Suite in E Major - Weiss

06 - Menuet from the Suite in E Major - Weiss

07 - Bourée from the Suite in E Major - Weiss

08 - Giga from the Suite in E Major - Weiss

09 - Fantasy in E Minor - Weiss

10 - Sonata in E Minor - Scarlatti

11 - Españoletas from the Suite Española - Sanz

12 - Danza de las Hachas from the Suite Española - Sanz

13 - Canarios from the Suite Española - Sanz

14 - Allegro Spiritoso from Sonata in C Major - Giuliani

15 - Variations on the Theme "Malborough" - Sor

It's lilting, sometimes stirring, a wunnerful time.

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I Remember, I Remember!

That's a sly aspersion to Track #2 of this 2006 release.

01 - In Dulce Jubilo - Traditional

02 - Remember O Thou Man - Traditional

03 - Gently the Fragrance - Traditional

04 - Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day - Traditional

05 - Veni Salvator Hominum - Böddecker

06 - Quatrième Symphonie en Quatuor - Corrette

07 - Jauchzet dem Herren, alla Welt - Bruhns

08 - Musettes - Les Fêtes d’Hébé - Rameau

09 - Vous qui Désirez sans Fin - Traditional

10 - Rigaudons - Les Fêtes d’Hébé - Rameau

11 - Chrétiens qui Suivez l’Église - Traditional

12 - Musette - Troiséme Concert Royal - Couperin

13 - Gráce soit Renduë - Traditional

14 - Bereitet die Wege, Bereitet die Bahn - Bach

15 - Mit Zarten und Vergnügten Trieben - Bach

16 - Noël Provençal - Corrette

... As in, "Remember, O man, that thou art dust."  I take that to mean you shouldn't get too puffed up about your achievements.

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As far as I'm concerned, these performances are not all that impressive.  What do you think?

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See you on Thursday.

  

Don't Get TOO Mad

It's a 1996 release.

01. Miss Ann-Margret - Thirteen Men (2:44)

02. Cal Tjader - Soul Sauce (Guacha Guaro) (2:27)

03. Walter Wanderley - The Girl from Ipanema (2:29)

04. Nancy Wilson - Call Me (2:16)

05. Harold Johnson Sextet - Sorry ‘Bout That, Part 1 (2:11)

06. Mel Tormé - Comin’ Home Baby (2:45)

07. René Touzet - Baby Elephant Walk (2:36)

08. Quincy Jones - Soul Bossa Nova (2:48)

09. Connie Francis - Bossa Nova Hand Dance (Deixa Isso Pra La) (2:09)

10. Les Elgart & His Orchestra - Frenesi-Twist (1:47)

11. Pérez Prado & His Orchestra - Why Wait (2:23)

12. Earl Grant - House of Bamboo (2:41)

13. Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers - Cantaloupe Island (3:47)

14. “Brother” Jack McDuff - Hot Barbecue (2:59)

15. Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’66 - Mas que nada (2:41)

16. Dick Hyman & His Orchestra - Washington Square (2:32)

17. Trudy Pitts - Take Five (4:31)

18. Mose Allison - I’m Not Talking (2:33)

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IMO it’s trying too hard to beat the Ultra-Lounge series’ packaging at its own game.  The “insert” is a sheet of semi-card stock about two inches square, evidently intended to entice consumers to buy all the volumes so as to have the complete saga of Doris and Rex.  This is way too cynical and dismissive of the craftsmanship (dare we say “art”?) in the originals, and makes fun of the historical period.

But the music ain’t bad.

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See you on Monday!

  

No More Fighting

I guess I'm a wimp, but it really bugs me when disagreements and arguing go so far as to lead to physical violence.  Some causes are worth fighting for, like the War Between the States.

This is an interesting 1998 release.

01. Leroy Troy - Cumberland Gap (3:28)

02. Simon and Verity Grace - When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1:49)

03. Benny Martin - Home Sweet Home (2:20)

04. Simon and Verity Grace - Two Little Boys (3:23)

05. Grandpa Jones - Grandfather's Clock (2:41)

06. Johnny Gimble - Darling Nellie Gray (2:53)

07. Arthur Smith - Goober Peas (1:55)

08. Simon and Verity Grace - Aura Lee (3:16)

09. Leroy Troy - Brother Green (2:29)

10. The Eddie Adcock Band - Go Down Yonder Moses (2:32)

11. Hoot Hester and Sam Levine - Marching Through Georgia (2:44)

12. Leroy Troy - Write a Letter to My Mother (3:24)

13. Laura Weber - Faded Coat of Blue (4:37)

14. Benny Martin and Arthur Smith - Dixie (2:21)

15. Grandpa Jones - My Pretty Quadroon (3:28)

16. Tommy Faile - Yellow Rose of Texas (2:10)

17. Dick and Jacquie Schuyler - Maryland, My Maryland (2:04)

18. Paul Warren - Listen to the Mockingbird (3:27)

19. Don Ange - Lorena (3:40)

20. Rhonda Renee - Battle Hymn of the Republic (2:24)

These songs were popular across the USA at the time of the conflict.  Many on each side thought they were in the right.  Lots more just got dragged into things.

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See you on Thursday, fellow citizens of the world!

  

Don't Stop Boopin'!

Sometimes ya just gotta have some fun.

And it's hard to have more fun than when listening to this 2009 release.

01. That's My Weakness Now (3:36)

02. Don't Be Like That (3:07)

03. Me and the Man in the Moon (2:53)

04. Button Up Your Overcoat (2:59)

05. I Want to Be Bad (3:07)

06. Do Something (2:43)

07. He's So Unusual (3:04)

08. Thank Your Father (2:50)

09. Readin', Ritin', Rhythm (2:38)

10. If I Knew You Better (3:05)

11. I Wanna Be Loved by You (2:08)

12. Get Out and Get Under the Moon (3:31)

13. Is There Anything Wrong in That? (3:06)

14. That's Why I'm Happy (2:23)

15. I'd Do Anything for You (3:03)

16. Ain'tcha? (3:02)

17. I Have to Have You (2:51)

18. I'd Go Barefoot All Winter Long (If You'd Fall for Me in the Spring) (3:22)

19. Dangerous Nan McGrew (2:28)

20. I Owe You (3:07)

21. I've Got 'It' - But It Don't Do Me No Good (2:27)

22. My Man Is on the Make (2:38)

23. I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat (3:02)

24. Hug Me! Kiss Me! Love Me! (2:19)

25. Aba Daba Honeymoon (3:01)

26. The Beanbag Song (2:11)

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Corny, maybe.  Charming, definitely!  See you Monday.

  

It Says So Right on the Label

This album is from 1966, part of the era during which TV shows actually HAD themes.  And, these themes are so amazing, they were covered dozens of times!

01. King Kong (2:26)

02. It's About Time (2:14)

03. Alice Is Coming to Tea (3:03)

04. Theme from "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1:45)

05. Batman (3:00)

06. Tarzan (3:06)

07. Flipper (2:17)

08. The Mystery Theme (3:16)

09. Clarence the Cross-Eyed Lion (2:23)

10. Green Hornet Theme (2:09)

Pretty competent, more so than I expected considering the plethora of cash-in albums around this date.  All vocals are OK.

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“Batman” is kinda disappointing because of the slow tempo.  “Tarzan” has several inserts of the Tarzan yell.  The “Special Mystery Theme” is just the Lone Ranger Overture.  The singer of “Clarence” does a pretty good Roger Miller imitation.  Sadly, the last track has folks chanting “Green Hornet” a la “Batman.”

See you Thursday, Bat-Fans!

  

It's the Time for Gory Musical Glory!

 To wrap up the glories of Halloween, let's go out with a *blorp* and a *squish*, wiht a new Halloween comp!

The photos were taken Halloween 1963 at the White House with JFK and kids -- Track 19 is a reference to "Something to Tide You Over" in 1982's Creepshow.  The performers of Track 23 are no relation to the TV show, except in name.

 01 - Somebody's Watching Thriller (Michael Jackson vs Rockwell) - DJ Schmolli - 2019  (3:49)

02 - Just Another Halloween - The Mutts - 1985  (2:14)

03 - Irving - Johnny Brandon and Irving - 1958  (2:35)

04 - Sneakyville - Secession - 1987  (3:42)

05 - Grim Reaper - The Twelfth Night - 1965 (1:54)

06 - Love in the Cemetery - Lord Kitchener - 1962  (3:28)

07 - Living in a Coffin - Lost Cherrees - 1984  (1:43)

08 - The Raven - Jackie Brooks - 1956  (2:51)

09 - Frankenstein Again - The Lurkers - 1985  (3:59)

10 - Dis-Gorilla (Part 1) - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots - 1977  (2:57)

11 - The Omen - Shattered Faith - 1983  (2:09)

12 - Minnie the Moocher at the Morgue - Smiley Burnette - 1935  (3:02)

13 - Munsters Theme (live) - The Deadbeats - 1978  (1:51)

14 - Teach Me How to Rock and Roll - The Creepies - 1975  (3:11)

15 - The Robot Walk - Tony Alamo - 1964  (2:44)

16 - The Lakeview Man - The Rainmakers - 1987  (3:00)

17 - 30 Foot Bride - The Tinglers - 1959  (2:07)

18 - Witchcraft Love - Richard Starr - 1964  (2:16)

19 - Deep Black Sea - Left for Dead - 2006  (2:54)

20 - Polka Dotted Poliwampus - Clint Miller - 1958  (2:10)

21 - Flesh to Flesh - Lamont - 1988  (3:50)

22 - Split Personality - Ronn Cummins - 1964  (3:15)

23 - King Kong - Groovie Ghoulies - 1989  (2:10)

24 - Halloween 9 - Stevo In Yr Stereo - 2024  (9:13)

The biggest excitement is saved for last!  Track 24 is by my old friend and fellow Mazeppite, Stevo In Yr Stereo, who concocted this truly ghoulish (yet lighthearted) mashup.  Find tons of delightful musical bemusements at siysradio.com.

 See you round the graveyard, kiddies!

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Have a Shock! on Me

It's a 1958 album of musical portraits of jumpy, creepy situations.

01. Heartbeat (3:30)

02. The Crank (2:23)

03. Gloomy Sunday (3:17)

04. The Secret (2:19)

05. Jungle Fever (1:58)

06. The Long Walk (2:58)

07. Haunted House (3:04)

08. Spellbound (2:51)

09. In Bedlam (2:05)

10. Time Runs Out (2:43)

11. High on a Windy Hill (3:02)

12. It's So Peaceful in the Country (2:45)

We saw this advertised all the time in the back pages of Famous Monsters, didn't we?

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See you back here on THURSDAY for a bang-up finish -- another NEW Halloween-music comp!

  

Semi-Mysterious Compact Disc

This 1991 release is courtesy of "Jo-Ann Stores."

It's one track, almost sixty minutes.

Like many, it has excerpts from Disney’s Thrilling Chilling Sounds of the Haunted House -- also includes some from Hallmark’s 1989 Spooky Sounds.

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Semi-Familiar Sounds

This little selection is from "NOW Entertainment."

It's one track and about 70 minutes.  It's fair to middling.  If you make it all the way through, you'll even encounter some FX from the venerable Disney Thrilling Sounds from the Haunted House.  Now THAT'S a stretch!

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No Ghoul Like an Old Ghoul?

This is from the Scar Stuff blog, circa 2001.

My only problem with such comps is the background sound FX track.  It lessens the fun of the scary music.

01 - At the Munsters - The Munsters

02 - Graveyard - Leroy Bowman 

03 - She's Fallen in Love with a Monster Man - Screaming Lord Sutch 

04 - The Graveyard Shift - The Ghouls 

05 - The Ghost and Mr. Chicken - The Tiki Tones 

06 - Return of the Fly - Misfits 

07 - Midnight Monsters Hop - Jack and Jim 

08 - The Monster Swim - Bobby (Boris) Pickett and the Crypt Kickers 

09 - I Was a Teenage Werewolf - The Cramps 

10 - The Spook Walks - Spooks 

11 - She's My Witch - Kip Tyler 

12 - Graveyard Rock - Tarantula Ghoul and Her Gravediggers 

13 - The Mummy's Bracelet - Lee Ross 

14 - The Night of the Vampire - Roky Erickson 

15 - The Surf Monster - Gene Moss 

16 - Wicked Annabella - The Kinks 

17 - Jinetes En El Cielo - Los Babys 

18 - The Skeleton Dance - Cark Stalling 

19 - Halloween Spooks - Lambert, Hendricks and Ross 

20 - Clinkerated Chimes - Pat Bone 

21 - Frankenstein Conquers the World - Daniel Johnston and Jad Fair 

22 - Trick Or Treat - David, Hoffman and Livington 

23 - Halloween Theme - Main Title - John Carpenter 

24 - The Haunted House - New Mayfair Dance Orchestra 

25 - Release the Bats - The Birthday Party 

26 - I'm a Mummy - The Fall 

27 - Graveyard Music - F. Xavier Atencio and Buddy Baker 

28 - Happy Halloween - John Zacherle 

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Let me know if you like the noise behind the music.  See you Monday!

  

Son of a Rhino?

It's a 1995 release.

01. Julie's Nightmare (4:30)

02. The Phantom Ghost Ship (4:38)

03. Seance With the Gypsy Woman (11:58)

04. Dimension X...Paranormal Audio Activity (6:25)

05. Sorry, Everyone Is Tied up... (0:15)

06. We Don't Accept Calls from the Living... (0:18)

07. You Want to Speak to Who? (0:16)

08. We're Out Grave Robbing... (0:13)

09. This Is Count Dracula (0:15)

10. Dying to Hear from You... (0:14)

11. Dr. Frankenstein Is Busy (0:24)

12. Hello, You Rang? (0:06)

13. Down in the Dungeon (0:12)

14. No One Alive (0:14)

15. My Ghoul Friend (0:14)

16. If We Escape (0:14)

17. Bubble, Bubble (0:20)

18. We Went to Dracula's (0:12)

19. Greetings, This Is Igor (0:19)

20. I'm Out Digging up Guests (0:15)

21. Igor, You Fool! (0:06)

22. Off With Your Head (0:05)

23. It's Alive! (0:05)

24. Oh, Goody, a Dead Brain (0:07)

25. Wolf Howl (0:07)

26. Gotcha! (0:06)

27. Unacceptable Human Specimen (0:06)

28. Only a Fool (0:06)

29. A Full Moon (0:06)

30. Scream (0:07)

31. I'll Self-Destruct... (0:07)

32. Melt-Down Time! (0:08)

33. Sorry...Short Circuit (0:06)

34. Whirling Dream Funnel (1:24)

35. Scared Little Girl (0:23)

36. Scary Nursery Rhymes (1:09)

37. Evil Laughs (1:10)

38. Scary Harmonica (0:52)

39. The Pirates Talk (1:05)

40. The Pirates Ship "The Ghost Ship" (1:44)

41. The Pirates Play "The Ghost Ship" (1:27)

42. Ocean Sounds (1:25)

43. The Storm (1:44)

44. Wind Chimes & Finger Cymbals (0:20)

45. Moving Objects (0:09)

46. Moans & Screams (0:29)

47. Wind & Flutes (1:21)

48. Paranormal Audio Activities 1-10 (7:20)

Here we gotcher silly vignettes, a bunch of supposedly scary answering-machine messages, sound effects, and other padding.

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Knock yerself out!  See you Thursday.

  

Cute Gene, Real Cute

That's what YOU will think too!

From the height of the Sixties monster craze, we got a fun (though EXTREMELY silly) treatment of some familiar songs and a few originals.

01. I Want to Bite Your Hand (2:25)

02. Drac the Knife (2:43)

03. King Kong Stomp (1:36)

04. Monster Hootenanny (2:14)

05. Ghoul Days (2:15)

06. Frankenstein (1:50)

07. The New Frankenstein & Johnny Song (3:00)

08. Monster Goose Rhymes (2:31)

09. Surf Monster (1:49)

10. Monster Bossa Nova (2:10)

11. Carry Me Back to Transylvania (2:35)

12. Little Black Bag (2:03)

Also included are some "monster cards" by the genius artist Jack Davis!

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See you on Monday, fellow groaners!

  

Brothers and Sisters, Have You Been BOPPED!!?!?

If not, here's your chance!  This is a two-disc set I acquired from who-knows-when.

Disc 1:

01. Frankie Stein - Lullaby Of Ghost Land (2:43)

02. Frankie Stein - The Ghostman Rings Twice (2:50)

03. Frankie Stein - In A Groovy Grave (2:36)

04. The Tomkos - The Spook (3:03)

05. The Creeps - The Whip (2:10)

06. Rex Garvin - Strange Happenings (2:28)

07. George Barnes - Spooky (2:41)

08. Bob Mc Fadden - The Shriek Of Agony (The Sheik Of Araby) (2:23)

09. Bobby 'Boris' Pickett - Graveyard Shift (2:15)

10. The Munsters - Down In The Basement (2:40)

11. Zacherley - Dinner With Drac (3:17)

12. The Deadly Ones - Raunchy (1:57)

13. Dinah Shore - The Scene Of The Crime (2:29)

14. Steve King - Satan Is Her Name (2:34)

15. The Kac-Ties - Mister Were-Wolf (2:19)

16. Ken Nordine - Strollin' Spooks (2:13)

17. Henry Mancini - Experiment In Terror (3:02)

18. Joe Dodo & The Groovers - Groovy (2:35)

19. Johnny Eager - The Howl (2:19)

20. The Zanies - Russian Roulette (2:12)

21. Bobby 'Boris' Pickett - The Monster Swim (2:24)

22. Lorry & The Biters - Frankenstein Stomp (2:02)

Disc 2:

01. Jerry Wald - The Creeper (2:43)

02. Frankie Stein - What Kind Of Goul Am I (3:31)

03. Googie Rene - The Chiller (3:10)

04. Curtis & The Creepers - The Thing (3:01)

05. Zed Fuller - Doomsday (2:51)

06. Ted Cassidy - The Lurch (2:12)

07. The Crystals - Vamipre (2:40)

08. Tony & The Monstosities - Igor's Lament (2:39)

09. The Upperclassmen - Cha-Cha With The Zombies (2:39)

10. The Cadillacs - The Boogie Man (1:50)

11. The Poets - Dead (2:09)

12. Murray Schaff - Tombstone N°9 (2:50)

13. Count Down & The Moonsters - Hindu On A Honda (2:39)

14. The Zanies - The Mad Scientist (2:00)

15. The Five Blobs - The Blob (2:48)

16. Ronnie Cook - The Goo Goo Muck (2:37)

17. The Deadly Ones - Monster Surfing Time (2:17)

18. Frankie Stein - Mummy's Little Monster (2:18)

19. Bob McFadden - Frankie And Igor At A Rock'n'roll Party (2:40)

20. The Munsters - Munster Creep (2:50)

21. John Zacherly - Weird Watusi (2:33)

22. Johnn (Boris) Jones - Surfer Smash (2:07)

23. Ziggy Gee - Igor's Chant (Pt. 1) (2:04)

24. Ray Stevens - Laughing Over My Grave (2:39)

25. Don Hinson & The Rigamorticians - Monster Jerk (2:00)

26. Bobby 'Boris' Pickett - Monster Mash Party (2:58)

27. Bobby 'Boris' Pickett - Monster Mash (3:18)

28. Bob McFadden - Outro (1:19)

If you're new to the game, some of these might thrill you.  They might even horrify you.  But only YOU dare decide!

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See you on Thursday, if ya don't die of fright first!