Monsters, Vampires, Voodoos and Spooks - Various

This product is a Record Store Day title and not available to pre-order.

Available to buy in-store from 22/04/2023 (Record Store Day).

Remaining copies will be available to buy online from 8pm, 24/04/2023.

2 x Vinyl Ltd to 500

The 1950s saw a huge renaissance of Horror, Monster and Vampire movies, TV shows and comics in the United States, which coincided with the arrival of Rock & Roll. This led to the appearance of a plethora of novelty discs, often on tiny, mysterious, local record labels, some of which crossed over to become major hits.

This is a fun, 33-track celebration of such recordings, ranging from the downright obscure to multi-million-sellers.

Includes hits like John Zacherle's ghoulish "Dinner With Drac", Sheb Wooley's high octane "Purple People Eater" and the genre's biggest-ever success, Bobby (Boris) Pickett & The Crypt Kickers' perennial "Monster Mash".

Plus serious collectors' items from Carl Bonafede, Kip Tyler, Jackie Morningstar, Scottie Stuart, Leroy Bowman & The Arrows, Earl Patterson with The Darts, Frank N. Stein & The Tombstones and Jimmy Dee & The Meteors.

Also features such diverse and unlikely names as Screamin' Jay Hawkins, LaVern Baker, Bo Diddley, The Big Bopper, The Hollywood Flames, Bert Convy, Johnny Fuller, Bob McFadden & Dor, Screaming Lord Sutch, etc.

Many of the rarer sides featured herein are unavailable elsewhere.

Tracklist:

1. Bobby (Boris) Pickett & The Crypt Kickers - Monster Mash
2. Bob Mcfadden - Frankie & Igor At A Rock'N'Roll Party
3. Johnny Fuller - Haunted House
4. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Little Demon
5. John Zacherle 'The Cool Ghoul' - Dinner With Drac
6. Earl Patterson With The Darts - Nightmare Hop
7. Leroy Bowman & The Arrows - Graveyard
8. Jackie Morningstar - Rockin' In The Graveyard
9. The Spooks - The Spook Walks
10. Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages - Til The Following Night
11. Sharkey Todd & The Monsters - Horror Show
12. The Big Bopper - Purple People Eater Meets Witch Doctor
13. Bert Convy - The Monsters Hop
14. Lavern Baker - Voodoo Voodoo
15. Kip Tyler - She'S My Witch
16. Frank N Stein & The Tombstones - Graveyard Giggle
17. Scottie Stuart - Nightmare
18. Carl Bonafede - Were Wolf
19. The Castle Kings - You Can Get Him, Frankenstein
20. Jimmy Dee & The Meteors - The Monster Hop
21. Carlos Casal, Jr - Don'T Meet Mr Frankenstein
22. Bo Diddley - Bo Meets The Monster
23. The Frantics - Werewolf
24. The Keytones - I Was A Teenage Monster
25. Bob Mcfadden & Dor - I Dig You Baby
26. Eddie Thomas - Frankenstein Rock
27. Jack & Jim - Midnight Monsters Hop
28. The Hollywood Flames - Frankenstein'S Den
29. Rod Willis - The Cat
30. Cris Kevin - Haunted House
31. Bobby Please & The Pleasers - The Monster
32. Sheb Wooley - Purple People Eater
33. Screaming Jay Hawkins - Alligator Wine