Hey folks, the last Halloween mix for the year. As the title implies, a rockin' more modern mix save The Open Mind's "Magic Potion" from '69 (btw, probably the best track of 'em all), 79's Siouxsie and The Banshees' "The Staircase (Mystery)," and a few 80s & 90s including The Coffinshakers' rockabilly "Dracula Has Risen from the Grave," and Forbidden Dimension's unique & fuzzy "All Black & Hairy." A few modern standouts in The Tiberian Sons' take of the Goosebumps (TV show) theme; The Surfle Jerks' awesome surf-rockin' "Grim Surfin' Ghouls" and Mummula's "My Baby's Turnin' Into a Wolfman" to name a few. Have a safe and Happy Halloween!
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Happy Halloween George, This will be A Wicked Rockin' Halloween here, a Halloween that we will never forget. Thank You for your kind up loads this year. Have a safe & happy Halloween. Sincerely, Stan
ReplyDeleteThank you kindly Stan :)
DeleteHello George, The Halloween Party's Over, but the memories linger one. Next Year will be bigger & better thanks to you and a few other folks who have posted some great older & newer Halloween Albums this year. Ah The Thanksgiving Songs are soon to be come out in all of there glory...There's a few Turkeys out there. Thanks again, and have a Great Thanksgiving Day Holiday. Stan
DeleteYou're welcome Stan! I'll have to do a lot of digging up for those rare Halloween/spooky tracks from long ago. I've covered several over the last few years but the pickings are slimmer.
DeleteHELLO GEORGE, THERE NO WORRIES IF YOU CAN'T LOCATE THOSE RARE HALLOWEEN-SPOOKY GEMS FROM YESTERYEARS GONEBY. IS GREAT TO BE ABLE TO ONCE AGAIN HEAR WHAT OUR PARENTS & GRAND PARENTS MIGHT HAVE LISTENED TO WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG. SOME OF THOSE FAMOUS & NOT SO FAMOUS BIG BANDS, THEY ALL SEEMED TO CUT A RUG OR DANCE FLOOR WHEN THERE WERE AT THER PINACLE FOR THERE TYPES OF MUSIC. TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT FOR A SPECIAL CLUB, RESTURAUNT OR DANCE HALL AND EAT A GREAT MEAL THERE WITH DRINKS AND ALL THE TRIMMINGS. THEN TO HAVE A GREAT BAND WITH THERE SINGERS SINGING OUT A POPULAR HIT SONG, ESPECIALLLY IF IT WAS A HALLOWEEN THEAMED PARTY. YES THOSE WERE SOME GRAND OLD TIMES THEY HAD. NOW IN 2025 MANY OF THOSE PLACES ARE ALL GONE. REPLACED BY A NEW CONDO OR A FOOD STORE. SO A FEW FOLKS THAT DO GO OUT ON OCCASSIONS, WILL GO TO A GREAT RESTUAUNT FOR STEAKS & SEA FOODS. THEN ITS SOMETIMES GOING TO A BAR, TAVERN OR A CLUB FOR THERE BANDS FOR THE NIGHT. OR THE ONLY ATLRENATIVE IS TURNNING ON THE COMPUTERS STEREO SYSTEM AND PICKING OUT A FEW OLDER BIG BANDS OR AN OLD 1950'S ROCK N ROLL THEAMED HALLOWEEN SINGERS PERFORMING ONE OF THERE HIT SONGS LIKE THE MONSTER HOP BY BERT CONVY OR MR. GHOST GOES TO TOWN BY THE FIVE JONES BOYS. EVEN CAB CALAWAY & HIS BAND WITH HIS HIT SONG MINNIE THE MOOCHER FROM 1931. WHEN THE SKELETON IN THE CLOSET STARTED TO DANCE..1931 BY LOUIS ARMSTRONG & HIS BAND SONG. ARTIE SHAW & HIS ORCESTRA HAD THEIR SONG CALLED NIGHTMARE FROM 1938. THE GHOST OF THE ST. LOUIS BLUES FROM 1929 BY EDWARD MILLER & HIS GEORGIA CRACKERS. MOST OF THESE ARE FROM THE ALBUM CALLED HORROR SHOW OLD-TIME COMPILATION - VOLUME 1. IF YOU LIKE TO ENJOY SOME GREAT OLD TIME BIG BANDS FOR HALLOWEEN CHECK THIS ALBUM OUT. I THINK YOU MIGHT ENJOY IT TOO. SINCERCERLY STAN
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