VA- Monsters, Vampires, Voodoos & Spooks - 33 Slabs Of Undead Rock ‘N’ Roll

Label: Sony Legacy

Released 2017

HALLOWEEN  - 2017 collection. 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 'n' 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 on CD.

Track listing:

1. Bobby (Boris) Pickett And 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 And 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