Halloween at My Place
10/29/11 8:00PM By Joel Najman
This week Joel Najman's My Place program is a Halloween party during which many familiar as well as not-so-familiar novelty records from years gone by are resurrected, including songs about ghosts, goblins, mummies, zombies and other scary characters. Recordings by Rosemary Clooney, Phil Harris, The Kingston Trio and Bobby "Boris" Pickett are among the selections featured.
Playlist
8:03pm
Mr. Ghost Goes To Town
| Artist Name | The 5 Jones Boys |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 78rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Variety 522 |
8:06pm
The Rockin' Ghost
| Artist Name | Archie Bleyer |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Cadence 1293 |
8:09pm
The Wobblin' Goblin
| Artist Name | Rosemary Clooney |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Columbia 38972 |
8:12pm
The Little Blue Man
| Artist Name | Betty Johnson |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Atlantic 1169 |
8:15pm
Close The Door
| Artist Name | Jim Lowe |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Dot 15381 |
8:18pm
The Thing
| Artist Name | Phil Harris |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA Victor 3968 |
8:21pm
The Purple People Eater
| Artist Name | Sheb Wooley |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | MGM 12651 |
8:24pm
Witch Doctor
| Artist Name | David Seville |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Liberty 55132 |
8:27pm
The Mummy
| Artist Name | Bob McFadden And Dor |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Brunswick 55140 |
8:30pm
Monster Mash
| Artist Name | Bobby "Boris" Pickett |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Garpax 44167 |
| Note | first released on Garpax 1 |
8:33pm
Me And My Mummy
| Artist Name | Bobby (Boris) Pickett |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | The Original Monster Mash |
| Record co./Cat # | Garpax GPX 57001 |
8:36pm
Dinner With Drac
| Artist Name | John Zacherle "The Cool Ghoul" |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Cameo 130 |
8:39pm
Drac The Knife
| Artist Name | Gene Moss |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | Dracula's Greatest Hits |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA Victor LSP 2977 |
8:42pm
Zombie Jamboree
| Artist Name | The Kingston Trio |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | ...from the Hungy i |
| Record co./Cat # | Capitol 51107 |
8:45pm
Castin' My Spell
| Artist Name | Johnny Otis Show |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Capitol 4168 |
8:48pm
I Put A Spell On You
| Artist Name | (Screamin') Jay Hawkins |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | Okeh 7072 |
8:51pm
Queen Of Halloween
| Artist Name | The Chotalls |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | Doo Wop Halloween Is A Scream |
| Record co./Cat # | Wanda #1001 |
8:54pm
Casper The Friendly Ghost
| CD/Album | Television's Greatest Hits |
|---|---|
| Record co./Cat # | TVT TeeVee Toons, Inc |
8:56pm
(Theme From) The Addams Family
| Artist Name | Vic Mizzy |
|---|---|
| CD/Album | no album name - 45rpm single |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA Victor 47-8447 |