CHILLING, THRILLING SOUNDS OF THE HAUNTED HOUSE

by Walt Disney


DISNEYLAND RECORDS
1257
1973
STEREO





SIDE A:



The Haunted House
The Very Long Fuse
The Dogs
Timber
Your Pet Cat
Shipwreck
The Unsafe Bridge
Chinese Water Torture
The Birds
The Martian Monsters

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SIDE B:



Screams and Groans
Thunder, Lightning and Rain
Cat Fight
Dogs
A Collection of Creaks
Fuses and Explosions
A Collection of Crashes
Birds
Drips and Splashed
Things in Space

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Editor's note: photos courtesy of Forbidden Crypt since mine came with only the activities sleeve. Good enough for me! Creepy noises, screams, creaky houses and a witchy woman announcer. That's Halloween. BOOO!

THRILLERS & CHILLERS

TROLL RECORDS
50-003
1973
STEREO


SIDE A:



THE TELLTALE HEART
THE MONKEY'S PAW

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SIDE B:



THE BOY WHO DREW CATS
THE OPEN WINDOW

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Editor's note: "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Monkey's Paw" are pure LP gold! Though the others aren't as good they are definitely better than Goosebumps or Twilight!

IT'S HALLOWEEN

by Jack Prelutsky


SCHOLASTIC RECORDS
0590311174
1970s
33 1/3


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Editor's note: I'd never heard of the author before I dug this out of a thrift store box but apparently he's rather reknown for his children's poetry. I posted the music/video on YouTube and of all the stuff I've put up this is the most watched. Also, don't worry about side two as it's the same thing but with instructions for turning the book pages.

GREAT GHOST STORIES

TROLL RECORDS
50-002
1973
STEREO


SIDE A:



THE MYSTERIOUS SHIPWRECK
THE GOLDEN ARM

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SIDE B:



THE GUITAR PLAYER
HERE WE GO!

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Editor's note: although these are the least "scary" stories of the Troll Record series that I have, they are still greatly entertaining and well-narrated. With all of the goof-ball stuff out these days it's no wonder that kids have been rendered basically brain-dead intellectually, though technically advanced. Everything has to be kewl and nothing cerebral gets by without a gimmick attached to it. Oh well, my daughter will probably shun these records when she's old enough to make up her own mind.

MOTHER GHOST NURSERY RHYMES

and Other Tricks and Treats


SCHOLASTIC RECORDS
CC 0619B
1968





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THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW

narrated by Paul Anderson with Al Rickey conducting the orchestra


KIDDIE LAND RECORDS
KL 11
1940s
MONO





SIDE A:



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Editor's note: a classic re-told in a more-or-less silly manner. I guess it's for kids but I kinda preferred the blood-gushing portrayal in the Tim Burton movie.

GEORGIE AND THE NOISY GHOST

SCHOLASTIC RECORDS
SCC 2838
1971


SIDE A:



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Editor's note: Yeah, more Georgie. I mean...YAY more GEORGIE!

SOUNDS TO MAKE YOU SHIVER

PICKWICK RECORDS
SPC 5101
1974
STEREO





SIDE A:



A NIGHT IN A HAUNTED HOUSE

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SIDE B:



WITCH LAUGH
COUNT DRACULA AND HIS VICTIM
SCREAMS & GROANS
MOANS & GROANS
CATS
DOGS
BANGING SHUTTER
PHANTOM PIANO
CREAKY DOOR
BREAKING WINDOWS
THUNDER
WIND
FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER BREAKS LOOSE
HOOTING OWL

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Editor's note: I'll be facetious here: the only thing scarier than this record is...ummm, well...the surface marks on the disc! I thought for sure that this sand-blasted marvel would skip all over the place but so far so good with just popping. I don't know what it is about the cheaply made discs but they seem less apt to skip than the top brands which skip if even a small scuff appears on the vinyl. Be sure to listen to the man-made cat and ghost sounds! TERRIBOOOO!

GEORGIE

by Robert Bright
Narrated by Bob McFadden


SCHOLASTIC RECORDS
CC 0619A
1968


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I never got into Georgie and listening to this I can see why! No, seriously though, I used to love Bedtime For Francis so I'm not sure why this one passed me by. I can't say that I missed much though!

SCARY SPOOKY STORIES

TROLL RECORDS
50-001
1973
STEREO





SIDE A:



THE DARE
DARK, DARK, DARK
BIG 'FRAID, LITTLE 'FRAID

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SIDE B:



WAIT 'TIL MARTIN COMES
THE SKINNY TOE
THE THING AT THE FOOT OF THE BED

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Editor's note: these aren't exactly SCARY scary stories but they are pretty enjoyable semi-not-really-scary stories. I guess if you're 6 then they might be scary. Luckily we're all old dudes listening to kiddie records and acting all brave and bad ass or we'd be pissing ourselves.

ONCE BITTEN

by Annabel Lamb


A&M RECORDS
SP-4969
1983
STEREO


SIDE A:



riders on the storm
once bitten
take me in your arms
heartland
backwards through the looking glass

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SIDE B:



dividing the spoils of love
hold fast
snake pliskin
missing
no cure

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Editor's note: Ms. Lamb's rendition of the Doors' classic "Riders on the Storm" isn't bad at all but many of the other tracks sound a bit dated in the 80s synth craze vein. As somebody wrote on the back cover "needs new mix". Specifically mix out the heavy synths, hand claps and unnecessary baggage and these songs would be much better.

IN THE BEGINNING

by Rod McKuen


SUNSET RECORDS
SUS-5273
1973
STEREO


SIDE A:



Lazy Afternoon 2:33
Jaydee 2:10
Colorado Trail 2:53
Sinner Man 3:14
Happy Is A Boy Named Me 2:07

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SIDE B:



The Yellow Unicorn 2:55
Kearny Street 3:25
Six Songs For The Sun 5:26

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Editor's note: within poetry circles Rod McKuen is considered a poetaster and a joke. Outside of poetry circles nobody really cares about poetry so I wouldn't take it very hard, Rod. That didn't sound right. Well, forget that, but listen...McKuen is a pretty good songwriter even if most of these songs do harken back to a bygone era.

THE SOUND SWALLOWER

EVA TONE RECORDS
DTR-2
1973


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Editor's note: don't ask me what this is all about!

BROTHER OF THE SON

by Don Francisco


NEW PAX RECORDS
NP33010
1976
STEREO


SIDE A:



Brother of the Son 2:57
Who You Gonna' Listen To 2:25
Closer to Jesus 3:00
I Found the Answer 3:27
Voyage to Gennesaret 2:29

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SIDE B:



Holy Roll 2:49
The Day of the Lord 3:05
Go to Tell the Story 3:06
No Condemnation 2:59
Come and Follow 4:29

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Editor's note: Don Francisco is the man! This record is a heavy folk sound comprised of Jesus ballads and sentiments. Some of it actually sounds like it is straight from the good book if not paraphrased from certain passages but the rest is clearly self-penned and quite good musically even if heavily laden with a religious message. Another win for the Xian Folk revolution.

POLISH CUPIE DOLL

by Walk Cheslik and his Polish Ambassadors


REX RECORDS
LP 779
Circa Late 1970s
STEREO


SIDE A:



TWO POUNDS OF KIELBOSA POLKA 2:13
MOTHERS POLKA 3;30
FOUR BROTHERS POLKA 1:40
DEAR DAD WALTZ 4:22
TIGER TOWN POLKA 1:30
SPOONS POLKA 2:19

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SIDE B:



POLISH CUPIE DOLL POLKA 2:44
POLKA MEDLEY 2:45
MARCY'S OBEREK 2:04
WHAT A DAY OBEREK 1:49
POLISH MINIE POLKA 1:57
SADIE'S OBEREK 2:41

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Editor's note: are you sick of polka yet? Good because there's more where this came from and you're going to listen to every single minute of it and like it!

ARIZONA SOUNDS VOLUME TWO

by Various Artists from KDKB 93FM


DWIGHT KARMA BROADCASTING CO.
33713
1978
STEREO





SIDE A:



City Talkin' - The Freeze Band
Banana King - The Clones
I Found Love in Front of My Face - Beggs 'N Aitken
Seacloud - Mark Murdock & Matt Niskern
On My Mind - Tom Previte & Keny Francis
Fly Me Back to Tucson - Lightnin' Stock

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SIDE B:



High in the Highlands - Trout Fishing in America
Can't Let Go - Valley Fever
Cynthia - Wolfgang
Whiskey - Faux Pas
Can't Hold Back - Barbara Hinck
The Sticker Song - Reed Garner

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Editor's note: oh man, the Banana King song by The Clones steals the show here. I'm surprised that nobody else has heard this tune and gone ape over it like I have. Maybe because it's not as good as I think it is. No wonder I'm prone to not listen when you people talk!

TEN TUFF GUITARS

COLUMBIA RECORDS
CL 2445
1965
STEREO


SIDE A:



FLY ME TO THE MOON
MOON RIVER
AND I LOVE HER
BLUE MOON
SHINE ON, HARVEST MOON

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SIDE B:



MOONSHOT!
DOWNTOWN
DESAFINADO
VOLARE
MR. SANDMAN
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT

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Editor's note: I don't know what it is about these guitar hi-fi records but they do sing for themselves. Maybe it's the old classic redone with a different medium that gives it the extra ummph. Either way it's a masculine and melodic triumph through strum-n-pluck geee-tar.

MINIMUM WAGE ROCK & ROLL

by the Bus Boys


ARISTA RECORDS
ALB6-8324
1980
STEREO





SIDE A:



DR. DOCTOR
MINIMUM WAGE
DID YOU SEE ME?
THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD
JOHNNY SOUL'D OUT
KKK

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SIDE B:



ANGGIE
D DAY
TELL THE COACH
WE STAND UNITED
RESPECT

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Editor's note: a few years back when I cleaned out my record collection this was one of the casualties and for some reason -- as average as this record was/is -- I had to find it again. When I finally found it I let out a chuckle and proceeded on with my dollar store findings. A b-side black version of early XTC after they let go of the steam pianist Barry Andrews and brought in Dave Gregory. Let me reiterate B-SIDE and leaning towards C-SIDE! "Did You See Me?" and "KKK" are the stand-outs for completely different reasons. "KKK" is an anti-racist anthem which adds a little controversy to a pretty vanilla album. "Did You See Me?" is basically a new wave track and stands out like a sore flange. The rest of the album is a potpourri of just about all styles of pop/rock.