LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

At last, the definitive Halloween compilation.The market for old-style 'Hammer Horror'/Halloween novelty rock just won't quit. Folks out there just can't get enough of the stuff. Yet, for all that, there's never been a truly satisfying compilation of this type, just a series of ragbag bootlegs that have wetted the appetite until the real deal came along. That moment has arrived with "These Ghoulish Things" which bears all the familiar Ace hallmarks of a fine track selection, attention to detail and irresistible artwork rolled into one potent package.Sales for this CD are by no means confined to the October Halloween period: there will be a demand for it throughout each and every year, making it a hardy perennial with the promise of more volumes to come.Double whammy visuals combining eye-catching cover art and a booklet with ghoulish internals designed to complement the sounds.Nearly half of the content new to CD including several never-before-released Bobby "Boris" Pickett radio station plugs from 1962 that provide a neat framing effect.Annotated by Rob Finnis
Track listing:Novelty radio plug for Moster Mash on station KFWB - Bobby "Boris" Pickett1. Legend Of Sleepy Hollow - THE MONOTONES 2. Screamin' Ball At Dracula Hall - THE DUPONTS 3. Feast Of The Mau Mau - SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS4. The Creature (From Outer Space) - THE JAYHAWKS5. Monster Mash - BOBBY BORIS PICKETT AND THE CRYPT KICKERS 6. Bo Meets The Monster - BO DIDDLEY 7. My Son, The Vampire - ALLAN SHERMAN 8. Coolest Little Monster - JOHN ZACHERLE 9. Nightmare Mash - BILLY LEE RILEY10. Theme From The Addams Family - THE FIENDS11. The Munsters Theme - MILTON DE LUGG ORCH 12. Drac's Back - BILLY DE MARCO with COUNT DRACULA13. I'm The Wolfman - ROUND ROBIN 14. The Mummy's Ball - THE VERDICTS15. The Voodoo Walk - SONNY RICHARD'S PANICS (with CINDY AND LINDY) Novelty radio plug for Moster Mash on station WCOP - Bobby "Boris" Pickett16. The Monster - BOBBY PLEASE & THE PLEASERS 17. Rockin' In The Graveyard - JACKIE MORNINGSTAR 18. Werewolf - THE KACT - TIES19. Frankenstein's Party - THE SWINGIN' PHILLIES20. Monster Party - BILL DOGGETT 21. Frankenstein's Den - THE HOLLYWOOD FLAMES22. The Vampire - ORVIN YOES 23. Dead Man's Stroll - THE REVELS 24. Spooksville - THE NU-TRENDS 25. Ghost Train - VIRGIL HOLMES Bobby Pickett Novelty promo clip - Bobby "Boris" Pickett