Somehow we are already into our third weekend in October, and we're starting it off with another Freebie Friday! As with every Friday throughout October, I scour my collection of vintage novelty Halloween records and cassettes and then share them with all of you.
This time around, we have Distribution Madacy Inc's Canadian novelty gem from 1998, Sounds of Halloween.
Warning: This Cassette Is Not To Be Listened To In The Dark. Listen To This Cassette At Your Own Risk!
Sounds That Will Keep You And Your Children On The Edge Of Your Seat During Parties Or On Dark Stormy Nights.
"Spine Chilling" / "Hair Raising" / "Heart Pounding" Sound Effects
Instantly, with warnings like these, Sounds of Halloween completely hits the mark for me. Another in a long line of novelty releases with crazy, over-the-top warning labels, coupled with some really great cover illustration work. In researching this release, I actually found out that they put some effort into this, releasing at least three different covers: the cat & pumpkin (this one), a skull pumpkin & deranged hospital worker, and a really great pumpkin & haunted house.
They also had another similar release called Halloween Tricks & Treats, although it looks like it has slightly different tracks including a full-length Halloween story. And if it has anywhere near the quality that this release has, it is going on my want list right now!
Sounds of Halloween has your standard collection of Halloween sounds including thunder and rain, howling winds, snarling wolves, church bells, a pissed off cat, rattling chains, a few "borrowed" screams and laughter, creaking floors and doors, some weird and random space noises, a REALLY cool organ, and a few other odd sounds thrown in for good measure. But the production quality is higher than average and has a surprisingly full sound to it.
It's a fun, continuous 18-minute mix that hits the sweet spot for the nostalgic sounds of Halloween. The only drawback is that the same track is repeated on side two, robbing the listener of another potential 18 minutes of ghastly greatness!
DOWNLOAD "SOUNDS OF HALLOWEEN" HERE.
2 comments:
If you ever run across a CD that is demonic child talking and laughing, let me know. I'm am looking for such for my new haunted nursery.
Hmmm. I'll have to keep an ear out for a demon child track. Nothing vintage comes to mind, but maybe some of the new digital soundtrack creators might have something.
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