Welcome to the first Freebie Friday of the new season, where I rummage through and share my ever-expanding collection of old novelty Halloween records, cassettes and CDs!
This segment has become my absolute favorite. There's just something so fun and nostalgic about listening to the old gems (and the stinkers!) that populated store shelves each Halloween. And getting to share these old classics every Friday brings back so many great Halloween memories.
So let's dive in!!
Whooooo, oooooowheeeeeeeee! Ghosts and the wicked witch. A rattling skeleton. A scary swooping bat. And more! What a way to liven up a Halloween party.
So listen to the stories and shiver with fright. Then play the sounds of Halloween at the end of the record. And turn your party house into a haunted castle. Hahahahahahahaha!
I had seen this particular novelty record quite a few times and finally added it to my collection earlier this year. The Winchell's Donut House "Hear The Monsters" Halloween record from 1976 is a 45 flexi mounted directly to a cardboard backing, so sound quality and shelf life were traded in for cheaper mass production. But in this case, the pops and clicks only add to it's greatness.
The record itself is a 7-minute story about a talking jack-o-lantern (he could talk after eating a Winchell's donut) sprinkled with a few trick-or-treat safety tips, a silly Winchell's jingle, and a few random "scary sounds" at the end.
But about half way through the story, it takes a rather creepy turn when the jack-o-lantern convinces the children to take him trick-or-treating. He then makes scary sounds and tells them a story of a haunted house. And it gets pretty intense for a children's story!
"You take the seventh step..."
I was surprised at how much I liked this one. It really checks all the boxes of a great novelty Halloween record. It's silly, it's spooky, and it's fun.
"Winchell's donuts do magic things to your mouth."
Enjoy!
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