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[golux]

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[relictele]

In keeping with the Halloween theme, a novelty song must be a bit of a curse even for a non-musician. It’s claimed Pickett was happy to sing it for 40 years solid but even the most patient and dedicated individual would get fed up.

“So in 1993, Hersh and Pickett recorded a perfect copy of the original “Monster Mash.”

I doubt it. Even amateurs’ ears become attuned to the vagaries of original recordings despite many of those vagaries being the result of archaic recording gear, certain instruments and amplifiers used, reverb treatment, etc. Numerous bands have tried this tactic in order to wrest control of their licensing from record companies or squatters but the re-recorded versions are usually a disaster in their own right: sterile-sounding, too note-perfect (due to the musicians’ own improved chops or the use of studio pros) and lacking the intangible vibe that marked the original. Of course, we’re not talking about a re-recorded version of Sgt Pepper but the difference remain even for a tongue-in-cheek hit.

[a fool in paradise]

two can play at this game

Boris Karloff recites the Peppermint Twist....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYXpad9X4eg

[a fool in paradise]

Zacherley (the Cool Ghoul from 1958) is 96 years old these days and still going.

Here’s Dinner With Drac

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muUscfbvwQY