Various Artists – The Monster Mash Collection

The Horror-Rock genre's finest-ever 45, 'Monster Mash', by BOBBY 'BORIS' PICKETT & THE CRYPT-KICKERS, dominated radio airwaves across the fall of 1962, topped the US charts, and went on to sell in its millions, worldwide.

Meanwhile, JOHN ZACHERLE, who'd recorded the very first Horror-Rock hit, 'Dinner With Drac', back in 1958, issued a popular cover version, plus an LP, also titled 'Monster Mash'.

Consequently, Pickett & his Crypt-Kickers were obliged to title their LP 'The Original Monster Mash'.

Both albums made the US charts, while 'Monster Mash' has of course gone on to become Halloween's main 'theme tune' over the subsequent decades.

This unique CD presents 'The Monster Mash Collection', i.e. both albums compiled together for the very first time, plus a trio of bonus tracks; Pickett's follow-up single, 'Monsters' Holiday', plus a couple of Zacherle's earlier collectors' rarities, 'Dinner With Drac (part 2)' and 'Coolest Little Monster'.

Track Listing

BOBBY 'BORIS' PICKETT & THE CRYPT-KICKERS
1. MONSTER MASH
2. RABIAN - THE FIENDAGE IDOL
3. BLOOD BANK BLUES
4. GRAVEYARD SHIFT
5. SKULLY GULLY
6. WOLFBANE
7. MONSTER MINUET
8. TRANSYLVANIA TWIST
9. SINISTER STOMP
10. ME AND MY MUMMY
11. MONSTER MOTION
12. MONSTERS' MASH PARTY
13. IRRESISTIBLE IGOR
14. BELA'S BASH
15. LET'S FLY AWAY
16. MONSTERS' HOLIDAY

JOHN ZACHERLE
17. MONSTER MASH
18. HURRY BURY BABY
19. LET'S TWIST AGAIN (Mummy Time Is Here)
20. I'M THE GHOUL FROM WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN
21. GRAVY (With Some Cyanide)
22. POPEYE (The Gravedigger)
23. LIMB FROM LIMBO ROCK
24. WEIRD WATUSI
25. PISTOL STOMP
26. DINNER WITH DRAC (part 1)
27. THE HA-HA-HA
28. THE BAT
29. DINNER WITH DRAC (part 2)
30. COOLEST LITTLE MONSTER