It's almost Halloween!

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melvind
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It's almost Halloween!

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Two 1912 cylinder records with spooks and goblins!

https://youtu.be/infByxqzno4

https://youtu.be/i4uNhQJ1aGI

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Dan

EXCELLENT..!! Well done. My teeth are chattering after watching those two videos... :lol: .

Mark

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Both great songs.
Thanks for posting.
Thought I'd add mine as well, just st so they're in the same thread.

"That syncopated boogie boo"-
Premier Quartet.

https://youtu.be/fykfpNl-HnE

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Here's a great operatic demon, with a suitably evil laugh:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1kjBsmSfMs

- Bill

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Thanks for the comments and other record links. Are there more out there?

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Well, sure--here's a truly spooky, terrifying song: Schubert's "Erlkonig," in David Bispham's recording, which I consider the best recording I've heard (as a performance, not technically; it's from 1906, and not a great example of recording technology even of that day):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlrhTblxx4I

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Another, jazzy bit for the holiday: "The Nightmare", by Clyde McCoy & his Orchestra:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZfTGqDi5n8

- Bill

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