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It's almost Halloween!

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 11:08 am
by melvind
Two 1912 cylinder records with spooks and goblins!

https://youtu.be/infByxqzno4

https://youtu.be/i4uNhQJ1aGI

Re: It's almost Halloween!

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 12:32 pm
by Phonomark
Dan

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

Mark

Re: It's almost Halloween!

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 8:29 pm
by gramophoneshane
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

Re: It's almost Halloween!

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 11:29 pm
by Lucius1958
Here's a great operatic demon, with a suitably evil laugh:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1kjBsmSfMs

- Bill

Re: It's almost Halloween!

Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 12:05 am
by melvind
Thanks for the comments and other record links. Are there more out there?

Re: It's almost Halloween!

Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 9:41 am
by drh
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

Re: It's almost Halloween!

Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:17 am
by Lucius1958
Another, jazzy bit for the holiday: "The Nightmare", by Clyde McCoy & his Orchestra:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZfTGqDi5n8

- Bill