Any Major Halloween Vol. 4
Here is the fourth and most likely final Halloween mix. This lot aims to be a bit spooky for about half of it, and then a little more relaxed, but without going too much novelty, other than that great disco track and that bizarre closing track.
One of the tracks here is in itself slightly spooky: The Doors’ Ghost Song was recorded in 1978, eight years after singer John Morrison”s death. Morrison’s spoken vocals were unscored recordings of his poetry; in 1978 the rest of the band put music to those recordings. The present track has very much a late “70s disco-influenced vibe. This is what the Doors might have been.
So, four mixes of Halloween, and I have managed without the Rocky Horror Show, and didn’t need to consider those other Halloween staples, Ghostbusters and Thriller — though I did use The Monster Mash in the Halloween in black white mix from last year.
As always, the mix is timed to fit on a standard CD-R and includes home-ghostbusted covers. PW in comments.
1. John Carpenter – Halloween Main Theme (1978)
2. Florence And The Machine – My Boy Builds Coffins (2009)
3. Kate Bush – Watching You Without Me (1985)
4. Genesis – Home By The Sea (1983)
5. The Chameleons – Swamp Thing (1986)
6. The Fall – Lucifer Over Lancashire (1986)
7. Ween – Cold Blows The Wind (1997)
8. Team Ghost – Dead Film Star (2013)
9. Menomena – Ghostship (2007)
10. Danny Elfman – This Is Halloween (1993)
11. Steeleye Span – Allison Gross (1973)
12. Tom Waits – Big Joe And Phantom 309 (1975)
13. The Doors – Ghost Song (1978/1970)
14. Oingo Boingo – Dead Man”s Party (1985)
15. Blue Magic – Born On Halloween (1975)
16. Hot Blood – Soul Dracula (1976)
17. Five Man Electrical Band – Werewolf (1974)
18. Iron Butterfly – Real Fright (1969)
19. France Gall – Frankenstein (1972)
20. Lambert, Hendricks and Ross – Halloween Spooks (1961)
Bonus track: Jethro Tull – Flying Dutchman (1979)
Any Major Halloween Vol. 1
Any Major Halloween Vol. 2
Any Major Halloween Vol. 3
Any Major Murder Songs Vol. 1
PW = amdwhah
Another great comp – thanks!
Suggestion if you do another installment: ‘Skinned’ by Blind Melon from Soup (1995)
thanks so much – really enjoyed it.
a few suggestions if you do another: Skinned by Blind Melon, Hell is For Children by Pat Benatar, and Season of the Witch by Donovan (and sorry if you had them already and I missed them)
A good entry for the fourth one would perhaps be Siouxsie and the Banshees’ version of The Doors’ “You’re Lost Little Girl”. Very spooky atmosphere.
As always a fun and comprehensive mix! Thanks! – Stinky
Could you please re-up the links for this, thank you
Upped again: https://mega.nz/file/alAgwbDT#zQ7C42it1pTgEBsPE6wzJdraMLKNb2D21YlOsyvmu9c
love it – thank you. Your site is always a pleasure!