History's Dumpster = GLORIOUS trash! Kitsch, music, fashion, food, history, ephemera, and other memorable and forgotten, famous and infamous pop culture junk and oddities of yesterday and today. Saved from the landfill of time...
Often miscredited to The B-52s, this was a solo single from Fred Schneider. From his 1984 album Fred Schneider & The Shake Society. It was repackaged and re-released on Reprise (try saying that 10 times fast) in 1991.
The music video, as you can imagine was one of the first ones banned by MTV.....
If you grew up in the '60s and '70s (as well as many from the '80s), this record was a part of your childhood. Even if you never owned a copy, you knew all about it's existence because you often had a friend that did..
Originally released in 1964, Chilling, Thrilling Sounds Of The Haunted House remains a perennial Halloween holiday classic.
(Kinda like this album, but for Halloween.)
It was re-released in 1973 with an orange jacket and it has been re-released in it's entirety on CD.
Side One of the LP is narrated by the great Laura Olsher, who sadly passed away in June 2012.
Side 1
Side Two has a compilation of classic Disney sound effects. The most famous one is here.
Side 2
Laura Olsher's voice could be heard on many Disneyland story albums........
