Lon Chaney, Jr. - MONSTER HOLIDAY (Christmas) (1964)

NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED - (Tower 114) Recorded at The Capitol Tower in October of 1964 and issued in November for the Christmas season, 58 year old monster movie legend, Lon Chaney, Jr. does quite a good cover of the original 1962 Bobby 'Boris' Pickett tune. Hollywood's top session players, The 'Wrecking Crew' and background vocals by The Blossoms are featured on the track.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Holiday
• Spectropop
• Bobby Boris Pickett
• Wrecking Crew
• Blossoms
• Capitol Tower
• Gary Paxton
• 60's
• Wolfman
• Universal
• Bela Lugosi
• Frankenstein
• Boris Karloff
• Mummy
• Dracula
• Monster

[wolfmantip]

I have this "45 also,it's one of my prized collectable's, I bought it back in '65 when I found it in (of ALL place's) a furniture store in Cleve, Ohio. Those were the days. Thanks.

[reichardtaj]

@wolfmantip What a great memory. In a furniture store in Cleveland.....that's the the last place I'd expect to find this record.

[Cyrusl99]

Does anyone know what the B-Side was ?

[reichardtaj]

@Cyrusl99 The flip is a throw-away instrumental entitled, 'The Yule-tide Jerk'.

[quieterrps]

Thanks for the nice diversion there! Lon was in Of Mice And Men with Burgess Meredith on t v today as well.

[reichardtaj]

@quieterrps I wonder if Lon Chaney, Jr. ever regretted playing all of the monsters. It somewhat typecasted him. Still, he did plenty of work after those thrillers.

[pochalilloka]

MAN I LOVE THIS VERSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!.. i love how it sounds like doo wop style kinda hehe

[GoEatCheesecake]

oh the nostalgia! i listened to this song every christmas when i was little, and still do! oh the memories this song holds for me, thank you SO much for posting this!!!

[TheWerewolf64]

@reichardtaj Actually,He never did, He called the Wolfman His Baby. He was very proud of that role.

[TheWerewolf64]

@reichardtaj Actually,He never did, He the the Wolfman His Baby. He was very proud of that role.

[wolfmantip]

Yeah,The store was called Smerda's..and you had to go downstairs to find the record's. They sold them for 29cents,Really a Great time.

[evilove]

EPIC!