Ghouls-Dracula's Deuce-1964 Surf/Hot Rot/Monster LP-Capitol T 2215-Gary Usher

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The Ghouls

Dracula's Deuce-LP

Capitol T 2215-mono

1964 33 1/3 RPM LP release by 'The Ghouls', who were a studio group assembled by producer/songwriter and all-around wunderkind, Gary Usher, who was associated with The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, and many other West Coast acts. Copy at hand is a rare original first press Capitol Records original-the very first we have seen in 35 years in the rare record business. It's really a pretty cool record which has appeal for collectors of the various genres of vocal and instrumental Surf, Hot Rod, Monster & Novelty Rock.

The following review is quoted from www.mr.eliminator.blogspot.com

"Great surf-rock filtered through campy horror would-be novelty album.
The Ghouls was a Capitol Records in-band-name-only project of
producer/songwriter Gary Usher (sometime co-writer with Brian Wilson in the
early 60's) featuring Richard Polodor on guitar and Rick Burns on vocals.
Rick Burns sings (or talk-sings in a style not too dissimilar to "Monster
Mash") faux early Beach Boys songs like "Be True To Your Ghoul" and
"Dracula's Deuce" which establishes the mid-60's campy horror theme of the
album. These tracks do their job just fine in creating a silly throwaway
novelty theme.

However, unassumingly, six of the the twelve tracks (in fact every other
track) are great, moody and very effective instrumental surf-rock songs.
"Dracula's Theme" is perhaps one of the very finest slow surf rock numbers
of it's kind. So good in fact that it's a shame it was released on an album
such as this where the audience who'd actually appreciate it would probably
never actually hear it.

"Coffin Nails", "Voo Doo Juice" and the very cool and exceptional "Weird
Wolf" are variations on the reverb guitar with lots of moody organ. "Blood &
Butter" and "Shake Rattle & Rot" incorporate saxophone into the mix. As for
the remaining novelty-numbers "Bela Be Good" (Johnny B. Goode), "Little Old
Lady From Transylvania" (Pasadena) and the "Graveyard Shift" (with a trippy
little organ solo) all make much use of the phrase "grave undertaking". "

Tracklist
A1     Dracula's Deuce
A2     Dracula's Theme
A3     LIttle Old Lady From Transylvania
A4     Weird Wolf
A5     Be True To Your Ghoul
A6     Shake, Rattle And Rot
B1     Monsterbilly Heaven
B2     Blood And Butter
B3     The Graveyard Shift
B4     Voo Doo Juice
B5     Bela Be Good
B6     Coffin Nails

Cover is clean with light wear-no splits, stains, tears, etc-overall grade is Excellent Plus. Disc (heavy vinyl, black label with 'rainbow' colorband-housed in a crisp original Capitol Records inner sleeve) has a nice glossy sheen to it, but the surface of the disc does show numerous light to moderate marks. We have play-tested the record, however, and the good news is that it plays extremely well with clear sound & little surface noise, with the exception of a small area on tracks B2 & B3, where there is a 1/2 inch heavy scratch. Even this area sounds pretty good, but there is some popping as the needle passes through the area. Overall disc condition is Very Good Plus.

Rare 60's multi-genre Gary Usher Rock LP-offered without reserve!

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