https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:04:38 +0000 Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:32:00 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2115 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2115&PID=42383&title=bobby-boris-pickettmonster-mash#42383 Author: MMathews
Subject: 2115
Posted: 13 October 2014 at 4:32pm

To answer David's question, yes, "stereo LP version" is accurate. The stereo mix dates back to the original 1962 Garpax LP "The Original Monster Mash" (SGP 67001). The stereo pressing is VERY rare and fetches high prices if you can find one.
That is the stereo mix that has been re-issued ever since. There is only one mix. It has been issued wide, and narrow, but it's all the same mix. And as noted earlier, the stereo LP mix simply has reverb on the drums and effects, where those elements are dry on the mono 45. The 45 had less reverb on his vocal, it is not totally dry in the mono mix.
Hope that helps!

MM

MM ]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:32:00 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2115&PID=42383&title=bobby-boris-pickettmonster-mash#42383 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2115&PID=42382&title=bobby-boris-pickettmonster-mash#42382 Author: Hykker
Subject: 2115
Posted: 13 October 2014 at 3:48pm

jimct wrote: As an aside, I Just finally located a 1973 "Monster Mash" Parrot promo 45, after a long search. It's on the way!    :)

Mono/stereo?
]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2014 15:48:40 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2115&PID=42382&title=bobby-boris-pickettmonster-mash#42382 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2115&PID=42381&title=bobby-boris-pickettmonster-mash#42381 Author: jimct
Subject: 2115
Posted: 13 October 2014 at 2:13pm

Torcan, I also love listening to the old AT40 shows. it doesn't look to me
like it reached 40 total weeks, either. But if you include its brief 3 week,
Aug/Sept 1970 Hot 100 run (which included some CT Top 40 airplay) to
its 14 week run in 1962 and its 20 week run in 1973, that does get the
song to 37 total Hot 100 weeks. That # of weeks, although not quite 40,
may just have been high enough to make the highest-total-number-of
Hot-100-chart-weeks part of Casey's statement true - at least at the time
it originally aired. And since its full 1973 downward Hot 100 chart run
wasn't quite done yet, maybe Casey was speculating that it *might* reach
the 40 weeks in total benchmark. Then again, maybe not! Just a thought.

As an aside, I Just finally located a 1973 "Monster Mash" Parrot promo 45,
after a long search. It's on the way!    :)    

Edited by jimct]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2014 14:13:35 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2115&PID=42381&title=bobby-boris-pickettmonster-mash#42381 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2115&PID=42379&title=bobby-boris-pickettmonster-mash#42379 Author: torcan
Subject: 2115
Posted: 13 October 2014 at 11:15am

I love listening to the old "American Top 40" reruns, and IIRC, I think Casey incorrectly stated this song was the longest-running song ever on the Hot 100 during its 1973 run. He erroneously stated it had charted for over 40 weeks in total (somebody didn't do their math correctly!)

Great Halloween tune - didn't like it a lot when I was younger but I think it's pretty cool now. I found the 45 with a picture sleeve at a record show for $2 a few years ago!]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:15:27 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2115&PID=42379&title=bobby-boris-pickettmonster-mash#42379 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2115&PID=42350&title=bobby-boris-pickettmonster-mash#42350 Author: davidclark
Subject: 2115
Posted: 11 October 2014 at 1:15am

Revisiting this song (hey, Hallowe’en is coming), all stereo versions read
“stereo LP version which contains more reverb than the mono 45 version”.
Based on my understanding of our database, this would imply that a
stereo LP version of the track existed near the time is was a hit, i.e., 1962
(or even 1973 for that matter).

I am not aware of it being in stereo until the CD era (if I recall, my first CD
with it in stereo was 1988’s “Elvira Presents Haunted Hits”). If I am wrong,
I would love to know when it first appeared in stereo. If true, then all
stereo versions with the reverb should not really be labeled “stereo LP
version”, should they?

I think our database nomenclature has “matured” over time as we learn
more and more about different versions of songs and when they
appeared. Perhaps this track reflects an older belief?

Edited by davidclark]]> Sat, 11 Oct 2014 01:15:02 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2115&PID=42350&title=bobby-boris-pickettmonster-mash#42350 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2115&PID=38288&title=bobby-boris-pickettmonster-mash#38288 Author: TomDiehl1
Subject: 2115
Posted: 02 July 2013 at 9:23pm

Well, I got the Deram reissue in the mail today and I am now wondering if the player I had originally played a copy of the same pressing 45 was perhaps running a tad slow when I gave it a 3:13 timing.... this pressing does time out to be 3:10, not 3:13, and it is in WIDE stereo. If you would still like a dub I'll be glad to shoot one off to you tomorrow.]]> Tue, 02 Jul 2013 21:23:17 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2115&PID=38288&title=bobby-boris-pickettmonster-mash#38288 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2115&PID=38207&title=bobby-boris-pickettmonster-mash#38207 Author: TomDiehl1
Subject: 2115
Posted: 27 June 2013 at 8:36pm

jimct wrote: Tom, earlier in this thread, you did cite a slower, (3:13) London reprint 45. In part, that report of yours led me to have some confidence that my "slower 45 copy" did have some precedent/legitimacy, albeit in a later pressing. When folks make such items available for analysis, as I have done here, we can then, as a team, pool our 45 resources, work together, and usually get to the bottom of it pretty quickly.      To that end, Tom, can you please shoot out a copy of your slower, Monster Mash reprint 45 to Aaron, for further analysis? I'm very curious to hear that 45's contents. Many thanks!

After checking what I had filed in the storage locker, I found that I did not have the Deram Timepieces reissue anymore but had replaced it with an older London reissue (why, I don't know...) and it has a much narrower stereo mix than the Deram Timepieces reissue, with the audio leaning towards the right channel. It has a listed time of (3:00) but has an actual time of (3:10) (however boosting the volume as the song fades out shows significant noise on my copy so its possible it runs slightly longer than that).... I'd be glad to shoot a dub of this copy of the 45 out to anyone if they're interested.

You can hear how the Deram reissue plays on this ebay auction here... I am purchasing it so I can get an accurate timing of this pressing once again on my turntable, as its possible the 3:13 time may be off since the sound sample in this listing runs 3:10 like the London pressing I just dubbed...which is still longer than 3:06 anyway...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bobby-Pickett-7-45-HEAR-Monster-Mash -DERAM-TIMEPIECES-Monster-Mash-Party-/290869463710?pt=Music_ on_Vinyl&hash=item43b92bca9e#ht_549wt_1328

Edited by TomDiehl1]]> Thu, 27 Jun 2013 20:36:14 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2115&PID=38207&title=bobby-boris-pickettmonster-mash#38207 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2115&PID=38173&title=bobby-boris-pickettmonster-mash#38173 Author: TomDiehl1
Subject: 2115
Posted: 24 June 2013 at 9:18pm

jimct wrote: Tom, I accept your new photographic examples. Jeez, you're a young guy. How do you know SO many of the subtle intricacies of bootleg 45s?

Honestly, it's because I know a lot of collectors and they've helped me in determining real from fake copies.... plus i've got a large number of doo wop "repros" in my collection, they look nice but certainly don't look 100% real... there's just a "later" look/feel to them and their vinyl quality...]]> Mon, 24 Jun 2013 21:18:49 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2115&PID=38173&title=bobby-boris-pickettmonster-mash#38173 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2115&PID=38167&title=bobby-boris-pickettmonster-mash#38167 Author: Brian W.
Subject: 2115
Posted: 24 June 2013 at 2:40pm

Tom is a smart one, that's for sure.]]> Mon, 24 Jun 2013 14:40:47 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2115&PID=38167&title=bobby-boris-pickettmonster-mash#38167 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2115&PID=38165&title=bobby-boris-pickettmonster-mash#38165 Author: jimct
Subject: 2115
Posted: 24 June 2013 at 12:16pm

Tom, I accept your new photographic examples. Jeez, you're a young guy.
How do you know SO many of the subtle intricacies of bootleg 45s?]]> Mon, 24 Jun 2013 12:16:09 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2115&PID=38165&title=bobby-boris-pickettmonster-mash#38165