Halloween Treat #2: Spooky Sounds & Scary Tales from Winchell’s Donuts

I was going to post something completely different for today’s 2nd Halloween audio freebie, but then I spotted *this* little gem lying around in our music room and decided this would be a lot more fun! I love all the screaming, novelty goofball Halloween 60s tracks as much as anyone else, but product music oddities such as this one also entertain me to no end. I can’t say I’m very familiar with Winchell’s Donuts as I don’t think they ever crossed the border to Canada, but I’m sure I haven’t missed out on much.

This record, I should point out, is brought to you today by the man with whom I share, among many other things, a record collection: Mr. Otis Fodder. Even the more special, Otis still remembers going to Winchell’s Donuts as a child around Halloween time with his mom, getting the record with a box of donuts, bringing it home and listening to it. Which is quite amazing, because all the records I had as a child have certainly not been subject to the same, attentive care as this one!

Otis also included the track in his infamous 2 volume Halloween CD-series called “Ghouls With Attitude“, a compilation that has travelled all over the Internet since its release in 2004. Shockingly, Otis never kept a copy, and while trying to find a copy online today we came across a blogger who recently posted both volumes, which I’m happy to report you can download here and here).

The record, in a nutshell, has a Vincent Price-like voice actor telling a “scary” story to children (who don’t seem the least bit scared or impressed). Mr Creepy voice actor makes it very difficult not to cringe or laugh at his not-so-subtle product placement at the end of the story, when he tells the children that “Winchell’s Donuts does magic things to your mouth”.
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Note to self: start using words like “flame retardant” more in conversations.

Waaaaatch oooout for ghooooooosts!!

Winchell’s Donuts Spooky Sounds & Scary Tales MP3

Shameless post

As the better half of one member of those crazy, silly, fun-loving audio collage polka circus freaks The Bran Flakes, I urge you to visit their new & improved web site! And while you are there give them a cyber high five as they have just been signed to Illegal Art records! The same label that brought you Girl Talk and Steinski! Oh, happy day! The Bran Flakes have been doing audio collage since 1992!

The web site is filled with audio goodness, videos (including some random ones found on Youtube) and photos from past shows. Don’t forget to visit SCRUMPDILLYISHUS LAND!

Have a listen to “Learning About Love” and “The Hello Show“, and if you’re crazy enough, “A Suzie Moppet Sing Time Sing-a-Long Song“.

New album out in early 2009!

À bientôt!

Day 141

Here’s my second post to hubby’s wonnerful 365 Days Project on WFMU:

http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/05/365_days_141_ed.html

I don’t understand one of the comments left, but whatever.

(and here was the first one, by cracky!):

http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/01/365_days_5_lown.html

Enjoying the long weekend des Patriotes in Toronto, haha!