***UPDATE***
I was able to finally track down the title and author of this. I'd be grateful for any leads you guys may be able to provide.
The title of the collection is "Halloween Happenings" by Jill Gallina from 1983. It was created for elementary school music curriculum. I was actually wrong about it being a 33 LP Vinyl record. It appears to originally have been a cassette tape but there may have been a CD at a later point.
Needless to say, it's long out of print. I contacted the author who is very sweet but she didn't even have a copy in her personal possession.
I've done exhaustive searches on Ebay, Amazon, used book stores, etc., but no success.
A few university libraries, and the New York Public Library have it in their collections, but I don't know if it even includes the cassette/CD.
If anyone comes across it or can lead me to the promised land I'll make sure it's worth your time!
Thanks everyone!!
I'm desperately looking for some Halloween songs I grew up with in elementary school in the mid 80s.
I remember my music teacher playing them so it must have come from a vinyl record, or perhaps a cassette tape.
The songs sound like they came out of the early 70s, but perhaps as early as mid 60s to early 80s. They have a very retro/campy sound but are extremely catchy and charming.
One has to do with Pumpkin Pie, and part of the lyrics are this:
"Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Tasty as Can be. That down home country cooking, that's the kind for me." (This was sung by a younger man and if I recall had a bit of a southern drawl to it).
Another is about Cats/Catmobile. The words I remember are this:
"We're calling all cats, we're calling all cats, it's time to get behind the wheel. It's really fun to drive our catmobile." (This was sung by a woman).
Finally, there's this; it's sort of a Halloween square dance song:
"It's Halloween night, circle to the right. Circle to the right on Halloween night. Keep that circle spinning round, time for a Halloween, hoe-down."
I've found one or two references to these songs by doing google searches. One person said they remember it from music class in elementary school. But no one knew any info about them. I'm wondering if the songs were recorded for Educational Purposes and never released for the general public. Either that or the record is extremely rare.
I'd be grateful to anyone who can help me identify the record since I'd like to share these with my son who's 5 years old. Thanks!
I was able to finally track down the title and author of this. I'd be grateful for any leads you guys may be able to provide.
The title of the collection is "Halloween Happenings" by Jill Gallina from 1983. It was created for elementary school music curriculum. I was actually wrong about it being a 33 LP Vinyl record. It appears to originally have been a cassette tape but there may have been a CD at a later point.
Needless to say, it's long out of print. I contacted the author who is very sweet but she didn't even have a copy in her personal possession.
I've done exhaustive searches on Ebay, Amazon, used book stores, etc., but no success.
A few university libraries, and the New York Public Library have it in their collections, but I don't know if it even includes the cassette/CD.
If anyone comes across it or can lead me to the promised land I'll make sure it's worth your time!
Thanks everyone!!I'm desperately looking for some Halloween songs I grew up with in elementary school in the mid 80s.
I remember my music teacher playing them so it must have come from a vinyl record, or perhaps a cassette tape.
The songs sound like they came out of the early 70s, but perhaps as early as mid 60s to early 80s. They have a very retro/campy sound but are extremely catchy and charming.
One has to do with Pumpkin Pie, and part of the lyrics are this:
"Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Tasty as Can be. That down home country cooking, that's the kind for me." (This was sung by a younger man and if I recall had a bit of a southern drawl to it).
Another is about Cats/Catmobile. The words I remember are this:
"We're calling all cats, we're calling all cats, it's time to get behind the wheel. It's really fun to drive our catmobile." (This was sung by a woman).
Finally, there's this; it's sort of a Halloween square dance song:
"It's Halloween night, circle to the right. Circle to the right on Halloween night. Keep that circle spinning round, time for a Halloween, hoe-down."
I've found one or two references to these songs by doing google searches. One person said they remember it from music class in elementary school. But no one knew any info about them. I'm wondering if the songs were recorded for Educational Purposes and never released for the general public. Either that or the record is extremely rare.
I'd be grateful to anyone who can help me identify the record since I'd like to share these with my son who's 5 years old. Thanks!
