The Original Monster Mash is an album by Bobby (Boris) Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers. It was recorded and released in late 1962

1962 in music

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, following the success of Pickett's "Monster Mash

Monster Mash

"Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song and the best-known song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The song was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Records label in August 1962 along with a full-length LP called The Original Monster Mash, which contained several other monster-themed tunes...

" single.

The album's somewhat unwieldy title arose from the need to distinguish it in the marketplace from an album by John Zacherle

John Zacherle

John Zacherle is an American television host, radio personality and voice actor known for his long career as a television horror host broadcasting horror movies in Philadelphia and New York City in the 1950s and 1960s. Best known for his character "Roland/Zacherley," he also did voice work for...

 on the rival Cameo-Parkway

Cameo-Parkway Records

Cameo-Parkway Records was the parent company of Cameo Records and Parkway Records, which were major American Philadelphia-based record labels from 1956 and 1958 to 1967...

 label, titled Monster Mash and featuring Zacherle's cover version of the song.

Track listing

1. "Monster Mash
   Monster Mash
   "Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song and the best-known song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The song was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Records label in August 1962 along with a full-length LP called The Original Monster Mash, which contained several other monster-themed tunes...
   
   " – 3:14
2. "Rabian - The Fiendage Idol" – 2:54
3. "Blood Bank Blues" – 2:47
4. "Graveyard Shift" – 2:09
5. "Skully Gully" – 2:01
6. "Wolfbane" – 3:24
7. "Monster Minuet" – 1:52
8. "Transylvania Twist" – 1:36
9. "Sinister Stomp" – 2:19
10. "Me and My Mummy" – 2:42
11. "Monster Motion" – 2:34
12. "Monster Mash Party" – 2:53
13. "Irresistible Igor" – 2:29
14. "Bella's Bash" – 2:49
15. "Let's Fly Away" – 0:50
16. "Monster's Holiday" - 3:10