Bobby "Boris" Pickett-"Monster Mash"

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

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

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!

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