Uncle Acid - "Melody Lane" (2015)

Hello Friends,

Here's some eagerly awaited new stuff from Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats.

From their 2015 release, The Night Creeper.

Another band that fails to disappoint!  It sounds like the kind of song that Charles Manson might have in his head while laying awake in his prison cell.

Sweet dreams!

Julie Driscoll - "Season Of The Witch" (1968)

Pretty f'ing groovy version of the Donovan classic!

More groovy than spooky.

Although Driscoll herself might be more spooky than groovy!

The Jury's still out on this one!

Ghost - "From The Pinnacle To The Pit" (2015)

Hello Friends,

Its Halloween week here on Vinyl in the Valley.

We're getting things kicked off in style with this ghoulish little ditty by Sweden's Ghost.

Mycket nöje!

Summer Twins - "Demons" (2015)

Hello Friends,

We know what you're thinking...

Why would post this video by these adorable twin sisters singing airy indie pop amongst all these other demonic, degenerate and downright sleazy bands?  

What the heck do the Summer Twins have to do with Halloween anyways?

Well, first off, this fuzz-laden pop nugget is called "Demons".

And secondly, what's scarier than twins?

  

Isaac Rother & The Phantoms - "Heeby Jeebies" (2015)

Hello Friends,

Enjoy this little nugget courtesy of Isaac Rother & The Phantoms.

The little brunette fortune teller in the video definitely gave me the Heeby Jeebies!

Alice Cooper - "Cold Ethyl" (1975)

Hello Friends and Happy Friday,

One Thing, No Lie,

Ethyl's frigid as an Eskimo Pie.

She's cool in bed

She ought to be,

'cause Ethyl's dead

They don't write 'em like that anymore!

Two weeks until Halloween!

The Nymphs - "Imitating Angels" (1991)

Great early 90's tune from The Nymphs, an L.A. band that released only one record and pretty much went nowhere!

There's a nice grunge-era spookiness to this song!  The opening lines to the song are:

Those venomous fumes like ghosts imitating angels /
Came and brushed death thru her hair with loving strokes...

Lead singer/songwriter Inger Lorre wasn't tough look at either!

In an alternate universe, she's Courtney Love!

No Way Jose!

José Feliciano - "Feliciano" (1968) - RCA Victor

Hola Amigos,

Great album of cover songs by everyone's favorite blind Puerto Rican guitarist, José Feliciano.

Perfect for a crisp fall afternoon when the cider is flowing, the leaves are rustling and the air smells like a bakery!

Things get kicked off with his rendition of The Mamas & Papas' "California Dreamin'" and trust us friends, you haven't lived until you heard his version of "California Dreamin'".  Its absolutely perfect!

His take on The Doors' "Light My Fire" would win Feliciano a Grammy Award in 1969 and, of course, we prefer his version over the original in every way possible!

Also on the record, there's three Beatles' tunes ("In My Life", "And I Love Her" and "Here, There and Everywhere"); a cover of Gerry & the Pacemakers' "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying"; the Bacharach/David standard, "Always Something There To Remind Me"; Bobby Hebb's "Sunny"; Jorge Ben's "Nena Na Na"; Fred Neil's "A Little Bit of Rain"; and Tom Paxton's contemplative folksong, "The Last Thing On My Mind".

The guitar playing throughout (especially the finger-picking) is outstanding to boot!

Definitely try to pick this record up in a thrift store near you!

RATING: 4 loves become a funeral pyre out of 5

Swilson - "Polyester Shirt, Polyester Pants" (2011)

T.G.I.F. Friends,

Earlier this week we reviewed Swilson's great Demonology record.

To help us get ready for the weekend, we're enjoying the first track on the album, "Polyester Shirt, Polyester Pants".

Short & sweet... just how we like it!

I'm in the laboratory wreckin' my brain!