Two cover variations for the 1964 release of “Music for Monsters, Munsters, Mummies & Other TV Fiends” The Exciting Sound of Milton Delugg and his Orchestra. Cover illustration by Jack Davis top and the cast of “The Munters” bottom. Both on Epic.

Milton DeLugg is the composer of “Hooray for Santy Claus,” the catchy theme song for the low-budget motion picture Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. In 1958 he produced Buddy Holly’s famous record, “Rave On.” DeLugg enjoyed a long association with Chuck Barris, beginning as arranger of the original theme to The Newlywed Game in 1966. From 1976 to 1980 he was musical director of The Gong Show. DeLugg often appeared on the show as a comic foil, in the characters of bad joke teller Naso Literatus and philosopher Old Drool. DeLugg’s venerable “Hoop Dee Doo” became a fixture on The Gong Show and was used whenever the contest winner was chosen.

(29 votes, average: 3.69 out of 5)

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Archie Presents Petite in “Doggie in the Window”   A Canadian kid’s TV show from the sixties.

(16 votes, average: 2.75 out of 5)

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“The Freedom Book” Booker Ervin Prestige Records 1963

Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Alan Dawson, drums

Track List: A Lunar Tune, Cry Me Not (by Randy Weston), Grant’s Stand, A Day to Mourn, Al’s In.

Rudy Van Gelder produced.

Booker Ervin was an artist who bridged the gap in post-bop 1960s between straight ahead hard bop and the avantgarde movement that spawned mid-decade. He could play in a soulful Texas tradition yet could creep into edgy material. He seemed to keep his hard bop for his Blue Note sessions and bring his avant leanings to sessions with pianist Jaki Byard for Prestige. He made a series of “Book” sessions for Prestige with titles like Freedom, Space, Song, and Blues Book. The common denominator for all the “Book” sessions was that they paired Booker with bassist Richard Davis and drummer Alan Dawson. Ervin’s career was on the short side as he died of cancer in mid-1970, just shy of his 40th birthday. But thankfully, he left a large amount of recordings for us to remember him by.

(18 votes, average: 4.11 out of 5)

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Chippy is on Santa’s “D” list.

(20 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)

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“Wild Christmas”   Mae West from 1966.   Includes “Santa Come Up and See Me Sometime”   On “My New Year’s Resolution”, Mae purrs over a “Hang On Sloopy” rip-off riff, “I’m gonna have goodwill towards men…and the more men, the more I will.”   West recorded three albums; “The Fabulous Mae West,” “Way Out West,” and “Wild Christmas.”

(22 votes, average: 2.23 out of 5)

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Betsy McCall’s “Surprise Birthday Party” There were lots of Betsy McCall lp’s all with Betsy the doll herself posed on the cover in some scene for some special occasion. That’s all I know about it…really.

(15 votes, average: 2.93 out of 5)

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Halloween   Stereo sounds and music for your parties.   Trick or Treaters.   School Festivals.

(15 votes, average: 2.47 out of 5)

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Buzz Clifford on Philips.   “Babysitter-Boogie” (From Kerstan Reineke)

(14 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)

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One of the kings of the style “Comique Troupier” in the 1930’s (his oversized ears are natural !” ¦) – Rockalain of France

(19 votes, average: 2.37 out of 5)

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