10.30.24

Oooh what’s that? A ghost?? Nope, it’s another spooky-season record pick from your’s truly!

The 1974 LP Sounds To Make You Shiver, released by Pickwick Records, is a Halloween-themed album filled with eerie sound effects designed to create a haunted ambiance. The album includes classic spooky sounds like: creaking doors, howling winds, ghostly moans, and even a longer track titled “A Night in a Haunted House,” which immerses listeners in a frightening soundscape. This album was part of Pickwick’s efforts to market atmospheric audio to consumers specifically for Halloween, and it became a staple for fans looking to enhance their Halloween festivities. Its simplicity and creativity made it a popular choice for decades among horror enthusiasts and collectors of vintage vinyl sound effects records.

Sounds To Make You Shiver was built on an earlier version issued by Soma Records in the 1960s, marking its place as an iconic record in the Halloween genre. Originally, the LP also included a plastic ghost decoration, adding a collectible novelty to the release. Needless to say, it’s always a treat getting to pull this one out of the record-collection every Halloween!