Description Great mix of Classic Rock, 60's Surf, Hot Rod and R&B vinyl Many 1st Pressings, Promos, Rarities and Imports included. Most are EX+ to NM+ condition - a few still Sealed LPs. Both AUCTIONS and a few Fixed-Price BUY IT NOW listings and in this series Each listing features several full edge-to-edge, High Resolution Photos. All opening bids in the auction series begin at only 98¢ So everybody here has a good shot at taking some of these beauties home! GOOD LUCK ALL!! Shipping Worldwide -at EXACT POSTAGE Only cost Combined Shipping Discounts This auction is for: THE GHOULS DRACULA'S DEUCE . CAPITOL Records T-2215 Original 1964 issue • MONO LP VINYL is VG/VG+ Full gloss vinyl has a few scattered light surface scratches that are almost entirely inaudible. LP plays mostly VG++ and better. . COVER is EX Vibrant, bright and super clean front and back. Front would be Near Mint but for one very mild corner crease and spot at bottom right corner of slick that 'puffs' out a bit from cover board. No writing soil or other marks. Snapping bright back is NM. Seams and spine 100% intact with no wear or splits. All edges straight, all corners sharp. STRICT CONSERVATIVE GOLDMINE GRADING NM / EX(VG++) / VG+ / VG Mega-Cool original GARY USHER Monster Surfy Hot Rod album!
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Side One: T1-2215-H1 
Side Two: T2-2215-J2 The Ghouls were a Capitol Records band-in-name-only project of producer/songwriter Gary Usher (sometime co-writer with Brian Wilson in the early 60′s). Dracula's Deuce is their (extremely coveted) sole release - featuring Hal Blaine (The Wrecking Crew), Chuck Girrard (of The Revells, Hondells, Mr. Gasser and The Weird-Ohs...), Richard Polodor on guitar and Rick Burns (The Dartells) on vocals. Rick Burns sings (or talk-sings in a style not too dissimilar to “Monster Mash”) faux early Beach Boys songs like “Be True To Your Ghoul” and “Dracula’s Deuce” which establishes the mid-60′s campy horror theme of the album. These tracks do their job just fine in creating a spooky, goofball, revved-up novelty theme. However... unassumingly, six of the the twelve tracks (in fact every other track) are great, moody and very effective instrumental surf-rock songs! “Dracula’s Theme” is perhaps one of the very finest slow surf rock numbers of it’s kind. So good in fact that it’s a shame it was only released on a novelty-theme album such as this where much of the audience who’d most appreciate it would probably never hear it. “Coffin Nails”, “Voo Doo Juice” and the very cool and exceptional “Weird Wolf” are all drenched in glistening reverb guitar with lots of moody organ. “Blood & Butter” and “Shake Rattle & Rot” add saxophone into the mix. The remaining vocal novelty-numbers "Monsterbilly Heaven", “Bela Be Good” (Johnny B. Goode), “Little Old Lady From Transylvania” (Pasadena) and the “Graveyard Shift” (with a trippy little organ solo) all take surf/hot rod rock to the haunted house. As we are all well aware, a whole sub genre of "Monster Surf" bands cropped up in the late 80's, early 90's, playing 1960's retro surf-camp ...it all dates back to this little gem right here: Dracula's Deuce. Even for those with no actual interest in the music itself - you’ve gotta love the early psych era cover art with the priceless photos of Dracula posing by his wheels. ...Very recommended for those so inclined.
 VERY Hard to Find original issue! ...LOW Opening Bid - No Reserve Original CAPITOL Company inner sleeve included. . Disc inside separate poly inner sleeve to protect both the original inner & the vinyl. Album kept in a protective, poly outer-sleeve. . Please see my other auctions for more Collectible, Vintage 1960's / Classic Rock LPs Several more SURF and HOT ROD LPs included! ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COMBINED purchases / shipping Available on items won within 7 days. If you are purchasing MORE THAN ONE ITEM from my list, please don't pay before your last item (within same 7-day period) ends -so that I can combine your LPs on the INVOICE and charge you the reduced shipping accordingly. If you are DONE purchasing, you may eMail me at that time and ask for your INVOICE right away -for quickest shipment. My LP packing is considered to be among the very best on eBay! All records packed with vinyl (inside inner sleeve) behind cover - and shipped in strong LP mailer boxes with bubble-wrap around all sides - sandwiched between stiff corrugated flats for best protection in the mail. . Payment to be received within 7 days of auction end INTERNATIONAL BUYERS NOTE: I charge EXACT POSTAGE only, Worldwide. All packages above 4 Lbs (5-6 or more LPs) can NOT ship by the low 1ST CLASS International rate. Those must go by higher (but faster) PRIORITY or EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL RATES. These are US Postal System rules, not mine. I will ALWAYS offer you choices -the standard LOWEST rate that the US Postal system allows, plus the FASTER, but higher rate, which includes Full Tracking. ALL ITEMS OR COMBINED PACKAGES OF $99.99 OR OVER, SHIPPED OVERSEAS must ship FULLY INSURED by PRIORITY MAIL INTERNATIONAL for FULL TRACKING. For FULL tracking on any other items please select the PRIORITY SHIPPING choice. . *PLEASE do not ask me to mark the item as a 'GIFT' for customs. Unfortunately, I cannot. The postal clerks know better; I ship LPs constantly (over 30 years) and cannot fool them.