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John Zacherle (Crestview 803)-"Zacherle's Monster Gallery"-LP. This vintage (and rare)novelty LP was released in 1963. Tracks include-Coolest Little Monster,A Wicked Thought,Ghoul View Commercial,Sure Sign Of Spring,Transylvania PTA,Frank And Drac Are Back,Come With Me To Transylvania,Spider Man Lullaby,Ring A Ding Orangoutang,Baying At The Moon,Zacherle For President.John Zacherle (born September 27, 1918, he is sometimes credited as John Zacherley) is a U.S. television host and voice actor known for his long career as a television horror host broadcasting horror movies in Philadelphia and New York City in the 1950s and 1960s. Best known for his character "Roland/Zacherley", he also did voice work for movies, and recorded the top ten song novelty rock and roll song "Dinner With Drac" in 1958. He also edited two collections of horror stories, Zacherley's Vulture Stew and Zacherley's Midnight Snacks.In 1954 he gained his first television role at WCAU-TV in Philadelphia, where he was hired as an actor playing several roles (one was an undertaker) in Action in the Afternoon, a Western produced by the station and aired in the New York City market. Three years later, he was hired as the host of WCAU's Shock Theater, which debuted on October 7, 1957. As the host, Zacherle appeared wearing a long black undertaker's coat as the character "Roland", who lived in a crypt with his wife "My Dear" and his lab assistant Igor. The hosting of the black-and-white show involved numerous stylized horror-comedy gags that have become standard on television. In the opening sequence, Zacherle as Roland would descend a long round staircase to the crypt. The producers erred on the side of goriness, showing fake severed heads with blood simulated with Hershey's chocolate syrup. The show sometimes featured live "cut-ins" during the movie in which the soundtrack continued to play on the air, while the visual feed switched briefly to a shot of Zacherle as Roland in the middle of a humorous stunt, such as riding a tombstone. The show ran for 92 broadcasts through 1958. The LP has been autographed on the back cover on his photo by Zacherle in blue fountain pen.........CONDITION OF VINYL,COVER AND AUTOGRAPH IS STRONG VG....................
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