Never, ever, ever would I have thought that I would see such a sight- a video of moving images from Eerie Publications covers set to the soundtrack of- the Johnson Smith Horror Record! As Jason Willis of the Scar Stuff of Legend put it, it was definitely aimed at a "specific" audience, which happens to be me and all of you out there who care about what I post on Magic Carpet Burn. Jason originally posted it on the Scar Stuff site, go there to read about how he did it. I would just like to say how excited I was to hear from Jason, as his site literally rocked my world even before I had a computer that could download stuff, as it is also a treasure trove of information and his posts got more comments than I thought it was possible to get from such a "specific" audience. (Fortunately my good friend Aaron was able to download stuff from Scar Stuff for me and supply me with hard copies, which in turn got put on my mp3 player and have been there ever since.) The point is, lots of people have fond memories of their exposure to these records and have their favorites. The Johnson Smith Horror Record is one of mine, but I would never imagined such a rich tableau of images from listening to it as what you're about to see. As a listening experience the JSHR is a baffling exercise in "What the heck is goin' on here?" and the video has many surprises and joys for those of us who have actually memorized the hellish thing. I particularly love the point in the video where...well, I won't spoil it! I would also like to say that I now have a lot more respect for Krishtar and his threats of world destruction, "Because, you have only one hour to exist!", so watch this video now! Just for fun I am posting my own copy of the Horror Record(both sides)and also my copy of the Gayle House Haunting record, with the sincere hope that Jason will one day tackle that one too!...
Coming soon - the 60s era Soma label version of the classic "Sounds To Make You Shiver" lp! How is that exciting? Different mix!...
