Friday, October 30, 2009

Jamaican Halloween Spooktacular 2009 - Track Twenty Two - Captain Barkey's "Vampire"

Here we are at the final tune and what a long trip it has been! I hope you've been enjoying what you've been hearing and I hope this last song doesn't disappoint. It's another dancehall tune and it comes from the man Captain Barkey and it comes from a 12" on the Joe Frasier label... it's called appropriately "Vampire."

I originally heard this song inside the mix LP released by VP in 1996 called Cool Ragga Mix and had tried for years to locate a copy of Barkey's tune in its entirety. Last year I eventually came across the 12" online and I wouldn't say I overpaid for it but it wasn't exactly dirt cheap... a week after I received it I did a search on Ernie B's Reggae and came across the same single for $.89!! Ugh, it made me sick!

Regardless, I was happy to finally put it in the collection and I'm happy to share it with everyone... besides my expensive copy sounds better than one that costs under a dollar! :)

Well, I guess that means we've got nothing left but the "Big Night." It has been a great month and I've enjoyed presenting this mix to those who have shown their appreciation for what I do here. Enjoy!

Spooktacular Track Twenty Two

7 comments:

  1. Thanks for the tunes - I hope your new projects go well!

    Happy Halloween!

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  2. hi john

    you really outdid yourself this year. great stuff, and as a big fan of both reggae and classic horror movies i wanted to thank you for all of the great music this halloween.

    take care

    t

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  3. Anonymous11:55 AM

    Tanks and praises for dem wicked tunes, both past and present.. wishing you all the best for the new project :)

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  4. Anonymous1:29 PM

    Thanks for the spooktacular music. Enjoy the holidays.

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  5. Just wanted to take a second and thank you for all the effort you put into your countdown this year (another great compilation), and to thank you for all the great tunes. Happy Halloween!

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  6. Another fine mix you got us into...please let me know your new project, quality gotta be admired! helenx

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  7. Your best Spooktacular, no question.
    Fantastic work throughout.

    Mighty thanks for this and ALL your other great posts. God knows,you've earned yourself a rest!

    Hope we can stay in touch...

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