Ghouls Out

If you're looking for a seasonal alternative to 'The Monster Mash' and 'Thriller', why not try a haunting track by the Rocking Humdingers? 'Dracula's Daughter' was another excuse for Terri Hooley to affront a Belfast recording studio. As ever, he showed nil respect for the fineries of melody or rhythm and the result is a lumbering half-laugh of a semi-concept. Still, a few of the entourage must have cackled and bought in another round at the Rotterdam.

This was Hooley in the Nineties, when he maxed up the clown role, throwing his annual 40th birthday parties and taking to the stage in a coffin. He was clearly a fan of Screaming Lord Sutch and Jay Hawkins. Apparently 'Dracula's Daughter' was never released, and that may leave me in possession of a collector's item. Or possibly not.

Some of you observant readers may see that there's a major typographical error on the cover. The 'n' is missing, so the band are merely Humdigers. That said, the graphics are so awful that you might easily mistake the combo as The Rocking Bumdigers. I'll bet they were the butt of many jokes.