3 Rabbit Band

3 Rabbit Band

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Garpax Records

Garpax Records was an American record label established by Gary S. Paxton which first issued the song "Monster Mash" by Bobby Boris Pickett in 1962. It was distributed by London Records. The label lasted from 1962 to 1965.



"Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song and the best-known song by Bobby Pickett The song was released as a single on Gary Paxton's Garpax Record label in August 1962 along with a full-length LP called The Original Monster Mash, which contained several other monster-themed tunes. The "Monster Mash" single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on October 20 of that year, just in time for Halloween. It has been a perennial holiday favorite ever since.

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