Master of the Macabre

• Artist: Vincent Price
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• Release Date: October 20, 2008
• Total Time: 0:00
• Type: Compilation (best of), Soundtrack
• Genre: Spoken Word

Review

Another interesting addition to Mike Alway's el (Mark II) catalog. Vincent Price's Master of the Macabre may not have much musical connection with the jet-setting style of early el releases, but it sure carries the fantasy/escapist mark that was always the other half of the el equation. The three radio plays collected here were produced in 1957 for CBS' Suspense program and include what is perhaps Price's most well known (and loved) spoken word performance, "The Pit and the Pendulum." With flair and flamboyance, Price delivers his parts with a Euro-slickness and wry intellectualism -- the kind of image Alway always strove to cultivate in his own roster of talent. Accompanied by a well-written essay, the el edition of Master of the Macabre serves to entertain and enlighten Vincent Price fans of any era, as well as up the "cool" factor of any eclectic record collection. ~ J. Scott McClintock, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
The Pit and the Pendulum	Edgar Allan Poe	Vincent Price, Ellen Morgan	(21:17)
Fugue in C Minor	Lucille Fletcher	Vincent Price, Ida Lupino	(25:25)
Present Tense	Amerigo Mario	Vincent Price	(27:53)

Credits

Vincent Price (Performer), Peg LaCentra (Performer), John Dickson Carr (Story Adaptation), Jack Kruschen (Performer), Ida Lupino (Performer), Charles Lavalack (Performer), Johnny Hoyt (Performer), William Spier (Director), Daws Butler (Performer), Bea Benaderet (Performer), William N. Robeson (Director), Ben Wright (Performer), Jay Novello (Performer), Christopher Evans (Liner Notes), Joe De Santis (Performer), Amerigo Mario (Conductor), George Walsh (Performer)