query: record_label the original monster mash
supports: The Original Monster Mash is an album by Bobby ( Boris ) Pickett and The Crypt - Kickers . It was recorded and released in late 1962 , following the success of Pickett 's `` Monster Mash '' single . The album 's somewhat unwieldy title arose from the need to distinguish it in the marketplace from an album by John Zacherle on the rival Cameo - Parkway label , titled Monster Mash and featuring Zacherle 's cover version of the song . 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 "Boris" Pickett. The song was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Records 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 was #1 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart on October 2027 of that year, just before Halloween. It has been a perennial holiday favorite ever since. Gary Sanford Paxton (born Larry Wayne Stevens; May 18, 1939  July 17, 2016) was an American record producer, recording artist, and Grammy and Dove Award winning songwriter. Paxton was a member of Skip & Flip and The Hollywood Argyles and was the producer of two number one "Billboard" Hot 100 singles, "Alley Oop" for The Hollywood Argyles in 1960 and "Monster Mash" for Bobby "Boris" Pickett in 1962.
candidates: album garpax records leon russell record record label
answer: garpax records