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As October draws to a close and the cobwebs grow thick across the turntable, it’s only fitting to summon one of the most iconic ghouls of the small screen — Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. This week’s Spooky Season Spin dusts off a wonderfully campy slice of early ’80s novelty pop: “3D TV” by Elvira and The Vi-Tones, released in 1982 on Rhino Records.

Rhino was still a young indie label back then, known for its tongue-in-cheek humor and love of retro kitsch — making it the perfect home for Elvira’s vinyl debut. Riding the wave of her rising fame as the hostess of Elvira’s Movie Macabre, Cassandra Peterson brought her character’s darkly comic charisma straight into the groove, complete with her trademark double entendres and ghoulish giggles.

“3D TV” is a bouncy new wave novelty track with plenty of synthesizer fizz and surf-rock guitar twang — think B-52’s meets The Munsters. Elvira hams it up with perfect B-movie flair, warning of a world where everything’s jumping off the screen in eye-popping, brain-melting 3D. It’s goofy, camp, and irresistibly fun — the kind of track that would have fit right in at a midnight Halloween party in 1982, surrounded by fog machines and neon lights.

Flip the record over, and you get the equally fabulous “Elvira’s Theme,” a vampy instrumental drenched in eerie organ riffs and haunted-house sound effects. It’s short, sweet, and pure Elvira — part horror, part humor, and 100% cult queen.

The 12″ single has become a bit of a collector’s curiosity today — a perfect snapshot of when MTV, horror hosts, and new wave collided in glorious low-budget excess. Whether you’re spinning it at your own haunted dancefloor or just admiring that deliciously kitsch picture sleeve, “3D TV” is the kind of relic that reminds us Halloween was made for vinyl.

So dim the lights, pour yourself a goblet of something red, and let Elvira take control of your screen and your speakers — in all her gory glory.

🕸️ Happy Halloween from Burning the Ground! 🕸️
Where spooky grooves rise from the grave, one 12″ at a time.

SIDE A:
3-D TV (Three Dimensional) 2:29

SIDE B:
Elvira’s Theme 1:24

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Rhino Records (2) – RNTI 401
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Single
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Rock, Stage & Screen
Style: Pop Rock, Horror Rock

CREDITS:

• Art Direction, Design – Mark Matsuno
• Cover [Back Cover Concept] – Alan Adler
• Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
• Photography By [Photos] – Robert Strauss (2)
• Producer – Mark Pierson
• Written-By – Gary Poirot (tracks: A), John Paragon (tracks: A), Mark Pierson, Robert Williams (27) (tracks: A)

NOTES:
Comes with a pair of paper 3-D glasses

Special Thanks To: Ray Colcord, John Hanlon, Dawna Kaufman, John Paragon, Gary Poirot, Larry Thomas, Robert Williams, Cassandra Petterson

Guy the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL TRANSFER & AUDIO RESTORATION:
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for BURNING THE GROUND

THE GEAR:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK7
Cartridge/Stylus:  Ortofon Concorde Music Black
Turntable Isolation Platform: ISO-Tone™ Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro Spin Acrylic Mat
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Pro-Jec Tube Box DS2
Tubes: Genalex Gold Lion 12AX7 ECC83/B759 Gold Pins Vacuum Tube – Matched Pair
DAC: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 25 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

**24bit FLAC Only Available For Seven Days!

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