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CADABRA RECORDS LAUNCHES WITH WHERE IS ABBY? & OTHER TALES, A LAVISH LP OF NEW YORK CITY-CENTRED STORIES FROM WRITER AND ILLUSTRATOR LEE BROWN COYE

by PAUL CORUPE

IF YOU’VE EVER SAT AROUND A CAMPFIRE WITH A SEASONED STORYTELLER SPINNING A GHOST TALE, YOU KNOW THE POWER OF the oral tradition to spook, scare and otherwise shock you. Cadabra Records, a new label specializing in creepy spoken word albums, hopes to replicate that feeling right on your home turntable with its debut release Where Is Abby? & Other Tales, featuring a handful of stories by renowned artist and author Lee Brown Coye (1907–1981). It’s a release that aims to bring renewed legitimacy to a subgenre too often associated with budget Halloween LPs featuring corny sound effects and haphazard stories. “The spoken arts are very under-appreciated,” says Jonathan Dennison, founder of the Syracuse-based label. “They provide another dimension of the written story. Listening to a spoken word record on vinyl…

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