Halloween Playlist Part I: Season of the Witch
Several years ago, I worked as a Music Director for my college's radio station, KBVR FM. In thinking of stunts to pull that would be interesting and keeping with the tagline at the time ("A Taste of Weird"), I thought about radio stations that play endless Christmas music all through December. That would never fly at the college, but taking the entire day of Halloween and playing themed music?

The idea grew, and suddenly I had pulled song after song for a playlist. It was about an eight hour loop, with about an extra hour to make sure Thriller play enough times to satisfy everyone. I did always choose the most well-known version of a song. Some times, I chose an interesting cover version.

My personal project was to hunt down as many versions as possible of the Donovan song Season of the Witch. That's the first part of my list.

Here, then, is the Season of the Witch portion of my Halloween Playlist:
(A * after the song indicates a later addition)

Season of the Witch Variations
Alex Parche*
Alixandrea Corvyn*
Astronautalis*
Baaba Richie and the Raags*
Bob Peck & er Beach Bandits*
Boneyard and the Elegant Skulls*
Dame Darcy*
Dr. John and the Blues Brothers
Donovan
Dream Syndicate, The*
Düde Dürst*
Enoch Light and the Light Brigade
Folk Family Revival*
Heretix*
Hole*
Jack Montgomery*
Jellyfish*
Jenny Devivo
Joan Jett
Julee Cruise, Dj Dmitry*
Julie Driscoll ft. Brian Auger
Karen Elson
Kathi McDonald*
Lou Rawls
Luna*
Mac Macleod*
Marble Phrogg*
Masked Marauders, The*
Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Steven Stills
Mother Earth*
Mugwumps, The*
Mundy*
Pandamonium, The*
Pesky Gee!*
Phantoms, The*
Present Moment, The*
Richard Thompson
Sam Gopal*
Someday Girl*
Stone Coyote, The*
Strangelings, The*
Suck
Terry Reid*