Death Valley High... on vinyl for the first time!

 

It's been twenty years since Zombina and the Skeletones "Death Valley High" was first unleashed - the soundtrack album to the never realized film-of-the-same-name which, through the medium of energetic doo-wop synth-punk, tells the story of unlucky-in-love horror nerd Janie Spencer and her murderous campaign against her high school bullies - all under the watchful eye of the shadowy organization known only as “the GRA”.  It’s Carrie goes to Nukem High.  It’s John Hughes as guest director on Tales from the Crypt. It’s 13 short n’ snappy pop-rockers full of a million crazy ideas, recorded on zero budget in a little house in Liverpool in the early 2000’s… and it’s back! Let 9x9 Records be your chaperone to the bloodiest school reunion of the century as “Death Valley High” returns for Halloween 2026 - on vinyl for the first time!

This new edition from 9x9 Records features an expanded version of the artwork, PLUS “What Happened To Baby Janie?” a bonus CD containing a never before heard early draft of the album with some interesting differences…

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Here’s what they said about Death Valley High back in ’06:

“A roaring twist through teenage torment with all the guts of any brilliant B-movie we’ve seen. Doo-wop and intense pop harmonies shake even the most brutally themed and heaviest songs up into rock even we lily livered indie kids can blast out. It is immense, and don’t even get me started on the artwork.” – Cuckoo Press

“A hyperactive rollercoaster ride… the record fizzes, bubbles, soars and poses its way through 32 minutes of electro-surf joy… it’d be really fucking hard to trump Zombina and the Skeletones as purveyors of trashy horror thrills – and the world would be a far more enjoyable place if more people tried. ” –  Drowned In Sound

“Zombina and the Skeletones have been sitting around some graveyard drinking super sweet milkshakes and drilling holes in their amps ala The Sonics… there’s a delightfully original edge to the sound that really twats you around the ears just as you get used to the syrup… great stuff, but it’ll rot your teeth.” – Big Cheese

“Schlocky horror fun, fake blood and pop-punk beats...it’s the kind of band you’d slice off heads to be in.” – Bizarre Magazine

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...and here's some more contemporary discussion about Death Valley High from "The Album Concept Hour" podcast:

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Zombina and the Skeletones – Death Valley High

01.The Kids Are All Dead – 02:14

02. Lost Boys – 02:31

03. At The Megaplex – 02:33

04. My TV – 01:59

05. Villain – 02:37

06. Guess What!? (I Love You) – 02:18

07. Prom Night – 02:04

08. Your Girlfriend’s Head – 01:14

09. The Fragile Heart – 02:39

10. The Waiting – 02:25

11. Janie’s Got A Dissolvo Ray – 02:31

12. End Of The World – 03:16

13. Bubblegum Machine – 03:30