Various – Old Time Radio's Greatest Mysteries (20-Cassette Box Set, 1998, Radio Spirits Inc.)

Why This Tape Matters
Old Time Radio's Greatest Mysteries collects 60 programs spanning major mystery, suspense, horror, and crime series from American radio, including The Shadow, Suspense, Escape, Inner Sanctum Mysteries, Lights Out, and The Whistler. Performers represented include Orson Welles, Peter Lorre, Cary Grant, Richard Widmark, William Conrad, and Olivia De Havilland. The 20-cassette collection provides approximately 30 hours of broadcasts drawn primarily from the 1940s and early 1950s.

Collector Note
This 1998 U.S. Radio Spirits Inc. compilation is a 20-cassette box set containing three programs per cassette. The release is identified by ISBN 1-57019-154-9 and barcode 9781570191541; the original release was issued with a 64-page booklet.

Availability
Single copy available—once it's gone, it's gone.

Condition & Details
Tape: VG+
Case: VG+
J-Card: VG+

Technical Details
Format: 20 x Cassette, Compilation, Box Set
Label: Radio Spirits Inc.
Country: US
Released: 1998
Genre: Non-Music
Style: Radioplay

Matrix / Runout
Not specified

Tracklist
Side A
Tape #1 The Black Museum – The Chain 1952
Tape #1 The Black Museum – Canvas Bag 1952
Tape #2 The Clock – Nicky 03-04-48
Tape #2 The Clock – Bad Dreams 04-25-48
Tape #3 Crime Classics – If A Body Need A Body, Just Call Burke & Hare 12-02-53
Tape #3 Crime Classics – The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln 12-09-53
Tape #4 The Crime Club – Silent Witness 03-27-47
Tape #4 The Crime Club – Sun Is A Witness 04-03-47
Tape #5 Dark Fantasy – Death Is A Savage Diety 01-30-42
Tape #5 Dark Fantasy – The Sea Phantom 02-06-42
Tape #6 Escape – The Killer Mine 02-11-51
Tape #6 Escape – The Follower 02-18-51
Tape #7 The Haunting Hour – Murder Wears A Strange Mask 1940's
Tape #7 The Haunting Hour – No Escape 1940's
Tape #8 Inner Sanctum Mysteries – Make Ready My Grave 04-23-46
Tape #8 Inner Sanctum Mysteries – Murder Faces East 12-13-48
Tape #9 Lights Out – Prelude To Murder 06-15-43
Tape #9 Lights Out – Murder Castle 08-03-43
Tape #10 The Molle Mystery Theatre – Make No Mistake 04-30-48
Tape #10 The Molle Mystery Theatre – Close Shave 05-14-48
Tape #11 Murder At Midnight – Wherever I Go 10-07-46
Tape #11 Murder At Midnight – Death's Goblet 10-21-46
Tape #12 The Mysterious Traveler – Queen Of The Cats 07-02-44
Tape #12 The Mysterious Traveler – If You Believe 12-29-46
Tape #13 Mystery In The Air – The Marvelous Barastro
Tape #13 Mystery In The Air – The Horla 08-21-47
Tape #14 Quiet Please – Pathetic Fallacy 02-02-48
Tape #14 Quiet Please – A Red And White Guidon 02-09-48
Tape #15 The Sealed Book – Hands Of Death 03-18-45
Tape #15 The Sealed Book – King Of The World 03-25-45
Tape #16 The Screen Director's Playhouse – The Uninvited 11-18-49
Tape #16 The Screen Director's Playhouse – The Spiral Staircase 11-25-49
Tape #17 The Shadow – Murder In Wax 1938
Tape #17 The Shadow – Aboard The Steamship Amazon 1938
Tape #18 Suspense – The House On Cypress Canyon 12-05-46
Tape #18 Suspense – Ghost Hunt 06-23-49
Tape #19 The Weird Circle – The Bride Of Death 1945
Tape #19 The Weird Circle – Markheim 09-29-47
Tape #20 The Whistler – Witness At The Fountain
Tape #20 The Whistler – The Brass Ring 09-16-46

Side B
Tape #1 The Black Museum – Canvas Bag 1952 (Cont.)
Tape #1 The Black Museum – The Mandolin String 1952
Tape #2 The Clock – Bad Dreams 04-25-48 (Cont.)
Tape #2 The Clock – Bank Holiday 04-30-48
Tape #3 Crime Classics – The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln 12-09-53 (Cont.)
Tape #3 Crime Classics – John And Judith: Their Crime And Why They Didn't Get To Enjoy It 12-16-53
Tape #4 The Crime Club – Sun Is A Witness 04-03-47 (Cont.)
Tape #4 The Crime Club – Murder On Margin 05-22-47
Tape #5 Dark Fantasy – The Sea Phantom 02-06-42 (Cont.)
Tape #5 Dark Fantasy – W. Is For Werewolf 02-13-42
Tape #6 Escape – The Follower 02-18-51 (Cont.)
Tape #6 Escape – The Island 07-11-51
Tape #7 The Haunting Hour – No Escape 1940's (Cont.)
Tape #7 The Haunting Hour – 'Til Murder Do Us Part 1940's
Tape #8 Inner Sanctum Mysteries – Murder Faces East 12-13-48 (Cont.)
Tape #8 Inner Sanctum Mysteries – Between Two Worlds 12-20-48
Tape #9 Lights Out – Murder Castle 08-03-43 (Cont.)
Tape #9 Lights Out – Battle Of The Magicians 07-27-46
Tape #10 The Molle Mystery Theatre – Close Shave 05-14-48 (Cont.)
Tape #10 The Molle Mystery Theatre – Solo Performance 05-21-48
Tape #11 Murder At Midnight – Death's Goblet 10-21-46 (Cont.)
Tape #11 Murder At Midnight – Dead Hand 05-01-50
Tape #12 The Mysterious Traveler – If You Believe 12-29-46 (Cont.)
Tape #12 The Mysterious Traveler – The Lady In Red 05-23-50
Tape #13 Mystery In The Air – The Horla 08-21-47 (Cont.)
Tape #13 Mystery In The Air – Crime And Punishment 09-25-47
Tape #14 Quiet Please – A Red And White Guidon 02-09-48 (Cont.)
Tape #14 Quiet Please – Whence Came You? 02-16-48
Tape #15 The Sealed Book – King Of The World 03-25-45 (Cont.)
Tape #15 The Sealed Book – Death Spins A Web 04-01-45
Tape #16 The Screen Director's Playhouse – The Spiral Staircase 11-25-49 (Cont.)
Tape #16 The Screen Director's Playhouse – Dark Mirror 03-31-50
Tape #17 The Shadow – Aboard The Steamship Amazon 1938 (Cont.)
Tape #17 The Shadow – Carnival Of Death 11-10-40
Tape #18 Suspense – Ghost Hunt 06-23-49 (Cont.)
Tape #18 Suspense – On A Country Road 11-16-50
Tape #19 The Weird Circle – Markheim 09-29-47 (Cont.)
Tape #19 The Weird Circle – Pistol Shot 1945
Tape #20 The Whistler – The Brass Ring 09-16-46 (Cont.)
Tape #20 The Whistler – The Clever Mr. Farley 11-27-49

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