10,000 black vinyl copies (first pressing)
400 white vinyl copies, 400 black vinyl copies (second pressing)
Notes: 7,000 copies of the first pressing feature a light gray label on record while the remaining 3,000 feature a red/orange label; most original copies also have “R-10261” etched into A-side matrix and “R-10262” in B-side matrix.
Evilive
“20 Eyes” / “Night of the Living Dead” / “Astro Zombies” / “Horror Business” / “London Dungeon” / “All Hell Breaks Loose” / “We Are 138”
Tracks 1–5 recorded live December 17, 1981, at the Ritz (New York, NY)
Tracks 6–7 recorded live November 20, 1981, at the On Broadway Club (San Francisco, CA)
Produced by the Misfits
Released December 1982 via Plan 9 Records
2,099 copies (first pressing)
Notes: 99 copies of the original Evilive were sold in 33 bundled editions that included three copies of the EP with alternate cover images of Danzig, Jerry, and Doyle. In 1983 the EP was licensed by Aggressive Rock Productions for release in West Germany; the company pressed at least 12,000 black vinyl copies and repressed it twice more through 1988. Caroline Records issued an expanded version of Evilive on cassette October 15, 1987, adding “Nike-a-Go-Go” and “Hatebreeders” from the Ritz performance and “Devil’s Whorehouse,” “Horror Hotel,” and “Ghoul’s Night Out” from the On Broadway performance. Several versions of the expanded Evilive were also issued on 2,000 copies of green vinyl and an unknown quantities of black vinyl between 1987 and 1997. A CD version was also released in March of 1997.
Psycho in the Wax Museum
“Angel Baby” / “Death of the Fallen Angel”
Recorded December 1996 at Dreamland Recording Studio (Woodstock, NY)
Produced by Daniel Rey
Released 2006 via Misfits Records
Unknown amount of clear vinyl copies (first and only pressing)
Notes: This EP was available for free with three proofs of purchase from other Misfits releases.
LPS
Walk Among Us
“20 Eyes” / “I Turned into a Martian” / “All Hell Breaks Loose” / “Vampira” / “Nike-a-Go-Go” / “Hatebreeders” / “Mommy, Can I Go Out & Kill Tonight?” / “Night of the Living Dead” / “Skulls” / “Violent World” / “Devil’s Whorehouse” / “Astro Zombies” / “Brain Eaters”
Track 6 recorded June 1981 at Newfound Sound (Fair Lawn, NJ)
Track 7 recorded live December 17, 1981, at The Ritz (New York, NY)
All other tracks recorded no later than August 1981 at Mix-O-Lydian Studio (Boonton, NJ)
Overdubs recorded January 1982 at Quad Teck (Los Angeles, CA)
Produced by Mike Taylor/The Misfits/Pat Burnette
Released March 1982 via Ruby/Slash
35,000–37,000 black vinyl copies with pink cover (first pressing)
Unknown amount of black vinyl copies with purple cover (second pressing) [1982]
Notes: An unknown amount of black vinyl copies with a darker pink cover were licensed for Italian label Expanded Music in 1982; after Warner Brothers acquired Ruby/Slash the former reissued Walk Among Us several times in unknown quantities across several formats between 1988 and 2012. For Record Store Day in 2012, Warner subsidiary Rhino Records pressed 1,500 purple vinyl, 1,250 red vinyl, 1,250 blue vinyl, and 500 clear vinyl copies of the album with a pink cover.
Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood
“Earth A.D.” / “Queen Wasp” / “Devilock” / “Death Comes Ripping” / “Green Hell” / “Wolfs Blood” / “Demonomania” / “Bloodfeast” / “Hellhound”
“Earth A.D.” / “Queen Wasp” / “Devilock” / “Death Comes Ripping” / “Green Hell” / “Mommy, Can I Go Out & Kill Tonight?” / “Wolfs Blood” / “Demonomania” / “Bloodfeast” / “Hellhound” / “Die, Die My Darling” / “We Bite”
Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7 recorded October 3, 1982, at Unicorn Recording Studio (Santa Monica, CA) [instruments] and June 1983 at Mix-O-Lydian (Boonton, NJ) [vocals]
Tracks 4, 5, 8, and 9 recorded July 1983, Fox Studio (Rutherford, NJ)
Produced by Spot/The Misfits
Released December 12, 1983, via Plan 9 Records
10,000 black, 100 green, 500 yellow, 200 purple, and 200 clear vinyl copies (first pressing)
Notes: Underground artist Marc Rude drew Earth A.D.’s busy cover image featuring the Misfits as zombies surrounded by fans; the sketch took him approximately 300 hours to complete. This album was licensed to Aggressive Rock Productions in 1983 and released in Germany as Wolfs Blood/Earth A.D. in 15,000 black vinyl copies. In 1984 Plan 9 issued an expanded version of Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood on cassette that included the “Die, Die My Darling” single in its entirety. Caroline Records pressed an unknown amount of copies across various formats between 1986 and 1992 (including 15,000 “gold” CD copies in 1992). In 1991 Modern Music released Wolfs Blood/Earth A.D. with Evilive on CD.
American Psycho
“The Abominable Dr. Phibes” / “American Psycho” / “Speak of the Devil” / “Walk Among Us” / “The Hunger” / “From Hell They Came” / “Dig Up Her Bones” / “Blacklight” / “Resurrection” / “This Island Earth” / “Crimson Ghost” / “Day of the Dead” / “The Haunting” / “Mars Attacks” / “Hate the Living, Love the Dead” / “Shining” / “Don’t Open ‘til Doomsday”
Recorded December 1996 at Dreamland Recording Studio (Woodstock, NY) [instruments]; January 1997 at Spa Recording Studio (New York, NY) [vocals], Baby Monster Studio (New York, NY) [sound effects], and Creepy Attic Studio (Lodi, NJ) [special effects]
Produced by Daniel Rey
Released May 13, 1997, via Geffen Records
Notes: Famous Monsters of Filmland cover artist Basil Gogos crafted the image of the Crimson Ghost that graces the front of this record. Geffen Records released an unknown quantity of American Psycho across a variety of formats in the US, Europe, and Sweden between May of 1997 and May of 1998. LP copies include the exclusive track “Dead Kings Rise” while CD copies contain the exclusive “Hell Night” as a final hidden track.
Static Age
“Static Age” / “TV Casualty” / “Some Kinda Hate” / “Last Caress” / “Return of the Fly” / “Hybrid Moments” / “We Are 138” / “Teenagers from Mars” / “Come Back” / “Angelfuck” / “Hollywood Babylon” / “Attitude” / “Bullet” / “Theme for a Jackal” / “She” / “Spinal Remains” / “In the Doorway” / “Studio Chatter”
Recorded January–February 1978, at C.I. Studios (New York, NY)
Produced by Dave Achelis/Tom Bejgrowicz
Released July 15, 1997, via Caroline Records
3,500 black, 2,000 red, 1,000 yellow/orange, 500 purple vinyl copies (first pressing)
Unknown amount of black vinyl copies released to U.K. (second pressing) [July 28, 1997]
Notes: The second pressing of this album was delayed due to customs issues.
Evilive II
“Intro (Creepy Church)” / “Abominable Dr. Phibes” / “American Psycho” / “Walk Among Us” / “The Hunger” / “From Hell They Came” / “Speak of the Devil” / “Last Caress” / “Dig Up Her Bones” / “American Nightmare” / “Day of the Dead” / “Hate the Living, Love the Dead” / “Shining” / “Don’t Open ‘til Doomsday” / “This Island Earth” / “Where Eagles Dare” / “Bullet” / “Vampira” / “The Haunting” / “Die, Die My Darling”
Recorded October 31, 1997–March 10, 1998, various North American concert venues
Released August 14, 1998 via the Fiend Club (CD only)
Notes: The cover boasts a drawing by renowned artists Pushead.
Famous Monsters
“Kong at the Gates” / “Forbidden Zone” / “Lost in Space” / “Dust to Dust” / “Crawling Eye” / “Witch Hunt” / “Scream!” / “Saturday Night” / “Pumpkin Head” / “Scarecrow Man” / “Die Monster Die” / “Living Hell” / “Descending Angel” / “Them” / “
Fiend Club” / “Hunting Humans” / “Helena” / “Kong Unleashed”
Recorded April 12–June 9, 1999, at Dreamland Recording Studio (Woodstock, NY)
Produced by Daniel Rey
Released October 5, 1999, via Roadrunner Records
10,000 CDs released in Japan (first pressing) [September 4, 1999]
Unknown amount of CD, cassette, and vinyl copies; 5,000 picture discs (second pressing) [October 5, 1999]
1,500 yellow vinyl and 1,500 purple vinyl copies (third pressing) [January 2000]
Notes: Ramones Artistic Director Arturo Vega designed the packaging for Famous Monsters, though the cover painting of the band was crafted by Basil Gogos. This album reached no. 138 on the Billboard Rock Chart.
12 Hits from Hell
“Halloween” / “Vampira” / “I Turned into a Martian” / “Skulls” / “London Dungeon” / “Night of the Living Dead” / “Horror Hotel” / “Ghoul’s Night Out” / “Astro Zombies” / “Where Eagles Dare” / “Violent World” / “Halloween II” / “London Dungeon” (alternate take)
Recorded August 5–September 5, 1980, at Master Sound Productions (Franklin Square, NY)
Produced by Robbie Alter
Scheduled for release October 30, 2001; cancelled October 15, 2001
3 black vinyl test copies, 2,000 promotional CDs, unknown amount of CD-Rs, 40,000 regular CDs (first and only pressing; all allegedly destroyed)
Notes: Outside the original Misfits releases, 12 Hits from Hell is probably the most sought-after and bootlegged release. Despite the official line that all copies were destroyed many record stores and distributors had already received promotional and sales discs by the time 12 Hits was officially cancelled. Thus, copies survive to this day, and high-quality files of the material float around the Internet.
Project 1950
“This Magic Moment” / “Dream Lover” / “Diana” / “Donna” / “Great Balls of Fire” / “Latest Flame” / “Monster Mash” / “Only Make Believe” / “Runaway” / “You Belong to Me”
Recorded: unknown
Produced by The Misfits
Released July 29, 2003 via Misfits Records/Rykodisc
Unknown amount of CD copies and 1,000 blue vinyl copies (first pressing)
Unknown amount of CD copies, 1,000 purple vinyl, 3,000 neon green vinyl copies released in Europe (second pressing)
Notes: Project 1950 included a bonus DVD with CD copies that contains various live clips of the band, including three songs performed at the 2003 Phillips U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships. Japanese version swapped out the DVD for a Misfits/Balzac split single. This album also spread across several Billboard charts, hitting no. 133 on Billboard 200, no. 2 on the Heatseekers Albums chart, and no. 5 Independent Albums chart.
The Devil’s Rain
“The Devil’s Rain” / “Vivid Red” / “Land of the Dead” / “The Black Hole” / “Twilight of the Dead” / “Curse of the Mummy’s Hand” / “Cold in Hell” / “Unexplained” / “Dark Shadows” / “Father” / “Jack The Ripper” / “Monkey’s Paw” / “Where Do They Go?” / “Sleepwalkin’” / “Ghost of Frankenstein” / “Death Ray”
Recorded 2011 at Eagle Sound (Durango, CO)
Overdubs/mixing completed at KozyTone Ranch (Durango, CO)
Produced by Ed Stasium/John Cafiero
Released October 4, 2011, via Misfits Records
Unknown amount of CD and black vinyl copies (first pressing)
Notes: Basil Gogos once again painted the Crimson Ghost for this album’s cover. The Devil’s Rain peaked at no. 70 on the Billboard 200.
COMPILATIONS
Legacy of Brutality
“Static Age” / “TV Casualty” / “Hybrid Moments” / “Spinal Remains” / “Come Back” / “Some Kinda Hate” / “Theme for a Jackal” / “Angelfuck” / “Who Killed Marilyn?” / “Where Eagles Dare” / “She” / “Halloween” / “American Nightmare”
Tracks 1–8 and 11 recorded January–February 1978 at C.I. Recording Studio (New York, NY)
Tracks 9 and 10 recorded January 26–February 5, 1979, at C.I. Recording Studio (New York, NY)
Track 12 recorded August/September 1980 at Master Sound Productions (Franklin Square, NY)
Track 13 recorded June 1981 at Newfound Sounds Studios (Fair Lawn, NJ)
Overdubs/remixing recorded 1985 at Reel Platinum (Lodi, NJ)
Produced by Glenn Danzig
Released September 1985 via Plan 9/Caroline
10,000 black vinyl, 2,800 black cassettes (first pressing)
500 white vinyl, 500 red vinyl, 16 pink vinyl copies (second pressing) [March 1986]
Notes: Caroline Records issued a third pressing of unknown quantity on LP, cassette, and CD in October 1989.
Misfits/Collection I
“She” / “Hollywood Babylon” / “Bullet” / “Horror Business” / “Teenagers from Mars” / “Night of the Living Dead” / “Where Eagles Dare” / “Vampira” / “I Turned into a Martian” / “Skulls” / “London Dungeon” / “Ghoul’s Night Out” / “Astro Zombies” / “Mommy, Can I Go Out & Kill Tonight?” / “Die, Die My Darling” / “Earth A.D.” / “Devilock” / “Death Comes Ripping” / “Green Hell” / “Wolfs Blood”
Tracks 1–3 recorded January–February 1978 at C.I. Recording Studio (New York, NY)
Tracks 4, 5, and 7 recorded January 26–February 5, 1979, at C.I. Recording Studio (New York, NY)
Tracks 6, 8, and 10–13 recorded August/September 1980 at Master Sound Productions (Franklin Square, NY)
Track 9 recorded 1981 at Mix-O-Lydian Studio (Boonton, NJ)
Tracks 14–20 recorded at Fox Studio (Rutherford, NJ)
Overdubs/remixing recorded 1986 at Reel Platinum (Lodi, NJ)
Produced by Glenn Danzig
Released July 1, 1986, via Plan 9/Caroline
Notes: This compilation was originally untitled and originally CD-only until bootleggers began pressing it on vinyl. Caroline Records issued second and third pressings of unknown quantity in October of 1988 and April of 1994, respectively. The third pressing marked Legacy of Brutality’s CD debut.
Collection II
“We Are 138” / “Attitude” / “Cough/Cool” / “Last Caress” / “Return of the Fly” / “Children in Heat” / “Rat Fink” / “Horror Hotel” / “Halloween” / “Halloween II” / “Hatebreeders” / “Brain Eaters” / “Nike-a-Go-Go” / “Devil’s Whorehouse” / “Mephisto Waltz” / “We Bite” / “Queen Wasp” / “Demonomania” / “Hellhound” / “Bloodfeast”
Tracks 1, 2, and 5 recorded January–February 1978 at C.I. Recording Studio (New York, NY)
Tracks 3 and 11–15 recorded August 1986 at Reel Platinum (Lodi, NJ)
Track 4 recorded September 1979 at C.I. Recording Studio (New York, NY)
Track 6 recorded January 26–February 5, 1979, at C.I. Recording Studio (New York, NY)
Track 7 recorded June 1979 at the Song Shop Studio (New York, NY)
Track 8 recorded August 1980 at Master Sound Productions (Franklin Square, NY)
Tracks 9 and 10 recorded 1981 at Mix-O-Lydian (Boonton, NJ)
Tracks 16–20 recorded July 1983 at Fox Studio (Rutherford, NJ)
Produced by Glenn Danzig
Released November 14, 1995, via Caroline
100,000 CDs, 500 clear vinyl, 6,000 red vinyl, 3,500 green vinyl (first pressing)
Notes: Caroline issued a second pressing of black vinyl in an unknown quantity in April 1996. Collection II rose to no. 33 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart.
Cuts from the Crypt
“Dead Kings Rise” (demo) / “Blacklight” (demo) / “The Haunting” (demo) / “The Hunger” (demo) / “Mars Attacks” (demo) / “Dr. Phibes Rises Again” / “I Got a Right” / “Monster Mash” / “I Wanna Be a NY Ranger” / “Scream!” (demo) / “1,000,000 Years B.C.” / “Helena 2” / “Devil Doll” / “Fiend without a Face” / “Bruiser” / “No More Moments” / “Rise Above” (live)
Tracks 1–6 recorded August 2001 at t
he Snuff Factory (Helmetta, NJ)
Track 7 recorded March 1997 at Baby Monsters Studios (New York, NY)
Track 8 recorded October 1997 at Power Play Studios (Newark, NJ)
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