Misfits (Misfits album)

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Misfits
Misfits - Misfits (Collection I) cover.jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedJuly 1, 1986
RecordedJanuary 1978
January 1979
August 1980
1981
July 1983
1985
Genre
Length40:20
Label Caroline
Producer Misfits, Spot
Misfits chronology
Legacy of Brutality
(1985)
Misfits
(1986)
Collection II
(1995)

Misfits is a 1986 compilation album by the American punk rock band Misfits. Officially titled Misfits, but also known as Collection, [1] [2] Collection 1, [3] or Collection I, [4] [5] the album features twenty songs by the band. The tracks include some of the group's early singles, as well as songs from their 1982 album Walk Among Us , their 1983 album Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood , and the 1985 compilation album Legacy of Brutality , which was curated exclusively by vocalist Glenn Danzig after the band had dissolved in 1983.

Contents

Collection I was first released on July 1, 1986 by Plan 9 and Caroline Records, and was followed by Collection II in 1995. Both Collection albums were included in the boxed set The Misfits , which was released in 1996.

Release

Collection I was released on CD on July 1, 1986 by Plan 9 Records (which was Glenn Danzig's own label) and Caroline Records. [6] It was released as a 12" vinyl LP and cassette in October 1988. [6] Upon release, Danzig was the only member of the Misfits receiving royalties for Collection I, along with the 1985 compilation album Legacy of Brutality and the 1987 live album Evilive . [7] This led to a series of legal battles between Danzig and his former bandmates Jerry Only and Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein. [8] [9]

In 1995, an agreement regarding the royalties for Misfits releases by Caroline Records was reached, wherein all future royalties would be pro-rated by instrument and track depending on the performer. [8] As a result, Only received a full third of royalties for Collection I; another third was split between guitarists Franché Coma, Doyle, and Bobby Steele, and the remaining third was split between drummers Mr. Jim, Joey Image, Arthur Googy, and Robo. [8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Spin Alternative Record Guide 8/10 [11]

John Dougan of AllMusic gave Collection I a rating of four out of five stars, writing: "Purists may disagree, but for the benighted, [Collection I] is the best place to start -- a 20-track anthology that gives you the most Misfits for your money. Everything that made the Misfits great is here, including the odd remix, alternate take, and re-edited version." [10] In his book The Complete Misfits Discography, author Robert Michael "Bobb" Cotter wrote that "True Fiends already had about at least a dozen versions of the songs on this compilation, but if you are indeed one, well, you'd have to get it anyway. At least there are some previously-unreleased versions of stuff with better sound quality than if you previously heard it on a boot." [12]

Javier Van Huss, former bass guitarist for the band Eighteen Visions, noted that the album was instrumental in his early "love of the Misfits", stating that "Collection 1 on cassette was the first of Danzig's musical endeavors that I purchased with my own money." [13]

Track listing

All songs written by Glenn Danzig.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."She"1:22
2."Hollywood Babylon"2:20
3."Bullet"1:38
4."Horror Business"2:45
5."Teenagers from Mars"2:43
6."Night of the Living Dead"1:57
7."Where Eagles Dare"2:07
8."Vampira"1:21
9."I Turned into a Martian"1:43
10."Skulls"1:59
Total length:19:55
Side two
No.TitleLength
11."London Dungeon"2:34
12."Ghouls Night Out"1:58
13."Astro Zombies"2:11
14."Mommy Can I Go Out and Kill Tonight?"2:01
15."Die, Die My Darling"3:09
16."Earth A.D."2:09
17."Devilock"1:26
18."Death Comes Ripping"1:53
19."Green Hell"1:53
20."Wolfs Blood"1:11
Total length:20:25

Personnel

The Misfits

References

  1. "The Misfits - Collection". Amazon.com . Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  2. "Collection by Misfits on Spotify". Spotify . Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  3. "Official Misfits Discography". Misfits.com. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  4. Lariviere, Aaron (October 31, 2012). "The 10 Best Misfits Songs". Stereogum . Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  5. Crum, Chris (May 12, 2016). "Misifts Reunion Announced For Riot Fest, Glenn Danzig Included". Inquisitr . Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  6. 1 2 Cotter 2019, p. 29–30.
  7. Greene 2013, p. 73–74.
  8. 1 2 3 Greene 2013, p. 74.
  9. Brown, Eric (May 9, 2014). "Glenn Danzig's Lawsuit Against Former Misfits Bandmate Digs Up Bones Of Decades Old Trademark Dispute". International Business Times . Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  10. 1 2 Dougan, John. "Misfits - Misfits". AllMusic . Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  11. Weisbard, Eric (1995). "Misfits". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 254–255. ISBN   0-679-75574-8.
  12. Cotter 2019, p. 30.
  13. Gentile, John (October 30, 2018). "Interviews: "What the Misfits Mean to Me"". Punknews.org. Retrieved September 13, 2019.

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