Misfits | ||||
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Released | July 1, 1986 | |||
Recorded | January 1978 January 1979 August 1980 1981 July 1983 1985 | |||
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Length | 40:20 | |||
Label | Caroline | |||
Producer | Misfits, Spot | |||
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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.
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.
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]
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Source | Rating |
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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]
All songs written by Glenn Danzig.
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
The Misfits