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| Note | The Misfits - "12 Hits From Hell"
Supposed to have been released on Caroline Records the same day as Misfits -"Cuts From The Crypt" on October 30th, 2001. All copies of this album were supposed to be destroyed by Caroline due to "inferior mastering", but a few slipped by. I got this from: MisfitsCentral.com There is artwork on: http://www.onethirtyeight.com/info/12hitsfromhell/ but the pics are segmented for some reason. Lineup: Glenn Danzig: Vocals Jerry Only: Bass Bobby Steele: Guitar Doyle: Guitar Arthur Googy: Drums 1. Halloween 2. Vampira 3. I Turned Into A Martian 4. Skulls 5. London Dungeon 6. Night Of The Living Dead 7. Horror Hotel 8. Ghouls Night Out 9. Astro Zombies 10. Where Eagles Dare 11. Violent World 12. Halloween II 13. London Dungeon - (alternate take) The liner notes from the disc (according to a few sites): Originally intended to be a full-length release, like so many recordings before it, the MSP session instead became the launching pad for their legendary Walk Among Us album. Recorded on August 7, 1980, several of the twelve recorded tracks ended up being released on two classic Plan 9 Records singles, while the rest of the tracks remained unheard outside of tape dubbing and bootlegging. Part of the "Halloween" single was taken from these recordings while the "3 Hits from Hell" 7", which came out in April 1981, drew upon this session for "London Dungeon", "Horror Hotel" and "Ghouls Night Out". These recordings came at a very important time for the band. A time in which they ultimately and unceremoniously kicked out guitarist Bobby Steele and replaced him with Jerry's little brother, Doyle. In fact, both Bobby and Doyle recorded various guitar tracks in this session (with Bobby laying down a vast majority of them) although the band was never actually a five-piece. Together, however, their styles intertwined to create a sound that the world hadn't experienced to date, and hasn't heard since. This album is sequenced exactly as the band had envisioned it back in 1980, based on original hand-written notes on MSP letterhead (the handwritten song titles on the back are from those very notes). Like Static Age before it, 12 Hits From Hell gives us all a proper historical view of the band. It's not simply a compilation or a splicing-together of random tracks from over the years - 12 Hits From Hell is very much a perfectly focused picture of the band. This allows us a glimpse of where the Misfits were at the time as well as where they were going in the years to come. Tom Bejgrowicz / 2001 PRODUCTION / TRACKING NOTES: The versions of the recordings included here have been completely re-mixed and mastered for this release. They were taken directly from the original 16 track 2" master tapes as they were recorded in 1980. This mix is not meant to re-invent the past nor is it to emulate the original mixes either. It is a mix which draws heavily upon a bigger and fuller stereo sound, Bobby Steele's guitar tracks, Jerry's bass and the kick drumming of Googy. All of the songs were recorded in one take except "London Dungeon" which took two full run-throughs in the studio. The band chose the first take as the version they'd use on the 3 Hits From Hell single, Take two, never before heard outside of those sessions, is included here as a bonus track. The sound on this version is more straight forward based on the fact that the band did not bother recording over-dub tracks on guitar, bass or backing vocals for this take. Back in late 1979/early 1980, Doyle gave me the "Horror Business" and "Bullet" singles when I expressed interest in the Misfits. I dug the stuff a lot, but I craved more Later in early 1981 he told me that he had a whole bunch of new Misfits stuff, as well as the unreleased Static Age music, and that I should check it out. At the time, I only had an 8-track player at my disposal, so he put all this incredible stuff on tape for me. The "new stuff" he spoke of was the MSP sessions and this is the sound and the songs I first fell in love with. The whole session had a great drum sound, good production, jackhammer bass and guitars all in perfect sync and incredible vocals. I played that tape constantly, I practiced drums to it and I even listened to it before basketball games - to psyche myself up! The MSP sessions were a turning point for the Misfits and it was August of 1980, just a year and a half since the now legendary Static Age recordings. The band's sound had evolved and a great metamorphosis was about to be captured on tape. They were well rehearsed, the songs were strong and the arrangements were simple - but extremely effective and powerful. I remember Doyle riding his bicycle from Grove street in Lodi to my side of town with the 3 Hits From Hell single and poster under his arm the whole way. Right then he told me about the new "Rock-a-billy" track that they were working on (that would become "American Nightmare" but that's another story…). Shortly after that Doyle did his first show with the band and took over for Bobby Steele on a permanent basis. The show was at Irving Plaza in New York City and Doyle was really excited about it. It was the first show I ever saw them at too. In the summer of 1981 I did a photo session with the band, now known as the "cave" photos and I continued to shoot them until their break-up in 1983. Some of these photos from this recording's era and line-up are seen here in this packaging for the first time, ever. The MSP sessions were ultimately used as demos for the Walk Among Us album (which came out in 1982). And as much as I love that album, I think these sessions have a feeling and a quality that the latter sessions would lack. These versions are special and they represent a moment when the Misfits created a sound all of their own - one that's still just as fresh and exciting today as it was back in the fall of 1980. I still listen to this session all the time and I'm glad they're being re-mastered and released on CD - because that old 8-track of mine is just about worn out! So, add this vital piece of the Misfits puzzle to your collection and hear the moment all those pieces fell into place. The Misfits rule! - Eerie Von / 2001 |
| Trades Allowed |
Performance
| Misfits 1980-08-07 MSP (Master Sound Productions) studio, Franklin Square, NY | |
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| Set 1 | Halloween
Vampira I Turned Into A Martian Skulls London Dungeon Night Of The Living Dead Horror Hotel Ghouls Night Out Astro Zombies Where Eagles Dare Violent World Halloween II London Dungeon (2nd take) |
| Set 2 | |
| Set 3 | |
| Comment | Different recording session than songs used for Walk Among Us LP. MSP session recordings were to be officially released as "12 Hits From Hell" in 2001, but release was cancelled due to disputes with Danzig & Jerry Only. |