Misfits: Hits from hell. Master Sound Productions,
Description
I could go deep in this one but someone already
did it and in a great way so here is a copy of what he said:
Format: 16-track tape
Engineer: Ben
Producer: Robbie Alter
Lineup:
Robbie Alter: guitar (songs 5, 11)
Glenn Danzig: guitar (song 12), vocals
Doyle: guitar (songs 1-4, 6-11)
Arthur Googy: drums
Jerry Only: background vocals (songs 1-6, 8-12), bass
Bobby Steele: background vocals (songs 3, 11-12), guitar
Author: Glenn Danzig
Publisher: Hell-bent Music
Original
seeder's notes:
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.
The liner notes from the disc (according
to a few sites):
Recording:
Misfits
began this recording session on 08/07/1980 with Bobby Steele on guitar and
completed and mixed on 09/07/1980 with Doyle. For each song, Bobby laid down
three guitar tracks (one lead track and two rhythm tracks). Doyle later added
guitar tracks to most songs, which were then mixed with his guitar sound in the
center. Two songs also include additional guitar by producer Robbie Alter. Excluding
overdubs, each song was recorded in one take, except "
Mixing and mastering:
"Skulls" and "Astro Zombies" were later remixed for
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 "
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
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
Soundboard recording,
Quality 10
Song llist
HALLOWEEN
VAMPIRA
I TURNED INTO A MARTIAN
SKULLS
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
HORROR HOTEL
GHOULS NIGHT OUT
ASTRO ZOMBIES
WHERE EAGLES DARE
VIOLENT WORLD
HALLOWEEN II
Do you want to trade it, mail me:
vegueta37@yahoo.com