Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. She
2. Hollywood Babylon
3. Horror Business
4. Teenagers From Mars
5. Night of the Living Dead
6. Where Eagles Dare
7. Vampira
8. I Turned Into a Martian
9. Skulls
10. London Dungeon
11. Ghouls Night Out
12. Astro Zombies
13. Mommy, Can I Go Out & Kill Tonight?
14. Die, Die My Darling
15. Cough/Cool
16. Children in Heat
17. Horror Hotel
18. Halloween
19. Halloween II
20. Hate Breeders
21. Braineaters
22. Nike-A-Go-Go
23. Devil's Whorehouse
24. Mephisto Waltz
25. Rat Fink
26. We Bite

Disc 2:

1. Static Age
2. T.V. Casualty
3. Hybrid Moments
4. Spinal Remains
5. Come Back
6. Some Kinda Hate
7. Theme for a Jackal
8. Angelfuck
9. Who Killed Marilyn?
10. Where Eagles Dare
11. She
12. Halloween
13. American Nightmare
14. 20 Eyes
15. Night of the Living Dead
16. Astro Zombies
17. Horror Business
18. London Dungeon
19. Nike-A-Go-Go
20. Hate Breeders
21. Devil's Whorehouse
22. All Hell Breaks Loose
23. Horror Hotel
24. Ghouls Night Out
25. We Are 138
26. Earth A.D.
27. Queen Wasp
28. Devilock
29. Death Comes Ripping
30. Green Hell
31. Wolfsblood
32. Demonomania
33. Bloodfeast
34. Hellhound

Disc 3:

1. Cough/Cool
2. She
3. Who Killed Marilyn?
4. Where Eagles Dare
5. Horror Business
6. Teenagers From Mars
7. Children in Heat
8. Night of the Living Dead
9. Where Eagles Dare
10. Vampira
11. Violent World
12. Who Killed Marilyn?
13. Spook City USA
14. Horror Business
15. I Turned Into a Martian
16. Skulls
17. Night of the Living Dead
18. Astro Zombies
19. Where Eagles Dare
20. Violent World
21. Halloween II
22. 20 Eyes
23. I Turned Into a Martian
24. Astro Zombies
25. Vampira
26. Devil's Whorehouse
27. Nike-A-Go-Go
28. Hate Breeders
29. 20 Eyes
30. Violent World

Disc 4:

1. Static Age
2. T.V. Casualty
3. Some Kinda Hate
4. Last Caress
5. Return of the Fly
6. Hybrid Moments
7. We Are 138
8. Teenagers From Mars
9. Come Back
10. Angelfuck
11. Hollywood Babylon
12. Attitude
13. Bullet
14. Theme for a Jackal

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13438 in Music
• Released on: 1996-02-27
• Number of discs: 4
• Formats: Box set, Limited Edition

Album Description
1996 box set from Caroline in a 6in x 12in black cardboard coffin! Features a special enamel Fiends Club badge, a 28 page booklet with lyrics to all of the tracks featured, liner notes by Eerie Von, a complete discography, rare artwork & memorabilia and unpublished photos, and most importantly, 104 remastered tracks: the entire contents of 'Collections I & II', 'Evilive', 'Static Age', 'Earth A.D.','Legacy Of Brutality' & the 30 track collection 'Sessions', featuring alternate versions and outtakes, including the original 'Cough/ Cool' single!

Customer Reviews

INCREDIBLE
This is a MUST for any Misfits fan. But I'm almost tempted to give this a four and a half for two reasons:

1) Some of the lyrics included in the 26 page booklet are wrong. (This can be due to the fact that Glenn Danzig refused to fork over the original lyrics and Caroline Records had to make due with Jerry Only's).

2) When this Box Set came out, it was supposed to contain every Misfits song ever recorded, including recording sessions tapes. This is not true. Shorly after the Box Set came out, Caroline released the Misfits first album "Static Age", with a previously un-released song ("In the Doorway") supposedly found on the Static Age studio master tapes. Hmmmmm. Cheap way to sell more records don't you think? (Heck, it worked with me).

But anyway, let me just say that all four CD's included in the Box-Set are great. The physical presentation of the set is cool (Black coffin with a red velvet lining inside). Included in the set is a booklet with all the lyrics and many early band photos. Oh yeah, there is also a cool Misfits Fiend Club Pin inside!

A must have for Misfits(78'-83') fans. For newcomers, this is the last thing to buy.. A guide to buying Misfits albums.
This box set has nearly everything the Misfits have recorded during their 6 year life span. Die hard fans of the Fits will already have this so this review is not really for you, but for the newer fans or the curious bunch read this with close attention. Do not make this your first purchase. Now do not misinterpret this as a bad review against this box set. It's nearly perfect. But for those who wish to start listening to the Misfits I recommend the purchase of the Misfits' "lost" debut "Static Age". It is a better introduction to the Misfits in terms of musical style and appreciation for the band's "horror" image. Not to mention that the stand alone CD has 3 songs (2 in alternate versions and an unreleased song) that are not released on the box set.

If "Static Age" blows you away and you need to crave your appetite for more Misfits mayhem, then purchase their official debut "Walk Among Us". Again, this is the smart way to go because "Walk Among Us" is not featured in the Box Set (the album is owned by another record label). The album also has the better versions of the songs featured in the box set which Misfits fans generally agree upon. Plus, this album gets a little heavier in terms of musical style than its predecessor "Static Age", which makes it easier to see why you would purchase this second.

If you become a casual fan after these two purchases then you never would have plumped down more money for a box set you "sort of" like. If you fall in love with the music, do not buy anymore individual releases because this Coffin box is for you. You will already have material in your hands that is not in the Coffin and the Coffin will compliment everything else you don't have. Although there will be some repetition since you will end up with two copies of Static age (albeit different copies in that one has static noise that bookends the album and the other has bonus material). There will hardly be any needless repetitions in your collection which will save you time and money. As a result you will have every single song the Misfits have officially released. You'll be the envy of your friends who are just getting into the band like you were when you first heard a Misfits song. Hope this helps new fans because I wish there was a guide like this that would have pointed me in the right direction on what is essential to get and what isn't.

Remember, get:

Static Age 1st;
Walk Among Us 2nd;
The Coffin Box Set last.

Enjoy and bon appetite!

The Black Box
You can argue that Caroline didn't really make a great effort to put this box set together since they basically stuffed a bunch of CD's you can buy individually into a cardboard coffin. However, when you consider how much it would cost to purchase each CD on it's own, it becomes evident how much of a bargain this collection actually is.

Let's examine the contents:

Disc 1: Collection I and II

Both of these essential compilations (especially Collection I) feature some of the band's very best tracks. You can't go wrong here!

Disc 2: Legacy of Brutality, Evil Live, and Earth AD

In my opinion, the weakest disc in this collection due to "Legacy's" terrible 80's remix of earlier material, a very overrated and poorly recorded live album, and the pedestrian hardcore of "Earth AD". Still, you get three individual CD's worth of material on one disc.

Disc 3: Previously unreleased studio rehearsal and demo tracks.

No doubt, what Caroline was hoping to lure hardcore Misfits fans with. Lots of song repetition here, but a worthy listen none the less.

Disc 4: Static Age

A masterpiece. Compare how much better these mixes are to the washed out tracks on "Legacy of Brutality". Featuring such tender and politically correct ditties as "Last Caress", "Attitude" and "Bullet", this is thee definitive Misfits album. Yes, even better than "Walk Among Us".

Conclusion:
Sixty bucks is a lot of money to spend all at once on music. But, if you were to purchase each CD seperately, you'd end up spending far more. Plus you would'nt get the booklet (complete with lyrics to every song), a Fiend Club badge (at least a 99 cent value!) and a cardboard coffin that will comfortably accomodate the pet hamster who unfortunately met his maker.