Misfits Records
Misfits Records is an independent record label conceived of in 2002 by founders Jerry Only of the Misfits and John Cafiero of Osaka Popstar. Intended to release Misfits material after the band's contractual obligations to Roadrunner Records were fulfilled by 2001's Cuts from the Crypt, the label's first non-Misfits signing was Japanese horror punk band Balzac, and its first release was the Misfits/Balzac split single "Day the Earth Caught Fire". In 2003 the label became a formal company and launched worldwide with its first full-length releases.
Misfits Records
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- Misfits Records
- Founded
- 2002
- Headquarters
- New York City
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Misfits Records is an independent record label conceived of in 2002 by founders Jerry Only of the Misfits and John Cafiero of Osaka Popstar. Intended to release Misfits material after the band's contractual obligations to Roadrunner Records were fulfilled by 2001's Cuts from the Crypt, the label's first non-Misfits signing was Japanese horror punk band Balzac, and its first release was the Misfits/Balzac split single "Day the Earth Caught Fire". In 2003 the label became a formal company and launched worldwide with its first full-length releases.
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Records has also released material by The Nutley Brass, Osaka Popstar, and JuiceheaD.
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• Name — Misfits Records • Founded — 2002 • Founder — Jerry Only John Cafiero • Genre — Punk • Country — U.S. • Location — New York City • Website — www.misfitsrecords.com
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• Year — Artist — Title — Format — Type — Catalog • 2002 — Misfits / Balzac — "Day the Earth Caught Fire" — CD — single — MIS-01392 • 2003 — Misfits — Project 1950 — CD/DVD — studio album — MSF-06432 • 2003 — Balzac — Beyond the Darkness — CD/DVD — compilation album — MSF-06442 • 2005 — Misfits meet The Nutley Brass — Fiend Club Lounge — CD — studio album — MSF-08052 • 2005 — Balzac — Out of the Grave and into the Dark — CD/DVD — compilation album — MSF-081620 • 2006 — Osaka Popstar — Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk — CD/DVD — studio album • 2006 — Misfits — Psycho in the Wax Museum — Promotional 7" — single — MP-POP 001 • 2007 — JuiceheaD — The Devil Made Me Do It — CD — studio album — MRCD 01398 • 2007 — Balzac — Deep Blue: Chaos from Darkism — CD/DVD — studio album — MRCD-01399/MRCD-01400 • 2007 — Balzac — "Deep Blue" / "Alone" — shaped picture disc — single — MRPD-00010 • 2007 — Osaka Popstar — "Shaolin Monkeys" — shaped picture disc — single — MRPD-00020 • 2008 — Osaka Popstar — Rock'Em O-Sock'Em Live! — CD — live album — MRCD 01430 • 2009 — Misfits — "Land of the Dead" — 12" — single — MRLP 01450 • 2010 — JuiceheaD — "Rotting from the Inside" — 7" — single — MR45 01460 • 2010 — Balzac — The Birth of Hatred — CD/DVD — compilation album — MRCD-01440 • 2010 — Juicehead — "Lorraine" — CD Single — From the album "How to Sail a Sinking Ship" • 2011 — JuiceheaD — How to Sail a Sinking Ship — CD — studio album — MRCD-01480 • 2011 — Misfits — "Twilight of the Dead" — 12" — single — MRLP 01470 • 2011 — Misfits — The Devil's Rain — CD — studio album — MRCD-01490 • 2012 — Klaus Beyer covers Osaka Popstar — Die Shaolin Affen EP — 7" — EP — MR45 01520 • 2012 — JuiceheaD x Osaka Popstar — "Waiting Room" — 7" — single — MR45 01530 • 2012 — Balzac — Paradox — 12" — EP — MRLP 01540 • 2013 — Misfits — Dead Alive! — CD, LP — live album — MRCD 01550 • 2013 — Osaka Popstar — "Super Hero" — 12" — single — MRLP 01560
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