The 15 Most Valuable Misfits Records Ever Sold On Discogs

Here is a quick Halloween-adjacent story and a fun little follow-up to this morning's Misfits "Halloween" music post.

Ever since I was a 14-year-old skate punk kid, the holy grails of punk record collecting have always been those rare early Glenn Danzig-era Misfits records. And ever since I was a 14-year-old skate punk kid, those rare early Misfits records have always been just out of reach for my wallet's liking.

Since then, I have been able to acquire a few Misfits gems for my collection, but most continue to allude my wallet's limit. And as their collectability continues to grow, their prices unfortunately follow right along.

I recently read this great little story on Discogs about the most valuable Misfits records ever sold on their site, and my jaw hit the floor. Unicorn gems of limited pressings, colored vinyl variants, and alternate record sleeves fetching prices into the FIVE FIGURES! Yikes!

At this point, I am resigned to winning the lottery in order to afford these rarities, but I at least have the music itself permanently burned into my brain.

Enjoy the eye-opening sale amounts for these records, and please note that I would gladly take them off of your hands in the odd instance that you might just have them laying around.

Just maybe not for those prices.

  

The Misfits - "Halloween"

Four weeks into October, and not one Misfits post?? Well, the obvious choice is...

  

  

Samhain - "Unholy Passion" (Original Mix)

Three weeks into the Halloween season without so much of a mention of anything Glenn Danzig?? That should be illegal!

As I get older (and somewhat wiser), I have grown to really appreciate Glenn Danzig's lesser-known second band, Samhain. Much darker and more complex than The Misfits (whom I still love!), with a fuller goth/horror rock sound. It was the perfect mix of the raw, unproduced sound of The Misfits and the darker, more mature subjects of Danzig. Samhain is definitely my sweet spot come Halloween season.

And at the top of the Samhain list is the original mix of "Unholy Passion," the first song off of the Unholy Passion EP released in 1985. This mix was raw! Lots of reverb with a unique flat echo on both the drums and guitar. But the kicker are the chimes at the end, adding the prefect creepy element to complete yet another Glenn Danzig masterpiece.

(For reference, the entire EP was remixed for the later Samhain boxset, and this song was "cleaned up" removing all of that glorious rawness. Skip it and go for the original.)

Enjoy!

  

Samhain - "Archangel"

So tonight I'm processing all of this year's haunt photos (tune in tomorrow!) and listening to some Samhain. What a great band, what a great record (and cover art), and what a truly great song. Some of Glenn Danzig's finest work... Enjoy!

Heaven sends me here to you

And if a-you fear you've reason to

Open up all seven seals

The beast is come to claim the youth

Archangel

Archangel

Defiant brood

Defiant brood

I call on you

Casted down my bretheren

Rebels from authority

Power, pride, contempt and lust

All these things I give to you

Archangel

Archangel

Defiant brood

Defiant brood

I call on you

I am not your son of God

The prince of light will show no fear

Mine is that which rules this world

The beast is come, I am the end

Archangel

Archangel

And when they cast out the brood

For the sin of pride misused

And when they cast down to Hell

Fucking brood

Archangel

Archangel

Heaven sends me here to you

And if a-you fear you've reason to

Open up all seven seals

The beast is come to claim the youth

Archangel

Archangel

  

Samhain - "The Howl"

 

There is a human slaughterhouse

Up on the hill

The road is red

And those who ignore

And those who pretend

It does not exist

End up in it's hull

My blood goes to work

I hear the howl

There is a grove of bleached bones

Where lupins vomit childrens limbs

Taking all their liberties

With parts of human anatomy

And in the hollow of a restless soul

Lies no remorse and no disgust

Every kill is clean and pure

Every thought is cleansed in growls

There is a grove of tortured forms

Where all is dark and deeds are foul

And those who ignore

And those who pretend

That the howl is a joke

Their children lie dead

My blood goes to work

I hear the howl...

  

Samhain - "The Howl"

It ain't Halloween without a little Glenn Danzig playing somewhere! This from Danzig's underrated second band, Samhain.

I'm spending the day in the garage, trying to wrap up another prop project to be revealed shortly, so the Samhain playlist will be playing all day!

Enjoy!

Danzig - "Long Way Back From Hell"

It's already the week of Halloween and I still haven't posted anything from Danzig!?

Samhain - "All Murder, All Guts, All Fun"

It's already the week of Halloween and I still haven't posted anything from Samhain!?

Samhain - "Possession"

Final Samhain Saturday track for the night! This track was scheduled to be on their unreleased final album, Samhain Grim, that was planned for 1988 (it was later released as a bootleg album called Final Descent in 1990).

Danzig fans should recognize this track, because after the break-up of Samhain in 1987, Glenn and Eerie Von went on to form Danzig, rerecording this track for the 1988 release of Danzig... but honestly, I love the raw, unpolished sound of this version better!

Samhain - "Unholy Passion"

Unholy passion, I feel for you

Dreadful emotion, that comes from here

This thing that hangs down my leg

I feel for you

No mistaking what THIS track is about! Samhain Saturday track number 4. Title track from their 1985 EP. This is the original (and much better) version of this song. I absolutely love the chimes in this track. They just sound so evil!

WARNING: There is some explicit art in the video clip below. It was the original explicit art that was featured on the cover of the record. So if you're easily offended, please turn back now.

But if you're totally awesome, scroll down and press play!

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Samhain - "Archangel"

The beast is come to claim the youth...

Samhain Saturday track number 3. Another classic!

Samhain - "November's Fire"

Night calls on summer's end

Dark aspect, breed divine

Knee-deep, the blood of swine

Come season, come reborn...

Samhain Saturday track number 2. From their 1986 release, November Coming Fire.

Samhain - "The Howl"

Last Saturday, I decided to throw down some tracks from The Misfits. So many good tunes. So many memories...

For today, I thought I'd keep the horror punk theme going. Today I'm doing Samhain Saturday! Samhain. Glenn Danzig's short-lived band between The Misfits and Danzig. So underrated, but so, so good!

Gonna start with my favorite Samhain track to get things going...

On The Road To MHC...

It's finally here! I've got the wheels pointed south toward Columbus and it's time to whoop it up with my fellow haunters at the Midwest Haunters Convention! The bags are packed, the Masquerade Ball costume is done and the Charnel House CDs are packed. I'm ready to go.

Time to head out. The two hour drive to Columbus from the Cemetery (okay, not including the inevitable construction delays, because it IS Ohio!) should go smoothly with the playlist that I have all queued up and ready to jam.

See everyone in Columbus in a couple of hours! If you aren't going to MHC, stop back early next week for my full wrap-up. And no matter what you are doing, everyone be sure to have a most excellent long weekend.

Take it away, Mr. Danzig...

Samhain - "Novembers Fire"

Night calls on summer's end
Dark aspect, breed divine
Knee-deep, the blood of swine
Come season, come reborn

November-Coming-Fire
Samhain-grim (Samhain-grim)
And then it all comes down
Samhain-grim

Arms to flail in flame
Waving, trembling
These things breed to flame
All things must come to ash

November-Coming-Fire
Samhain-grim (Samhain-grim)
And then it all comes down
Samhain-grim

Embrace the night air
Summer's end, Heaven sent
Breathe the fire's musk
Insatiating full

November-Coming-Fire
Samhain-grim
And then it all comes down
Samhain-grim

November-Coming-Fire
Samhain-grim
And then it all comes down
Samhain-grim

The Return of The Misfits - Riot Fest, Denver 2016

Set List:

Death Comes Ripping
20 Eyes
I Turned Into A Martian
Where Eagles Dare
Mommy Can I Go Out and Kill Tonight?
Vampira
All Hell Breaks Loose
Hybrid Moments
Teenagers From Mars
London Dungeon
Earth A.D.
Green Hell
Devilock
Horror Business
We Are 138
Hollywood Babylon
Die, Die My Darling
Astro Zombies
Skulls
Last Caress

Encore:

Bullet
Night of the Living Dead
She
Attitude

Photo: Justin Ng/UPPA/Zuma, Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage/Getty

Yes, with the well-known and well-published animosity between Glenn Danzig and Jerry Only, this does reek of an obvious cash grab. But there's just something about seeing the original band getting back on stage after 33 years and cranking out the absolute classics that I used to skate to way back when (oh hell, it's been 28 years of listening to The Misfits!!...) and not missing a beat and blowing an entire theater of fans away with an amazing performance...

I almost always skip these sorts of lame "reunion" tours, but if this were to continue, I would admit that I would get off my ass and get a ticket if they were to come to town. Once a Misfits fan... 

The Misfits will be playing Riot Fest Chicago on September 16-18.