Misfits Evilive vinyl is one of the most raw and confrontational live documents to emerge from the American hardcore punk scene, and this original Plan 9 pressing is exactly the kind of record that serious collectors chase down.
The Misfits and What Evilive Captures
The Misfits built their reputation in the late 1970s and early 1980s around a very specific and uncompromising vision: horror imagery, aggressive punk energy, and melodic hooks buried under genuine abrasion. Glenn Danzig, Doyle, Jerry Only and company were never trying to meet anyone halfway. Evilive puts that attitude on tape in a live setting, which strips away any remaining polish and gets straight to the point. You hear the band as they actually existed in a room, loud and unmediated. For a group whose whole identity was built on intensity, a live record makes complete sense as a document.
Why the Misfits Evilive Vinyl on Plan 9 Matters
Plan 9 was the Misfits’ own label, which means this record came out exactly as the band intended, without interference from a larger imprint. The catalog number PL9 8 places this firmly in the original run of Plan 9 releases that defined what the Misfits put out during their active years. Owning a Plan 9 pressing is not the same as owning a later reissue. The context is different. The artifact carries the weight of that original moment of release, when the band controlled everything from pressing to distribution.
The Tracklist and What You’re Getting
The eleven tracks here cover serious ground from the Misfits catalog. Night of the Living Dead, Astro Zombies, Horror Business, London Dungeon, Hatebreeders. These are songs that defined the band’s run, and hearing them in this live format gives you a different angle on material you may already know from the studio recordings. Nike A Go Go, Devils Whorehouse, All Hell Breaks Loose, Horror Hotel, and Ghouls Night round out a set that moves fast and does not let up. The running order is deliberate and the pacing reflects how the band actually performed. This is eleven tracks of the Misfits doing exactly what they were built to do, documented in real time and pressed to vinyl on their own label. For collectors focused on original punk pressings, Plan 9 material, or the Misfits specifically, this LP belongs in the collection.
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