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The story of the Misfits debut record, whch took 2 decades to release. Podcast on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rock-n-roll-true-stories-podcast/id1876614383 My second YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@RockNRollTrueStories2 This week, we dig into the strange 18-year saga of Static Age, the lost debut album by the Misfits and one of the most important records in punk rock history. In 1978, Glenn Danzig, Jerry Only, Franché Coma and Mr. Jim walked into C.I. Recording in New York City with free studio time they got in a trademark deal with Mercury Records over the name Blank Records. In a few rushed, mostly live sessions, the Lodi, New Jersey band recorded seventeen songs about B-movies, the Kennedy assassination and old Hollywood scandal. Then every label they pitched turned it down. We explore the full story of how Static Age got shelved, from the "Bullet" single on Danzig's own Plan 9 Records and the 1978 lineup split to the controversial overdubs on Legacy of Brutality, which replaced Jerry Only's original bass parts. We follow the songs as they became legends anyway, with Metallica covering "Last Caress" and Guns N' Roses recording "Attitude," while the Misfits' fight over royalties and credit dragged through the courts. Then comes the twist. When the album was finally cleared for release, nobody could find the master tapes. The record was saved by a spare cassette that guitarist Franché Coma, who quit the band in 1978, had kept locked away in a bank safe-deposit box in Lodi. That tape became disc four of the coffin-shaped 1996 Misfits box set. A year later, the original multitrack reels resurfaced, revealing "She," "Spinal Remains" and the never-heard "In the Doorway," plus a hidden track of studio outtakes from the 1978 sessions. Along the way, we hear from the people who were there. Jerry Only explains why "nobody on the planet" wanted the record, Franché Coma talks about the cassette he never played, and Danzig describes the strange deal with Mercury that paid for the sessions with 20 or 30 hours of free studio time. It's raw, rushed, and recorded by four broke kids who didn't sound like anybody else. This video also breask down why Static Age is now seen as a foundation of horror punk, from "Hybrid Moments," "TV Casualty" and "Some Kinda Hate" to "We Are 138," "Hollywood Babylon" and the infamous "Last Caress." It's a story about record label rejection, band breakups, lawsuits and lost media, and about how one of punk's greatest albums refused to die. Did the long wait turn Static Age into a legend, or would it have been just as big if it came out in 1978? Let me know in the comments. Have a video request or a topic you'd like to see us cover? Comment below or send in your idea: https://bit.ly/3stnXlN CONNECT ON SOCIAL TIKOK:https://www.tiktok.com/@rocknrolltruestory Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rnrtruestories/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RNRTrueStories Twitter: https://twitter.com/rocktruestories Blog: www.rockandrolltruestories.com **[[[HASHTAGS]]]** These videos are for entertainment purposes only. DISCLAIMER https://rockandrolltruestories.com/youtube-disclaimer/