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05/16/1996 - 05/18/1996

Trax East; South River, NJ

#	Song	Time
1	Dead Kings Rise	2:55
2	Blacklight	1:28
3	The Haunting	1:34
4	The Hunger	1:41
5	Mars Attacks	2:19
6	Dr. Phibes Rises Again	6:51
7	Talons of Steel (instrumental)	_:__

Format:

24-track tape

Lineup:

Dr. Chud:	background vocals, drums
Doyle:	guitar
Michale Graves:	vocals (songs 1-6)
Jerry Only:	background vocals, bass

Author:

The Misfits

Publisher:

Cyclopian Music, Inc.

Notes:

The Misfits recorded the instrumental tracks for these songs on May 16th, recorded the vocals on May 17, and mixed the songs on May 18th. "Dr. Phibes Rises Again" was originally recorded by Kryst The Conqueror, Jerry and Doyle's other band. These songs were later remixed (see 08//2001) for inclusion on Cuts From The Crypt.

12//1996 - 01//1997

Dreamland Recording Studio; Woodstock, NY
Spa Recording Studio; New York, NY
Baby Monster Studio; New York, NY
Creepy Attic Studio; Lodi, NJ

#	Song	Time	Release
1	Abominable Dr. Phibes	1:42 1:42	AME APV
2	American Psycho	2:06 2:06	AME APV
3	Speak Of The Devil	1:48	AME
4	Walk Among Us	1:23	AME
5	The Hunger	1:43	AME
6	From Hell They Came	2:16	AME
7	Dig Up Her Bones	3:00 3:00	AME, DIG DUV
8	Blacklight	1:27	AME
9	Resurrection	1:30	AME
10	Dead Kings Rise	3:07	AME
11	This Island Earth	2:15	AME
12	Crimson Ghost	2:01 2:01	AME (bootlegs)
13	Day Of The Dead	1:50	AME
14	The Haunting	1:26	AME
15	Mars Attacks	2:28 2:28	AME (bootlegs)
16	Hate The Living, Love The Dead	1:37	AME
17	Shining	2:59	AME
18	Don't Open 'Til Doomsday	2:38	AME
19	Hell Night	2:30	AME
20	Angel Baby	_:__
21	Death Of The Fallen Angel	_:__
22	Monster Mash	_:__

Format:

24-track tape

Engineer:

Andy Baker / Sue Kappa / Hillary Johnson / Grace Falconer / John Smith

Producer:

Daniel Rey

Lineup:

Dr. Chud:	background vocals (songs 2-6, 9-16, 18-19), drums, keyboards (songs 1, 3-4, 8, 10)
Doyle:	guitar, special effects (song 15)
Michale Graves:	vocals (songs 2-21)
Jerry Only:	background vocals (songs 2-6, 9-16, 18-19), bass, vocals (song 22)
Daniel Rey:	hand claps (song 13), keyboards (songs 1b, 7, 18)

Author:

The Misfits (songs 1-18, 21-21)
The Misfits / Daniel Rey (song 19)
Bobby Pickett / Leonard Capizzi (song 22)

Publisher:

Capizzi Music / Acoustic Music / Gary Paxton Music (song 22)
Cyclopian Music, Inc. (songs 1-21)

Notes:

Recording
Dr. Chud used keyboards to create the various special effects heard in the songs: gong, wind, dunes, and timpani in songs 1 and 10, pounds in song 3, and timpani and gun shots in song 4. He also used a backwards vocal track to create "moans" in song 1 and shook his drum rack to add effects to song 16. Daniel Rey created the dog howls in "Dig Up Her Bones" and the explosion in "Don't Open 'Til Doomsday." Doyle added 5 tracks of guitar feedback to each song. Basic instrumentation was recorded at Dreamland in 12//1996 with Andy Baker and Sue Kappa. Vocals were added later at Spa Recording studio with Hillary Johnson and Grace Falconer. Dr. Chud added special effects at Creepy Attic Studio; Daniel Rey and John Smith added effects at Baby Monster Studio. The album was mixed by Mike Wallace and Steve Sisco at Sound Tracks in New York, NY.

Songs
"Abominable Dr. Phibes" is the instrumental introduction to "Dr. Phibes Rises Again," although the songs were recorded separately. "Dead Kings Rise" is included only on the LP version of American Psycho; "Hell Night" is only available on the CD. Tapes of an early mix of songs 1-19, featuring alternate endings to "Crimson Ghost" and "Mars Attacks" exist among collectors. John Cafiero remastered "Dig Up Her Bones" (DUV), "Abominable Dr. Phibes" (APV), and "American Psycho" (APV) for promotional videos.

12//1996

Dreamland Recording Studio; Woodstock, NY
Creepy Attic Studio; Lodi, NJ

#	Song	Time	Release
1	Creepy Church	_:__

Format:

8-track tape

Engineer:

Dr. Chud

Producer:

Dr. Chud

Lineup:

Dr. Chud:

keyboards, piano

Author:

The Misfits

Publisher:

Cyclopian Music, Inc.

Notes:

Dr. Chud recorded the piano at Dreamland; he added the keyboards and mixed the song at his Creepy Attic Studio in Lodi, NJ.

03/23/1997

Baby Monster Studio; New York, NY

#	Song	Time	Release
1	I Got A Right	2:57	IGG, CUT
2	1969	3:37	IGG

Format:

24-track tape

Engineer:

John Marshall Smith

Producer:

Daniel Rey

Lineup:

Dr. Chud:	drums
Doyle:	guitar (song 1)
Michale Graves:	vocals (song 1)
Jerry Only:	bass
Joey Ramone:	vocals (song 2)
Daniel Rey:	guitar (song 2)

Author:

Iggy Pop (song 1)
The Stooges (song 2)

Publisher:

James Osterberg Music / Bug Music (song 1)
Stooge Staffel Music / Warner Chappell Music Publishing (song 2)

10/18/1997

Power Play Studios; Newark, NJ

#	Song	Time	Release
1	Monster Mash	2:37	MON, CUT

Format:

24-track tape

Lineup:

Dr. Chud:	drums
Doyle:	guitar
Michale Graves:	background vocals
Jerry Only:	bass, vocals

Author:

Bobby Pickett / Leonard Capizzi

Publisher:

Capizzi Music / Acoustic Music / Gary Paxton Music

04//1998

Proedge; Vernon, NJ
Creepy Attic Studio; Lodi, NJ

#	Song	Time	Release
1	X Games Theme	0:52

Format:

8-track tape

Engineer:

Dr. Chud

Producer:

The Misfits

Lineup:

Dr. Chud:	drums
Doyle:	guitar
Jerry Only:	bass

Notes:

This song was recorded live at the band's rehearsal room at Proedge and then mixed at Creepy Attic Studio in Lodi, NJ.

06//1998

Proedge; Vernon, NJ
Creepy Attic Studio; Lodi, NJ

#	Song	Time	Release
1	I Wanna Be A NY Ranger	1:38	NYR, CUT

Format:

8-track tape

Engineer:

Dr. Chud

Producer:

John Cafiero / The Misfits

Lineup:

John Cafiero:	vocals
Dr. Chud:	background vocals, drums
Doyle:	guitar
Jerry Only:	background vocals, bass

Author:

John Cafiero

Publisher:

Caf Muzeck

Notes:

This song was recorded live at the band's rehearsal room at Proedge and then mixed at Creepy Attic Studio in Lodi, NJ.

1998	Phoenix, AZ

#	Song	Time	Release
1	Scream	3:33	CUT

Format:

24-track tape

Engineer:

Dylan McLaren

Producer:

The Misfits

Lineup:

Dr. Chud:	background vocals, drums
Doyle:	guitar
Michale Graves:	vocals
Jerry Only:	background vocals, bass

Author:

The Misfits

Publisher:

Cyclopian Music, Inc. / Vile Of Venom

Notes:

According to the liner notes of Cuts From The Crypt, this demo was recorded while the band was on tour in 1998.

04/12/1999 - 06/09/1999

Dreamland Recording Studio; Woodstock, NY

#	Song	Time	Release
1	Kong At The Gates Kong Unleashed	1:22 0:45	FAM FAM
2	The Forbidden Zone	2:23	MFM, FAM
3	Lost In Space	2:21 2:27	MFM FAM
4	Dust To Dust	2:43	FAM
5	Crawling Eye	2:22	FAM
6	Witch Hunt	1:32	MFM, FAM
7	Scream!	2:34 2:55	MFM, FAM SCV
8	Saturday Night	3:28	MFM, FAM
9	Pumpkin Head	2:16	FAM
10	Scarecrow Man	3:10	FAM
11	Die Monster Die	2:00	FAM
12	Living Hell	2:54	FAM
13	Descending Angel	3:46	FAM
14	Them	2:43	FAM
15	Fiend Club	2:45 2:52	MFM FAM
16	Hunting Humans	2:06	FAM
17	Helena Helena 2	3:20 3:18	FAM FAM, CUT
18	Devil Doll	3:11	FAM, CUT
19	1,000,000 Years BC	2:11	FAM, CUT

Format:

48-track tape

Producer:

The Misfits / Daniel Rey / Ed Stasium

Lineup:

Dr. Chud:	background vocals, drums, keyboards
Doyle:	guitar, special effects
Michale Graves:	vocals
Jerry Only:	background vocals, bass
Daniel Rey:	keyboards (song 13)
Ed Stasium:	background vocals (song 18)

Author:

Daniel Rey / The Misfits (songs 4, 11-13, 16)
The Misfits (songs 1-3, 5-10, 14-15, 17-19)

Publisher:

Cyclopian Music, Inc. (songs 1, 5, 10, 14, 18-19)
Cyclopian Music, Inc. / Rabinowitz Music (songs 12-13, 16)
Cyclopian Music, Inc. / Vile Of Venom (songs 2, 7, 9, 17)
Cyclopian Music, Inc. / Vile Of Venom / Rabinowitz Music (song 4)
Vile Of Venom (songs 6, 8, 15)
RLHM Publishing Co. (song 3)
RLHM Publishing Co. / Vile Of Venom (song 11)

Notes:

"Kong Unleashed" is a remix of "Kong At The Gates." The intro to "Helena 2" is mixed lower than the album version. "Helena 2" and "1,000,000 Years BC" appear only on the European release of Famous Monsters; "Devil Doll" appears on the European and Japanese releases only. The video version of "Scream!" (SCV) has a woman's scream added to the chorus to coincide with action in the video, along with additional dialog after the song is over.

04//1999

Fat Wreck; New York, NY

#	Song	Time	Release
1	NY Ranger	0:30	SHO

Format:

24-track tape

Producer:

The Misfits

Lineup:

Dr. Chud:	background vocals, drums
Doyle:	guitar
Michale Graves:	vocals
Jerry Only:	background vocals, bass

Author:

John Cafiero

Publisher:

Non-Homogenized Productions Ltd

08/25/1999

Castle Oaks Studios; Toronto, Canada

#	Song	Time	Release
1	Fiend Without A Face	3:00	CUT
2	Bruiser	2:27	CUT

Format:

24-track tape

Producer:

The Misfits

Lineup:

Dr. Chud:	background vocals, drums
Doyle:	guitar
Michale Graves:	vocals
Jerry Only:	background vocals, bass

Author:

Michale Graves(song 1)
Jerry Only (song 2)

Publisher:

Cyclopian Music, Inc. (song 2)
Vile Of Venom (song 1)

2000	Water Studios; Hoboken, NJ

#	Song	Time	Release
1	No More Moments	3:07	CUT

Format:

24-track tape

Engineer:

Ed Stasium

Producer:

Ed Stasium

Lineup:

Dr. Chud:	background vocals, drums
Doyle:	guitar
Michale Graves:	vocals
Jerry Only:	background vocals, bass

Author:

Don Oriolo, Jr. / Doyle / Michale Graves

Publisher:

Felix The Cat Creations, Inc. / Cyclopian Music, Inc. / Vile Of Venom

Notes:

Co-written by the son of the creator of Felix The Cat, "No More Moments" was intended to be used in the horror movie "Campfire Stories."

08//2001

Snuff Factory; Helmetta, NJ

#	Song	Time	Release
1	Dead Kings Rise	2:55	CUT
2	Blacklight	1:28	CUT
3	The Haunting	1:34	CUT
4	The Hunger	1:41	CUT
5	Mars Attacks	2:19	CUT
6	Dr. Phibes Rises Again	6:51	CUT

Format:	24-track tape
Engineer:	Steve Evetts / Daniel Rey
Remix:	05//1996 Trax East
Author:	The Misfits
Publisher:	Cyclopian Music, Inc.
Notes:	These songs were re-mixed for inclusion on Cuts From The Crypt.