3 Hits from Hell
EP by The Misfits
Released	April 1981
Recorded	August/September 1981
Genre	Punk
Length	5:54
Label	Plan 9 Records
Producer(s)	Robbie Alter
The Misfits chronology
Beware (1980) 3 Hits from Hell (1981) Walk Among Us (1982)

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All three songs were recorded on 2" 16-track tape at Master Sound Productions in Franklin Square, New York on August 7, 1980 with Bobby Steele on guitar, and mixed with additional guitar tracks by producer Robbie Alter and Jerry Only's younger brother, Paul "Doyle von Frankenstein" Caiafa, on September 5, 1980, following Bobby's departure. After this session, but prior to the release, Doyle officially joined the band as Bobby's replacement. Franklin Square is a hamlet (and a census-designated place) located in Nassau County, New York. ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Biography Bobby Steele (born March 18, 1956) was the guitarist for Parrotox, Slash and The Whorelords before he joined Glenn Danzigs band The Misfits in 1978. ... Gerald circa 1977 Jerry Only (born Gerard Caiafa) is the bassist and co-founder of horror punk band The Misfits. ... Biography Doyle (Paul C. Doyle Caiafa) was born 15th September, 1964, in Lodi, NJ. He became the guitarist of the horror punk band The Misfits in October 1980. ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

While none of the other ten songs from this session were released until 1985, after the band had broken up, all 13 tracks were later remixed for the 12 Hits From Hell release. 12 Hits From Hell is the missing Misfits album. ...

"London Dungeon" was written by Glenn Danzig about his experience while jailed in Brixton on December 2, 1979. Both "Horror Hotel" and "Ghouls Night Out" were based on 1960 horror films: Horror Hotel and Night Of The Ghouls, respectively. Glenn Danzig (born Glenn Allen Anzalone on June 23, 1955 in Lodi, New Jersey, USA) is an accomplished singer and musician, and the creative force behind The Misfits, Samhain, and Danzig. ... Brixton is an area of South London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Night of the Ghouls DVD cover. ...

Pressing history

The pressing history and details of this three-song EP are the most confounding to record collectors of any Misfits' release. Since all of the known pressing records were incomplete or incorrect, it is impossible to know any more than a few facts mixed with much conjecture.

There were at least two, but possibly as many as five, distinct pressings. Estimates on the number and order of the various combinations of record attributes ranges from 3000 to 7000 black vinyl with a grey label and large spindle, which is known conclusively to be the earliest pressing, 2000 to 7000 black vinyl with a red label and large spindle, of which as many as 10 to 100 may actually be from an abbreviated earlier pressing, and 400 to 1000 black vinyl with a red label and small spindle. The only fixed number is that there were 400 white vinyl copies with a red label and a large spindle, which was the final pressing. The total number of EPs pressed is estimated to be either 6,500 or 10,000, depending on which pressing information is to be believed.

Track listing

Back cover

Side A. This work is copyrighted. ...

1. "London Dungeon" (Danzig) – 2:33

Side B.

1. "Horror Hotel" (Danzig) – 1:25
2. "Ghouls Night Out" (Danzig) – 1:56

Recording details

• Glenn Danzig – vocals
• Jerry Only – background vocals, bass
• Bobby Steele – guitar
• Arthur Googy – drums
• Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein – guitar on "Horror Hotel" and "Ghouls Night Out"
• Robbie Alter – producer, guitar on "London Dungeon"

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External links

• The most widely cited pressing history is from Misfits Central
• A more recent, in-depth inspection of the vinyl matrix etchings was used for a very detailed explanation by Revelation Records' Kevin Finn.