Bullet
EP by The Misfits
Released	June, 1978
Recorded	January, 1978 at C.I. Recording
Genre	Punk
Length	7:02
Label	Plan 9 Records
The Misfits chronology
Cough/Cool (1977) Bullet (1978) Horror Business (1979)

Bullet was the first 7" EP by the punk band The Misfits. The band's second release was self-produced and distributed as Plan 9 Records number PL1001. It was recorded in January of 1978 at C.I. Recording and released in June of 1978. In addition to the highly controversial lyrics, the cover featured a photo of President John F. Kennedy in a convertible car with a red blood splatter drawn behind his head, depicting his assassination. Cover of The Misfits EP Bullet. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... The Misfits canonical skull graphic was lifted from the 1946 television serial, The Crimson Ghost, while the typeface is from the 1950s-60s magazine, Famous Monsters of Filmland. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... The Misfits canonical skull graphic was lifted from the 1946 television serial, The Crimson Ghost, while the typeface is from the 1950s-60s magazine, Famous Monsters of Filmland. ... Cough/Cool was the first 7 single from the punk band The Misfits. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Horror Business was the second 7 EP by the punk band The Misfits. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The Misfits canonical skull graphic was lifted from the 1946 television serial, The Crimson Ghost, while the typeface is from the 1950s-60s magazine, Famous Monsters of Filmland. ... See also: 1977 in music, other events of 1978, 1979 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 14 - The Sex Pistols played their final show (until a 1996 reunion) at San Franciscos Winterland Ballroom. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The title track, "Bullet," arose from front man Glenn Danzig's morbid fascination with the life and death of President Kennedy, and, of course, his beloved widow, Jackie O. A line from the refrain gave the later melodic band Texas Is The Reason its name: "Texas is the reason that the president's dead." It has been said by both Jerry Only and Bobby Steele that "We Are 138" was based on George Lucas's 1971 science fiction film THX-1138, although Danzig has repeatedly denied this. "Hollywood Babylon" may have been based on the Kenneth Anger book of the same name. 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. ... First official White House portrait. ... Texas Is the Reason is a musical group founded by former Shelter guitarist Norm Arenas and 108 drummer Chris Daly. ... Gerald circa 1977 Jerry Only (born Gerard Caiafa) is the bassist and co-founder of horror punk band The Misfits. ... 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. ... George Walton Lucas, Jr. ... See also: 1970 in film 1971 1972 in film 1970s in film years in film film // Events February 8 - Bob Dylans hour long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New Yorks Academy of Music. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... THX 1138 was George Lucas first feature-length movie. ... Kenneth Anger Kenneth Anger (born February 3, 1927 in Santa Monica, California) is an underground avant-garde film-maker and author. ...

The first pressing was limited to 1000 copies on plain black vinyl, in hand-screened gatefold covers, a fraction of which Danzig also hand-colored. The second, and final, printing was of 2000 copies on red vinyl in January of 1979. These records are sometimes incorrectly referred to as Better Dead On Red, because of the artwork that was added to the back cover, which featured an image of a bullet hole and the words "Better Dead On Red." These same covers were used to package approximately 100 of the first pressing black EPs, which have often been mistaken for a rare third pressing. In fact, there were only two pressings, and Danzig has refuted claims by Pushead of a third pressing numbering at least 7000. The initial pressing primarily featured a matching screened color insert, which was later replaced by low-quality black and white photocopies in the majority of records. Screen-printing, also known as silkscreening or serigraphy, is a printmaking technique that creates a sharp-edged single-color image using a stencil and a porous fabric. ... See also: 1978 in music, other events of 1979, 1980 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Events Disco reigned supreme in 1979, with several #1 hits from The Bee Gees and Donna Summer that year. ... Pushead (a. ...

All four songs were part of a larger 17 track recording session that produced material for at least 5 Misfits records. Recording was done on three reels of 2" 16-track tape, which was mixed onto two 1/4" reels. All of these tracks feature at least two guitar tracks, with Franche Coma playing over Danzig's original tracks.

Track listing

Side A.

1. "Bullet" (Danzig) - 1:37
2. "We Are 138" (Danzig) - 1:40

Side B.

1. "Attitude" (Danzig) - 1:28
2. "Hollywood Babylon" (Danzig) - 2:17

Recording details

• Glenn Danzig - Vocals, Guitar
• Franché Coma - Guitar, Background vocals
• Jerry Only - Bass, Background vocals
• Mr. Jim - Drums
• Dave Achelis - Engineer