Description

Black vinyl single, large center hole and white label

The Evilive live single was recorded at a pair of shows in November (New Yorks Ritz Theatre on the 17th of December 1981 and at On Broadway in San Franciscos On Broadway on November 20th 1981. These seven tracks is a good representation of the legendary horror punk outfits intensely short but sweet performances. So too was its bootleg-quality audio fidelity, which authentically captured the seedy conditions of those often sparsely attended early-80s punk rock shows, warts and all. And, since The Misfits were never the most instrumentally talented or well-rehearsed band to begin with (even by punk rock standards — hear them botch the end of London Dungeon), Evilive saw singer Glenn Danzig (still more of a shouter than the crooning Evil Elvis of future days) virtually willing his cohorts through a slew of trademark two-minute B-movie tributes (Night of the Living Dead, Horror Business), and often abusing the audience into showing their enthusiasm along the way. But of course it was precisely because their music transcended these technical deficiencies that The Misfits innate magic has endured despite the band’s limited exposure throughout its career. It ends with a historic encore cameo from then Black Flag singer Henry Rollins on an always anthemic We Are 138 classic

Track listing:
1. 20 Eyes
2. Night Of The Living Dead
3. Astro Zombies
4. Horror Business
5. London Dungeon
6. All Hell Breaks Loose
7. We Are 138-with Henry Rollins