Misfits is a 1978 album by the English

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 rock

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 group The Kinks

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Track listing

On the UK version of the LP

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, a longer version of "Live Life" (4:47) switches places with "Black Messiah". Remastered CD

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 releases have the UK LP track order and include the shorter "Live Life" as a bonus track. Arista

Arista Records

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 released a ten track CD (Arista 260 173) that reproduces the original, non-UK LP version.

Musicians and production

• Ray Davies: vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer
• Dave Davies: lead guitar, vocals (lead vocals on "Trust Your Heart")
• Mick Avory
  Mick Avory
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  : drums except as noted
• Andy Pyle
  Andy Pyle
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  : bass guitar except as noted
• John Gosling
  John Gosling
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  : piano, organ, synthesizer
• John Dalton
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  : bass guitar on "In a Foreign Land"

• Ron Lawrence: bass guitar on "Live Life", "A Rock & Roll Fantasy" and "Get Up"
• Nick Trevisik: drums on "Trust Your Heart", "A Rock & Roll Fantasy" and "Get Up"
• Zaine Griff
  Zaine Griff
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  : bass guitar overdubs
• Clem Cattini
  Clem Cattini
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  : drum overdubs
• John Beecham: trombone on "Black Messiah"
• Nick Newall: clarinet on "Black Messiah"
• Mike Cotton: trumpet on "Black Messiah"

• Written and Produced by Raymond Douglas Davies
• Engineered by Steve Waldman