Plan 9 Records, originally known as Blank Records, was an independent record label

Independent record label

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 that was founded in 1977

1977 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1977.-January–February:*January 1 – The Clash headline the gala opening of the London music club, The Roxy....

 by Glenn Danzig

Glenn Danzig

Glenn Danzig Glenn Danzig Glenn Danzig (born Glenn Allen Anzalone; June 23, 1955 is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, entrepreneur, and a progenitor of the horror punk subgenre of music. He is a founder of bands the Misfits, Samhain, and Danzig...

 of the horror punk

Horror punk

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 band The Misfits. The label was discontinued in 1995

1995 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident....

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In 1977, Danzig founded Blank Records as a means to distribute music by his newly formed band, The Misfits. However, after only one release, The Misfits' first single "Cough/Cool

Cough/Cool

"Cough/Cool" is the first single released by the horror punk band the Misfits. It was released in August 1977 on singer Glenn Danzig's label Blank Records. 500 copies were produced on black 7" vinyl...

" (1977), Mercury Records

Mercury Records

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 had wanted to use the same name for a sub-label. Danzig traded Mercury the rights to the name for studio time, which The Misfits used to record Static Age

Static Age

-The Misfits:*Glenn Danzig - vocals*Franché Coma - guitar*Jerry Only - bass guitar*Mr. Jim - drums-Studio personnel:*Dave Achelis - producer, engineer, and mixer*Alan Douches - mixing of tracks 15-17, mastering...

. Needing a new name for the label, Danzig decided on Plan 9 Records, a reference to the Edward D. Wood, Jr. science fiction

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 film

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 Plan 9 from Outer Space

Plan 9 from Outer Space

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(1959).

The label continued to release material by The Misfits, and later solo efforts by Glenn Danzig and his post-Misfits band Samhain

Samhain (band)

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. The only release not to include Danzig was The Victims' Victims EP in 1978.

Starting in 1987, all material was distributed by Caroline Records.

In 1995, due to a legal settlement between Danzig and Misfits bassist Jerry Only

Jerry Only

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, the label was discontinued..

Bands who were on Plan 9 Records

• The Misfits
• The Victims
• Glenn Danzig
  Glenn Danzig
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   (solo efforts)
• Samhain
  Samhain (band)
  Samhain was an American rock band formed by singer Glenn Danzig in 1983, immediately following his departure from the Misfits. Samhain played in more of a deathrock and heavy metal-infused style of horror punk than Danzig's previous band. By 1987 Samhain's membership evolved into a new band,...
  
  

Chronological order of records released by Plan 9 Records

Catalog number	Artist	Title	Date	Type	Note
Blank 101	The Misfits	"Cough/Cool Cough/Cool "Cough/Cool" is the first single released by the horror punk band the Misfits. It was released in August 1977 on singer Glenn Danzig's label Blank Records. 500 copies were produced on black 7" vinyl... "	1977	single	Released when the label was known as Blank Records
PL1001	The Misfits	Bullet	1978	EP
PL1005	The Victims	Victims Victims (album) Victims is a reggae album released by Steel Pulse in June 1991. It is Steel Pulse's eighth studio album. This album continues the crossover trend that Steel Pulse followed in the late 80's...	1978	EP	Only non-Danzig recording released on Plan 9
PL1009	The Misfits	Horror Business Horror Business "Horror Business" is the third single released by the horror punk band the Misfits. It was released on June 26, 1979 on singer Glenn Danzig's label Plan 9 Records....	1979	EP
PL1011	The Misfits	Night of the Living Dead	1979	EP
PLP1	The Misfits	Beware	1980	EP
PL1013	The Misfits	3 Hits from Hell 3 Hits from Hell 3 Hits from Hell was the sixth release from the Lodi, New Jersey horror punk band The Misfits.The 7" EP was released in April 1981 as Plan 9 Records number PL1013...	1981	EP
PL1015	Glenn Danzig Glenn Danzig Glenn Danzig Glenn Danzig Glenn Danzig (born Glenn Allen Anzalone; June 23, 1955 is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, entrepreneur, and a progenitor of the horror punk subgenre of music. He is a founder of bands the Misfits, Samhain, and Danzig...	Who Killed Marilyn? Who Killed Marilyn? "Who Killed Marilyn?" is a song by Glenn Danzig, about questions surrounding the death of actress Marilyn Monroe, with the titular question suggesting she was murdered...	1981	single
PL1017	The Misfits	Halloween	1981	single
PL1019	The Misfits	Evilive Evilive Evilive is a live album by The Misfits. It was initially released as a 7-song EP in December 1982 and later added 5 more songs and released as an album in October 1987. It was released on frontman Glenn Danzig's Plan 9 Records. The album title is a palindrome. The album is included in The Misfits'...	1982	album
PL9-02	The Misfits	Earth A.D./Wolfsblood Earth A.D./Wolfsblood Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood was the last album the American hardcore punk band The Misfits recorded with Glenn Danzig. Danzig released it on his Plan 9 label in December 1983, two months after he played his last concert with the band. It was noticeably harder and faster than their previous releases...	1983	album
PL9-03	The Misfits	Die, Die My Darling Die, Die My Darling -Band:* Glenn Danzig - vocals* Doyle - guitar* Jerry Only - bass guitar* Arthur Googy - drums on "Die, Die My Darling"* Robo - drums on "Mommy, Can I Go Out and Kill Tonight?" and "We Bite"-Metallica version:...	1984	EP
PL9-04	Samhain Samhain (band) Samhain was an American rock band formed by singer Glenn Danzig in 1983, immediately following his departure from the Misfits. Samhain played in more of a deathrock and heavy metal-infused style of horror punk than Danzig's previous band. By 1987 Samhain's membership evolved into a new band,...	Initium Initium Initium is the 1984 debut album of Samhain, released on lead singer Glenn Danzig's independent record label, Plan 9. In various interviews Danzig states that the album's title, which translates from Latin to English as "beginning", represents his new start after disbanding his prior band, The...	1984	album
PL9-05	Samhain	Unholy Passion EP Unholy Passion EP -Personnel:* Glenn Danzig- Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards* Eerie Von - Bass* Steve Zing - Drums* "Damien" - Guitar...	1985	EP
PL9-06	The Misfits	Legacy of Brutality Legacy of Brutality -Credits:* Glenn Danzig - vocals, guitar and bass on tracks 9, 10, and 13, overdubbed guitar and bass on tracks 1-8, and 11, clapping on track 13* Franché Coma - original guitar for tracks 1-8, and 11* Bobby Steele - original guitar for tracks 9, 10 and 12...	1985	album
PL9-07	Samhain	November-Coming-Fire November-Coming-Fire Samhain III: November-Coming-Fire was the band Samhain's third release. It was issued in 1986 on lead singer Glenn Danzig's independent record label, Plan 9. It is considered by many fans to be the band's best piece of work, as they were evolving their own style of music, which was often described...	1986	album
PL9-09	The Misfits	Collection I Collection I Misfits is a compilation album of early songs from the American punk rock band the Misfits. The compilation is officially titled Misfits, but is commonly referred to as Collection I and was made up as the first half of a pair with the later release of the compilation album Collection II...	1986	album
PL9-10	Samhain	Final Descent Final Descent Final Descent is an album by Samhain, first released in 1990, more than three years after lead singer Glenn Danzig and bassist Eerie Von had recruited guitarist John Christ and drummer Chuck Biscuits to form Danzig.-Original release:...	1990	album
PL9-11	Glenn Danzig	Black Aria Black Aria Black Aria is an instrumental album composed by Glenn Danzig, the vocalist/songwriter for Danzig and previously of Samhain and the Misfits. Released in 1992, the album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard classical chart. This original release was on Danzig's old Misfits-era label, Plan 9 Records,...	1992	album