The misfits special project showcasing punk covers of 1950's era rock 'n' roll classics assembles an all-star line-up to bring this creature to life! founding member jerry only frontlines a spiked jukebox on bass and lead vocals, with black flag alum Dez Cadena utilizing an arsenal of guitars to achieve a dynamic that best suits each song, and much more. 60's pop-rock icon Ronnie Spector (known for timeless classics like 'be my baby' and 'baby i love you') makes a special guest appearance lending her inimitable vocals to 'this magic moment' and 'you belong to me'. The expertise of Jimmy Destri (Blondie) shines on keyboards for re-workings of 'runaway' & 'great balls of fire'. Longtime misfits & Ramones collaborator John Cafiero (Osaka popstar) contributes melodic punk-pop backing vocals to 'dream lover', 'monster mash' and 'runaway', plus Ed Manion (50's icon Dion, Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band & more), appears on sax for select tracks. The gamut of 50's era music has been reinterpreted along with a couple of 60's era hits that were must haves for this theme driven collection. Notably the highest charting release in the band s entire 37 year-long legacy, misfits project 1950 debuted on billboard's heat seekers chart at #2, and billboard's top independent album chart at #5 in it's initial release over a decade ago. This all-new expanded edition debuts three never-before released bonus tracks (with misfits drummer Eric 'chupacabra' arce rounding out the lineup), liner notes and more! LP format pressed on 180-gram limited edition vinyl with exclusive variant cover art by Tom Whalen (mondo), retro-style jacket + first pressing on fluorescent yellow colored vinyl while supplies last!Track List This Magic Moment Dream Lover Diana Donna Great Balls of Fire Latest Flame Monster Mash Only Make Believe Runaway You Belong to Me Witchcraft* Daughter of Darkness* (You're the) Devil in Disguise*
