Plan 9 Records
Founded1977 (1977)
FounderGlenn Danzig
Defunct1995 (1995)
StatusDefunct
Distributor(s)Caroline Records
GenrePunk rock
Country of originUnited States
LocationLodi, New Jersey

Plan 9 Records, originally known as Blank Records, was an independent record label that was founded in 1977 by Glenn Danzig of the horror punk band The Misfits. The label was discontinued in 1995.[1]

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" (1977), Mercury Records 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.[1] Needing a new name for the label, Danzig decided on Plan 9 Records, a reference to the Ed Wood science fiction film Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957).[2]

The label continued to release material by The Misfits, and later solo efforts by Glenn Danzig and his post-Misfits band Samhain. The only release not to include Danzig was The Victims' Victims EP in 1978.[1]

Starting in 1987, all material was distributed by Caroline Records.[1]

In 1995, due to a legal settlement between Danzig and Misfits bassist Jerry Only, the label was discontinued.[1]

Roster

Discography

Catalog numberArtistTitleDateTypeNote
Blank 101The Misfits"Cough/Cool"1977singleReleased when the label was known as Blank Records
PL1001The MisfitsBullet1978EP
PL1005The VictimsVictims1978EPOnly non-Danzig recording released on Plan 9
PL1009The MisfitsHorror Business1979EP
PL1011The MisfitsNight of the Living Dead1979EP
PLP1The MisfitsBeware1980EP
PL1013The Misfits3 Hits from Hell1981EP
PL1015Glenn DanzigWho Killed Marilyn?1981single
PL1017The MisfitsHalloween1981single
PL1019The MisfitsEvilive1982EP
PL9-02The MisfitsEarth A.D./Wolfsblood1983album
PL9-03The MisfitsDie, Die My Darling1984EP
PL9-04SamhainInitium1984album
PL9-05SamhainUnholy Passion EP1985EP
PL9-06The MisfitsLegacy of Brutality1985album
PL9-07SamhainNovember-Coming-Fire1986album
PL9-09The MisfitsCollection I1986album
PL9-08The MisfitsEvilive1987album
PL9-10SamhainFinal Descent1990album
PL9-11Glenn DanzigBlack Aria1992album

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