Misfits Records is an

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conceived of in 2002 by founders

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of the

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and John Cafiero of Osaka Popstar. Intended to release Misfits material after the band's contractual obligations to

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were fulfilled by 2001's '' Cuts from the Crypt'', the label's first non-Misfits signing was Japanese

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band Balzac, and its first release was the Misfits/Balzac split single " Day the Earth Caught Fire". In 2003 the label became a formal company and launched worldwide with its first full-length releases. Misfits Records has also released material by The Nutley Brass, Osaka Popstar, and JuiceheaD.

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