Plan 9 Records, originally known as Blank Records, was an

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that was founded in 1977 by Glenn Danzig of the

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band The Misfits. The label was discontinued in 1995.Record Labels :: MisfitsCentral.com
/ref> 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),

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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''. Needing a new name for the label, Danzig decided on Plan 9 Records, a reference to the

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'' (1957).The Misfits Trivia :: MisfitsCentral.com
/ref> The label continued to release material by The Misfits, and later solo efforts by Glenn Danzig and his post-Misfits 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

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

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, the label was discontinued.

Roster

* The Misfits * The Victims * Glenn Danzig (solo efforts) *

Discography

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Roster

Discography

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