Recording
This session was taped with a 16-track recorder onto three reels of 2" tape.Since Franché Coma had not yet learned all the songs when they first enteredthe studio, Danzig laid down the initial guitar tracks on "Static Age" and "TVCasualty," and Franché added his own guitar tracks later. Franché played barre or open chords and used both up and down strokes on all 17 songs. He added one or two extra guitar tracks to each take selectedfor release; "Attitude," "We Are 138," "Some Kinda Hate," and "Spinal Remains"had three guitar tracks and "Theme For A Jackal" had four.

Mixing and mastering
The band mixed songs 1-14 in February 1978 onto two 1/4" tapes; songs 1-8 onthe first and songs 9-14 on the second. This original mix, which is stillavailable on bootleg tapes, included a microphone pop at the end of "Come Back"and talking before "Theme For A Jackal," both of which were edited out when theStatic Age album was released. Interestingly, theoriginal mix of "Bullet" lacks the "1-2-3-4" introduction later included on theBullet andBewareversions. "Last Caress" was remixed for release onBeware (see 09//1979). Danzig also overdubbed and remixedsongs 1-3, 6, 9-10, 14-16 forLegacy Of Brutality(see 1985).Collection II versions were re-masteredin 1987 from Danzig's mix-down tape, andThe Misfits BoxSet andStatic Age versions were re-masteredin 1995 from Franché Coma's mix-down tape. Caroline Records latermixed and mastered songs 15-17 (see 02/24/1997).

Recording
The band recorded one take of "Where Eagles Dare" and several takes of theother songs. Although they usually segued from "Teenagers From Mars" to"Children In Heat" while performing live, they made several mistakes recordingthe pair this way in the studio. Instead, they recorded them separately andmixed them to sound as though they were played continuously. Danzig used a 1957Gretsch guitar for the backwards feedback intro to "Where Eagles Dare" (CO1,BS1).

Mixing and mastering
The songs were mixed on 02/05/1979, although theHorror Business single insert incorrectly says02/28/1979. The original mixes of all five songs areincluded on theSessions disc ofThe Misfits Box Set (BS3) with Bobby Steele's guitar tracks only. At the end of the recording session, Danzig overdubbedan extra guitar track onto all the songs and remixed them (BEW, BS1, BS2, CO1, HOR, LOB). TheCollections disc ofThe Misfits Box Set (BS1) includes a version of "Teenagers From Mars" with Dave Achelis's introduction edited out. "Where Eagles Dare"was remixed forCollection I (see 1986).

Recording
The Misfits began this recording session on08/07/1980 with Bobby Steele on guitar and completed and mixed on 09/05/1980with Doyle. For each song, Bobby laid down three guitar tracks (one leadtrack and two rhythm tracks). Doyle later added guitar tracks to most songs, which were then mixed with his guitar sound in the center.Two songs also include additional guitar by producer Robbie Alter.Excluding overdubs, each song was recorded in one take, except "LondonDungeon," of which the band recorded two takes.

Mixing and mastering
"Skulls" and "Astro Zombies" were later remixed forCollection I.The Misfits laterrecorded a different drum track for "Halloween II" and remixed the song for theHalloween 7" (see 1981). Bill Inglot and Andrew Garver of RhinoRecords re-mastered "Halloween" for theNew WaveHalloween compilation album. All 13 songs were later remixedfor12 Hits From Hell (see 07/26/2001)