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This British compilation includes the entirety of the Cramps' first release, the Gravest Hits EP, along with selections from Songs the Lord Taught Us, Psychedelic Jungle, Smell of Female, and a live version of "You Got Good Taste" (shortened here to "Good Taste"). It covers the years 1979-1983, a formative period in the band's long career. Ten of the tracks can also be found on the domestic compilation Bad Music for Bad People, which was released the following year. Although the bulk of the material consists of covers, you can hardly tell (barring an intimacy with any of the originals). Once the Cramps get hold of a song, they always make it their own -- even the more recognizable numbers like "Surfin' Bird," "Lonesome Town," and "Fever." All benefit from Lux Interior's vocal prowess. He's a proto-punk screamer like Screamin' Jay Hawkins or the Sonics' Gerry Roslie on the rockin' numbers, but can caress a ballad like mid-period Elvis when the need arises. None of the songs sound as if they could possibly have been written anytime after the '60s. Alex Chilton produced the first ten tracks, the Cramps the remaining seven. [The cover art for ...Off the Bone has varied over the years; the 1987 Illegal edition is rendered -- appropriately enough -- in 3-D.]
© Kathleen C. Fennessy /TiVo
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Alex Chilton, Producer - The Cramps, MainArtist - Ivy Rorschach, Composer - Lux Interior, Composer
(C) 1989 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records IncThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1989 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1979 Capitol Records, LLC
Alex Chilton, Producer - Jack Scott, Composer - The Cramps, MainArtist
(C) 1989 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records IncThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1989 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1979 Capitol Records, LLC
Sam Phillips, Composer - Alex Chilton, Producer - John Hampton, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Cramps, MainArtist
(C) 1989 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records IncThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1989 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1979 Capitol Records, LLC
Alex Chilton, Producer - John Harris, Composer - Don Wilson, Composer - Al Frazier, Composer - The Cramps, MainArtist - Le Haney White, Composer
(C) 1989 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records IncThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1989 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1979 Capitol Records, LLC
Alex Chilton, Producer - BAKER KNIGHT, Composer - The Cramps, MainArtist
(C) 1989 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records IncThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1989 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1979 Capitol Records, LLC
The Cramps, Producer, MainArtist - Ivy Rorschach, Composer - Lux Interior, Composer
(C) 1989 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records IncThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1989 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Eddie J. Cooley, ComposerLyricist - Alex Chilton, Producer - John Davenport, ComposerLyricist - The Cramps, MainArtist
(C) 1989 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records IncThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1989 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC.
The Cramps, MainArtist - Ivy Rorschach, Composer - Lux Interior, Composer
(C) 1989 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records IncThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1989 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
The Cramps, Producer, MainArtist - Marty Lott, Composer
(C) 1989 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records IncThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1989 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
Jerry Huffman, Composer - Charlie Feathers, Composer - Jody Chastain, Composer - The Cramps, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 1989 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records IncThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1989 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1984 Capitol Records, LLC
Roger Cook, Composer - The Cramps, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 1989 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records IncThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1989 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1981 Capitol Records, LLC
Hasil Adkins, Composer - The Cramps, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 1989 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records IncThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1989 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
Paul McKenna, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB NOLAN, Composer - The Cramps, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 1989 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records IncThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1989 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1981 Capitol Records, LLC
Mary Biggs, Composer - Mel Robbins, Composer - The Cramps, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 1989 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records IncThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1989 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
The Cramps, Producer, MainArtist - Ivy Rorschach, Composer - Lux Interior, Composer
(C) 1989 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records IncThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1989 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1984 Capitol Records, LLC
Warren Smith, Composer - The Cramps, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 1989 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records IncThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1989 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
The Cramps, Producer, MainArtist - Ivy Rorschach, Composer - Lux Interior, Composer
(C) 1989 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records IncThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1989 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
This British compilation includes the entirety of the Cramps' first release, the Gravest Hits EP, along with selections from Songs the Lord Taught Us, Psychedelic Jungle, Smell of Female, and a live version of "You Got Good Taste" (shortened here to "Good Taste"). It covers the years 1979-1983, a formative period in the band's long career. Ten of the tracks can also be found on the domestic compilation Bad Music for Bad People, which was released the following year. Although the bulk of the material consists of covers, you can hardly tell (barring an intimacy with any of the originals). Once the Cramps get hold of a song, they always make it their own -- even the more recognizable numbers like "Surfin' Bird," "Lonesome Town," and "Fever." All benefit from Lux Interior's vocal prowess. He's a proto-punk screamer like Screamin' Jay Hawkins or the Sonics' Gerry Roslie on the rockin' numbers, but can caress a ballad like mid-period Elvis when the need arises. None of the songs sound as if they could possibly have been written anytime after the '60s. Alex Chilton produced the first ten tracks, the Cramps the remaining seven. [The cover art for ...Off the Bone has varied over the years; the 1987 Illegal edition is rendered -- appropriately enough -- in 3-D.]
© Kathleen C. Fennessy /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:02
- Main artists: The Cramps
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Punk / New Wave
© 1989 Capitol Records Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1989 Capitol Records Inc.
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