RELEASED ON 19.7.2024 ON BAUHAUS VIA PLASTIC HEAD
CATALOGUE NUMBER BAU018LP
Formed in 1976 and active until 2009, The Cramps only called it a day after the death of mainstay Lux
Interior who, along with wife and musical partner Poison Ivy, were the only permanent members of the
group. Indeed it was the Interior/Ivy partnership which provided the impetus, inspiration and drive for the
entire Cramps ethos and body of work. Cramps personnel would otherwise rotate much over their
existence, although the addition of guitarist Bryan Gregory and drummer Pam Ballam in 1976 resulted in
the first complete line-up.
• The gig presented here, from a live FM Radio Broadcast and so in the finest quality possible, presented on
limited edition white vinyl 2LP, features a good splattering of tracks from A Date With Elvis, alongside a
number of Cramps fave-raves and a good helping of cover versions - most interesting of which is rockabilly
legend Charlie Feathers Its Just That Song, the number that finishes the album but which has rarely been
performed live by the band. During this show they perform the song also as the final number albeit with an
intro by Lux that has to be heard to be believed.
• Completed with a fascinating interview with Lux Interior, recorded by the radio station responsible for the
broadcast, this 2LP set provides a hugely entertaining and inimitable performance by one of the most
individual and respected bands of the decade that all too often saw music as a vehicle for risible haircuts,
rather than one to promote alternative attitudes and unique sounds.