THE CRAMPS - DO THE CLAM 1986 LIMITED EDITION WHITE VINYL 2-LP

THE CRAMPS - DO THE CLAM 1986 LIMITED EDITION WHITE VINYL 2-LP

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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.