CRAMPS, (The) Smell Of Female LP Vinyl

Live at Peppermint Lounge, 1983. No overdubs, no safety net, just Lux Interior howling at the ceiling and Poison Ivy making a Gretsch sound like it came up from somewhere underground.

The Cramps didn't invent psychobilly, they just did it better than everyone else and looked incredible doing it. Smell of Female is the document of a band at their most feral, a raw live recording that captures exactly why they were genuinely terrifying in the best possible way. If you've ever stood in a room where the energy felt like something might actually go wrong, this is what that sounds like pressed to vinyl. Essential for anyone whose record collection runs through garage punk, horror rock, and the darker edges of American underground music.

12" vinyl LP reissue. Originally released 1983. Artist origin: USA (New York/California). Genre: psychobilly, garage rock, punk rock.

Fans of: The Gun Club, Reverend Horton Heat, Tiger Army, The Meteors, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (early era).