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The Cramps - Smell Of Female [Vinyl]

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Format: Vinyl
Label: VENGEANCE
Rel. Date: 11/25/2014
UPC: 655035167015

Smell Of Female [Vinyl]
Artist: The Cramps
Format: Vinyl
New: Not in stock
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DISC: 1

1. Thee Most Exalted Potentate of Love
2. You Got Good Taste
3. Call of the Wighat
4. Faster Pussycat
5. I Ain't Nuthin' But a Gorehound
6. Psychotic Reaction
7. Beautiful Gardens
8. She Said
9. Surfin' Dead

More Info:

Released in 1983 after a lengthy court battle with IRS Records, Smell of Female originally contained just the first six songs. These, plus out-of-control ad-lib freakouts Beautiful Gardens and She Said (previously omitted due to legal restrictions) were recorded live at New York s famous Peppermint Lounge. There is nothing like the sound of The Cramps, and this set distills that cross of swamp water, moonshine and nitro down to a dangerous and unstable musical substance, captured live like a crazed animal. They rocked like few others could. Additional bonus track Surfin Dead was recorded at A&M Studios in Hollywood and originally appeared on the 1984 soundtrack for Return of the Living Dead when asked to write a pop song for the movie, The Cramps (by then a three-piece) threw into their cauldron a mix of Link Wray, Jan & Dean, Davie Allen, The Righteous Brothers, bongos, Phil Spector and eye of newt.
        
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