THE CRAMPS - NEW(ISH) VINYL PART 2

RARE TRACKS Demo, Rehearsals, B-Sides, Soundtracks continued

In the previous post there were a few little errors so let’s clear things up and set the record (ahem) straight, shall we?

I mentioned to the back cover pic which, in which I referred to “Candy Fur”. The bassist circa 1986 was actually Fur Dixon, not “Candy Fur”. I kind of got mixed up with Candy Del Mar who followed Fur. As I said, there was no recorded output during brief Fur’s tenure, live or otherwise, but there is some great footage of her with the band on youtube;

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdoed3V7OB4‎

The live songs were actually previously released on the relatively hard to find CD release of “Smell of Female” which does feature Kid Congo, more or less. (He is credited on the release, but the band found some of his guitar parts unusable). It’s a shame they weren’t on the original vinyl release. They’re two of the wildest cuts on “Rare tracks” and Kid’s fuzz guitar goes off!

For your edification and amusement, here is the tracklist, and I’ve provided some extra info on the songs which doesn’t come with the records.

A1		Blue Moon Baby  (B-Side to “Can your pussy do the dog?” 7” & 12” 1985)
A2		Georgia Lee Brown (B-Side to “Can your pussy do the dog?” 12” 1985)
A3		Give Me A Woman (B Side to “What’s inside a girl” 12”  1990)
A4		Get Off The Road (B Side to “What’s inside a girl” 7” & 12” 1990)
A5		Confessions Of A Psycho Cat  (B-Side to “Ultra Twist” 7”& 12” 1994)
A6		No Club Lone Wolf Cat  (B-Side to “Ultra Twist” 12” 1994)
B1		I Walked All Night (B-Side to “Like a Bad Girl should” 12” 1997)
B2		Peter Gunn (Bonus track on “Big Beat from Badsville” CD rerelease 2001)
B3		Wilder Wilder Faster Faster (B-Side to “Eyeball in my Martini” 7” & 12” 1991)
B4		Twist And Shout – (From “Songs The Lord taught us sessions”, and featured  on  the CD rerelease)
B5		Her Love Rubbed Off B-Side to (Bikini Girls with machine guns” 12” 1990)
B6		Beat Out My Love (B-Side to “Creature from the Black Leather Lagoon” 12” 1990)
B7		Jelly Roll Rock (From “Blues Fix” EP 1992)
C1		Jailhouse Rock (B-Side to “Creature from the Black Leather Lagoon” 7” & 12” 1990)
C2		Jackyard Back Off (B-Side to “Bikini Girls with machine guns” 7” & 12” 1990)
C3		Beautiful Gardens (Live 1983, from “Smell of Female” sessions CD rerelease)
C4		She Said (Live 1983, from “Smell of Female” sessions CD rerelease)
C5		Surfin Dead (From “Smell of Female” CD rerelease, and Return of the Living Dead soundtrack)
C6		Rumble Blue (‘81 Rehearsal)
D1		Lonesome Town (‘81 Rehearsal)
D2		Journey To The Centre Of A Girl (‘88 Rehearsal)
D3		Sweet Woman Blues (‘81 Rehearsal)
D4		Call Of The Wighat (‘82 A&M Studio)
D5		Jackyard Back Off (‘88 Rehearsal) The Cramps are/were/have been one of the most bootlegged bands out there. This one at least has been done with some love and care, and hopefully as a homage to the band.