Name: Smell Of Female
Brand: The Cramps

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NED 6

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2013-12-01

Signed copies

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Supplier US

Lasgo

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

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029667040617

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The Cramps

Genre US

Garage / Surf / Trash

Label US

Big Beat

The Cramps was an American punk band formed in 1976 and disbanded in 2009. The husband and wife duo of Lux Interior and Poison Ivy were the only permanent members throughout their existence. Lux Interior's death led to the disbandment of the band.

Notable former members include Bryan Gregory, Pam Balam, Miriam Linna, Nick Knox, Julien Hechtlinger, Kid Congo Powers, Mike Metoff, Click Mort, Jim Sclavunos, Touch Hazard (Tim Maag), Fur Dixon, Candy del Mar, Slim Chance, Nickey Alexander, Doran Shelley,SugarPie Jones,Jungle(Jim Chandler), Bill Bateman,
Scott Franklin (Scott "Chopper" Franklin), Jen Hanrahan,and Sean Yseult.

The Cramps had a rotating line-up but remained influential in the punk scene. They are known for their unique blend of rockabilly and punk music.

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back in stock. initially released as a six-track live ep in 1983, the re-issue of 'smell of female' contains three bonus songs. opening with a stunning rendition of 'the most exalted potentate of love', this set presents the cramps in all of their sleazy glory. the guitar interplay of poison ivy and kid congo powers, along with lux interior's cheerfully sneering vocals and nick knox's relentlessly pounding drumming, elevates these songs far from the world of novelty into which they could easily have sunk. ivy's searing lead guitar is the highlight of 'you've got good taste', which is dedicated to 'all you gucci bag carrier's out there'. 'psychotic reaction' features a wicked, high-speed harmonica solo set against scale-climbing guitars. among the added bonus tracks are a version of the extremely obnoxious 'she said', with very different, and apparently improvised, spoken-word verses, and 'surfin' dead', a slow-tempo twist, recorded in the studio, with heavily echoed guitars. the latter contains a prime example of cramps-style double entendres (along with a borrowed lyric from 'new kind of kick', an early track by the band). if you want to know what the cramps sound like live, this collection is for you.

Smell Of Female

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