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Stay Sick

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In my opinion - with the exception of Smell Of Female - this is the Cramps best album. Its the perfect combination of rockabilly, humour, gas station punk rock & kitchsh gore.

I am really annoyed because I have just noticed the 2 star review on Allmusic for this and they referred to it as "one of the weakest efforts in the Cramps canon" - utter nonsense. This is quality.

There is a great version on here of Muleskinner Blues, as well as the usual selection of completely insane Lux/Ivy originals.

For all its worth - I also thoroughly recommend "Flamejob" CD

If you like the Cramps you have to get this album with some great tracks such as their souped up versions of Macy "Skip" Skipper's Sun recording of Bop Pills and the Fendermen's Mule Skinner Blues. Who can resist titles like Bikini Girls With Machine Guns and The Creature From The Black Leather Lagoon!

The recording/production is not true to the Cramps on stage sound (check out Big Beat in Badsville, Flamejob for that) but this beautifully remastered edition on Ivy and Lux's own label is a jewel.
The recording, 1989, is very well produced/mixed. The ride cymbal, like in all Cramps albums, is very rich.Miss Candy del Mar on bass, given a different lease compared to fuzztones rocked out by Brian Gregory, Slim Chance,bounces her riffs against the bass drum and floor tom..Ivy resumes her all conquering rockabilly, tremolo guitarring, and King Lux gives it the Cramps signature with his reverberating, finely tuned vocals. If you like this album, almost certain you'll buy another Cramps release..

Lux'n'Ivy dish up the expected mix of choice covers,spankingly great new tunes and tons of innuendo.Put simply this is how rock'n'roll should be played.If tunes like All Women are Bad,Bop Pills and the hit(!)single Bikini Girls don't get you throwing the chairs around the lounge then you're probably a Dido fan.Invest!

Real music, its great!! Will be getting more, just wish I had seen them live....Poison Ivy & Lux Stay Sick

The Cramps have contaminated me with rock 'n' roll! When the record turned up in the mail and i opened it to reveal it's full vinyl glory it was like that of the second coming of Christ. The artwork here is trashy and that typography is almost hypnotic in it's oozing cool. As for the music, i can't describe the serotonin levels increasing in my brain as i revel in such great songs as Bikini Girls... and Everything Goes. There's also some great cover songs on here too that The Cramps make their own to the extent where the originals are virtually blasted to hell with a good helping of gunk and gook splattered all over them.
If you get the vinyl record you WILL NOT regret it, it is like a material manifestation of the soul!

there seems to be a tendancy with The Cramps for people to discredit or ignore or simply not know about the mid to later albums but this, like the rest is well worth owning. get it and your life will be rosier, even just for the version of shortnin' bread. recommended.