The Cramps – A Date With Elvis
(Big Beat Records 1983 WIKA46 Made in EEC)
Matrix No’s: A2/B2
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Gold Embossed Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
The Cramps were an American rock band formed in 1976 and active until 2009. Their lineup rotated frequently during their existence, with the husband-and-wife duo of singer Lux Interior and guitarist Poison Ivy the only ever-present members. The band are credited as progenitors of the psychobilly subgenre, fusing elements of punk rock with rockabilly. The addition of guitarist Bryan Gregory and drummer Pam Balam resulted in the first complete lineup in April 1976. They released their debut album Songs the Lord Taught Us in 1980. The band split after the death of lead singer Interior in 2009.
A Date with Elvis is the third full-length studio album by the American garage punk band The Cramps. It was released on Big Beat Records. It was recorded in the fall of 1985 and engineered by Steve McMillan and Mark Ettel at Ocean Way Studios Hollywood, CA. The Cramps reissued the album on their own Vengeance Records in 2001 with the bonus tracks “Blue Moon Baby”, “Georgia Lee Brown”, “Give Me a Woman” and “Get Off the Road”.
The album was dedicated to Ricky Nelson, who had a hit with the song “Lonesome Town”, which was also covered by The Cramps and is available on their first EP Gravest Hits and compilation album …Off the Bone.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Lux Interior and Poison Ivy Rorschach, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “How Far Can Too Far Go?” | 4:10 | ||
| 2. | “The Hot Pearl Snatch” | 3:17 | ||
| 3. | “People Ain’t No Good” | 3:46 | ||
| 4. | “What’s Inside a Girl?” | 3:22 | ||
| 5. | “Can Your Pussy Do the Dog?” | 3:22 | ||
| 6. | “Kizmiaz” | 3:01 | ||
| 7. | “Cornfed Dames” | 5:26 | ||
| 8. | “Chicken” | Traditional; arr. by Interior and Rorschach | 1:40 | |
| 9. | “(Hot Pool Of) Womanneed” | 3:09 | ||
| 10. | “Aloha from Hell” | 2:35 | ||
| 11. | “It’s Just That Song” | Charlie Feathers, Ramon Maupin | 2:35 |
Personnel
- Lux Interior – vocals
- Poison Ivy Rorschach – guitars, bass, vocals on “Kizmiaz”
- Nick Knox – drums, bongos
- McMartin Preschool Choir – vocals on “People Ain’t No Good”
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