Cramps Box suggested program Part 2

.....This is the second half of the playlist for a theoretical Cramps boxed set. The first half was posted on October 20, 2011 and there will be a third post containing the band's line-ups. I'd recommend reading the paragraphs preceding the first post before examining this one because they explain how the tracks are numbered for both tape and disc formats. The finished set should contain either four 90 minute cassettes (eight sides) or five audio compact discs.

1. [T5:01/D3:10-I] 1:54 EVERYTHING GOES - From a rehearsal recorded at Cahuenga Blvd. Shack, Studio City, CA in Summer, 1988 {*}.
2. [T5:02/D3:11-I] 3:20 BIKINI GIRLS WITH MACHINE GUNS - A-side 7" Enigma ENV17 (UK) 01/90.
3. [T5:03/D3:12-I] 3:17 JACKYARD BACKOFF - B-side 7" Enigma ENV17 (UK) 01/90.
4. [T5:04/D3:13-I] 2:57 HER LOVE RUBBED OFF (Carl Perkins) - B-side 12" Enigma 12ENV17 (UK) 01/90. There are live versions of both this song and "BIKINI GIRLS..." that were used as B-sides later that same year. They are the only tracks from official singles I've knowingly left off this compilation, mostly because I chose to adhere to chronology as much as possible in order to organize all this material and they were released too close to the studio originals. Also, while not as common as these versions they were more widely available than later B-sides, having been released both on CD singles and vinyl as well as the very comprehensive Vengeance edition CD for STAY SICK.
5. [T5:05/D3:14-I] 2:39 DAISYS[sic] UP YOUR BUTTERFLY - From LP STAY SICK Enigma ENVLP1001 (UK) 02/90.
6. [T5:06/D3:15-I] 2:34 MAMA OO POW POW - From LP STAY SICK Enigma ENVLP1001 (UK) 02/90. This track may have also been the version used as a B-side for a Spanish 12" in 1994. (For more details, see the Livejournal posts from Feb. and Mar. 2011, also under the name pblfsda.)
7. [T5:07/D3:16-I] 2:51 SHORTIN' BREAD (public domain) - From LP STAY SICK Enigma ENVLP1001 (UK) 02/90. I couldn't (or shouldn't) just list this song without acknowledging that when it was released it met objections from some because it is one of dozens of traditional American songs that survived into the twentieth century because they were habitually included in minstrel shows, which is unfortunate since it was certainly catchy enough to deserve surviving on its own. Listeners too young to have experienced the song in the minstrel context of racial caricatures probably wouldn't understand the objections, since, in the hands of The Cramps, this dusty standard about rape, cannibalism and dead children has become something in which the possibility that one of the characters might be wearing a doo-rag would have to be the least disturbing image about it. One note about mixing: when using this album track it should quickly fade up at the beginning since the previous track carries over slightly.
8. [T5:08/D3:17-I] 3:08 ALL WOMEN ARE BAD - A-side 12" Enigma 12ENV19 (UK) 03/90. Also available as a 7" single.
9. [T5:09/D3:18-I] 2:29 KING OF THE DRAPES - B-side 12" Enigma 12ENV19 (UK) 03/90. This track and the next two are collectively known as 'The Crybaby Suite', since they were once intended for use in the John Waters movie "Crybaby".
10. [T5:10/D3:19-I] 3:04 TEENAGE RAGE - B-side 12" Enigma 12ENV19 (UK) 03/90. (see above) This track was also the B-side of the 7" format for "ALL WOMEN ARE BAD".
11. [T5:11/D3:20-I] 3:52 HIGH SCHOOL HELLCATS - B-side 12" Enigma 12ENV19 (UK) 03/90.
12. [T5:12/D3:21-I] 4:50 JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF A GIRL - A-side 12" Enigma EPRO-287 (US) 1990, promo only.
13. [T5:13/D3:22-I] 3:12 CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON - A-side 12" Enigma 12ENV22 (UK) 08/90. This track is actually available in a variety of formats, including variant CD EP's, sometimes listed in databases and commercial sites and catalogues as mini-albums. I would advise listening to this track carefully several times before attempting to dub it into the compilation. As an album track it bleeds both out of the previous track and into the next one. I was disappointed to find the bleed was replicated on my copy of one of the CD singles. It must be faded up and faded down, thus the playing time of 3:12 I've put here is just a guideline; your time may vary by a few seconds depending on your tastes and reflexes.
14. [T5:14/D3:23-I] 2:26 BEAT OUT MY LOVE - B-side 12" Enigma 12ENV22 (UK) 08/90.
15. [T5:15/D3:24-I] 2:31 JAILHOUSE ROCK (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - B-side 12" Enigma 12ENV22 (UK) 08/90, but released previously on VA2LP THE LAST TEMPTATION OF ELVIS New Musical Express NMELP 038/039 (UK) 02/90. The recording of most of the tracks on cassette side 5 were completed by the fall of 1989 after an extensive period that yielded STAY SICK and most of its contemporary single tracks. This one track was recorded in a separate facility in the US, probably later and shortly before leaving for a UK tour and at first was only available in the UK for that Elvis tribute album. I placed it here in the play order to reflect the presumed order of the recording, which coincides with the release order of the single. (I can't remember, but I think in the Livejournal pages I erroneously gave this song the songwriting credits for "HEARTBREAK HOTEL". If you've been following the project this long, sorry about that.)
16. [T6:01/D3:25-I] 3:01 MULESKINNER BLUES (Jimmie Rogers) - Recorded live at Brixton Academy, South London on Feb. 12, 1990. The studio version of this cover is the only track from the compilation A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CRAMPS which I haven't included. I used this version because, like the live version of "TEAR IT UP" from the movie "Urgh! A Music War", the momentum of the performance was more of an asset than the fidelity of the studio. That, and the fact that the STAY SICK album was already overrepresented.
17. [T6:02/D3:26-I] 3:31 YOU'VE GOT GOOD TASTE - Recorded live at Brixton Academy, South London on Feb. 12, 1990. This is from the same performance of the track above, but this was broadcast on BBC-TV's "Snub TV" shortly after it was recorded.
18. [T6:03/D4:01-Lux] 0:08 (PK excerpt) "GET OUT YOUR MAGIC DECODER RINGS..."
19. [T6:04/D4:02-J] 3:21 EYEBALL IN MY MARTINI - A-side 12" Big Beat NST135 (UK) 09/91.
20. [T6:05/D4:03-J] 4:20 I WANNA GET IN YOUR PANTS - B-side 12" Big Beat NST135 (UK) 09/91.
21. [T6:06/D4:04-J] 4:56 WILDER WILDER FASTER FASTER - B-side 12" Big Beat NST135 (UK) 09/91.
22. [__:__/D4:05-J] 2:40 MINISKIRT BLUES (L. Belden, Simon Stokes, L. Starr) - From CD5 Restless RPRO 012 (US) 1992, promo only. This one has a guest vocal from Iggy Pop. Either this track or "JELLY ROLL ROCK" must be withheld from the cassette configuration in order to fit the 90 minute limit. They are the two shortest tracks on side 6 and this is an album track. It's also the kind of track you'd also put on an Iggy Pop compilation anyway.
23. [T6:07/D4:06-J] 4:06 BEND OVER, I'LL DRIVE - From LP LOOK MOM, NO HEAD! Big Beat WIKAD (Germany) 1991.
24. [T6:08/D4:07-J] 4:36 DAMES, BOOZE, CHAINS AND BOOTS - This track comes from the same album as the previous one, but later in the year it would be the lead track for an EP on which it effectively replaces the song "HARD WORKIN' MAN" on the BLUES FIX EP. So, if you're having a hard time finding that EP (you shouldn't, but if) you can find the other three non-album songs by looking for this song's title or by searching for CD5 Intercard Record Service IRS 977-506 (Germany) 1992.
25. [T6:09/D4:08-J] 4:03 HARDWORKIN' MAN (Jack Nitzsche, Ry Cooder, Paul Schrader) - From CDEP BLUES FIX Big Beat CDNST136 (UK) 1992. Yes, that's the movie director Paul Schrader. This song was written specifically for Captain Beefheart to sing for the soundtrack of the movie "Blue Collar".
26. [T6:10/D4:09-K] 3:16 IT'S MIGHTY CRAZY (Otis Hicks, Jerry West) - From CDEP BLUES FIX Big Beat CDNST136 (UK) 1992.
27. [T6:11/D4:10-K] 2:26 JELLY ROLL ROCK (Jack Wilks) - From CDEP BLUES FIX Big Beat CDNST136 (UK) 1992. (see the note accompanying "MINISKIRT BLUES")
28. [T6:12/D4:11-K] 2:57 SHOBALOR (E.Sheriff, Aki Aleong) - From CDEP BLUES FIX Big Beat CDNST136 (UK) 1992.
29. [T6:13/D4:12-K] 3:34 WHAT'S INSIDE A GIRL - Recorded live at CBGB's, NYC on Dec. 10, 1993. From VACD5 CBGB'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY SAMPLER Giant/Warner Bros. PRO-CD 7059 (US) 1994. As I noted in the Livejournal posts, this sampler was supposed to promote an album, but I'm not entirely certain the full album shipped commercially.
30. [T7:01/D4:13-L] 3:48 ULTRA TWIST! - A-side 7" Medicine 7-17976 (US) 1994.
31. [T7:02/D4:14-L] 2:29 NO CLUB LONE WOLF - B-side 7" Medicine 7-17976 (US) 1994.
32. [T7:03/D4:15-L] 3:40 SWING THE BIG EYED RABBIT - From LP FLAMEJOB Epitaph 86449-1 (US) 09/94. The simultaneous CD release was on Medicine 9 24592-2 (US) 09/94.
33. [T7:04/D4:16-L] 2:28 INSIDE OUT AND UPSIDE DOWN (WITH YOU) - Same source(s) as above.
34. [T7:07/D4:17-L] 3:55 LET'S GET F*CKED UP - A-side 7" Medicine 7-18045 (US) 1994. Despite the standard catalogue number, this isn't a stock release; it's actually a jukebox single. This also means that it's release date is more fluid than usual and probably varies regionally. You may notice that this single is located after the next on the cassette configuration. The reasons for that will become more obvious by the end of this cassette side.
35. [T7:08/D4:18-L] 2:17 HOW COME YOU DO ME (Jason Joiner) - B-side 7" Medicine 7-18045 (US) 1994. (see above)
36. [T7:05/D4:19-L] 2:45 NAKED GIRL FALLING DOWN THE STAIRS - A-side 7" Medicine 7-17932 (US) 1995.
37. [T7:06/D4:20-L] 2:59 CONFESSIONS OF A PSYCHOCAT - B-side 7" Medicine 7-17932 (US) 1995.
38. [T7:09/D5:01-L] 14:53 SURFIN' BIRD (Sonny Harris, Turner Wilson, Carl White, Al Frazier) - That's not a typographical error; this track is nearly fifteen minutes long. It was recorded live at The Academy, NYC on Nov. 23, 1994. After the release of the FLAMEJOB album the band toured as usual and these three tracks from those shows spiced up CD singles the following year. This track was released on CD5 Creation CRESCD196 (UK) 1995. I haven't been able to locate these three tracks but I'm including them specifically because of their rarity. While there are many items in the Cramps history with lower print runs and higher collectors' prices, these songs are among the few that have never been collected on an album length CD. The problem with not having heard them in advance is that a song of this length is probably a medley of some kind, or at least incorporates familiar riffs to keep things interesting rather than just vamping for three times the normal length of the song. Because of that I can't be certain if the songwriting credits are exactly accurate. Feel free to comment if you know otherwise.
39. [T7:10/D5:02-L] 2:55 NAKED GIRL FALLING DOWN THE STAIRS (live) - From Medicine PRO-CD-7344 (US) 1995.
40. [T7:11/D5:03-L] 3:45 I'M CUSTOMIZED (live) - From Medicine PRO-CD-7344 (US) 1995.
41. [T8:01/D5:04-Ivy] 3:20 PETER GUNN (Henry Mancini) - From VACD SHOTS IN THE DARK Donna Records DOCD 2113 (US) 04/96. This is an instrumental solo recording by Ivy Rorschach. Fortunately you can find it as a bonus track on the Vengeance edition CD of BIG BEAT FROM BADSVILLE.
42. [T8:02/D5:05-L] 3:06 LIKE A BAD GIRL SHOULD - From CD5 Epitaph Europe 6527-2 (The Netherlands) 1997.
43. [T8:03/D5:06-L] 3:37 WET NIGHTMARE - From CD5 Epitaph Europe 6527-2 (The Netherlands) 1997.
44. [T8:04/D5:07-L] 2:49 I WALKED ALL NIGHT (Hargus Robbins) - From CD5 Epitaph Europe 6527-2 (The Netherlands) 1997.
45. [T8:05/D5:08-L] 3:39 MONKEY WITH YOUR TAIL - From LP BIG BEAT FROM BADSVILLE Epitaph 86516-1 (US) 09/97.
46. [T8:06/D5:09-L] 2:45 SHEENA'S IN A GOTH GANG - From LP BIG BEAT FROM BADSVILLE Epitaph 86516-1 (US) 09/97.
47. [T8:07/D5:10-L] 2:54 HAULASS HYENA - From LP BIG BEAT FROM BADSVILLE Epitaph 86516-1 (US) 09/97.
48. [T8:08/D5:11-Lux] 2:24 BAD HOROSCOPE (Dee Dee Ramone) - B-side 7"Blackout BLK 5008E7 (UK) 1997. The same version is also on Dee Dee's album CD ZONKED! Other People's Music OPM2118 (Canada) 10/97. Lux provides guest vocals.
49. [T8:09/D5:12-Lux] 1:32 UNDERWATER SUN - This song originally appeared on a special episode of "SpongeBob Squarepants" called "SpongeBob's House Party". Unlike most episodes, which contain two short cartoons, this one contained one short cartoon ("Party Pooper Pants", the title commonly used in channel guides) and a live action framing sequence including this song being performed by The Bird Brains, a rock band of marionette birds whose vocalist was voiced by Lux Interior. There are no songwriting credits given specifically for this, although 'original music' is credited to Jeremy Wakefield. Imdb lists Carlos Palazio and series creator Stephen Hillenberg as Bird Brains performers, separate and distinct from otherwise credited puppeteers. That's the closest I can get to a band credit. The episode originally broadcast on May 17, 2002 and was eventually released on DVD Sep. 27, 2005. The audio was included on VACD THE YELLOW ALBUM Nick Records 73974-2 (US) 11/15/05.
50. [T8:10/D5:13-O] 3:37 BIG BLACK WITCHCRAFT ROCK - A-side 7"Vengeance 676 (US) 03/03. The playing time for this track as it appears on the album is 3:29 on CD. The eight second difference may be an error, a different edit or a different take entirely.
51. [T8:11/D5:14-O] 3:16 BUTCHER PETE (Henry Bernard, Roy Brown) - B-side 7"Vengeance 676 (US) 03/03.
52. [T8:12/D5:15---] 2:32 FUNNEL OF LOVE (Charlie McCoy, Kent Westberry) - From the Wanda Jackson album CD HEART TROUBLE CMH Records CD-8708 (US) 10/14/03. This track was also available on the vinyl edition: Sympathy For The Record Industry SFTRI724. On this track Ivy plays guitar and both she and Lux provide backing vocals. They play with Jackson's studio band, Larry Taylor on bass and Stephen Hodges on drums. This song and the one below were actually recorded after the album tracks that close out the compilation but I felt that the last track should not only be original but more importantly be recorded under their own name.
53. [T8:13/D5:16---] 2:25 RIOT IN CELL BLOCK #9 (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - This second song recorded with Wanda Jackson was one of three songs from her album HEART TROUBLE that were omitted from the vinyl edition. Otherwise the information accompanying the above track is the same for this one.
54. [__:__/D5:17-O] 3:00 SHE'S GOT BALLS - From LP FIENDS OF DOPE ISLAND Vengeance 675 (US) 04/03. I'm omitting this album track from the cassette configuration due to time constraints.
55. [T8:14/D5:18-O] 4:22 DOPE FIEND BOOGIE - From LP FIENDS OF DOPE ISLAND Vengeance 675 (US) 04/03.
56. [T8:15/D5:19-O] 3:19 ELVIS FUCKING CHRIST - From LP FIENDS OF DOPE ISLAND Vengeance 675 (US) 04/03.
57. [T8:16/D5:20-Lux] 0:50 (PK excerpt) DOES YOUR CONSCIENCE BOTHER YOU...? This is the first half of the Lux's last spot on the Purple Knif radio broadcast (the second half involves identifying the records he had just finished playing and signing off with Ghoulardi phrases). I couldn't think of a more appropriate final track: "Okay out there all you simple life-forms, thanks for tuning in. Does your conscience bother you 'cause you did? You've been on a detour to nowhere with the Zulu king and his vigilantes. Hope you liked it. We'll see you soon. Thanks for tuning in."

.....FINALLY. 119 tracks including interstitials and approximately six hours. That's several months of my life I'm not getting back, but frankly, I'd just as soon have this box than those months. In the middle of all this I calculated that if I had abandoned the cassette format entirely and restricted myself to using only A-sides and non-album tracks that have not since become bonus tracks on the standard albums, the whole thing would have fit on two CD's. The problem with that is that many longtime concert favorites like "I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF" and "TV SET" wouldn't be represented by any versions. Also, the listener wouldn't hear the gradual changes the band made in their approach to covers from psychotronic deconstruction to nearly faithful reproduction in some cases. I have to admit I enjoyed listening through the full albums repeatedly and rediscovering songs left of the original compilation tape due to space limitations. The theoretical format is obviously more liberating but it is just as conducive to indulgence. With a little more discipline I might be able to whittle this down to three CD's without hurting the overall impact. Let me know in the comment section. What would leave off? Is there anything you'd add? (Really?) I'll be leaving the performance credits in the next post, but aside from that (and answering any questions you might have) you can all have the last word on this for the foreseeable future. To paraphrase Douglas Adams, I've spent a year dead for Lux purposes and I want to steer this blog back to its original mission.