Bad Music for Bad People

by The Cramps

Bad Music for Bad People cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 20 February 1984
  • Label: I.R.S.
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:07
  • Community rating: 3.91/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Bryan Gregory, Nick Knox, Lux Interior, Alex Chilton, Poison Ivy, Kid Congo Powers

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Assembled primarily for the North American market following their departure from I.R.S. Records, this raucous compilation gathers essential early singles, B-sides, and tracks from the 'Gravest Hits' EP. Highlighting defining sleaze-punk anthems like 'Goo Goo Muck' alongside their frantic cover of 'Surfin' Bird', the record expertly distills their trash-culture aesthetic. It remains one of the most iconic, accessible entry points into the founders of the psychobilly movement.

Genres

Descriptors: violence, lo-fi, noisy

Tracklist

  1. Garbageman (3:28)
  2. New Kind Of Kick (3:28)
  3. Love Me (1:57)
  4. I Can't Hardly Stand It (2:39)
  5. She Said (3:11)
  6. Goo Goo Muck (Single Mix) (3:02)
  7. Save It (3:01)
  8. Human Fly (2:12)
  9. Drug Train (2:33)
  10. TV Set (3:12)
  11. Uranium Rock (2:24)

Credits

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