...Off the Bone

by The Cramps

...Off the Bone cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Illegal
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:20
  • Community rating: 4.39/5 from 6 ratings

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

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Originally issued to consolidate the band's initial barrage of early singles and EP tracks for the UK market, '...Off the Bone' is the quintessential document of the psychobilly movement. Lux Interior and Poison Ivy brilliantly mutate 1950s rockabilly and obscure trash-culture aesthetics into a sleazy, reverb-drenched punk-rock assault. The compilation features defining anthems like 'Human Fly' and 'Goo Goo Muck', cementing their legacy as the indisputable architects of horror-punk.

Genres

Descriptors: noisy, horror, covers, lo-fi, reverb-heavy

Tracklist

  1. Human Fly (2:12)
  2. The Way I Walk (2:38)
  3. Domino (3:05)
  4. Surfin' Bird (5:03)
  5. Lonesome Town (2:55)
  6. Garbageman (3:32)
  7. Fever (4:16)
  8. Drug Train (2:33)
  9. Love Me (1:57)
  10. I Can't Hardly Stand It (2:39)
  11. Goo Goo Muck (3:02)
  12. She Said (3:11)
  13. The Crusher (1:48)
  14. Save It (3:01)
  15. New Kind Of Kick (3:28)

Credits

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