Gravest Hits

by The Cramps

Gravest Hits cover art
  • Type: EP
  • Released: July 1979
  • Label: Illegal
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 15:53
  • Community rating: 3.99/5 from 3 ratings

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

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced largely by Big Star's Alex Chilton, this sleazy, reverb-drenched debut essentially codified the psychobilly genre. Lux Interior's deranged vocal hiccups and Poison Ivy's minimalist, fuzz-laden guitar work warped 1950s rockabilly through a trashy, B-movie horror lens. It perfectly captured the campy, confrontational weirdness of their legendary early performances at CBGB.

Genres

Descriptors: lo-fi, abrasive, distorted, retro, party

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)

Credits

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