How to Make a Monster (The Cramps album)
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How To Make A Monster is the third compilation by the American garage punk
band The Cramps
. Comprising rare, previously-unreleased tracks, the release is a 2-CD set that includes a 28-page book with extensive liner notes by Lux Interior and Poison Ivy, as well as rare and unseen photos and flyers from their personal collection.
and the other at CBGB's.
October 1976
1981 Rehearsal
1982 A&M Studio
1988 Rehearsal
1988 Home Demo
, 1/14/77
Live At CBGBs 1/13/78
Garage punk
Garage punk is a fusion of garage rock and punk rock. It is fast-paced lo-fi music characterized by a dirty, choppy guitar sound—usually played by bands who are on independent record labels or who are unsigned...
band The Cramps
The Cramps
The Cramps were an American rock band, formed in 1976 and active until 2009. The band split after the death of lead singer Lux Interior. Their line-up rotated much over their existence, with the husband and wife duo of Interior and lead guitarist Poison Ivy the only permanent members...
. Comprising rare, previously-unreleased tracks, the release is a 2-CD set that includes a 28-page book with extensive liner notes by Lux Interior and Poison Ivy, as well as rare and unseen photos and flyers from their personal collection.
Content included
Disc 1 contains 1976 rehearsal material, some 1982 studio demos with Terry Graham of the Gun Club on drums, and several other unreleased studio recordings. Disc 2 contains two historic live performances of relatively poor recording quality, both from very early in their career: One at Max's Kansas CityMax's Kansas City
Max's Kansas City was a nightclub and restaurant at 213 Park Avenue South, in New York City, which was a gathering spot for musicians, poets, artists and politicians in the 1960s and 1970s.-Origin of name:...
and the other at CBGB's.
Track listing
All songs by Lux Interior and Poison Ivy Rorschach, except where otherwise notedDisc 1
Summer — 1976- 1. Quick Joey Small (Joey LevineJoey LevineJoey Levine is an American singer, songwriter and record producer of pop music, who has been active since 1966.-Career:...
/Arthur Resnick) — 2:08 - 2. Lux's Blues — 1:14
- 3. Love Me (Rosalind Michelle Pullens/Link WrayLink WrayFred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr was an American rock and roll guitarist, songwriter and occasional singer....
) — 2:56 - 4. Domino (Sam PhillipsSam PhillipsSamuel Cornelius Phillips , better known as Sam Phillips, was an American businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ who played an important role in the emergence of rock and roll as the major form of popular music in the 1950s...
) — 2:34 - 5. Sunglasses After Dark ([Dwight Pullen]]) — 1:16
- 6. Subwire Desire (Sam PhillipsSam PhillipsSamuel Cornelius Phillips , better known as Sam Phillips, was an American businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ who played an important role in the emergence of rock and roll as the major form of popular music in the 1950s...
) — 2:50 - 7. TV Set — 3:12
- 8. Love Me (Marty LottJerry LottJerry Lott aka Marty Lott aka The Phantom was an American rockabilly singer with the frantic Dot single, "Love Me" backed with the ballad "Whisper My Love" . Both sides were recorded in 1958 but not issued until January 1960. Songwriting credit for both is M...
) — 2:29
October 1976
- 9. I Was a Teenage Werewolf — 3:08
- 10. Can't Hardly Stand It (Jody Chastain/Charlie FeathersCharlie FeathersCharles Arthur "Charlie" Feathers was an influential American rockabilly and country music performer.-Biography:...
/Jerry Huffman) — 3:21
1981 Rehearsal
- 11. Sweet Woman Blues (Sonny TerrySonny TerrySaunders Terrell, better known as Sonny Terry was a blind American Piedmont blues musician. He was widely known for his energetic blues harmonica style, which frequently included vocal whoops and hollers, and imitations of trains and fox hunts.-Career:Terry was born in Greensboro, Georgia...
) — 4:54 - 12. Rumble Blues (Milt Grant, Link WrayLink WrayFred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr was an American rock and roll guitarist, songwriter and occasional singer....
) — 1:49 - 13. Rumble Blues (False Start) (Milt Grant, Link WrayLink WrayFred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr was an American rock and roll guitarist, songwriter and occasional singer....
) — 0:49 - 14. Rumble Blues (Milt Grant, Link WrayLink WrayFred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr was an American rock and roll guitarist, songwriter and occasional singer....
) — 3:28 - 15. Rumble Blues (Milt Grant, Link WrayLink WrayFred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr was an American rock and roll guitarist, songwriter and occasional singer....
) — 2:32 - 16. Lonesome Town (Baker KnightBaker KnightBaker Knight was an American songwriter and musician from Birmingham, Alabama.He was born Thomas Baker Knight Jr. in Birmingham, Alabama to Thomas Baker Knight Sr. and his wife Mary Knight. His father died in 1939 at the age of 32, and because of his mother's poor health Knight was raised mainly...
) — 4:13
1982 A&M Studio
- 17. Five Years Ahead of My Time (Evans/Pike) — 2:10
- 18. Call of the Wighat — 4:35
- 19. Hanky Panky (Jeff BarryJeff BarryJeff Barry is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer.-Early career:...
/Ellie GreenwichEllie GreenwichEleanor Louise "Ellie" Greenwich was an American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer. She wrote or co-wrote "Be My Baby", "Christmas ", "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Leader of the Pack", "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", and "River Deep, Mountain High", among many others...
) — 2:55
1988 Rehearsal
- 20. Journey to the Center of a Girl — 3:35
- 21. Jackyard Backoff — 3:04
- 22. Everything Goes — 1:53
1988 Home Demo
- 23. All Women are Bad — 3:47
Disc 2
Live at Max's Kansas CityMax's Kansas City
Max's Kansas City was a nightclub and restaurant at 213 Park Avenue South, in New York City, which was a gathering spot for musicians, poets, artists and politicians in the 1960s and 1970s.-Origin of name:...
, 1/14/77
- 1. Don't Eat Stuff Off the Sidewalk — 2:06
- 2. I Was a Teenage Werewolf — 3:10
- 3. Sunglasses After Dark — 5:03
- 4. Jungle Hop — 2:20
- 5. Domino — 3:18
- 6. Love Me — 3:21
- 7. Strychnine — 4:19
- 8. TV Set — 3:25
- 9. I'm Cramped — 2:33
Live At CBGBs 1/13/78
- 10. The Way I Walk — 3:27
- 11. Love Me — 3:01
- 12. Domino — 3:39
- 13. Human Fly — 3:04
- 14. I Was a Teenage Werewolf — 3:25
- 15. Sunglasses After Dark — 4:43
- 16. Can't Hardly Stand It — 3:34
- 17. Uranium Rock — 3:02
- 18. What's Behind the Mask — 3:00
- 19. Baby Blue Rock — 3:01
- 20. Subwire Desire — 2:53
- 21. I'm Cramped — 2:51
- 22. TV Set — 3:38