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THE CRAMPS Songs The Lord Taught Us 1980 UK ILLEGAL 1st PRESS MINT THE CRAMPS
Songs The Lord Taught Us

1980 UK Illegal Records (ILP 005) FIRST PRESSING
GREAT COPY OF THEIR DEBUT LP WHICH LOOKS UNPLAYED AND SOUNDS LIKE NEW

Matrix: ILP. 005. A2 △ Tone / ILP. 005. B2 △ T
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE DATED BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER '29/3/80'

Continuing the spooked-out and raging snarls of their Gravest Hits EP, the Cramps once again worked with Alex Chilton on the group's full-album debut, Songs the Lord Taught Us. The jacket reads "file under: sacred music," but only if one's definition includes the holy love of rockabilly sex-stomp, something which the Cramps fulfil in spades. Having spent Gravest Hits mostly doing revamps of older material, the foursome tackled a slew of originals like "The Mad Daddy" and "TV Set" this time around, creating one of the few neo-rockabilly records worthy of the name. Years later Songs still drips with threat and desire both, testament to both the band's worth and Chilton's just-right production. "Garbageman" surfaced as a single in some areas, a wise choice given the at-once catchy roll of the song and downright frightening guitar snarls, especially on the solo. The covers of the Sonics' "Strychnine" and Billy Burnette's "Tear It Up" -- not to mention the concluding riff on "Fever" -- all challenge the originals. Interior has the wailing, hiccuping, and more down pat, but transformed into his own breathless howl, while Ivy and Gregory keep up the electric fuzz through more layers of echo than legality should allow. Knox helms the drums relentlessly; instead of punching through arena rock style, Chilton keeps the rushed rhythm running along in the back, increasing the sheer psychosis of it all

Side 1:
TV Set (3:12)
Rock On The Moon (1:43)
Garbage Man (3:28)
I Was A Teenage Werewolf (3:05)
Sunglasses After Dark (3:47)
The Mad Daddy (3:16)
Side 2:
Mystery Plane (3:40)
Zombie Dance (1:53)
What's Behind The Mask? (2:06)
Strychnine (2:25)
I'm Cramped (2:36)
Tear It Up (2:31)
Fever (4:16)

LABELS: MINT
An immaculate set of labels - no spindle traces or any sign the record has ever been played
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT / MINT
Both surfaces shine like new with nothing but a small superficial mark on the first track on Side One but this is completely harmless
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays as-new throughout with nothing to fault
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Light storage rub on the edges and corners but nothing major

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY

Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
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