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1.1 How Far Can Too Far Go?1.2 The Hot Pearl Snatch1.3 People Ain't No Good1.4 What's Inside a Girl?1.5 Can Your Pussy Do the Dog?1.6 Kizmiaz1.7 Cornfed Dames1.8 Chicken1.9 (Hot Pool of) Womanneed1.10 Aloha from Hell1.11 It's Just That Song1.12 Blue Moon Baby1.13 Georgia Lee Brown1.14 Give Me a Woman1.15 Get Off the Road |
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.. Elvis =w/ Bonus Tracks= |
| | Description: | Reissue of this album from the mutant primal Rock 'n' Roll dynamos. Originally planned for 1985 to join in the onslaught of Elvis's 50th Anniversary commemorative reissues, a DATE WITH ELVIS came out in early 1986 in Europe only, where it went on to sell more than 200,000 copies. The only album featuring The Cramps as a three-piece band (Poison Ivy doubled on bass), it careens from the sociopathic advice of 'People Ain't No Good' (later covered by Nick Cave) to mindon vacation odes like 'Aloha from Hell' and 'Kizmiaz' (where The Cramps prove they were exotic when exotic wasn't cool), in the process offing more paeans to poontang than you can shake a snake at and fittingly finishing off with a soulful lovesick cover of Charlie Feathers' 'It's Just That Song.' 'Can Your Pussy Do the Dog' was voted single of the year for 1986 in Playboy's annual music issue! Continuing in the tortured tradition of stark rockabilly ballads, three of the bonus tracks - 'Blue Moon Baby,' 'Georgia Lee Brown' and Andy Starr's frighteningly horny 'Give Me a Woman' - were originally available only as rare B-sides."Date With Elvis" on CD brings the raw, twisted energy of The Cramps into a concentrated blast of psychobilly and garage-punk. Expect sleazy rock 'n' roll riffs, reverb-drenched guitars and lurid, pulp-inspired lyrics that turn every track into a cult horror soundtrack. The sound is ragged yet deliberate: primitive drum beats, snarling vocals and a trashy 50s rockabilly backbone pushed through a punk filter. This edition on Vengeance focuses on preserving the rough, live-in-the-room feel that made the band a cornerstone of underground rock. It's a listening experience designed for volume: from swampy mid-tempo stompers to manic, driving anthems, the album never loses its deranged sense of fun and menace.
The Cramps rank among the most influential cult bands of alternative rock. Emerging from the late-70s New York punk scene, they helped define the psychobilly genre by fusing B-movie horror aesthetics, fetish imagery and rockabilly roots with a defiantly DIY attitude. Their albums and infamous, unhinged live shows have inspired generations of garage, punk and goth bands, securing the group a lasting legacy far beyond the mainstream charts.
Vengeance, known as a specialist and catalog-focused label for underground and alternative music, is dedicated to keeping such cult recordings in circulation with care and respect for their original character. Their releases aim to present classic albums in a way that appeals both to long-time collectors and to new listeners discovering these sounds for the first time, often emphasizing authentic sound, original artwork and detailed liner notes where available. With this CD edition of "Date With Elvis", Vengeance continues its mission to preserve essential, off-the-beaten-path rock history in physical form for dedicated fans and archivists alike. | | | No. of tracks: |
15 |
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VEGC671.2 |
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