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TITLE
Gravest Gravy (Color Vinyl)
FORMAT
LP

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VEN 678X-LP VEN 678X-LP
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RELEASE DATE
8/21/2026

LP version. Color vinyl. "In October 1977, the Cramps ventured into Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee with producer and Cramps translator extraordinaire, Alex Chilton. The band had planned on recording their song 'TV Set,' as an A side, along with another track or tracks. Mr. Chilton told them the way he liked to work was to have a band record a lot of songs and from that they would pick the best of the bunch. Luckily for Cramps fans everywhere, the band did just that. The first evidence of these sessions was unleashed upon an 'unsuspecting human world' in April 1978 on the band's own Vengeance Records label. It was a two song 7-inch with a version of the Trashmen's 1963 classic 'Surfin' Bird,' pushed well beyond its breaking point, forcing it to mutate into a much higher form of lowdown, and Jack Scott's 1959 cool burning 'The Way I Walk,' dragged back into the Stone Age. After one listen, it was clear the Cramps had absolutely tapped into rock 'n' roll's mainline. In November of the same year, and again from the October 1977 sessions came another two-song lesson in how it's done, or undone, with easily one of the greatest A sides of all time: 'Human Fly.' The B side was held hostage by 'Domino,' originally sung by Roy Orbison. The Cramps' version swaggers with infinite confidence and is an absolute thrill to listen to. In the summer of 1979, young degenerates in England were treated to a 12-inch by the Cramps called Gravest Hits, which featured not only the aforementioned four tracks, but also a fifth, again from the October 1977 sessions. This release features the legendary band's unreleased sessions with producer Alex Chilton from 1977. Liner Notes by Henry Rollins."