{"product_id":"the-cramps-gravest-gravy","title":"The Cramps - Gravest Gravy","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"390\"\u003eWith tracks selected and mixed in the late 1980s, \u003cem data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"65\"\u003eGravest Gravy\u003c\/em\u003e was designated by \u003cstrong data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"91\"\u003eLux\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"103\"\u003eIvy\u003c\/strong\u003e for release years ago, but for reasons lost to time, remained shelved until now. Completely rippin’ versions of classic early \u003cstrong data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"240\"\u003eCramps\u003c\/strong\u003e tracks, two of which feature \u003cstrong data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"286\"\u003eAlex Chilton\u003c\/strong\u003e on organ. Cut from the analog source tapes, and mastered expertly in Nashville. Stay Sick! Turn Blue!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"796\"\u003eIn October 1977, the Cramps, who were at that time, \u003cstrong data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"464\"\u003eLux Interior\u003c\/strong\u003e on vocals, \u003cstrong data-start=\"476\" data-end=\"490\"\u003ePoison Ivy\u003c\/strong\u003e on guitar, \u003cstrong data-start=\"502\" data-end=\"519\"\u003eBryan Gregory\u003c\/strong\u003e on guitar, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"535\" data-end=\"548\"\u003eNick Knox\u003c\/strong\u003e on drums, ventured into Ardent Studios with the extraordinarily talented musician and producer, \u003cstrong data-start=\"645\" data-end=\"661\"\u003eAlex Chilton\u003c\/strong\u003e. These sessions were responsible for the first two Vengeance Records releases, both permanently disfiguring the music world in 1978.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"860\" data-end=\"1339\"\u003eIn 1979, young British degenerates were treated to a five track 12” EP by the Cramps called \u003cem data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"970\"\u003eGravest Hits\u003c\/em\u003e, which featured all four tracks released in the USA, along with another from the October 1977 sessions, a great channeling of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1113\"\u003eRicky Nelson\u003c\/strong\u003e’s hit \u003cem data-start=\"1120\" data-end=\"1135\"\u003eLonesome Town\u003c\/em\u003e. From there, the band released their first LP, \u003cem data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1209\"\u003eSongs The Lord Taught Us\u003c\/em\u003e, again working with Alex Chilton, and went onward, releasing records and touring all over until the sad passing of Lux in 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1341\" data-end=\"1805\"\u003eWhat Cramps fans might not know, was at Ardent, the band had planned to record their song \u003cem data-start=\"1431\" data-end=\"1441\"\u003eT.V. Set\u003c\/em\u003e to be their first A side, along with another track or tracks. Alex told them that he liked to have a band play every song they knew and the best of the batch would be committed to vinyl. This was fantastic advice, and luckily for us, that’s what the Cramps did. This is how \u003cem data-start=\"1716\" data-end=\"1731\"\u003eLonesome Town\u003c\/em\u003e found its way to \u003cem data-start=\"1749\" data-end=\"1763\"\u003eGravest Hits\u003c\/em\u003e. But, there was much more to the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1807\" data-end=\"2402\"\u003eIn the late 1980s, Lux and Ivy endeavored to release more recordings from the October 1977 sessions. It was to be titled \u003cem data-start=\"1928\" data-end=\"1943\"\u003eGravest Gravy\u003c\/em\u003e. It was a record for the fans, a journey back to Memphis, back to the first Cramps records, that, try as it might, the world has been unable to heal from. Lux and Ivy mixed several tracks between June 14 and 30, 1989 at Present Time Recorders, in North Hollywood. Alex mixed a few tracks in Memphis. The album had a title, a cover by the great \u003cstrong data-start=\"2288\" data-end=\"2314\"\u003eStephanie Chernikowski\u003c\/strong\u003e, who passed away recently, but for reasons lost to time, \u003cem data-start=\"2372\" data-end=\"2387\"\u003eGravest Gravy\u003c\/em\u003e was shelved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2404\" data-end=\"2608\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eIn 2026, we sought to change that. It was apparent that this record absolutely needed to be with the fans. 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