''How To Make A Monster'' is the third compilation album by the American

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band

the Cramps The Cramps were an American rock band formed in 1976 and active until 2006. Their lineup rotated frequently during their existence, with the husband-and-wife duo of singer Lux Interior and guitarist Poison Ivy the only ever-present members. T ...

. Comprising rare, previously-unreleased tracks, the release is a 2-CD set that includes a 28-page book with extensive liner notes by members

Lux Interior Erick Lee Purkhiser (October 21, 1946 – February 4, 2009), better known by the stage name Lux Interior, was an American singer and a founding member of the American rock band the Cramps from 1972 until his death in 2009 at age 62. Early life B ...

and Poison Ivy, as well as rare and previously unseen photos and flyers from their personal collection.

Content included

Disc 1 contains 1976 rehearsal material, some 1982 studio demos with Terry Graham of

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on drums, and several other previously unreleased studio recordings. Disc 2 contains two historic live performances of relatively poor recording quality, both from very early in the band's career (one at

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and the other at

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Track listing

All songs by

and Poison Ivy Rorschach, except where otherwise noted

Disc 1

Summer 1976 :1. "Quick Joey Small" (

Joey Levine Joey Levine (born May 29, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer of pop music, who has been active since 1966. Career Levine sang lead vocals on several Top 40 singles including "Run Run Run" by The Third Rail (1966), "Y ...

, Arthur Resnick) — 2:08 :2. "Lux's Blues" — 1:14 :3. "Love Me" ( Marty Lott) — 2:56 :4. "TV Set" — 3:12 :5. "Love Me" ( Marty Lott) — 2:29 :6. "Domino" (

Sam Phillips Samuel Cornelius Phillips (January 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003) was an American record producer. He was the founder of Sun Records and Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, where he produced recordings by Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, ...

) — 2:34 :7. "Sunglasses After Dark" (Dwight Pullen) — 1:16 :8. "Subwire Desire" (

) — 2:50 October 1976 :9. "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" — 3:08 :10. "Can't Hardly Stand It" (Jody Chastain,

Charlie Feathers Charles Arthur Feathers (June 12, 1932 – August 29, 1998) was an American musician most associated with the rockabilly scene of the 1950s. Although not initially recognized for his contributions to rockabilly, over time his presence would bec ...

, Jerry Huffman) — 3:21 1981 Rehearsal :11. "Sweet Woman Blues" ( Edwin Bruce) — 4:54 :12. " Rumble Blues" ( Milt Grant,

Link Wray Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr. (May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist who became popular in the late 1950s. ''Rolling Stone'' placed Wray at No. 45 of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. In 2013 ...

) — 1:49 :13. "Rumble Blues" (False Start) (Milt Grant, Link Wray) — 0:49 :14. "Rumble Blues" (Milt Grant, Link Wray) — 3:28 :15. "Rumble Blues" (Milt Grant, Link Wray) — 2:32 :16. "Lonesome Town" (

Baker Knight Thomas Baker Knight Jr. (July 4, 1933 – October 12, 2005) was an American songwriter and musician. His best known compositions were "Lonesome Town", "The Wonder of You", and " Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time". His songs have ...

) — 4:13 1982 A&M Studio :17. "Five Years Ahead of My Time" (

Rusty Evans The Deep was a short-lived American psychedelic rock band made up of musicians from New York City, who in 1966 traveled to Philadelphia to record a one-time LP, ''Psychedelic Moods''. The band was experimentally progressive, as they were one of th ...

, Vicky Pike) — 2:10 :18. "Call of the Wighat" — 4:35 :19. "Hanky Panky" (

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Ellie Greenwich Eleanor Louise Greenwich (October 23, 1940 – August 26, 2009) was an American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer. She wrote or co-wrote "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Be My Baby", "Maybe I Know", " Then He Kissed Me", "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" ...

) — 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

, 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

, 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

Personnel

- vocals; guitar on "Lux's Blues" * Poison Ivy,

Bryan Gregory Bryan Gregory (Gregory Beckerleg, February 20, 1951 – January 10, 2001) was an American rock musician, and founding member of and guitarist for The Cramps. Biography Gregory took the name Bryan after Brian Jones from The Rolling Stones, of ...

(tracks 1-1 to 1-10, 2-1 to 2-22),

Kid Congo Powers Brian Tristan (born March 27, 1959), better known by his stage name Kid Congo Powers,Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 25, 41, 359 is an American rock guitarist, singer, and actor best known as a member of ...

(tracks 1-11 to 1-19) - guitar *Candy Del Mar - bass (tracks 1-20 to 1-22) *

Miriam Linna Miriam Linna (born October 16, 1955 in Greater Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian-American drummer who has run the Brooklyn-based independent record label Norton Records since 1986, originally with her husband, the late producer and sing ...

(tracks 1-9, 1-10, 2-1 to 2-9),

Nick Knox Nick Knox (born Nicholas George Stephanoff; March 26, 1953 – June 14, 2018) was an American drummer for the psychobilly band The Cramps. He replaced Miriam Linna in 1977 and left in 1991. Knox was with The Cramps during the peak of their world ...

(tracks 1-11 to 1-16, 1-20 to 1-22, 2-10 to 2-22), Pam Balam (tracks 1-1 to 1-8), Terry Graham (tracks 1-17 to 1-19) - drums ;Technical *

Earle Mankey Earle Mankey (sometimes misspelled "Earl" in credits) (born March 8, 1947, in Washington, United States) is an American musician, record producer and audio engineer. He was a founding member and guitarist for the band Halfnelson, later called Sp ...

- assembly and mastering

References

{{Authority control The Cramps albums 2004 compilation albums 2004 live albums