''Stay Sick!'' is the fourth studio album (and ninth overall) by the American
rock
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band
the Cramps.
It was released on February 12, 1990, by
Enigma Records
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History
Enigma Records launched as a division of Greenworld Distribution, an independent music importer/dis ...
, recorded at Music Grinder in
Hollywood
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, self-produced by guitarist
Poison Ivy and engineered by Steve McMillan. It was the last made in studio with long-time drummer
Nick Knox.
"Bikini Girls with Machine Guns" was the band's only
UK Top 40 single, reaching No. 35 in 1990.
The Cramps reissued the album on their own Vengeance Records in 2001. This edition contained four bonus tracks: "Bikini Girls with Machine Guns (Live)", "Beat Out My Love," "Jailhouse Rock" and "Jackyard Backoff". It also featured a slightly different cover.
Track listing
Personnel
The Cramps
*
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
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– vocals
*
Poison Ivy Rorschach – guitar
*Candy Del Mar – bass guitar
*
Nick Knox – drums
Technical
*Steve Macmillan – engineer
*Lux Interior – front cover photography
Charts
References
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1990 albums
The Cramps albums