The Cramps - Smell Of Female LP usedlp I was in my twenties

I was in my twenties and had spent some time wondering why the city I was surviving hadn’t offered much in the way of genuinely engaging and affecting ‘experimental music’ (all terms used advisedly) during my tenure

with several nods to classic Finnish Hardcore Punk bands such as Varaus

Pallbearer followed the release by touring with the likes of St

Tumour and Dharawal’s resident metallic hardcore 6 piece

He then wandered off and was never heard from again

The Cramps - Smell Of Female LP usedlp I was in my twentiesReleased in 1983 after a lengthy court battle with IRS Records, Smell of Female originally contained just the first six songs. These, plus out of control ad lib freakouts Beautiful Gardens and She Said (previously omitted due to legal restrictions) were recorded live at New Yorks famous Peppermint Lounge. There is nothing like the sound of The Cramps, and this set distills that cross of swamp water, moonshine and nitro down to a dangerous and unstable