...Off the Bone
...Off the Bone is the first compilation album of previously released material by the American rock band the Cramps. It was released in 1983 in the United Kingdom on Illegal Records. The original release had an anaglyph on the cover and a pair of paper red and blue "3D glasses" inside the sleeve for viewing it.
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1977–1983 | |||
| Genre | Gothabilly, gothic rock[1] | |||
| Length | 45:20 | |||
| Label | Illegal | |||
| Producer | Alex Chilton, the Cramps | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
The British weekly Sounds gave the album a 5-star review, calling it "...a hell-fire cocktail of gutter riffing and chattering Rockabilly voodoo strum into which is dropped an electric sugar cube of psychedelic power".[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Lux Interior and Poison Ivy Rorschach, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Human Fly" | Human Fly 7" | ||
| 2. | "The Way I Walk" | Jack Scott | Surfin' Bird 7" | |
| 3. | "Domino" | Sam Phillips | Human Fly 7" | |
| 4. | "Surfin' Bird" | Steve Wahrer | Surfin' Bird 7" | |
| 5. | "Lonesome Town" | Baker Knight | Gravest Hits | |
| 6. | "Garbage Man" | Fever 7" | ||
| 7. | "Fever" | John Davenport, Eddie Cooley | Fever 7" |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Drug Train" | Drug Train 7" | ||
| 2. | "Love Me" | Marty Lott | Drug Train 7" | |
| 3. | "I Can't Hardly Stand It" | Charlie Feathers, Jerry Huffman, Jody Chastain | Drug Train 7" | |
| 4. | "Goo Goo Muck (Single Mix)" | Ronnie Cook | Goo Goo Muck 7" | |
| 5. | "She Said" | Hasil Adkins | Goo Goo Muck 7" | |
| 6. | "The Crusher" | Bobby Nolan | The Crusher 7" | |
| 7. | "Save It" | Hargus Robbins, Mary Biggs | The Crusher 7" | |
| 8. | "New Kind of Kick" | The Crusher 7" |
Personnel
- Lux Interior – vocals
- Bryan Gregory – guitar
- Kid Congo Powers – guitar
- Poison Ivy Rorschach – guitar
- Nick Knox – drums
Charts
| Chart (1983–2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 44 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[5] | 95 |
Notes
- Pearis, Bill (October 30, 2020). "Classic Goth's 13 Greatest Albums". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- Fennessy, Kathleen C. "The Cramps: Off the Bone Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- Edwin Pouncey, Sounds, June 18, 1983
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
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