The Cramps - Songs The Lord Taught Us Album

Tracklist

1	I'm Cramped Written-By – The Cramps	2:36
2	I Was A Teenage Werewolf Written-By – Rorschach, Interior	3:05
3	Strychnine Written-By – G. Roshie	2:25
4	Garbage Man Written-By – Rorschach, Interior	3:32
5	The Mad Daddy Written-By – Rorschach, Interior	3:16
6	Fever Organ – Booker CWritten-By – Cooley, Davenport	4:16
7	Zombie Dance Written-By – Rorschach, Interior	1:53
8	TV Set Written-By – Rorschach, Interior	3:22
9	What's Behind The Mask Written-By – Rorschach, Interior	2:06
10	Sunglasses After Dark Written-By – Pallen, Rorschach, Wray Sr., Interior	3:47
11	Tear It Up Written-By – D. Burnette, J. Burnette, P. Burlison	2:31
12	Mystery Plane Written-By – Rorschach, Interior	3:40
13	Rock On The Moon Written-By – Jimmy Stewart	1:43

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SP 007, SP-007	The Cramps	Songs The Lord Taught Us ‎(LP, Album)	I.R.S. Records, Illegal Records	SP 007, SP-007	US	1980
2216-203	The Cramps	Songs The Lord Taught Us ‎(LP, Album, Unofficial)	Not On Label (The Cramps)	2216-203	Netherlands	2003
SP 007	The Cramps	Songs The Lord Taught Us ‎(LP, Album, RP)	I.R.S. Records, Illegal Records	SP 007	US	1982
ILP 5	The Cramps	Songs The Lord Taught Us ‎(LP, Album, RE)	I.R.S. Records, Illegal Records	ILP 5	UK & Europe	1990
7243 4 93836 2 3, 493 8362	The Cramps	Songs The Lord Taught Us ‎(CD, Album, RE, RP, IMS)	Zonophone, Zonophone	7243 4 93836 2 3, 493 8362	UK & Europe	Unknown

Credits

• Cover [Concept] – The Cramps
• Drums – Nick Knox
• Guitar – Bryan Gregory, Poison Ivy
• Lacquer Cut By – JA
• Photography By – David Arnoff
• Producer – Alex Chilton
• Vocals – Lux Interior

Notes

This edition, Made in France (note matrix numbers) has alternate mixes and takes than the normal release. Track listing and sequence is the same as the later pressings. Mixes are the same as the rare test pressing and white label versions of the album, but this has TV Set (like the standard release) instead of Drug Train as the first track. However, this take/mix of TV Set is exclusive to this release.

Recorded at Sam C. Phillips Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee.
Mixed at Ardent Studios, Memphis and A&M Studios, Hollywood.

Track A2 credited to Burden on labels.

On sleeve:
© Illegal Records, 1980
Manufactured in England

On labels:
℗ 1980 Illegal Records Ltd.
Made in France

Illegal Songs (A1, A3 to B3, B5)
Copyright Control (A2, A5, B4)
Bregman Vocco & Conn Ltd. (B6)
Lark Music Ltd. (B7)

Barcodes

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout, Stamped, Variant 1): 85 1 I LP 005 A1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout, Stamped, Variant 1): 85 1 I LP 005 A2
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout, Stamped, Variant 2): ⩓ 85 1 I LP 005 A1
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout, Etched, Variant 2): JA
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout, Stamped, Variant 2): ⩓ 85 1 I LP 005 B1

Companies

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Illegal Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Illegal Records
• Published By – Illegal Songs
• Published By – Copyright Control
• Published By – Bregman, Vocco & Conn
• Published By – Lark Music Ltd.
• Recorded At – Sam Phillips Recording Studio
• Mixed At – Ardent Studios
• Mixed At – A&M Studios
• Pressed By – DFI

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