1990

b/w illustrated

297mm x 208mm

Stapled soft covers

First publication

Published for Savoy by Thomas Sheridan

60pp

Modelled after the David Britton-assembled The Lives and Times of Captain Beefheart (Babylon Books, 1977) this is a fruity compilation of articles on the last great Rock'n'Roll band. Most of this stuff would have never seen the light of day after its initial publication, so it's a great read for the die-hard Cramps fan. Plus there's Kris Guidio artwork into the bargain (see Sinister Legends for more Guidio/Cramps). Along with Lindsay Huttons's magazine The Next Big Thing, this is essential reading for Cramps fans; how great this band is, how fucking disgraceful that they are not regarded today as the premier Rock'n'Roll band of the last twenty years (only the Pistols were better).

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