Do The Clam 1986 vinyl

The don't tend to make them like The Cramps anymore. That's a given, but the real question is whether or not they could make them like The Cramps anymore. Formed by Lux Interior and partner Poison Ivy, the only two permanent band member from inception, circa 1976, to disbandment in 2009, this is the dream team that made gothabilly a thing, opening the door to at least one, if not more sub-genres and bands that feel like they should be auditioning, if not performing in, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Informed by classic 1960s surf rock and punk, the psychobilly pioneers were at their finest when doing their resolutely oddball thing on stage, and Do The Clam does this some degree of justice. Originally captured in 1986, with the entire set broadcast on FM radio, thanks to excellent sound quality on the original tapes we can almost feel like we were there, on the sweat and beer-soaked dance floor, losing it to these curiously contagious songs.