The Cramps were a punk/rock band from Sacramento formed in 1976, which was three years after the nucleus
of the band left Sacramento. The band was fronted by the husband-and-wife team of Lux Interior (Erick Lee Purkhiser)
and Poison Ivy (Kristy Marlana Wallace). The couple had met four years earlier.
To be clear, The Cramps were not from Sacramento, but their two vocalists lived in the city for awhile, although neither were born here. They moved to Akron,
Ohio in 1973 then to New York a few years later, in which they played at CBGB's. Other band members included Bryan
Gregory and his sister Pam Balam. They were signed by Miles Copeland III to his label I.R.S. Records in 1977. On their
first UK tour they opened for The Police.
The band relocated to Los Angeles in 1980. They made their greatest showing on the national alternative
charts with the top 10 hit "Bikini Girls with Machine Guns" in 1990. They played KWOD 106.5's alternative Christmas
festival at Sacramento State University in December 1994. The station gave airplay to the band's 1991 song "Eyeball
In My Martini." That was the year they appeared on national TV for the first time, which was
on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
Here is a tracklist of songs from the 1980 album Songs the Lord Taught Us on Illegal/I.R.S. Records:
TV Set
Rock on the Moon
Garbageman
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
Sunglasses After Dark
The Mad Daddy
Mystery Plane
Zombie Dance
What's Behind the Mask
Strychnine
I'm Cramped
Tear It Up
Fever
Here is a tracklist of songs from the 1981 album Psychedelic Jungle on Illegal/I.R.S. Records:
Green Fuz
Goo Goo Muck
Rockin' Bones
Voodoo Idol
Primitive
Caveman
The Crusher
Don't Eat Stuff on the Sidewalk
Can't Find My Mind
Jungle Hop
The Natives are Restless
Under The Wires
Beautiful Gardens
Green Door
Here is a tracklist of songs from the 1986 album A Date With Elvis on Big Beat Records:
How Far Can Too Far Go?
The Hot Pearl Snatch
People Ain't No Good
What's Inside a Girl?
Can Your Pu**y Do the Dog?
Kizmiaz
Cornfed Dames
Chicken
(Hot Pool of) Womanneed
Aloha From Hell
It's Just That Song
Here is a tracklist of songs from the 1990 album Stay Sick! on Enigma Records:
Bop Pills
God Damn Rock & Roll
Bikini Girls With Machine Guns
All Women Are Bad
The Creature From the Black Leather Lagoon
Shortnin' Bread
Daisys Up Your Butterfly
Everything Goes
Journey To The Center of a Girl
Mama Oo Pow Pow
Muleskinner Blues
Here is a tracklist of songs from the 1991 album Look Mom No Head! on Big Beat Records:
Dames, Booze, Chains and Boots
Two Headed Sex Change
Blow Up Your Mind
Hard Workin' Man
Miniskirt Blues
Alligator Stomp
I Wanna Get In Your Pants
Bend Over, I'll Drive
Don't Get Funny With Me
Eyeball in My Martini
Hipsville 29 B.C.
The Strangeness In Me
Here is a tracklist of songs from the 1994 album Flamejob on The Medicine Label:
Mean Machine
Ultra Twist!
Let's Get F**ked Up
Nest of the Cuckoo Bird
I'm Customized
Sado County Auto Show
Naked Girl Falling Down the Stairs
How Come You Do Me?
Inside Out and Upside Down (With You)
Trapped Love
Swing the Big Eyed Rabbit
Strange Love
Blues, Blues, Blues
Sinners
Route 66 (Get Your Kicks On)
Here is a tracklist of songs from the 1997 album Big Beat From Badsville on Epitaph Records:
Cramp Stomp
God Monster
It Thing Hard-On
Like a Bad Girl Should
Sheena's In a Goth Gang
Queen of Pain
Monkey With Your Tail
Devil Behind That Bush
Super Goo
Hypno Sex Ray
Burn She-Devil, Burn
Wet Nightmare
Badass Bug
Haulass Hyena
Here is a tracklist of songs from the 2003 album Friends of Dope Island on Vengeance Records:
Big Black Witchcraft Rock
Papa Satan Sang Louie
Hang Up
Fissure of Rolando
Dr. F**ker M.D. (Musical Deviant)
Dopefiend Boogie
Taboo
Elvis F**king Christ!
She's Got Balls
Oowee Baby
Mojo Man From Mars
Color Be Black
Wrong Way Ticket
Here is a list of other songs recorded by The Cramps:
