Fiends of Dope Island
| Fiends of Dope Island | ||||
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| Studio album by The Cramps | ||||
| Released | 2003 | |||
| Recorded | August 2002 | |||
| Genre | Garage punk, psychobilly | |||
| Label | Vengeance Records | |||
| Producer | Poison Ivy, Lux Interior | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Fiends of Dope Island is the eighth and final studio album (and 13th album overall) by the American garage punk band The Cramps. The Cramps resurrected their own record label Vengeance Records to release the album. It was recorded in Hollywood, CA in August 2002.[1] It was self-produced by Poison Ivy and Lux Interior. The album takes its title from 1959 film.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Lux Interior and Ivy Rorschach; except where indicated.
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Big Black Witchcraft Rock" | 3:28 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Papa Satan Sang Louie" | 2:48 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Hang Up" | Ron Gardner | 2:44 | |||||||
| 4. | "Fissure of Rolando" | 3:53 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Dr. Fucker M.D. (Musical Deviant)" | 3:17 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Dopefiend Boogie" | 4:21 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Taboo" | Bob Russell, Margarita Lecuona | 3:48 | |||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Elvis Fucking Christ!" | 3:18 | ||||||||
| 2. | "She's Got Balls" | 2:59 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Oowee Baby" | Jerry Reed | 3:08 | |||||||
| 4. | "Mojo Man from Mars" | 2:59 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Color Me Black" | 4:02 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Wrong Way Ticket" | 4:25 | ||||||||
Personnel
- Lux Interior - vocals, harmonica, maracas
- Poison Ivy Rorschach - guitars, echo-theremin
- Chopper Franklin - bass, rhythm guitar on "Taboo"
- Harry Drumdini - drums
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rivadavia, Eduardo. "The Cramps: Fiends of Dope Island > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
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