RADIO BROADCAST #759
10–21–23
Fanatic! Hello from Chicago. Tonight I jump out of my tour and onto someone else’s. David Sedaris asked me to open his show here and of course I said yes. I’m going onstage for 40 minutes and then he’ll do the same. I have no idea what his audience is like and there’s a good chance I’ll bomb but I’ll give it my best.
This is the tour I’m on.
https://www.henryrollins.com/tour
TV Smith has one more night on his US swing
Fanatic, tonight is a very special show. It’s Lux Interior’s birthday and we’re going to listen to not only a lot of Cramps music but also music that inspired the Cramps.
The first hour is dominated by the original mixes for the band’s first album Songs The Lord Taught Us. As a fan, I much prefer these mixes to the ones we got on the store bought LP. I hope you’ll like them.
Selfishly, my favorite part of the show is in our second hour. I found audio of the first time I ever saw the Cramps. It’s as great as I remember.
I’m so glad Lux’s birthday landed on a Saturday so we could do this.
I’ve seen a lot of great bands but getting to go to Cramps shows, I’ve never recovered. I wouldn’t trade those nights for anything.
We hope you dig the show.
Enjoy October and STAY FANATIC!!!
–– Henry
Hour 1
01. The Cramps - Side One / Songs The Lord Taught Us (original from test)
02. The Cramps - Side Two / Songs the Lord Taught Us (original from test)
03. The Cramps - Five Years Ahead Of My Time / How To Make A Monster
04. Ronnie Cook - Goo Goo Muck / Rockabilly & Psychobilly Madness
05. Jimmy Lloyd - Rocket In My Pocket / Born Bad: Volume 02
06. 1 Way Street - Jack The Ripper / The Purple Knif Show
07. The Swamp Rats - Louie Louie / The Purple Knif Show
08. J.J. Jackson And The Jackals - Oo-Ma-Liddy / The Purple Knif Show
09. The Cramps - Surfin' Bird / Alex Chilton Produced Demos Sun Studios 1977
Hour 2
01. The Cramps - Mad Daddy / 04-20-79 Washington DC LBJ Club
02. The Cramps - Rocket In My Pocket / 04-20-79 Washington DC LBJ Club
03. The Cramps - Domino / 04-20-79 Washington DC LBJ Club
04. The Cramps - Jungle Hop / 04-20-79 Washington DC LBJ Club
05. The Cramps - Rockin' Bones / 04-20-79 Washington DC LBJ Club
06. The Cramps - Voodoo Idol / 04-20-79 Washington DC LBJ Club
07. The Cramps - Human Fly / 04-20-79 Washington DC LBJ Club
08. The Cramps - Teenage Werewolf / 04-20-79 Washington DC LJB Club
09. The Cramps - What's Behind The Mask / 04-20-79 Washington DC LBJ Club
10. The Cramps - Twist & Shout / 04-20-79 Washington DC LJB Club
11. The Cramps - Weekend On Mars / 04-20-79 Washington DC LBJ Club
12. The Cramps - Mystery Plane / 04-20-79 Washington DC LBJ Club
13. The Cramps - Human Fly (Early 1977 Demo) / Demos
14. Cramps - Hurricane Fighter Plane / The Venue, London 04-19-80
15. Cozy Cole - Topsy Part II / The Purple Knif Show
16. The Deadly Ones - It's Monster Surfing Time /The Purple Knif Show
17. Lux Interior - Outro / The Purple Knif Show
18. The Cramps - Louie Louie / The Legendary Last Supper...