Smell of Female

Cramps | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 16, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Restless Records
• ASIN: B000003BKF
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,028 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Thee Most Exhalted Potentate of Love

2. You Got Good Taste

3. Call of the Wighat

4. Faster Pussycat

5. I Ain't Nuthin' But a Gorehound

6. Psychotic Reaction

7. Beautiful Gardens [#]

8. She Said [#]

9. Surfin' Dead [#][*]

Editorial Reviews

One of the most renowned live albums of all time. Recorded at the legendary Peppermint Lounge, the band were in fine fettle, full flight and fantastic form. --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Night of the Living Cramps, May 15, 2007

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Gary Burns - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Smell of Female (Audio CD)

A great remastered reissue of the Cramps live 1983 ep with a couple extra live tracks and including the studio track "Surfin Dead" originally on the "Return of the Living Dead" soundtrack. All in all a must for any Cramps fan....but why not include the ultra rare 1983 U.S. cassette only version of "Weekend on Mars" I guess we'll have to wait for the Rhino Boxset in 2043..until then Stay Sick Turn Blue!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Live Albums I've Heard, September 17, 2011

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Kasey G (Toronto, ON) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Smell of Female (Audio CD)

The first live album from The Cramps, "Smell of Female" was recorded in NYC's Peppermint Lounge and proves that the band were just as potent and mesmerizing on stage as they were in the studio.

"The Most Exhalted Potentate" belies its pretentious title and with its Middle-Eastern motif, instantly becomes one of The Cramps most intriguing numbers. There's a 1960s rock and roll vibe throughout most of this collection that begins with "You Got Good Taste" and continues on "Call of the Wighat" and "Faster Pussycat" (which features a charming xylophone of all things) and is most obvious in a cover of the Count Five's "Psychotic Reaction". Lux is sounding more like Mick Jagger and less like Gene Vincent on most of this album, which plays like a tribute to 1966 garage bands circa 1983.

The Cramps are broadening their horizons with this effort, yet their trademark tongue-in-cheek lyrics are still there (songs like "I Ain't Nuthin' But a Gorehound", "Surfin' Dead" and "Beautiful Gardens") along with the simple but killer riffs.

The highlight of the album is the alternately simmering/rousing "She Said" which offers a lot of call-and-response with the audience which could be annoying but Lux knows exactly what they want and exactly when to give it to them.

One of the best live albums I've heard and another triumph for The Cramps. Five stars.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "F"ing awesome, June 16, 2003

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chris griley (Stupid USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Smell of Female (Audio CD)

Great, Great, awesome CD. I definitely recommend this and Psychadelic Jungle/Gravest Hits. Very Very Good. You aren't cool unless you have this. THat's right, I went there.