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“The Crusher” by The Cramps
From the album Psychedelic Jungle (1981)
“The Crusher” by The Cramps appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1981 on the album Psychedelic Jungle. Its best result is #1568 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,364 alternative song of all time.
The Cramps went digging for "The Crusher", a 1964 single by the Novas written by Bob Nolan, and hauled it onto Psychedelic Jungle, their second album, which I.R.S. Records put out on March 27, 1981. Only half of that record's 14 tracks are Lux Interior and Poison Ivy originals; the other half raids old rockabilly, garage and rock and roll singles from the '50s and '60s, and this is one of the raids.
The band produced it themselves at A&M Studios in January 1981, with Paul McKenna engineering: Lux Interior on vocals, Poison Ivy and Kid Congo Powers on guitars, Nick Knox on drums. It's gleefully primitive stuff, played as if the '60s never ended.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1568 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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