Henry Rollins and Ian MacKaye have unveiled a project involving an unnamed legendary punk band that centers on The Cramps. Multiple releases are planned under a new company called The Cramps, Inc., functioning as a relaunch of the band’s label Vengeance Records. The main release is Gravest Gravy, a lost album produced by Alex Chilton, scheduled for August 21 across colored vinyl editions, CD, and digital formats. A video for the song “TV Set” is available. Rollins provided background on the October 1977 Ardent Studios sessions with Lux Interior, Poison Ivy, Bryan Gregory, and Nick Knox, which led to early Vengeance Records releases and later Cramps records.
"In October 1977, The Cramps, who were at that time, Lux Interior on vocals, Poison Ivy on guitar, Bryan Gregory on guitar, and Nick Knox on drums, ventured into Ardent Studios with the extraordinarily talented musician and producer, Alex Chilton. These sessions were responsible for the first two Vengeance Records releases, both permanently disfiguring the music world in 1978. Surfin' Bird / The Way I Walk Human Fly / Domino"
"In 1979, young British degenerates were treated to a five track 12" EP by The Cramps called Gravest Hits, which featured all four tracks released in the USA, along with another from the October 1977 sessions, a great channeling of Ricky Nelson's hit 'Lonesome Town.' From there, the band released their first LP, Songs The Lord Taught Us, again working with Alex Chilton, and went onward, releasing records and touring all over until the sad passing of Lux in 2009."
"Now, the full details of the project have been unveiled, with multiple releases planned under a new company called The Cramps, Inc. that is essentially relaunching the band's label Vengeance Records. The highlight is the lost album Gravest Gravy, set to arrive on August 21st via multiple colored vinyl editions, CD, and digitally. A video for the song "TV Set" can be viewed below."
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