The Cramps' Lost 1977 Album "Gravest Gravy" to Be Released in August
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A lost collection of songs by The Cramps, titled "Gravest Gravy," recorded with Big Star frontman Alex Chilton in 1977, is set for release on August 21 via Vengeance Records. This marks the first new music or archival release from the band since their end in 2009 following the death of co-founder Lux Interior. The collection includes previously unreleased tracks from the sessions that produced their first two 7" singles "Surfin' Bird" and "Human Fly."
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· 3 pulledListen to the previously unreleased track "TV Set" below.
That changes today with Gravest Gravy, a lost collection of songs the Cramps recorded with Big Star frontman Alex Chilton in 1977.
It's out August 21 via Vengeance.
Featuring unreleased recordings from the 1977 sessions that spawned “Surfin’ Bird” and “Human Fly”
