The Cramps - Smell Of Female CD reissue After dipping into Australiana tropes

After dipping into Australiana tropes over the course of his discography (think the McCain’s juicy corn ad cover of Corn or the outdoor ambience of Wilson Tanner’s 69)

dynamics and emotions of the original are deeply analysed and regurgitated back as something that captures the subconscious qualities of Scum

In the last decade Steven Wright has become one of the Hobart music sceneÕs most important contributors

Carlo Little

With many of the musicians involved credited in multiple roles

The Cramps - Smell Of Female CD reissue After dipping into Australiana tropesReleased in 1983 after a lengthy court battle with IRS Records, Smell of Female originally contained just the first six songs. These, plus out of control ad lib freakouts Beautiful Gardens and She Said (previously omitted due to legal restrictions) were recorded live at New Yorks famous Peppermint Lounge. There is nothing like the sound of The Cramps, and this set distills that cross of swamp water, moonshine and nitro down to a dangerous and unstable