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The Cramps – Songs The Lord Taught Us

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Genre:	Rock
Style:	Punk, Psychobilly, Garage Rock
Year:	1980

Tracklist

		Tv Set	3:12
		Rock On The Moon	1:43
		Garbage Man	3:28
		I Was A Teenage Werewolf	3:05
		Sunglasses After Dark	3:47
		The Mad Daddy	3:16
		Mystery Plane	3:40
		Zombie Dance	1:53
		What's Behind The Mask?	2:06
		Strychnine	2:25
		I'm Cramped	2:36
		Tear It Up	2:31
		Fever	4:16

Credits (12)

Carl Grasso
Art Direction
Nick Knox
Drums
John Hampton
Engineer
Bryan Gregory
Guitar
Poison Ivy
Guitar
JG*
Lacquer Cut By

Notes

First studio album.

Some songs credited to Rorschach/Interior are actually heavily inspired by old R'n'R/Surf songs, some are actually covers:
TV Set -> Sundown, by Don And The Galaxies
Rock On The Moon -> Rock On The Moon, by Jimmy Stewart
Garbageman -> Boss, by The Rumblers
I Was A Teenage Werewolf -> Strolling After Dark, by The Shades
Sunglasses After Dark -> Sunglasses After Dark, by Dwight Pullen
What's Behind The Mask -> Tornado, by Dale Hawkins
I'm Cramped -> Bust Out, by The Busters

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album	Illegal Records (2) – ILP 005	UK & Europe	1980	UK & Europe — 1980	Recently Edited
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album, Repress	I.R.S. Records – SP 007	US	1980	US — 1980	Recently Edited
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album, Stereo	Illegal Records (2) – ILP 005	Europe	1980	Europe — 1980
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album	Illegal Records (2) – ILP 005	UK	1980	UK — 1980	Recently Edited
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album	I.R.S. Records – SP 007, Illegal Records (2) – SP-007	US	1980	US — 1980	New Submission
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album Withdrawn	I.R.S. Records – SP 007	Canada	1980	Canada — 1980	New Submission
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album	I.R.S. Records – ILP 005	Europe	1980	Europe — 1980
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album	Illegal Records (2) – ELPS 4123	Australia	1980	Australia — 1980	Recently Edited
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album, White Label	I.R.S. Records – ILP005	UK	1980	UK — 1980	New Submission
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album, Repress Terre Haute	I.R.S. Records – SP-007, Illegal Records (2) – SP-007	US	1980	US — 1980	New Submission
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album	I.R.S. Records – SP 007	Canada	1980	Canada — 1980	Recently Edited
	Songs The Lord Taught Us Cassette, Album	Illegal Records (2) – ILMC 005	Netherlands	1980	Netherlands — 1980	New Submission
	Songs The Lord Taught Us Cassette, Album	Illegal Records (2) – ILPC 005		1980	1980	New Submission
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release	Illegal Records (7) – ILP 005	Netherlands	1980	Netherlands — 1980	Recently Edited
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album	Illegal Records (2) – ELPS 4123	New Zealand	1980	New Zealand — 1980	New Submission
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album, Test Pressing Different Mix Unreleased Version	Illegal Records (2) – ILP 005	UK	1980	UK — 1980	Recently Edited
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album Grey Translucent	Illegal Records (2) – ILP 005	UK	1980	UK — 1980	New Submission
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album, Repress Pitman	I.R.S. Records – SP 007	US	1980	US — 1980	Recently Edited
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album, Repress Santa Maria Pressing	I.R.S. Records – SP 007, Illegal Records (2) – SP-007	US	1980	US — 1980	New Submission
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Advance, Promo, White Label, Stereo Red, Faux Blue Suede cover	Illegal Records (2) – ILP 005	UK & Europe	1980	UK & Europe — 1980	New Submission
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album	Illegal Records (2) – ILP 005	UK	1980	UK — 1980	New Submission
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album, Promo, White Label	I.R.S. Records – ILP 005, Illegal Records (2) – ILP 005	UK	1980	UK — 1980	New Submission
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album Santa Maria Pressing	I.R.S. Records – SP 007, Illegal Records (2) – SP-007	US	1980	US — 1980	New Submission
	Songs The Lord Taught Us Cassette, Album	Illegal Records (2) – EPC 4123	Australia	1980	Australia — 1980	New Submission
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo	Illegal Records (2) – ILP 005, I.R.S. Records – ILP 005	Greece	1982	Greece — 1982
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album, Repress, Stereo	I.R.S. Records – SP 007, Illegal Records (2) – SP 007, I.R.S. Records – SP-007, Illegal Records (2) – SP-007 +2 more labels...	US	1982	US — 1982	Recently Edited
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album, Repress	I.R.S. Records – SP 007, Illegal Records (2) – SP 007	US	1982	US — 1982	New Submission
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing	Illegal Records (2) – ILP 005	Greece	1982	Greece — 1982	New Submission
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album	I.R.S. Records – SP 007, Illegal Records (2) – SP 007	US	1982	US — 1982	New Submission
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album, Mispress, Reissue	Illegal Records (2) – ILP 005	UK	1984	UK — 1984	New Submission
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album, Reissue	Illegal Records (2) – ILP 005	UK	1985	UK — 1985	Recently Edited
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album, Reissue	Illegal Records (2) – ILP 005, Illegal Records (2) – ILP 5	UK & Europe	1985	UK & Europe — 1985	New Submission
	Songs The Lord Taught Us CD, Album, Reissue	I.R.S. Records – X2-13121	US	1989	US — 1989	Recently Edited
	Songs The Lord Taught Us CD, Album, Reissue	I.R.S. Records – CD 00007	US	1989	US — 1989	Recently Edited
	Songs The Lord Taught Us CD, Album, Reissue	I.R.S. Records – 7131212	Europe	1989	Europe — 1989	Recently Edited
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album, Reissue	Illegal Records (2) – ILP 5, Illegal Records (2) – ILP5, I.R.S. Records – ILP 5 +1 more label...	UK	1990	UK — 1990
	Songs The Lord Taught Us CD, Album, Reissue	I.R.S. Records – ILPCD 5	UK	1990	UK — 1990	New Submission
	Songs The Lord Taught Us LP, Album, Reissue	I.R.S. Records – ILP 5, Illegal Records (2) – ILP 5	UK & Europe	1990	UK & Europe — 1990	Recently Edited
	Songs The Lord Taught Us CD, Album, Reissue	Zonophone – 7243 4 93836 2 3, Zonophone – 493 8362	Europe	1998	Europe — 1998	Recently Edited
	Songs The Lord Taught Us CD, Album, Reissue	Zonophone – 7243 4 93836 2 3, Zonophone – 493 8362	UK & Europe	1998	UK & Europe — 1998	New Submission

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Ralphanator88 May 24, 2022
referencing Songs The Lord Taught Us (LP, Album) SP 007
Love this record and killer first pressing with the misprint track list on the sleeve.
piergj May 3, 2022
referencing Songs The Lord Taught Us (LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release) ILP 005
I bought my copy new, in 1982! Sounds very good and it has the SIAE/BIEM import sticker! So i think there two different edition, one is legale the other isn't....
Bad_Jeff Mar 20, 2022
referencing Songs The Lord Taught Us (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered, Pink Opaque, 150 Gram) DPRLP70
I got number 1500 out of 1500... which is a total victory
Bad_Jeff Feb 3, 2022
referencing Songs The Lord Taught Us (LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release) ILP 005
Shitty boot, the jacket is too small to house the record. I also bought it as an original... the second I got it in my hand it was obviously counterfeit.
Atmosphere_Records Nov 6, 2021
referencing Songs The Lord Taught Us (LP, Album, Repress, Pitman) SP 007
One of their best lps. Was the first album of theirs I owned.
Bad_Jeff Oct 7, 2021
Edited 10 months ago
referencing Songs The Lord Taught Us (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, 180 gram, Red) MR-SSS 501
Much more scarce on 180 red vinyl than the going price would indicate... especially when people get over a hundred bucks for a color vinyl edition which came out four years later.
Honkeylipps Sep 25, 2021
referencing Songs The Lord Taught Us (LP, Album) SP 007
"Some songs credited to Rorschach/Interior are actually heavily inspired by old R'n'R/Surf songs"
Most of thier songs are from old 45's. They have always been very open about it.
I believe Ivy is selling a huge collection of these 45's on CD
Bad_Jeff Aug 30, 2021
Edited 10 months ago
referencing Songs The Lord Taught Us (LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Red) 2216-203
Interesting boot... inserts Lux's false start freak out before I Was a Teenage Werewolf. Ultra heavy press, on the black vinyl, anyway, never had a red one, but likely 200g and tough to find. Often way too expensive. Anyone has a red vinyl copy of this for sale, hit me up and you can basically name your price. You can't afford NOT to sell it to me!
Bad_Jeff Aug 30, 2021
referencing Songs The Lord Taught Us (LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release) 2216-203
Interesting boot... inserts Lux's false start freak out before I Was a Teenage Werewolf. Ultra heavy press, likely 200g and tough to find. Often way too expensive.
Igors.Records Aug 26, 2021
referencing Songs The Lord Taught Us (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered, Pink Opaque, 150 Gram) DPRLP70
Watch out for a re-issue next year. It will be in color vinyl not sure on the exact color.

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