Cheater Slicks “Skidmarks” 1998. Crypt Records, “a collection of oddities, rarities and vintage spew.” Or, rather, a comp of Cheater Slicks early-year tracks, covers and unreleased songs. We finally saw Cheater Slicks for the first time this past weekend when they opened for Jon Spencer in Chicago. The band has been around forever, playing their version of grungy garagey punk blues since 1987. Skidmarks is heavy on the early material: the opener “Dark Night” is from an unreleased album from ’89 and also has a couple of songs from their actual ’89 debut On Your Knees (which was, according to the liner notes, recorded in one day on drummer/vocalist’s Dana Hatch’s birthday), including the noise rockers “I Won’t Last Another Day,” “On Your Knees” and “Chaos” (which was released as a single in ’91 by “a mysterious German label”). There’s a few cover songs, too, like their great rendition of 13th Floor Elevators’ “Rollercoaster,” an ass-shaking rendition of The Bell Notes’ hit “I’ve Had It” aka/renamed “I’ve Been Had” and Slick styled, and rockabilly Bill Allen’s “Please Give Me Something” that the Slicks drag through the swamp. There’s a few obscure covers, too, like “The Hunch” (originally by Mad Mike and the Maniacs — literally that band’s only song release), “Can It Be” by The Savoys (their one of two releases) and another one and done release by The Huns “Destination Lonely.” Those last two are from a Cheater Slicks performance on a WMBR radio session in ’92.