illegal records Archives - Vinyl From The Vault https://vinylfromthevault.com/tag/illegal-records/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 01:39:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 198238920 The Lords of the New Church “Like a Virgin” https://vinylfromthevault.com/the-lords-of-the-new-church-like-a-virgin-1985/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-lords-of-the-new-church-like-a-virgin-1985 Fri, 16 Aug 2019 20:09:43 +0000 http://box2101.temp.domains/~vinylfro/the-lords-of-the-new-church-like-a-virgin-1985/ The Lords of the New Church “Like a Virgin” 1985. 12″ single, Illegal Records. Today, August 16th, is Madonna’s birthday (b. 1958) so I’m spinning the best and most irreverent cover of her smash single “Like a Virgin” from 1984. The Lords cover of “Like a Virgin” is fantastically, and purposefully, horrible. Sneering, laughing and belching their way [...]

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]]> The Lords of the New Church “Like a Virgin” 1985. 12″ single, Illegal Records. Today, August 16th, is Madonna’s birthday (b. 1958) so I’m spinning the best and most irreverent cover of her smash single “Like a Virgin” from 1984. The Lords cover of “Like a Virgin” is fantastically, and purposefully, horrible. Sneering, laughing and belching their way through the pop track, they also manage to make it goth and a bit creepy. The flip side of the 12″ (labelled “Side AA”) has two original Lords tracks: “Method to My Madness” which is a more typical Lords dark goth rocker from 1983, and “Gun Called Justice,” a stark bluesy acoustic track.

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]]> 10177 The Cramps “Songs the Lord Taught Us” https://vinylfromthevault.com/the-cramps-songs-the-lord-taught-us-1980/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cramps-songs-the-lord-taught-us-1980 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 21:22:38 +0000 http://box2101.temp.domains/~vinylfro/?p=3640 The Cramps “Songs the Lord Taught Us” 1980. Illegal Records/IRS Records. Today, February 4th, marks the anniversary of singer and Cramps founder Lux Interior’s death (b. Erick Lee Purchaser 1946, d. 2009). His stage name was inspired by an old car ad. Songs the Lord Taught Us is The Cramps first studio album following the release of [...]

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]]> The Cramps “Songs the Lord Taught Us” 1980. Illegal Records/IRS Records. Today, February 4th, marks the anniversary of singer and Cramps founder Lux Interior’s death (b. Erick Lee Purchaser 1946, d. 2009). His stage name was inspired by an old car ad.

Songs the Lord Taught Us is The Cramps first studio album following the release of the EP Gravest Hits in 1979, both releases produced by Alex Chilton. It’s a psychobilly “sex stomp” filled with malicious intent, howls and snarls. Both original tracks and covers appear on the record: “TV Set” is a stellar Cramps original as is the hard-driving “Sunglasses After Dark.” They cover the Sonics’ “Strychnine” – a perfect pairing – as well as an evil rendition of the classic “Fever.”

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