Fiends of Dope Island

Studio album by The Cramps

Released

2003

Recorded

August 2002

Genre

Garage punk, psychobilly

Label

Vengeance Records

Producer

Poison Ivy, Lux Interior

The Cramps chronology

Big Beat from Badsville
(1997)

Fiends of Dope Island
(2003)

How to Make a Monster
(2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Fiends of Dope Island is the eighth and final studio album (and 13th album overall) by the American garage punk band The Cramps. The Cramps resurrected their own record label Vengeance Records to release the album. It was recorded in Hollywood in August 2002.^[1] It was self-produced by Poison Ivy and Lux Interior. The album takes its title from the 1959 film, Fiend of Dope Island.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Lux Interior and Ivy Rorschach; except where indicated.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Big Black Witchcraft Rock"		3:28
2.	"Papa Satan Sang Louie"		2:48
3.	"Hang Up"	Ron Gardner	2:44
4.	"Fissure of Rolando"		3:53
5.	"Dr. Fucker M.D. (Musical Deviant)"		3:17
6.	"Dopefiend Boogie"		4:21
7.	"Taboo"	Bob Russell, Margarita Lecuona	3:48

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Elvis Fucking Christ!"		3:18
2.	"She's Got Balls"		2:59
3.	"Oowee Baby"	Jerry Reed	3:08
4.	"Mojo Man from Mars"		2:59
5.	"Color Me Black"		4:02
6.	"Wrong Way Ticket"		4:25

Personnel

Lux Interior - vocals, harmonica, maracas
Poison Ivy Rorschach - guitars, echo-theremin
Chopper Franklin - bass guitar, rhythm guitar on "Taboo"
Harry Drumdini - drums

Notes and references

1 2 Rivadavia, Eduardo. "The Cramps: Fiends of Dope Island Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2011.

The Cramps

Lux Interior Poison Ivy Harry Drumdini Nickey Alexander Pam Ballam Bill "Buster" Bateman Jim Chandler Slim Chance Candy del Mar Scott "Chopper" Franklin Fur Bryan Gregory Julien Grindsnatch Jen Hanrahan Touch Hazard SugarPie Jones Ike Knox Nick Knox Miriam Linna Click Mort Kid Congo Powers Jim Sclavunos Doran Shelley Sean Yseult

Albums & EPs	Gravest Hits Songs The Lord Taught Us Psychedelic Jungle A Date with Elvis Stay Sick! Look Mom No Head! Blues Fix Flamejob Big Beat from Badsville Fiends of Dope Island

Live albums	Smell of Female Rockin n Reelin in Auckland New Zealand

Singles	"Surfin' Bird" / "The Way I Walk" "Human Fly" / "Domino" "Fever" / "Garbageman" "Garbageman" / "TV Set" "Garbageman" / "Drug Train" "Drug Train" "Goo Goo Muck" "The Crusher" "Faster Pussycat" "I Ain't Nuthin' But a Gorehound" "Can Your Pussy Do the Dog?" "What's Inside a Girl?" "Kizmiaz" "Get Off the Road" "Bikini Girls with Machine Guns" "All Women Are Bad" "Creature from the Black Leather Lagoon" "Eyeball in My Martini" "Let's Get Fucked Up" / "How Come You Do Me?" "Ultra Twist!" "Naked Girl Falling Down the Stairs" "Like a Bad Girl Should" "Big Black Witchcraft Rock"

Compilations	...Off the Bone Bad Music for Bad People How to Make a Monster The Secret Life of the Cramps

Related articles	Discography Psychobilly

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