| Artist | The Cramps |
|---|---|
| Cover | Psychedelic_Jungle.jpg |
| Released | March 27, 1981[1] |
| Recorded | January 1981 |
| Studio | A&M, Hollywood, California |
| Length | 40:22 |
| Label | I.R.S. (original US/UK release) Illegal (original Australian/New Zealand release) Zonophone (1998 European CD reissue) ViNiLiSSSiMO (2011 Spanish vinyl reissue) |
| Producer | The Cramps |
| Prev year | 1980 |
| Next year | 1983 |
Psychedelic Jungle is the second album by the American rock band The Cramps.[2] It was released on March 27, 1981[1] on I.R.S. Records. It was engineered by Paul McKenna and recorded in January 1981 at A&M Studios. It was self-produced by the Cramps. The photo on the back cover of the album was taken by the noted photographer and director Anton Corbijn.
Only half of the album's 14 tracks are original compositions, written by guitarist Poison Ivy Rorschach and singer Lux Interior.[3] The rest are cover versions of rock and roll, rockabilly, and garage rock singles from the 1950s and 1960s; these include "Green Door" by Jim Lowe (1956), "Jungle Hop" by Kip Tyler and the Flips (1958), "Rockin' Bones" by Ronnie Dawson (1959), "Goo Goo Muck" by Ronnie Cook and the Gaylads (1962), "The Crusher" by the Novas (1964), "Primitive" by the Groupies (1966), and "Green Fuz" by Green Fuz (1969).[3]
Track listing
Writing credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]
Personnel
The Cramps
Technical
- Paul McKenna – engineer
- Donna Santisi – front cover photography
- Anton Corbijn – back cover photography
In popular culture
The song "Goo Goo Muck" plays during the original dance scene in the television series Wednesday, which led to a resurgence of the song. According to Billboard, on-demand streams of the song in the United States increased from 2,500 to over 134,000,[4] and Spotify streams increased by 9,500 percent since the series was released.[5] Janelle Zara of The Guardian stated that the viral dance trend "may have single-handedly revived Gothic subculture for Gen Z."[6]
Notes and references
- ^ "Psychedelic jungle /[performed by] The Cramps.". Copyright Catalog. April 30, 1981. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Psychedelic Jungle – The Cramps". AllMusic. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ^ Psychedelic Jungle / Gravest Hits (CD liner notes). I.R.S. Records. 1989. CD 70058.
- ^ Dick, Jeremy (December 3, 2022). "Wednesday's Dance Scene Brings Renewed Popularity to The Cramps Song 'Goo Goo Muck'". MovieWeb. Archived December 4, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ "Wednesday Music Supervisors on Why the Cramps' 'Goo Goo Muck' Was Perfect for Jenna Ortega's Viral Dance Scene". Variety. December 8, 2022. Archived December 9, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ Zara, Janelle (December 14, 2022). "How Netflix's Wednesday became a pop culture phenomenon". The Guardian. Archived December 15, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 15, 2022.