Fiends of Dope Island

2003 studio album by The Cramps

Fiends of Dope Island is the eighth and final studio album (and 13th album overall) by the American rock band the Cramps. The Cramps resurrected their own record label Vengeance Records to release the album in 2003. 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. "Fissure of Rolando" was dedicated to John Agar (1921-2002).

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lux Interior and Poison Ivy Rorschach; except where indicated

Personnel

The Cramps

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

Technical

• Rocky Schenck - photography
• Jimmy Hole - "lurid" layout
• Lux Interior - typography "fiends lettering"

Mixed and mastered at Earle Mankey's Psychedelic Shack, Thousand Oaks, California

Notes and references

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