Psychedelic Jungle
by The Cramps

Psychedelic Jungle by The Cramps
Year: 1981
Release date: 1981-05-00
Overall rank: 5,617th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 77 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (96th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (799th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,617th)

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The Cramps bestography

Psychedelic Jungle is ranked 2nd best out of 15 albums by The Cramps on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Cramps is Songs The Lord Taught Us which is ranked number 2830 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 552.

The Cramps album bestography « Higher ranked (2,830th)
Songs The Lord Taught Us
This album (5,617th)
Psychedelic Jungle
Lower ranked (8,100th) »
A Date With Elvis

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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Psychedelic Jungle rankings

Psychedelic Jungle rankings summary
Overall rank: 5,617th | 1980s rank: 799th | 1981 rank: 96th  Overall chart history
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74/100 (from 77 votes)
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“(1) Not every song here is great and the production is less dirty, noisy and lofi than their other stuff. But I just love the idea behind The Cramps. Psychobilly is one of the greatest inventions in the history of mankind, let's be honest. Their charismatic, left-field and simplistic approach to…”
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One of the most aptly named albums of all time. Spaced out, swampy jungle rock that features some shredding on the guitar by Poison Ivy.
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I truly believe the world would be a better place if more people listened to 'The Cramps'. This is a fantastic album of horror inspired rock 'n roll. Highlight for me is 'Goo Goo Muck' - one of my all time favourite songs!
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