''Stay Sick!'' is the fourth studio album (and ninth overall) by the American

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. It was released on February 12, 1990, by

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, recorded at Music Grinder in

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, self-produced by guitarist

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and engineered by Steve McMillan. It was the last made in studio with long-time drummer

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. "Bikini Girls with Machine Guns" was the band's only UK Top 40 single, reaching No. 35 in 1990. The album name pays homage to a saying from

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. The Cramps reissued the album on their own Vengeance Records in 2001. This edition contained four bonus tracks: "Bikini Girls with Machine Guns (Live)", "Beat Out My Love," "Jailhouse Rock" and "Jackyard Backoff". It also featured a slightly different cover.

Track listing

Personnel

The Cramps *

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– vocals * Poison Ivy Rorschach – guitar *Candy Del Mar – bass guitar *

– drums Technical *Steve Macmillan – engineer *Lux Interior – front cover photography

Charts

References

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