Bad Music for Bad People

Bad Music for Bad People is the second compilation album of previously released material by the American rock band the Cramps. It was released in 1984 on I.R.S. Records and was seen by most fans as a cynical cash-in by the record label, following the departure of the band. Sounds, the now defunct UK music paper, gave the album a 5-star review but said, "Miles Copeland's IRS label pick the carrion of their former label mates even cleaner by releasing a watered down version of the ...Off the Bone singles collection that was released in the UK...The music's still great even if the scheming behind Bad Music for Bad People stinks of decay and corruption".

Cover art
The cover art is a caricature of Lux Interior by Frederick, Maryland-based artist Stephen Blickenstaff who created it on Halloween night 1983. He attended The Cramps concerts in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. and was able to meet and befriend band members with his artwork at the 9:30 Club. I.R.S. Records eventually asked for and was granted permission to use those drawings by Blickenstaff who at the time had no expectations that it would be used as album art.

The Lux Interior caricature appeared on a black t-shirt worn by Lorde when she was on the cover of the January 30, 2014 issue of Rolling Stone. It was altered with the face of William Shatner on the front cover of a 12-inch (30.48-centimeter) neon yellow vinyl that featured both the original version and the actor's remake of "Garbageman" which was part of Record Store Day's Black Friday special releases in 2019.

Personnel

 * Lux Interior - vocals
 * Bryan Gregory - guitar
 * Kid Congo Powers - guitar
 * Poison Ivy Rorschach - guitar
 * Nick Knox - drums