Friday, April 10, 2026

Vengeance Records is Back from the Grave!


 

Originally posted on Facebook on April 4th 2026

As I sit down to write this my mind is reeling with the news that you more than likely/hopefully have seen today. Vengeance Records is Back from the Grave in a major way!  I have known that this was coming for a few months and now that there is an OFFICIAL Cramps presence on social media, I can’t wait to talk about it with fellow nutzoid Cramps fans (aren’t we ALL?)!

A few years after becoming a diehard Cramps fan I would have discussions with friends that would go like; “oh man, wouldn’t it be cool if THIS happened?” or “I wonder if they did ever did THIS when they were recording?”  Well now, some of those things that I, and probably most of us, thought about over the years are in the process of becoming a reality!

Since I am writing this BEFORE an official press release, I have no idea what the powers that be have said during this social media rollout, if anything, other than the reformation of Vengeance Records. What I DO know is that some of the things that are in motion will BLOW UP your mind in the most amazing way!

The most important thing is that The Cramps Legacy is in the hands of the very BEST caretakers. These are fans first and foremost, but also incredibly savvy business folks who are used to taking the best of care to some of the most important people and artists in “our world.”  The Cramps name and all that go with it are now NOT going away any time soon. There will be Cramps OFFICIAL “this” and Cramps OFFICIAL “that,” which will flip your wighat to the moon and back!

You will completely TURN BLUE with some of the news that is coming soon. And when it does come out, Cramps fans from all over the world will be celebrating in a way that we haven’t been able to for such a long time.

For the fans that went to all the shows that they could, or who bought multiple copies of various versions of records/tapes/CD’s, posters, t-shirts, pill boxes, shoe horns et al; this is the news that you have been waiting for; you will finally be able to buy legally issued Cramps releases on the Vengeance Records label and that money will go to the person it was always meant to go to.

This also means that all the recent younger folks, or people “new” to the World of The Cramps, will see (and more importantly) hear, legally released music for years and decades to come.

First and foremost, please like and follow the FIRST (fuckin’ FOR REAL) OFFICIAL Cramps social media presence on Facebook and Instagram. Second; prepare yourself for more insane news coming soon!

Oh, and it goes without saying, SPREAD THE WORD!

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Kogar's Jungle Juice Show #140


Kogar’s Jungle Juice Show 140 Streams your way on Boss Radio 66! Don’t miss this crazy and wild episode that features more from Meteor Records and a celebration of Vengeance Records coming BACK FROM THE GRAVE!  This show features artists like; Ron Thompson, The Starlights, The Big Four, The Midnighters, The Flamingos, Tony Allen, Big Syl Barnes, Harvey, Esquerita, Danny Dell, Ron Haydock, Smokey Hogg, Woodrow Adams, Chicago Sunny Boy, The Iguanas and The Cramps!

01 The Starlighters Creepin WHEEL

02 The Phaetons Fling HI-Q

03 Johnny Duhon and the Yello-Jakets - So What TREY

04 Ron Thompson and his Rowdy Guitar Switchblade SOMA

05 The Phantom Five Graveyard SKULL

06 The Big Four All Keyed Up MOON

 

01 The Midnighters That Woman FEDERAL

02 The Cadets I Got Loaded MODERN

03 The Flamingos Get with It CHECKER

04 The Harptones Mambo Boogie RAVEN

05 The Maharajahs Sweet Loretta FLIP RECORDS

06 The Marquis with Alfonso Brown and Tune-Toppers - I Don't Want Your Love RAINBOW

 

01 The Originals with Tony Allen - Let Me Hear You Say Yeah ORIGINAL SOUND

02 Harvey - Any Way You Wanta TRI-PHI

03 Big Danny Oliver Sapphire TREND

04 Big Syl Barnes Come on Back CORVAIR

05 Dee Thomas and the Versatiles - Don't Know Where I'm Going COASTER

06 Esquerita - Esquerita and the Voola CAPITOL

 

01 Danny Dell and the Trends Froggy Went a Courting WORLD PACIFIC

02 Danny Wolfe Let's Flat Get it DOT

03 Johnny Bell Flip Flop and Fly BRUNSWICK

04 Ron Haydock - Maybelline CHA CHA

05 Ronnie Self – Bop-A-Lena COLUMBIA

06 Lorrie Collins Another Man Done Gone COLUMBIA

07 Bee Arnold and the Tune Toppers Little Girl of Mine GOLDBAND    

08 Danny Zella and his Zell Rocks Black Saxs FOX

 

01 Smokey Hogg Dark Clouds METEOR

02 Woodrow Adams With Boogie Blues Blasters – Wine Head Woman METEOR

03 Sunny Blair – Please Send My Baby Back METEOR

04 chicago sunny boy  western union man METEOR

05 Jimmy Wright and Orchestra  I’m in the mood to be loved METEOR

 

01 The Cramps Surfin Bird VENGEANCE 

02 Ganim's Asia Minors - Daddy Lolo

03 Mohammed Rafi Jan Pahechan Ho ANGEL

04 Sonny Day and the Rare Breed Mushrooms and Moonbeams JUBILEE

05 the iguanas - mona  FORTE

06 The Cramps The Way I Walk VENGEANCE

 Outro Laverne Baker – Romance in the Dark

Friday, April 3, 2026

Kogar's Jungle Juice Show #139

 


Kogar’s Jungle Juice RETURNS with show #139! Get the lowDOWN on the lowBROW sounds of Jungle Juice! Featuring a special set dedicated to the amazing Memphis record label, METEOR RECORDS! This show has artists like; Kipper and the Exciters, Lee Castle, The Champs, Richard Berry, The Pyramids, The Gladiolas, Big Jay McNeely, Mel Williams, Roy Brown, Charlie Feathers, Jess Hooper, Bill Bowen, Slim Harpo, Sonny Boy, Shane Kai Ray and Al Kelly!

01 Jimmy ONeill with Kipper and and the Exciters - Twistin Train TORCHLITE

02 Lee Castle - the big bad train EPIC

03 The Champs - Night Train CHALLENGE

04 Fabulous Continentals Breakin Up RORI

05 The Imps That'll Get it DO-RA-ME

06 The “Rockin” Ramrods Jungle Call EXPLOSIVE

 

01 Richard Berry and the Pharaohs Louie Louie FLIP

02 The Zodiacs - T-Town COLE

03 The Pyramids Bow Wow HOLLYWOOD

04 The Gladiolas Run Run Little Joe EXCELLO

05 The Emeralds Lovers Cry BOBBIN

06 The Empires My Baby My Baby HARLEM

 

01 Willie Mae Thornton How Come PEACOCK

02 Big Jay McNeely and band Psycho Serenade SWINGIN

03 Billy Garner Little School Girl MOJO

04 Mel Williams with the Johnny Otis Orch I got Eyes DIG

05 The Elites Mama Look at Me CHIEF

06 Roy Brown Ain't Rocking No More KING

 

01 Junior Thompson and the Meteors Raw Deal METEOR

02 Charlie Feathers with Jody and Jerry - get with it METEOR

03 Bill Bowen and the rockets - don't shoot me baby METEOR

04 Jess Hooper with the daydreamers - sleepy time blues METEOR

05 Jess Hooper with the daydreamers - all messed up METEOR

06 Brad Suggs with the Swingsters - bop baby bop METEOR

07 Wayne McGinnis with the Swing Teens Rock Roll and Rhythm METEOR

08 Steve Carl and the Jags - 18 year old blues METEOR

 

01 Slim Harpo Got Love If You Want It EXCELLO

02 Junior Wells and Earl Hooker Galloping Horses A Lazy Mule CHIEF

03 Lowell Fulson Do Me Right CHECKER

04 Floyd Dixon and his Band Ooh-Eee! Ooh-Eee! SPECIALTY

05 Sonny Boy' Williamson Don't Start Me Talkin CHECKER

 

01 Shane Kai-Ray – Jungle Talk LODESTAR

02 The Ideals - The Gorilla CORTLAND

03 Chuck Rio and the originals - cest la vie JACKPOT

04 Calvin Cool El Tecolote CRC CHARTER

05 Dick and Libby Halleman Pizza Sure is Good SUMMIT

06 Al Kelly with Leroy Kirkland's Hi Flyers Crater Gater RCA VICTOR

07 Kitty & Sheeny Lanier with the Sharps and Flats - The Jerk SATOLITE

08 Henry Thome - Wolf Bait VIV

 

Outro Laverne Baker Romance in the Dark


Friday, March 13, 2026

Kogar's Jungle Juice Show #138


 

My last show for the month of March! A 2 plus hour excursion into the depths of the 50’s and 60’s underground! Features a set of Women R&B for International Women’s Day and a tour of one of my  favorite compilations from the “good ole” days of the late 80’s! Not to mention a short tribute to the Kind of the Scratchy Guitar, Travis Wammack! This show features artists like; Travis Wammack, Spike Jones, Vito and the Salutations, The Danderliers, The Delteens, Big Mama Thornton, Cora Woods, Robin Hood Brians, Hayden Thompson, Johnny Burnette, Eddie Kirk, Lonesome Sundown, The Swanks, Mackey Beers, Jim Boss and other MADNESS!  See you in April!

01 ken williams - trash can RENAY

02 Travis Wammack Night Train ATLANTIC

03 Travis Wammack It's Karate Time ATLANTIC

04 Teddy and the Clockwatchers – Kinky WARNER BROTHERS

05 The Pat Holben Trio - Monkey Jerk FORTUNE
06 Spike Jones - Pimples and Braces   LIBERTY  60 Years Of "Music America Hates Best" LP

 

01 The Ivy Tones - Oo Wee Baby RED TOP

02 Vito and the Salutations - Eenie Meenie HERALD

03 Marvin and Johnny Sugar MODERN

04 The Danderliers Shu Wop STATES

05 The Counts Wailin Little Mama DOT

06 The Delteens with The Orbits - Listen to the Rain FORTUNE

 

01 Willie Mae big mama Thornton w johnny otis band I Smell a Rat PEACOCK

02 Dolly Cooper Big Rock Inn DOT

03 Cora Woods Rocks in your Head FEDERAL

04 Eunice Davis Get Your Enjoys DELUXE

05 Rose Marie McCoy Dippin in my Business CAT

06 Lavern Baker Tiny Tim ATLANTIC

 

01 Hayden Thompson Love My Baby PHILLIPS INTERNATIONAL

02 Curley Griffin Got Rockin on my Mind ATOMIC

03 The Johnny Burnette Trio  Honey Hush CORAL

04 Edwin Bruce Rock Boppin Baby SUN

05 Robin Hood Brians Dis A Itty Bit FRATERNITY

06 Eddy Seacrest Shakin with the Flavor KRC

07 Lee Bonds with Band Wild Cattin Woman TENNESSEE

08 Harmonica Frank Howlin Tomcat CHESS

 

01 Eddie Kirk - The Grunt   FORTUNE

02 Freddie Youngblood Sould Strings SOULD SOUND

03 Floyd Dixon - The Late Freight Twist Part 2 SKEET

04 Eddie Boyd and His Chessmen I've Been Deceived CHESS

05 Lonesome Sundown Lonesome Whistler EXCELLO 

 

01 The Swanks Ghost Train  GMG/ARA

02 The Tabbys Hong Kong Baby

03 Mackey Beers & The Rockitts That Jim

04 The In Crowd Speed Queen

05 The Statesmen Roo Buh Doo Buh Doo

06 Dale Wright  That's Show Biz

07 Jim Boss & The Sundowners Your Love Is Stronger Than Dirt

08 Sonny Russel  Fifty Megatons

 

Outro Laverne Baker Romance in the Dark


Friday, March 6, 2026

Kogar's Jungle Juice #137

Jungle Juice returns with an all new show to obliterate your brain stem! This episode showcases the new DMZ release as well as a tour through the mind and musical madness of recently departed punk legend, Jordan Kratz! Other artists featured on this show: The Wailers, The Galaxies, The Five Dollars, The Corvets, Otis Riley, Esquerita, Hal Page, Johnny Carrol, Gene Maltais, Al Ferrier, Paul Peek, DMZ, Transplants, 13th Floor Elevators, The Brats, Gore Hounds and Big Meat Hammer!

01 The Wailers Tall Cool One GOLDEN CREST

02 The Spades Aint No Big Thing SUNAR    

03 The Del-Tones Green Front Boogie PEACH RECORDS

04 The Galaxies Tremble DOT

05 The Sliders Sly Dog CHOICE lamb shake FLIP  

06 The Sheiks Baghdad Rock part 2 TRINE

 

01 The Five Blue Notes - Somethin Awful

02 Preston Love boom diddy wawa baby FEDERAL

03 the Five Dollars you know i can't refuse FORTUNE

04 The Lamplighters Bo Peep FEDERAL

05 the interiors - voodoo doll WORTHY

06 The Corvets Voodoo Baby TONE CRAFT

 

01 Otis Riley Rock and Roll Riley KAPPA

02 Esquerita - Rockin the Joint CAPITOL

03 Hal Page and the Whalers - Thunder Bird J and S

04 Little Cameron Kansas City Dog STYLO

05 Little Terry Shake Me Up Baby SAVOY

06 Chris Allen Lonely HOLLYWOOD

 

01 Johnny Carrol and his Hot Rocks Rock n Roll Ruby DECCA

02 Wayne Raney Shake Baby Shake DECCA

03 Gene Maltais The Bug REGAL

04 Patti Lynn - same old blues HI-Q

05 Al Ferrier I'm the Man EXCELLO

06 Paul Peek Sweet Skinny Jenny NRC

07 Barry Weaver Street Fight VEEJAY

08 Lucky Joe Almond Rock Me TRUMPET

 

01 DMZ  He's Waitin'  CRYPT

02 DMZ  When I Get Off CRYPT

 

01 Transplants – braincase RAVE UP

02 the haunted - 1-2-5  Pebbles vol 1

03 The Starfires - I Never Loved Her   Pebbles volume 8

04 13th Floor Elevators - She Lives (In A Time Of Her Own) Easter Everywhere

05 the Gore Hounds Dead Things ALIEN CACTUS

06 the Gore Hounds Gore Hounds ALIEN CACTUS

07 the brats – psychotic  RATCHET BLADE

08 big meat hammer - i walk alone GOREPROD 

09 Transplants - my time RAVE UP

 

Outro Laverne Baker – Romance in the Dark

 

Friday, February 13, 2026

Kogar's Jungle Juice Show #136


 

Kogar’s Jungle Juice Show #136 streams your way! Dig and flip your wig to the wild sounds, all presented at 45 RPM! All the usual slop you’re used to along with a few LOVE songs for Valentines Day! Get some huggin’ and a-kissin’ on Boss Radio 66! This show features artists like: Bobby James and the Dristells, The Highminded, Billy Ward and the Dominoes, The Champions, The Four Sounds, The Phantom, The Sha-wees, Eddie Clearwater, The Treniers, Wade Curtissssss, Charlie Gracie, Earl King, Dale Hawkins, and a special FUZZZZZ-ball overload knuckldragger set! Whew! 

01 Bobby james and the dristells Let's go LANT

02 Big Sonny and the Furys U-2 BEST

03 Lil Dynamite and the Explosions Dancin Little Thing L’IL DYNAMITE RECORDS

04 Ritchie and the Squires Beat Party part 1 A

05  The Highminded The New E RAIO & RAIO

06 The Continental Four Scramble FORTUNE

 

01 Billy Ward and his Dominoes Little Black Train FEDERAL

02 The Dynamics I'm the Man BIGTOP

03 The Willows Don't Pull Don't Push Don't Shove CLUB RECORDS

04 The Colonairs Sandy EMBER

05 The Champions and Sonny Thompson Big Bad Beulah CHART

06 The Four Sounds Mama Ubangi Bangi RAN-DEE

 

01 Big Boy Myles and the Shaw-Wees Just to Hold My Hands SPECIALTY

02 Don and Dewey A Little Love SPECIALTY

03 Eddie Clearwater Twist Like This FEDERAL

04 Johnnie and Joe You said it And Don't Forget It CHESS

05 Shirley Gunter and the Flairs I Want You MODERN

06 Treniers - Poontang OKEH

 

01 The Phantom Love Me DOT

02 Dixie Dee Ted Russel and his Rhythm Rockers - Bright Lights TEROCK

03 Al Downing with the Poe Kats Oh Babe WHITE ROCK

04 Charlie Graci Boogie Boogie Blues CADILLAC

05 Dale Hawkins Baby, Baby CHECKER

06 Ric Cartey Born to Love One Woman RCA VICTOR

07 Keith Courvale Trapped Love DOT

08 The Phantom - Whisper Your Love DOT

 

01 Billy The Kid Emerson Something for Nothing SUN

02 Hanley Johnson You Got My Nose Wide Open UNIVERSAL SOUND

03 Earl King Everybody’s Carried Away ACE

04 George Smith Yes Baby CAROLYN

05 Sonny Boy Williamson Gettin Out of Town TRUMPET

 

01 Silky & The Shantungs  bazooki  MUSICOR

02 Hal Blaine & The Young Cougars - gear stripper RCA VICTOR

03 Positively thirteen Oclock Psychotic reaction HANNA BARBARA

04 Kit And The Outlaws Don't Tread On Me BLACK KNIGHT

05 Richard and the Young Lions Open up your door PHILIPS

06 The Jury Who Dat QUALITY

07 The Electric Prunes Hideaway REPRISE

08 Mr. Clean Jessie Lee ORIGINAL SOUND

 

Laverne Baker Romance in the Dark

Friday, February 6, 2026

Kogar's Jungle Juice Show #135


 Episode 135 of Kogar’s Jungle Juice streams your way NOW! On this show I feature tracks from “The Michigan Box” as well as some “sound –a- Link’s” and the usual clap trash of tunes! This show also features artists such as; The Continental Four, The Mur-E-Chords, The Moon Men, The Meadowlarks, James Curry, Hank Blackman, Eddie Bo, Nay-Dog, Mr Clean, Kip Tyler, Hasil Adkins, The Collins Kids, Cleo Page and more!

01 Continental Four-Jack The Ripper FORTUNE

02 The Mur-E-Cords -formerly the cre-shells- November 22 1963 MURECORD

03 Link Wray Raw-Hide SWAN

04 The Revels - Good Grief LYNN

05 The Sundowners Rumble WINK

06 The Moon Men - Some Kinda Nut SOUTHERN SOUND

 

01 The Meadow Larks Real Pretty Mamma RPM

02 The Sevilles - Salt Mine JC

03 James Curry Please Baby FLASH
04 The Big Three - puppet beat WREN

05 The El Torros Dance With Me DUKE
06 Hank Blackman and the Killers Everyone Has Someone BRENT 

 

01 Chuck Edwards She Carried Me all Over Town APOLLO

02 Ruth Brown and her Rhythmmakers I Want to do More ATLANTIC

03 Eddie Bo I'm Wise APOLLO

04 The Knight Kaps Mama Loochie RICKY

05 Mr. Clean Mr. Clean ORIGINAL SOUND

06 Nathaniel Mayer - From Now On  FORTUNE

 

01 Kip Tyler Jungle Hop CHALLENGE

02 Lorrie and Larry Collins Whistle Bait COLUMBIA

03 Rudy Tutti Grayzell You're Gone STARDAY

04 Art Wood Hey Jibbo RCA VICTOR

05 Duke Dickson Is you Is or Is You Ain’t GLOBAL

06 Terry Noland Hypnotized BRUNSWICK promo

07 The Runabouts When I get the Blues CO AND WI            

08 Hasil Adkins – She Said JODY

 

 

01 Cleo Page Black Man -To Tough To Die Part 1 WONDER

02 Kenny and Moe - the blues boys - Can't Help Myself DELUXE

03 Harmonica Slim My Girl Won't Quit me VITA

04 Homesick James Set a Date COLT

05 Howlin Wolf I'm leaving you CHESS

 

01 Rufus Shoffner - Orbit Twist BE SHARP

02 The Blue Echoes - O'misery BE SHARP

03  Mr. Big & The Littlemen - Something Else BE SHARP

04 The Saharas - They Play It Wild  BE SHARP

05 Nick And The Jaguars - Cool & Crazy BE SHARP

06 The Society - Nicotine Fit BE SHARP

07 The Tikis - Rock-N-Robin BE SHARP

08 Barry Raye - Something From The Twilight Zone BE SHARP

 

Outro Laverne Baker – Romance in the Dark