CRISS GROUP, EDDIE - Undertaker

""At this point, it's pretty fair to assume that the USA's most famous 'Punk hotspot' has been pretty well-mined for its obscure fringe rock n' roll nuggets for some time now. And with further investigation within the deep confines of David Peel's Orange Records catalog in recent years since his passing, we've found a couple of tragically-overlooked rippers. Behold: the Undertaker LP from the elusive Eddie Criss Group, released to minimal fanfare in 1980. Little to no information really exists on the band, who were a short-lived studio-only project that employed the MC5's legendary Wayne Kramer on blistering lead guitar on every track. What comes out of the speakers cooks up a vibe that feels right at home with the first GG Allin LP (most notably the MC-2 with Wayne & Dennis Thompson on the EP recordings), caked with NYC scum-punk gold! But don't leave your first impressions there, as the Undertaker LP has quite a few stylistic flourishes that border on the psychedelic glam that M