Earliest photo of Lux Interior & Poison Ivy! (CRAMPS) - looking hippie in April 1972

[@essbo53]

In the early '70s, I had a record store in Sacramento called The Record Exchange. They would stop in, occasionally. I knew them as Vip Vop and Poison Ivy.

[@truespiderlover]

That's quite the story

[@littleghostfilms3012]

Vip Vop?! That's hilarious!!🤪

[@essbo53]

@@littleghostfilms3012 That's what he called himself back then.

[@truespiderlover]

@@essbo53 You're so lucky to had been able to physically see them, I was raised on a lot of punk music and I was born just a quite a few years before Lux died.

[@gregbors8364]

@@essbo53 I'm glad he changed that to Lux Interior 😁

[@JoeStunner]

Shows you how long they were together. True love DOES exist after all. :-) x

[@hunterdavis3003]

You know they say a picture is worth a thousand words…this one is at least double that! Amazing photo thank you for sharing

[@jackgrattan3144]

I frequented many early Cleveland (proto) punk gigs and I can assure you that most of the audience looked just like that, myself included (we just don't like admitting to it). The fashion part came later. You couldn't even FIND a pair of straight legged pants in 1972. We may have looked like hippies, but we sure weren't listening to any hippie music. Stay Sick.

[@binkjermy4618]

Same here, had to take in jeans and dye them black. Really i tried to look cool but sort of looked like a dork, my heart was in it. Nowadays nobody even tries, everything is spoon fed. I miss the Cramps.

[@effennekappa]

Stay Sick my friend.

[@ghostsam3023]

Same kind of things here, in Europe !! Freaks über alles, guys ... 👻

[@seattlebeard]

I have one of Lux's harmonicas in the nightstand drawer next to my bed. It's inside a medical biohazard baggie from the doctor's office. A prized possession for sure. The greatest rock and roll band ever. RIP Lux.

[@herbertnorkus3381]

rest in peace lux..thanks for the music.

[@beanbeanster7219]

They're always beautiful to me. My cat's called Lux. On the day we got him we were going to see The Cramps. Half way through the show, I said " Our new kitty's called Lux!" Lux had his slinky pvc number on and our eight week old kitty had such shiny black fur. Our Lux lived up to his namesake awesomely!!

[@cityandsuburb]

Thanks for that cute story hon....

[@TheBigMclargehuge]

Jesus Christ who cares

[@Garvin285]

@@TheBigMclargehuge I do

[@GeorgiaGrowGuy]

@@TheBigMclargehuge It takes a lot of energy to reach out to shit on someone.

[@TheBigMclargehuge]

@@GeorgiaGrowGuy worth it

[@vilmister]

Isn't it beautiful how we all change going through life? Try as many things as possible.

[@truespiderlover]

Honestly these two were the perfect match for eachother

[@lisaaltavilla4095]

Two hearts entwined !for an eternity! True love in the Altra Twist of life and rock& roll ! Mills and boon on hard back ! Cramps it up 😂 ❤❤❤❤❤ 🎸🎶🎶🎶❤️

[@MrLuxint]

er, why is there any doubt its them? doesnt change the fact they were the ultimate RnR couple. we all evolve...hopefully...thank you Lux and Ivy for it all x

[@guymangelschots1100]

love them, mis them, cherish them, the same with the Gun club...

[@chrisfer64]

I think this is the coolest photo I've seen in a long time

[@900PoundGirlScout]

In the 70's and 80's a lot of youth went from being hippies to being Goth, then in the 90's and up until now they go from being Goth to being hippies. Christ, seems like it never ends.

[@MrDazaska7]

Well there's that algorithm working at its finest and here I am commenting years later. Thanks for sharing this amazing photo and I think its even more amazing that this bond of love morphed into the great band The Cramps....Raw Ronchy Rock n Roll Surf bitchin hooks. Definitely influenced me back in 83 and I will be forever grateful. ❤

[@dieterjaut1196]

Not only made my day in earliest 2022 - but probably the WHOLE year!! !! !! Sänx, damned!!

[@dirtramper212]

I’m late to the party here but this just made my day. Rest In Peace Lux

[@karinkat5518]

Lux & Ivy ALWAYS were/are/look/sound/just float in Cooldom. Tear It Up, Cramps & RIRock, Lux!

[@skawashers]

Happy 66th Birthday Kristy Marlana Wallace .....

[@sewerslidemg]

@G F goddess

[@Mustangchef]

if you are reading this Kristy," I love you” but I still want to marry Patti Smith..kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIfEc5duhM-Gnqc&start_radio=1

[@MikeInVentura]

I was honored to be their publicist. Poison Ivy come back we miss you. Or maybe not if you are happier-in fact-let's all just be happy and stay sick.-Spike

[@mitchellglaser]

Wow, I knew Lux and Ivy a long time ago, but I never saw him with a beard! Pre- Cramps days I guess. Very, very nice people.

[@perrinenzo607]

Beautiful hippie girl was Posion Ivy and so cool was Lux

[@JohnSmith-kw9yc]

They had only been out of the Manson family for a couple of years.

[@littleghostfilms3012]

tsk tsk!😛

[@gregbors8364]

Ivy would've been running the Family

[@ANOK541]

Looks like John Lennon and Janis Joplin

[@CommuNjaka]

And so fuckin' what?! Ok. That's real cool early photo.

[@sovaine]

Fantastic cover RIP lux:-)

[@pfordsq]

I SAW A BIGGER , SOMEWHAT CLEARER , COPY OF THIS PIC (NOT THAT THIS DOES'NT LOOK GOOD.). I COULD TELL , RIGHT AWAY , THAT WAS IVY , FROM EARLIER PHOTOS OF HER ,SANS MAKEUP AND HENNA'ED HAIR. I HAD TO LOOK FOR A WHILE , BUT , THE SHAPE OF HIS HEAD AND FACE ....I BELIEVE THAT'S HIM. They never tried to deny they had once been Hippies , unlike a lot of "Punks". Did people expect then to look like Nico and Lou Reed in 1972? Besides , Lux looks more like Roky Erickson than Jerry Garcia !

[@santanaincubus]

Well we all go through phases :p. I used to look hippy too

[@Merlin_Price]

I don't like buying into the trope that two entities were made for each other. It implies that the hard work is already done and encourages idealism in a partnership... That being said the connection these two had to each other and the world around them resonates on a profound level that's hard to deny; appears fateful.

[@dennyfishcake]

This isn't Lux and Ivy, this is Erick and Kristy! :P Weird seeing them look "normal".

[@AnnaLVajda]

Good point just some stage names wardrobe changes and bam instant alter egos ready to rock n roll.

[@Jhensy2012]

Believe me... EVERYONE was a hippie in '71-72, even Lux & Ivy. Joe Strummer, Elvis Costello, Johnny Rotten... there's pictures of Ian Curtis wearing a Nektar t-shirt for f*ck's sake.

[@celticwarrior1365]

Jhensy2012 Captain Sensible was another hippy in the early 70's and good friends with Marc Bolan. Need I say anymore?

[@jwhiteout]

Yes, you are wrong. Just thought you should know. My friend owns the actual picture and he bought it from Lux's son Mischa.

[@aniaamok6550]

🥰😍🤩❤🖤❤🖤❤🖤❤🖤

[@gymnastix]

Nor were The Carpenters, Karen & Richard, the famous singing duo, hippies. This is a popular misconception that all youth of the late 1960s/early '70s were hippies with left-wing political views. This was simply not the case. In fact, the majority of young people in the early 1970s were not hippies, nor did they have left-wing political views, which is one reason Nixon was re-elected president in 1972.

[@sb-ez2ss]

i took it..........

[@sb-ez2ss]

its actually a man named tony armenti and the woman is jill lane, i should know.

[@bengtdahlberg2872]

Yeah!

[@gymnastix]

Not "everyone" was a hippie in 1972. Tricia Nixon Cox (eldest daughter of the late 37th U.S. president, Richard M. Nixon) wasn't a hippie, for instance. And neither were her sister, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, nor Julie's husband, David Eisenhower (grandson of the 34th president, Dwight D. Eisenhower), hippies..

[@pfordsq]

I believe the part about Lux's Son selling this picture to whoever.....A friend of mine bought a picture from him that I won't divulge the details of (NOTHING INCRIMINATING.) . Well , Julie Nixon was NOT a Hippie , but , she did invite Grace Slick to THE WHITE HOUSE FOR HER HS REUNION. Grace's date was Abbie Hoffman. The two were told to leave. Nixon's boys were on their toes , but , they had to tell him WHO Elvis was , and that an audience with him , a "Date With Elvis" would be good P.R. At least , that's what I read.......

[@pfordsq]

OK , it was probably Tricia Nixon. But , seriously. Did people think Lux and Ivy were'nt once Hippies , when they often admitted they were? Sure , they were going around dressed like Lou Reed and Nico in 1972 . Ina pig's ass.

[@woodystemms3799]

It was a College Reunion!

[@gymnastix]

"Date with Elvis," hah!--nice how you worked that in relevantly. That was a really good Cramps album, with the catchy and crazy track "Can Your Pussy Do the Dog?" Cha-cha-cha! And while I eventually saw (and heard) The Cramps in concert several times, the first two times I attended their concerts I passed out and missed the entire show. Can you imagine anyone remaining unconscious through a Cramps concert? I think perhaps I had done more than consume alcohol, perhaps some Quaaludes or other chemical combination ingested with the booze. I almost became convinced there was some curse upon me that had caused me to keep missing The Cramps perform live, even though I had all their records up to that point. But the "curse" must have been lifted, as I continued to attend Cramps concerts and was coherent and conscious for them every other time after that second concert I missed even while on the premises. In fact, attending concerts by The Cramps and The Ramones were always big events in my life and for many of my friends of that period.

[@mrlucky777]

R.I.P. Nick Knox

[@Gentlem1]

YES, and DJ Fontana (No doubt a big inspiration on Nick's sound and look.), Danny Kirwan and Matt "Guitar" Murphy. So glad last week is OVER.

[@johnspooner1403]

The date stamp tells the printing date. Photo could have been shot in April or anytime before that. 126 size film, likely a very cheap Instamatic camera. Just sayin...

[@Hondos]

Lol, they look stoned to the bone. Also that looks like a Fender Bandmaster cabinet in front of them.

[@stuartwallace6154]

Proof that Lux was God , well Jesus

[@gymnastix]

Same persons, different names.

[@jwhiteout]

OK, will you?

[@santanaincubus]

@santanaincubus I mean hippie

[@sb-ez2ss]

100 bucks says i'm right..........

[@lovnlite]

Why should you know ???

[@gymnastix]

Get a grip, Watson!

[@sb-ez2ss]

Bobs right about that, thomas jones is'nt even my real name, ..........but........he's still wrong about that photo!!!!!!!

[@Esther0393]

Sorry. I'm not convinced.

[@edwardnobles6418]

That is them.

[@dennyfishcake]

No shit Sherlock!

[@SPECKREJK]

team this aint ivy

[@sb-ez2ss]

NAH SOS PAL , THAT PIC AINT WORTH NUTHIN, ITS SITTIN HERE IN MY TOP DRAWER, I CAN EMAIL YOU A PHOTO OF SAID PHOTO IN DRAWER IF YOU WANT PROOF!!!!!

[@matthewtaylor7355]

What an embarrassing photo. Flower children...

[@amnaki]

Fake!!!!!