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| :Yes Sir I Will (LP, 1983) | :Yes Sir I Will (LP, 1983) | ||
| :Best Before 1984 (Retrospective LP compilation, 1986) | :Best Before 1984 (Retrospective LP compilation, 1986) | ||
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| :A Series Of Shock Slogans And Mindless Token Tantrums (Exitstencil Press, 1982) (originally issued as a pamphlet with the LP 'Christ The Album') | |||
| :Shibboleth- My Revolting Life (Penny Rimbaud, 1999, AK Press) | |||
| :Crass Art And other Post Modern Monsters (Gee Vaucher, 1999, AK Press) | |||
| See also; | See also; | ||
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Crass were a punk rock band based around Dial House, an anarchist/pacifist community near Epping in England and progenitors of militant anarchism that became pervasive in the punk music scene. Their philosphical influence on numerous punk bands from the 1980s on cannot be overstated, even if few bands mimicked their more free-form musical style. Whereas the Sex Pistols' anarchism seemed to be a self-consciously nihilistic prank, Crass's anarchism was more directly linked to the libertarian socialist or communalistic varieties of 20th century political thought.
Recommended listening (all released on the Crass record label);
- The Feeding Of The 5000 (12" single, 1978)
- Stations Of The Crass (LP, 1979
- Reality Asylum (7", 1978)
- Penis Envy (LP, 1981)
- Christ The Album (LP, 1982)
- Yes Sir I Will (LP, 1983)
- Best Before 1984 (Retrospective LP compilation, 1986)
Recommended reading;
- A Series Of Shock Slogans And Mindless Token Tantrums (Exitstencil Press, 1982) (originally issued as a pamphlet with the LP 'Christ The Album')
- Shibboleth- My Revolting Life (Penny Rimbaud, 1999, AK Press)
- Crass Art And other Post Modern Monsters (Gee Vaucher, 1999, AK Press)
See also;
Crass tell their story in their own words at;