{"id":14163,"date":"2020-11-02T21:55:44","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T21:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=14163"},"modified":"2020-11-02T21:55:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T21:55:48","slug":"crassical-collection-from-seminal-punk-artists-crass-available-today-via-one-little-independent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2020\/11\/02\/crassical-collection-from-seminal-punk-artists-crass-available-today-via-one-little-independent\/","title":{"rendered":"Crassical Collection from Seminal Punk Artists CRASS Available Today via One Little Independent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The\u00a0Crassical Collection<\/em><\/strong>, a collection of seminal avant-punk collective\u00a0CRASS<\/strong>\u2019 legendary albums restored from the original analogue studio tapes, is available today via One Little Independent Records.
The\u00a0Crassical Collection<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0includes\u00a0Stations of the Crass<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>(1979),\u00a0Feeding of the Five Thousand (The Second Sitting)<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(1981),\u00a0Penis Envy<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(1981),\u00a0Christ \u2013 The Album\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(1982),\u00a0Yes Sir, I Will<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>(1983),\u00a0Ten Notes on a Summer\u2019s Day<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>(1986) and\u00a0Best Before 1984<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>(1986). Each of the records have been repackaged and bolstered by rare and unreleased tracks, and stunning new artwork from Gee Vaucher, who has lovingly created what could only be considered a true artifact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cThere are those who believe that things should be left just as they are because any intervention after the event might in some way dilute or even corrupt original intentions,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0says\u00a0CRASS<\/strong>\u2019 Penny Rimbaud.\u00a0\u201cIt was on this basis that some of the band members objected quite strongly to the \u2018<\/em>Crassical Collection<\/em><\/strong>\u2019 which, in short, was Gee\u2019s and my own attempts to find new ways of smartening up the act. For many years we\u2019d been updating everything into new formats as they came along, so what was the problem? I\u2019d made concerted efforts to keep up with advances in mastering and playback technology and had applied these many times before, so questions of \u2018originality\u2019 appeared to me to be purely academic. What I do know is that the \u2018<\/em>Crassical Collection<\/em><\/strong>\u2019 remasters were closer to how\u00a0<\/em>CRASS<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0actually sounded than anything we\u2019d released before. Notwithstanding, some of the band made efforts to prevent us from releasing them, at one point even threatening us with legal action. This hampered operations at Southern Studios, where we were then operating, and created severe financial difficulties which was in part the reason that the \u2018<\/em>Crassical Collection<\/em><\/strong>\u2019 version of \u2018<\/em>Best Before<\/em><\/strong>\u2019 was never released. The first remastering had been finished by 2010, but ready cash had now become a problem and we had to call a halt to it. And so it festered, gathering dust in a North London storage unit like modern day Dead Sea Scrolls.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


The first six albums include two CDs, with the first disc being the main album remastered by Alex Gordon at Abbey Road Studios and the second being a mixture of rare live and remastered studio recordings. Each package also includes a fold-out poster and a high-quality 60-page booklet featuring all lyrics along with extensive liner notes from band members Penny Rimbaud and Steve Ignorant, which shed light on the making of the records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The\u00a0Best Before 1984Crassical Collection<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is brand-new and has also been remastered and features five fold-out posters and a 52-page booklet. Watch a video for \u201cSheep Farming 3,\u201d a previously unreleased track available on\u00a0Best Before 1984 (Crassical Collection)<\/em><\/strong>, at\u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/LfWWr477tN4<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


In addition to the\u00a0CRASS<\/strong>\u00a0releases, Rimbaud\u2019s latest solo record,\u00a0HOW?<\/em><\/strong>, was released in August.\u00a0HOW?<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is available at\u00a0https:\/\/oli.lnk.to\/How<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Crassical Collection<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong>is available at:
Best Before 1984 (Crassical Collection)<\/em><\/strong>https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Best-Before-1984-Crass\/dp\/B07NR8KRDJ<\/a>
Ten Notes on a Summer\u2019s Day (Crassical Collection)<\/em><\/strong>https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ten-Notes-Summers-Crassical-Collection\/dp\/B08FTBNGDN<\/a>
Yes Sir, I Will (Crassical Collection)<\/em><\/strong>https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Yes-Sir-Will-Crassical-Collection\/dp\/B08FTF34ZZ<\/a>
Christ \u2013 The Album (Crassical Collection)<\/em><\/strong>https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Christ-Album-Crassical-Collection-Crass\/dp\/B08FTH9KMV<\/a>
Penis Envy<\/em><\/strong>https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Penis-Envy-Crassical-Collection-Crass\/dp\/B08FT8X8JK<\/a>
Stations of the Crass<\/em><\/strong>https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Stations-Crass-Crassical-Collection\/dp\/B08FTBNGDM<\/a>
Feeding of the Five Thousand (The Second Sitting)<\/em><\/strong>https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Feeding-Thousand-Sitting-Crassical-Collection\/dp\/B08FTHLN95<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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