Crass – Best Before...1984
Label: |
Crass Records – CAT NO. 5 R |
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Series: |
As It Was In The Beginning |
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Country: |
UK |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Punk |
Tracklist
| A1 | Do They Owe Us A Living? (Demo) | 1:51 | |
| A2 | Major General Despair (Demo) | 1:16 | |
| A3 | Angela Rippon (Demo) | 1:01 | |
| A4 | Reality Asylum | 6:37 | |
| A5 | Shaved Women | 4:41 | |
| A6 | Bloody Revolutions | 6:18 | |
| B1 | Nagasaki Nightmare | 8:23 | |
| B2 | Big A Little A | 6:13 | |
| B3 | Rival Tribal Rebel Revel | 3:09 | |
| C1 | Sheep Farming In The Falklands (Flexi-Single Version) | 5:22 | |
| C2 | How Does It Feel? | 4:24 | |
| C3 | The Immortal Death | 3:58 | |
| C4 | Don't Tell Me You Care | 3:34 | |
| C5 | Sheep Farming In The Falklands (7" Version) | 3:53 | |
| D1 | Gotcha | 3:03 | |
| D2 | You're Already Dead | 4:27 | |
| D3 | Nagasaki Is Yesterday's Dogend | 2:00 | |
| D4 | Don't Get Caught | 3:10 | |
| D5 | Smash The Mac | 4:00 | |
| D6 | Do They Owe Us A Living? (Live) | 1:30 |
Companies, etc.
- Remastered At – Abbey Road Studios
Credits
- Artwork, Video Editor [Videos], Tape – Ge. Sus*
- Bass, Vocals – Pete Wright
- Drums – Penny Rimbaud
- Edited By – Mel Jefferson
- Engineer – John Loder (tracks: A1 to D4, D6)
- Film Editor [Films] – Mick Duffield
- Lead Guitar – Phil Free (2)
- Remastered By – Alex Gordon (9)
- Rhythm Guitar – Hari Nana
- Vocals – Steve Ignorant
Notes
Comes in gatefold sleeve with two inserts and a code.
From front sticker:
CRASS RECORDS
Remastered by Alex Gordon at Abbey Road Studios, as close as possible to the sound of the original release.
"as it was in the beginning"
Song origins:
A1,- A3 - Demos from an early recording session on 27th February 1978 (previously unreleased)
A4, A5 - From the "Reality Asylum" 7" single, released in 1979
A6 - From the "Bloody Revolutions / Persons Unknown" split 7" with Poison Girls, released in 1980
B1, B2 - From the "Nagasaki Nightmare" 7" single, released 1980
B3 - From the "Rival Tribal Rebel Revel" flexi-single, released in 1980 (later released on 7" vinyl)
C1 - From an anti-war flexi-single released anonymously in 1982
C2 - C4 - From the "How Does It Feel (To Be The Mother of a Thousand Dead)?" 7" single, released in 1982
C5 - From the "Sheep Farming in The Falklands" 7" single, released in 1983
D1 - From the "Sheep Farming in The Falklands" 7" single, released in 1983
D2 - D4 - From the band's final 7" single, "You're Already Dead", released in 1984
D5 - Previously unreleased, recorded in 1984
D6 - Recorded live at the band's final gig at Aberdare, Wales in 1984
From front sticker:
CRASS RECORDS
Remastered by Alex Gordon at Abbey Road Studios, as close as possible to the sound of the original release.
"as it was in the beginning"
Song origins:
A1,- A3 - Demos from an early recording session on 27th February 1978 (previously unreleased)
A4, A5 - From the "Reality Asylum" 7" single, released in 1979
A6 - From the "Bloody Revolutions / Persons Unknown" split 7" with Poison Girls, released in 1980
B1, B2 - From the "Nagasaki Nightmare" 7" single, released 1980
B3 - From the "Rival Tribal Rebel Revel" flexi-single, released in 1980 (later released on 7" vinyl)
C1 - From an anti-war flexi-single released anonymously in 1982
C2 - C4 - From the "How Does It Feel (To Be The Mother of a Thousand Dead)?" 7" single, released in 1982
C5 - From the "Sheep Farming in The Falklands" 7" single, released in 1983
D1 - From the "Sheep Farming in The Falklands" 7" single, released in 1983
D2 - D4 - From the band's final 7" single, "You're Already Dead", released in 1984
D5 - Previously unreleased, recorded in 1984
D6 - Recorded live at the band's final gig at Aberdare, Wales in 1984
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Stickered): 5 016958 088637
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1): CAT NO.5 R A-3 SEVEN TO ONE NINE EIGHT FOUR
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2): CAT NO.5 R B-1 BAADER AND MEINHOF ARE DEAD
- Matrix / Runout (Side 3): CAT NO.5 R C-1 SEVEN TO ONE NINE EIGHT FOUR
- Matrix / Runout (Side 4): CAT NO.5 R D-1 SHOT IN THE BACK OF THE 'ED
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Best Before...1984 (2×LP, Compilation) | Crass Records | Cat. No. 5 | UK | 1986 | ||
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Best Before...1984 (Cassette, Compilation) | Crass Records | CATNO 5C | UK | 1986 | ||
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Best Before...1984 (2×LP, Compilation, 180 g) | Crass Records | Cat. No. 5 | UK | 1986 | ||
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Best Before...1984 (2×LP, Compilation) | Crass Records | Cat. No. 5 | 1986 | |||
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Best Before...1984 (2×LP, Compilation) | Crass Records | Cat. No. 5 | UK | 1986 |
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I bought this yesterday in a local shop. I didn't know that these had been re-issued and was stoked to find it in Mint condition, because I do have an older copy, but is is pretty beat up. The sound quality is really nice and the inner sleeves with lyrics and some historical background on the band and the songs make up for a good read. I always appreciated Crass more when having the lyrics in front of me, so this is just perfect. What a great band!
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