Crass - Christ The Album

Original Release Date

1982

Release Information

UK 2xLP Box Set 1982 (Crass - BOLLOX 2U2)

Disc 1: Christ - The Album
1 Have A Nice Day 2:49
2 Mother Love 2:52
3 Nineteen Eighty Bore 4:10
4 I Know There Is Love 2:47
5 Beg Your Pardon 3:08
6 Birth Control ’N’ Rock ’N’ Roll 2:59
7 Reality Whitewash 3:10
8 The Greatest Working Class Rip-off 3:26
9 Deadhead 2:18
10 You Can Be Who? 3:02
11 Buy Now Pay As You Go 2:22
12 Rival Tribal Revel Rebel (Pt 2) 3:14
13 Bumhooler 3:20
14 Sentiment (White Feathers) 3:36
15 Major General Despair 4:42
Disc 2: Well Forked - But Not Dead
1 Banned From The Roxy
2 The Sound Of One Hand
3 Punk Is Dead
4 Nagasaki Nightmare
5 Darling
6 Bata Motel Blues
7 Berkertex Bribe
8 Fold It In Half
9 Big Hands
10 Hearth-Throb Of The Mortuary
11 Bumhooler
12 Big A Little A
13 First Woman
14 Arlington 73
15 Bomb Plus Bomb Tape
16 Contaminational Power
17 I Ain't Thick
18 G's Song
19 Securicor
20 I Can't Stand It
21 Shaved Women
22 A Part Of Life
23 Do They Owe Us A Living
24 So What
25 Salt 'n' Pepper

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UK 2xCD 2010 (Crass - CC04). Subtitled: The Crassical Collection

CD 1
Christ - The Album
1 Have A Nice Day 2:49
2 Mother Love 2:52
3 Nineteen Eighty Bore 4:10
4 I Know There Is Love 2:47
5 Beg Your Pardon 3:08
6 Birth Control ’N’ Rock ’N’ Roll 2:59
7 Reality Whitewash 3:10
8 The Greatest Working Class Rip-off 3:26
9 Deadhead 2:18
10 You Can Be Who? 3:02
11 Buy Now Pay As You Go 2:22
12 Rival Tribal Revel Rebel (Pt 2) 3:14
13 Bumhooler 3:20
14 Sentiment (White Feathers) 3:36
15 Major General Despair 4:42
Out-Takes
16 Have A Nice Day 3:37
17 Mother Love 2:11
18 Buy Now Pay As You Go 2:37
19 Birth Control’n’Rock’n’Roll 1:57
20 You Can Be Who? 2:49
21 Reality Whitewash 2:42
22 The Greatest Working Class Rip-off 5:04

CD 2 - Well Forked - But Not Dead
1 Banned From The Roxy 3:00
2 One Hand- 1:29
3 Punk Is Dead 1:59
4 Nagasaki Nightmare 4:31
5 Darling 1:50
6 Kind Of Who 0:26
7 Berkertex Bribe 1:42
8 Fold It In Half 0:58
9 Tony’s Big Hands 2:15
10 Bumhooler 2:22
11 Big A Little A 4:27
12 First Woman 1:01
13 Arlington 73 1:25
14 Bomb Plus Tape 4:13
15 Contaminational Power 1:40
16 I Ain’t Thick, It’s Just A Trick 1:50
17 G's Song 0:22
18 Securicor 1:49
19 I Can’t Stand It 1:48
20 Shaved Women 2:43
21 Not Apart 0:28
22 Do They Owe Us A Living? 1:22
23 So What? 1:20
24 Salt ’n’ Pepper 2:15

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UK 2xCD 2019 (Crass - Bollox 2U2 R)

CD 1
Christ - The Album
1 Have A Nice Day 2:45
2 Mother Love 2:52
3 Nineteen Eighty Bore 4:22
4 I Know There Is Love 2:48
5 Beg Your Pardon 3:08
6 Birth Control ’N’ Rock ’N’ Roll 2:59
7 Reality Whitewash 3:29
8 The Greatest Working Class Rip-off 3:21
9 Deadhead 2:17
10 You Can Be Who? 3:02
11 Buy Now Pay As You Go 2:23
12 Rival Tribal Revel Rebel (Pt 2) 3:09
13 Bumhooler 3:35
14 Sentiment (White Feathers) 3:36
15 Major General Despair 4:35

CD 2 - Well Forked - But Not Dead
1 Banned From The Roxy/The Sound Of One Jand 4:30
2 Punk Is Dead 1:59
3 Nagasaki Nightmare 4:31
4 Darling/Bata Motel Blues 2:16
5 Berkertex Bribe/Fold It In Half 2:40
6 Big Hands/Heart-Throb Of The Mortuary 2:15
7 Bumhooler 2:22
8 Big A Little A 4:27
9 First Woman 1:06
10 Arlington 73 1:25
11 Bomb Plus Tape 4:04
12 Contaminational Power 1:48
13 I Ain’t Thick, It’s Just A Trick 1:50
14 G's Song 0:29
15 Securicor 1:42
16 I Can’t Stand It 1:48
17 Shaved Women/A Part Of Life 3:21
18 Do They Owe Us A Living? 1:22
19 So What?/Salt ’n’ Pepper 3:37

Chart Placings

UK Indie Hit: 1, 27 wks

Credits

2xLP:

Steve Ignorant - vocals
Joy de Vivre - vocals on Birth Control and Sentiment
Peeve Libido - backing vocals
Phil Free - lead guitar and synthesizer on Sentiment
Sri Hari Nana B.A - rhythm sitar
Sybil Right - bass
Elvis Rimbaud - drums and radio
G. Sus - tape collages
Strings on Reality Whitewash by Paul Ellis and The Southern Symphonists

Christ - The Album was recorded and mixed at Southern Studios, London, between July 1981 and February 1982. All material was engineered by John Loder and produced by Crass.

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Additional credit on 2019 CD (sticker):

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"

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The Crassicial Collection:

Disc 1: Southern Studios July 1981 to February 1982

Asterisks indicate CD2, 'Well Forked, But Not Dead'

Steve Ignorant - vocals
Joy de Vivre - vocals 6, 14, 13*
Peeve Libido aka Eve Libertine - vocals 4*, 5*, 7*, 12*, 20*
Phil Free - lead guitar - synthesizer on 14
Sri Hari Nana aka N.A. Palmer - rhythm guitar - vocals on 8*
Sybil Right aka Pete Wright - bass guitar/vocals
Elvis Rimbaud aka Penny Rimbaud - drums/sound effects
G Sus - artwork/design - tape collages
Paul Ellis - keybloards on 14

John Loder - recording engineer

Recorded and mixed at Southern Studios - July to whenever, 1981
Remastered - February 2009
Remastering engineer – Harvey Birrell
Remastering production – Penny Rimbaud

Reviews & Opinions

PUNKY GIBBON: Album No. 4 removes the combo even further from the realms of easy listening. As ever they avoid melody but things aren't exactly tuneless either. You could call them anti-melodic if you wanted to be a bit of a pseud, but in spite of the full-on assault, some of the choruses are really catchy. The record is split into two discs. The first is a "standard" studio set, each song interconnected with snippets taken from television programs, commercials, radio etc, usually reinforcing the stupidity of the general public, politicians and media. The production is likewise more cluttered, with the guitars cranked as loud as possible - apart from on two tracks - and all kinds of aural chaos in the background. 'Reality Whitewash', with its fake string section, is the high spot. The second disc, entitled 'Well Forked - But Not Dead' mixes very primitive early recordings, live recordings, spoken word interruptions, and the composite tape the band used before coming on stage. In all, a classic.

STEVE SPINALI, MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL #2, SEPTEMBER 1982: Two albums, one poster, and a splendid 28-page large format booklet (all in a sleek boxed set) seems all too much to digest - especially from England's most astute punk outfit, CRASS. The studio LP, ranging from unrestrained thrash to sophisticated post-punk, contains some of CRASS' most astonishing compositions to date; especially exciting are "The Greatest Working Class Rip-Off" and "Tribal Rival", two impassioned attacks on Oi violence, and the superbly written "Reality Whitewash", which exposes vicious sex stereotypes and roles. In addition to a delightful live LP, Penny Rimbaud's extensive article in the booklet provides an historical background for CRASS that's spellbinding, perceptive, and lyrical. This release is incredibly mandatory.

AL A, PUNK LIVES #3, 1982: They are still angry, they still care. [read full review here]

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UK 2xLP Box Set 1982 (Crass - BOLLOX 2U2). Click here for more

UK 2xCD 2010 (Crass - CC04). The Crassical Collection. Click here for more

UK 2xCD 2019 (Crass - Bollox 2U2 R). Click here for more