Best Before... 1984

~ Release by Crass (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

Tracks A1–A3 are from an early recording session on 27 February 1978.
Tracks A4 and A5 are from the "Reality Asylum" single, released in 1979.
Track A6 is from the "Bloody Revolutions / Persons Unknown" split single with Poison Girls, released in 1980.
Tracks B1 and B2 are from the "Nagasaki Nightmare" single, released 1980.
Track B3 is from the "Rival Tribal Rebel Revel" flexi-single, released in 1980 (later released on 7" vinyl).
Track C1 is from an anti-war flexi-single released anonymously in 1982.
Tracks C2–C4 are from the "How Does It Feel (To Be The Mother of a Thousand Dead)?" single, released in 1982.
Tracks C5 and D1 are from the "Sheep Farming in The Falklands" single, released in 1983.
Tracks D2–D4 are from the band's final single, "You're Already Dead", released in 1984.
Track D5 is previously unreleased.
Track D6 was recorded live at the band's final gig at Aberdare in 1984.

Annotation last modified on 2021-09-30 15:12 UTC.

Tracklist

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A1Do They Owe Us a Living?
engineer:
John Loder (sound engineer and producer)
recording of:
Do They Owe Us a Living? (on 1978-02-27)
lyricist:
Steve Ignorant (English punk artist)
composer:
Crass
1:51
A2Major General Despair
engineer:
John Loder (sound engineer and producer)
recording of:
Major General Despair (on 1978-02-27)
lyricist:
Penny Rimbaud
composer:
Crass
1:16
A3Angela Rippon
engineer:
John Loder (sound engineer and producer)
recording of:
Angela Rippon (on 1978-02-27)
composer:
Crass
1:01
A4Reality Asylum
engineer:
John Loder (sound engineer and producer)
producer:
Crass
electric bass guitar:
Pete Wright (member of Crass) (on 1979-04-22)
guitar:
N.A. Palmer (on 1979-04-22)
other instruments [radio] and tape:
Penny Rimbaud (on 1979-04-22)
background vocals:
Gem Stone (punk vocalist) (on 1979-04-22)
lead vocals:
Eve Libertine (on 1979-04-22)
recorded at:
Southern Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1979-04-22)
recording of:
Reality Asylum (on 1979-04-22)
lyricist:
Penny Rimbaud
6:37
A5Shaved Women
engineer:
John Loder (sound engineer and producer)
producer:
Crass
drums (drum set):
Penny Rimbaud (on 1979-04-22)
electric bass guitar and background vocals:
Pete Wright (member of Crass) (on 1979-04-22)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Phil Free (member of punk rock band “Crass”) (on 1979-04-22)
guitar [rhythm]:
N.A. Palmer (on 1979-04-22)
lead vocals:
Eve Libertine (on 1979-04-22)
recorded at:
Southern Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1979-04-22)
recording of:
Shaved Women (on 1979-04-22)
lyricist:
Annie Anxiety
composer:
Crass
4:41
A6Bloody Revolutions
recording engineer and engineer:
John Loder (sound engineer and producer)
producer:
Crass
bass:
Pete Wright (member of Crass)
drums (drum set) and other instruments [radio]:
Penny Rimbaud
guitar [lead guitar]:
Phil Free (member of punk rock band “Crass”)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
N.A. Palmer
other vocals [voice]:
G (UK visual artist) and Joy de Vivre
vocals:
Steve Ignorant (English punk artist) and Eve Libertine
recorded at:
Southern Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980-02-09 until 1980-02-10)
recording of:
Bloody Revolutions
lyricist and composer:
Crass
6:18
B1Nagasaki Nightmare
engineer:
John Loder (sound engineer and producer)
recording of:
Nagasaki Nightmare (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Crass
8:23
B2Big A Little A
engineer:
John Loder (sound engineer and producer)
recording of:
Big A Little a (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Crass
6:13
B3Rival Tribal Rebel Revel
engineer:
John Loder (sound engineer and producer)
recording of:
Rival Tribal Revel Rebel (in 1980)
3:09
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C1Sheep Farming in the Falklands (flexi)
engineer:
John Loder (sound engineer and producer)
recording of:
Sheep Farming in the Falklands (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Crass
5:19
C2How Does It Feel?
engineer:
John Loder (sound engineer and producer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Southern Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-08)
recording of:
How Does It Feel (To be the Mother of 1000 Dead)? (in 1982-08)
lyricist and composer:
Crass
4:24
C3The Immortal Death
engineer:
John Loder (sound engineer and producer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Southern Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-08)
recording of:
The Immortal Death (in 1982-08)
lyricist and composer:
Crass
3:58
C4Don’t Tell Me You Care
engineer:
John Loder (sound engineer and producer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Southern Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-08)
recording of:
Don't Tell Me You Care (in 1982-08)
lyricist and composer:
Crass
3:34
C5Sheep Farming in the Falklands
engineer:
John Loder (sound engineer and producer)
recording of:
Sheep Farming in the Falklands (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Crass
3:53
D1Gotcha
engineer:
John Loder (sound engineer and producer)
recording of:
Gotcha
lyricist and composer:
Crass
3:03
D2You’re Already Dead
engineer:
John Loder (sound engineer and producer)
drums (drum set):
Penny Rimbaud (in 1983-11)
electric bass guitar:
Pete Wright (member of Crass) (in 1983-11)
guitar:
Phil Free (member of punk rock band “Crass”) (in 1983-11) and N.A. Palmer (in 1983-11)
lead vocals:
Steve Ignorant (English punk artist) (in 1983-11)
vocals:
Joy deVivre (in 1983-11) and Eve Libertine (in 1983-11)
performer:
Mick Duffield (in 1983-11) and G Sus (UK visual artist) (in 1983-11)
recorded at and mixed at:
Southern Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-11)
recording of:
You’re Already Dead (in 1983-11)
lyricist and composer:
Crass
4:27
D3Nagasaki Is Yesterday’s Dogend
engineer:
John Loder (sound engineer and producer)
drums (drum set):
Penny Rimbaud (in 1983-11)
electric bass guitar:
Pete Wright (member of Crass) (in 1983-11)
guitar:
Phil Free (member of punk rock band “Crass”) (in 1983-11) and N.A. Palmer (in 1983-11)
lead vocals:
Steve Ignorant (English punk artist) (in 1983-11)
vocals:
Joy deVivre (in 1983-11) and Eve Libertine (in 1983-11)
performer:
Mick Duffield (in 1983-11) and G Sus (UK visual artist) (in 1983-11)
recorded at and mixed at:
Southern Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-11)
recording of:
Nagasaki Is Yesterday’s Dog-End (in 1983-11)
lyricist and composer:
Crass
2:00
D4Don’t Get Caught
engineer:
John Loder (sound engineer and producer)
drums (drum set):
Penny Rimbaud (in 1983-11)
electric bass guitar:
Pete Wright (member of Crass) (in 1983-11)
guitar:
Phil Free (member of punk rock band “Crass”) (in 1983-11) and N.A. Palmer (in 1983-11)
lead vocals:
Steve Ignorant (English punk artist) (in 1983-11)
vocals:
Joy deVivre (in 1983-11) and Eve Libertine (in 1983-11)
performer:
Mick Duffield (in 1983-11) and G Sus (UK visual artist) (in 1983-11)
recorded at and mixed at:
Southern Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-11)
recording of:
Don’t Get Caught (in 1983-11)
lyricist and composer:
Crass
3:10
D5Smash the Mac
engineer:
David Motion
recording of:
Smash the Mac
composer:
Crass
4:00
D6Do They Owe Us a Living? (live July 1984)
recorded in:
Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom (on 1984-07-11)
engineer:
John Loder (sound engineer and producer)
live recording of:
Do They Owe Us a Living? (on 1984-07-11)
lyricist:
Steve Ignorant (English punk artist)
composer:
Crass
21:29