Stations of the Crass
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| Studio album by Crass | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | August 1979 | |||
| Genre | Anarcho-punk, hardcore punk, art punk | |||
| Length | 79:23 65:25 (Crassical release) |
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| Label | Crass Records | |||
| Producer | Crass | |||
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Cover of the remastered 'Crassical Collection' rerelease
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Stations of the Crass is the second album by Crass, released in 1979. The record, originally released as a double 12", includes live tracks from a gig recorded at the Pied Bull pub in Islington, London, on August 7, 1979. The first three sides contain the studio tracks and play at 45 rpm, while the final side comprises the live material and plays at 33 rpm. The album's title is not only a pun on the Catholic rite of the Stations of the Cross (such jibes against the religious establishment were typical of Crass), but is also a reference to the graffiti campaign that the band had been conducting around London's underground railway system, the cover artwork depicting a wall at Bond Street tube station that had allegedly been 'decorated' by them.
A remastered edition of the album, complete with new artwork by Gee Vaucher designed specifically for the small size of a CD case, was due to be released in March 2009, but was delayed because of contentions with former members. The remastered 'Crassical Collection' version was eventually released in October 2010, including a 64-page booklet of liner notes by Steve Ignorant and Penny Rimbaud, as well as bonus tracks in the form of the band's 1979 John Peel Session. The live tracks recorded at the Pied Bull are not included on the remastered edition. These tracks can be downloaded from the Crass Arkive, but they are taken from a rip of the original 1990 CD issue. The untitled track 20 from the original 1990 CD cannot be downloaded.
Side 1
Side 2
Side 3
Side 4 (Live tracks recorded at the Pied Bull, Islington, August 7, 1979)
*From the band's John Peel Session - BBC Maida Vale 4, March 28, 1979.
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