Christ: The Album

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Annotation

Christ - The Album was recorded and mixed at Southern Studios, London, between July 1981 and February 1982

Well Forked - But Not Dead: The live recording was made on a 4 track machine on the 9th June, 1981 at the 100 Club, London by Real Time Music. The voice-over on Roxy is by Mitch from the long-lost Radio Caroline. The Sound of One Hand is an adaption of a tradition Zen story. Heart-throb Of The Mortuary and I Can't Stand It were our first efforts in a studio, a small 4 track in Soho, made in summer 1977. Heart-throb was later played on some pirate radio show, the name of which none of us can remember, and it is from that show that this track has been taken. The lead guitar on Heart-throb and Can't Stand It is played by Steve Herman who was in the band for its first few months. The Bomb tape is an adaptation of a tape produced by Doubleday Multimedia to who we are most grateful. The end of Securicor and beginning of I Can't Stand It are from a cassette recording of a gig we did at the Action Space Drill Hall, London on Nov 16th 1977. The insert tapes, Arlington 73, etc., were made throughout the period that we were recording and mixing the studio album.

Notes from album booklet

Annotation last modified on 2021-10-31 13:08 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Banned From the Roxy / The Sound of One Hand
lead vocals:
Steve Ignorant (English punk artist)
compilation of:
Banned From the Roxy by Crass and One Hand… (live) by Crass
recording of:
Banned From the Roxy
lyricist and composer:
Penny Rimbaud
4:30
2Punk Is Dead
bass guitar:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (on 1981-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Elvis Rimbaud (on 1981-06-09)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Phil Free (member of punk rock band “Crass”) (on 1981-06-09)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
N.A. Palmer (on 1981-06-09)
lead vocals:
Steve Ignorant (English punk artist) (on 1981-06-09)
vocals:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (on 1981-06-09)
recorded at:
100 Club in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1981-06-09)
live recording of:
Punk Is Dead (on 1981-06-09)
lyricist:
Penny Rimbaud
composer:
Crass
1:59
3Nagasaki Nightmare
bass guitar:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (on 1981-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Elvis Rimbaud (on 1981-06-09)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Phil Free (member of punk rock band “Crass”) (on 1981-06-09)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
N.A. Palmer (on 1981-06-09)
lead vocals:
Peeve Libido (on 1981-06-09)
vocals:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (on 1981-06-09)
recorded at:
100 Club in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1981-06-09)
live recording of:
Nagasaki Nightmare (on 1981-06-09)
lyricist and composer:
Crass
4:31
4Darling / Bata Motel Blues
lead vocals:
Eve Libertine
compilation of:
Darling (live) by Crass and Kind of Who (live) by Crass
recording of:
Darling
lyricist:
Eve Libertine
composer:
Crass
2:16
5Berkertex Bribe / Fold It in Half
lead vocals:
Eve Libertine
compilation of:
Berketex Bribe (live) by Crass and Fold It in Half (live) by Crass
recording of:
Berkertex Bribe
lyricist:
Eve Libertine
composer:
Crass
recording of:
Fold It in Half
lyricist:
Penny Rimbaud
2:40
6Big Hands / Heart-Throb of the Mortuary
bass guitar:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (on 1981-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Elvis Rimbaud (on 1981-06-09)
electric guitar:
Steve Herman (Crass) (in 1977)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Phil Free (member of punk rock band “Crass”) (on 1981-06-09)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
N.A. Palmer (on 1981-06-09)
lead vocals:
Steve Ignorant (English punk artist) (on 1981-06-09)
vocals:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (on 1981-06-09)
recorded at:
100 Club in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1981-06-09)
compilation of:
Big Hands by Crass and Hearth-Throb of the Mortuary by Crass
live recording of:
You've Got Big Hands (on 1981-06-09)
lyricist:
Eve Libertine
composer:
Crass
recording of:
Heart-Throb of the Mortuary
composer:
Crass
2:15
7Bumhooler
bass guitar:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (on 1981-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Elvis Rimbaud (on 1981-06-09)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Phil Free (member of punk rock band “Crass”) (on 1981-06-09)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
N.A. Palmer (on 1981-06-09)
lead vocals:
Steve Ignorant (English punk artist) (on 1981-06-09)
live recording of:
Bumhooler (on 1981-06-09)
lyricist:
Pete Wright (member of Crass)
composer:
Crass
recording of:
Bumhooler (in 1981)
lyricist:
Pete Wright (member of Crass)
composer:
Crass
2:22
8Big A Little A
bass guitar:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (on 1981-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Elvis Rimbaud (on 1981-06-09)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Phil Free (member of punk rock band “Crass”) (on 1981-06-09)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
N.A. Palmer (on 1981-06-09)
lead vocals:
Steve Ignorant (English punk artist) (on 1981-06-09)
vocals:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (on 1981-06-09)
recorded at:
100 Club in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1981-06-09)
live recording of:
Big A Little a (on 1981-06-09)
lyricist and composer:
Crass
54:27
9First Woman
spoken vocals:
Peeve Libido
live recording of:
First Woman (on 1981-06-09)
lyricist:
Eve Libertine
recording of:
First Woman
lyricist:
Eve Libertine
1:06
10Arlington 73
spoken vocals:
Joy De Vivre
live recording of:
Arlington 73 (on 1981-06-09)
lyricist:
Penny Rimbaud
1:25
11Bomb Plus Bomb Tape
bass guitar:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (on 1981-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Elvis Rimbaud (on 1981-06-09)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Phil Free (member of punk rock band “Crass”) (on 1981-06-09)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
N.A. Palmer (on 1981-06-09)
lead vocals:
Steve Ignorant (English punk artist) (on 1981-06-09)
vocals:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (on 1981-06-09)
recorded at:
100 Club in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1981-06-09)
live recording of:
They've Got a Bomb (on 1981-06-09)
lyricist:
Pete Wright (member of Crass)
composer:
Crass
4:04
12Contaminational Power
bass guitar:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (on 1981-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Elvis Rimbaud (on 1981-06-09)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Phil Free (member of punk rock band “Crass”) (on 1981-06-09)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
N.A. Palmer (on 1981-06-09)
lead vocals:
Steve Ignorant (English punk artist) (on 1981-06-09)
vocals:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (on 1981-06-09)
recorded at:
100 Club in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1981-06-09)
live recording of:
Contaminational Power (on 1981-06-09)
lyricist:
G Sus (UK visual artist)
composer:
Crass
recording of:
Contaminational Power
lyricist:
G Sus (UK visual artist)
composer:
Crass
1:48
13I Ain’t Thick
bass guitar:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (on 1981-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Elvis Rimbaud (on 1981-06-09)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Phil Free (member of punk rock band “Crass”) (on 1981-06-09)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
N.A. Palmer (on 1981-06-09)
lead vocals:
Steve Ignorant (English punk artist) (on 1981-06-09)
vocals:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (on 1981-06-09)
recorded at:
100 Club in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1981-06-09)
live recording of:
I Ain't Thick, It's Just a Trick (on 1981-06-09)
lyricist:
Penny Rimbaud
composer:
Crass
recording of:
I Ain't Thick, It's Just a Trick
lyricist:
Penny Rimbaud
composer:
Crass
2.51:50
14G’s Song
bass guitar:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (on 1981-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Elvis Rimbaud (on 1981-06-09)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Phil Free (member of punk rock band “Crass”) (on 1981-06-09)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
N.A. Palmer (on 1981-06-09)
lead vocals:
Steve Ignorant (English punk artist) (on 1981-06-09)
vocals:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (on 1981-06-09)
recorded at:
100 Club in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1981-06-09)
live recording of:
G's Song (on 1981-06-09)
lyricist:
G Sus (UK visual artist)
composer:
Crass
recording of:
G's Song
lyricist:
G Sus (UK visual artist)
composer:
Crass
0:29
15Securicor
bass guitar:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (on 1981-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Elvis Rimbaud (on 1981-06-09)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Phil Free (member of punk rock band “Crass”) (on 1981-06-09)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
N.A. Palmer (on 1981-06-09)
lead vocals:
Pete Wright (member of Crass) (on 1981-06-09)
vocals:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (on 1981-06-09)
recorded at:
100 Club in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1981-06-09)
live recording of:
Securicor (on 1981-06-09)
lyricist:
Pete Wright (member of Crass)
composer:
Crass
recording of:
Securicor
lyricist:
Pete Wright (member of Crass)
composer:
Crass
1:42
16I Can’t Stand It
bass guitar:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (in 1977)
drums (drum set):
Elvis Rimbaud (in 1977)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Steve Herman (Crass) (in 1977)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Phil Free (member of punk rock band “Crass”) (in 1977)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
N.A. Palmer (in 1977)
lead vocals:
Steve Ignorant (English punk artist)
vocals:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (in 1977)
recording of:
I Can't Stand It (in 1977)
lyricist and composer:
Crass
live recording of:
I Can't Stand It (on 1981-06-09)
lyricist and composer:
Crass
1:49
17Shaved Women / A Part of Life
lead vocals:
Eve Libertine
compilation of:
Shaved Women (live) by Crass and Not Apart (live) by Crass
recording of:
Shaved Women
lyricist:
Annie Anxiety
composer:
Crass
3:21
18Do They Owe Us a Living
bass guitar:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (on 1981-06-09)
drums (drum set) and effects [sound effects]:
Elvis Rimbaud (on 1981-06-09)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Phil Free (member of punk rock band “Crass”) (on 1981-06-09)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
N.A. Palmer (on 1981-06-09)
lead vocals:
Steve Ignorant (English punk artist) (on 1981-06-09)
vocals:
Sybil Right (member of Crass) (on 1981-06-09)
recorded at:
100 Club in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1981-06-09)
live recording of:
Do They Owe Us a Living? (on 1981-06-09)
lyricist:
Steve Ignorant (English punk artist)
composer:
Crass
1:22
19So What / Salt ’n’ Pepper
lead vocals:
Steve Ignorant (English punk artist)
compilation of:
So What? (live) by Crass and Salt ’n’ Pepper (live) by Crass
recording of:
Salt and Pepper
lyricist and composer:
Harry Chapin
recording of:
So What
lyricist:
Steve Ignorant (English punk artist)
composer:
Crass
3:37

Credits

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bass guitar:Pete Wright (member of Crass)
drums (drum set):Penny Rimbaud
guitar:Phil Free (member of punk rock band “Crass”)
N.A. Palmer
background vocals:Eve Libertine
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/409556 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000001TZZ [info]

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Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/10047 [info]
Wikidata:Q3675592 [info]