re-mastered "The feeding of the 5,000" out now

The album is finally released after many debates between ex-crass members concerning the release of a re-mastered edition of "the feeding of the 5,000"
( see here for the story: http://www.anarcho-punk.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=1799 )
Looks like they found a solution



The Crassical Collection is finally here, and the first release is the newly remastered The Feeding of the Five Thousand. After many years of being out of print, this legendary album has been been restored from the original analogue studio tapes, repackaged and bolstered by rare and unreleased tracks, and stunning new artwork from Gee... Vaucher, who has lovingly created what could only be considered a real artefact. Included in this package is a 64-page booklet featuring all lyrics along with extensive liner notes from band members Penny Rimbaud and Steve Ignorant, which shed light on the making of the record. Also included is CD-sized recreation of the iconic original fold-out poster sleeve.

“Five thousand's a crowd (four thousand nine hundred and ninety nine more than I imagined were going to buy the record), but two's company (I knew for certain that my Mum would want one), so it was on the plate, ready to serve, The Feeding of the Five Thousand.”

“We were setting out as purists: hard, uncompromising and utterly bemused.”

“On one thing we were very clear, in bringing a prosecution of Criminal Blasphemy against us the authorities would have been giving us the kind of publicity which overnight would have made us a household name. They were aware of this , and so were we. It was a situation that allowed us carte blanche to say pretty much whatever we wanted without any real fear of incrimination, a situation which over the next seven years we exploited to the hilt.”

“Easy listening? You ain't heard nothing yet.”

First released in 1978 on Small Wonder Records, and later re-released on the band's own Crass Records, The Feeding of the Five Thousand showed Crass as an anti-establishment and highly uncompromising act, and one that would influence countless other bands to follow.

The package comprises: CD in digiwallet, 64 page perfect-bound book of lyrics/liner notes/art/photos, miniature recreation of original fold-out poster sleeve, all in a cardboard slip-case. All new artwork from band member Gee Vaucher (aka G Suss) including a recreation of the original poster sleeve.
Liner notes from band founders Steve Ignorant and Penny Rimbaud. Newly remastered, and bolstered with rare and unreleased tracks from the same period.

This signals the first in a series of remastered versions of each of Crass' now legendary albums, each one including bonus tracks and brand new artwork.

Release dates:
UK and Ireland 16 August 2010
Rest of the world asap - we'll post dates here.

See links for places you can buy the CD.

Southern web shop
http://bit.ly/9Djkb6

Piccadilly Records Manchester
http://bit.ly/cmPWRe

Rough Trade shops London
http://bit.ly/d5s99i

 

if anyone buy it, please upload it on anarcho-punk.net !!

 

damn, i just noticed the album cost 14.99 GBP

what the fuck ??? what happenned to the "pay no more than..."

after all, maybe they should have stood dead..

 

Sorry but it's bullshit... We are in the process of finding a place to press a record, and we can EASILY find places to produce 500 discs for 1,50euros each, INCLUDING artworks. I suppose that Crass made like 10,000 exemplaries of "the feeding of the 5,000", so it probably cost them like 0,50 euros each. Not even talking about how much money they made with the previous records and compilations (heard some nasty stories about how they made a lot of money with "bullshit detector" and kept everything for them).. The greatest working-class rip-off anyone ?

Ain't it just a rip of, oi oi oi
Ain't it just a rip of, oi oi oi
Ain't it just a rip of, oi oi oi
What a fucking rip off, oi oi oi

 

the prices i posted included a 4 page booklet.

for 60 more pages, let's say it's gonna cost uh..... 0,50 euros more ?

Seriously, do you really think a 64 page booklet could justify going from like 0,50 euros each to 20 euros ?

Oh yeah i forgot... logical of profit

Since when Southern Records is about making profits ?

They're going to sell like 10,000 of this album... only 1 euro of profit would have been reasonnable.

Crass never had any problem selling their albums. It's one of the most famous punk bands. All their releases quickly went out of stock. They're not going to lose anything.

I didn't hear about a next remaster planned.

And anyway, they don't need money to release a next remaster since they're also going to make money out of it...

 

http://www.anarcho-punk.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=1799
According to this interview, the re-mastered edition wasnt planned to be released because the other members didn't agree. So if it is released today, its because other members finally agree together. The album was remastered by Penny.

According to Steve Ignorant official facebook page :

 

Southern records stopped producing bands... Sounds like the money are going to ex-crass member's pockets