Crass

Crass were a British English art collective and punk rock band formed in Epping, Essex, England and were active between 1977 and 1984 who promoted anarchism as a political ideology, a way of life and a resistance movement. Crass popularised the anarcho-punk movement of the punk subculture, advocating direct action, animal rights, feminism, anti-fascism, and environmentalism. The band used and advocated a DIY ethic approach to its albums, sound collages, leaflets, and films.
Crass spray-painted stencilled graffiti messages in the London Underground system and on advertising billboards, coordinated squats and organised political action. The band expressed its ideals by dressing in black, military-surplus-style clothing and using a stage backdrop amalgamating icons of perceived authority such as the Christian cross, the swastika, the Union Jack and the ouroboros.
== Links to Peel ==
Discovered by Peel in the late 70's, the group did a session for his show in 1979 and also owned a self-named record label whose roster featured acts played by JP including Cravats, D & V, Flux Of Pink Indians, Honey Bane, Kukl, Mob, and Zounds. Both the band and the label enjoyed multiple entries on the UK Indie Charts through the 1980s. 
== Sessions ==
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*One session. Available on Stations Of The Crass (The Crassical Collection) CD, 2010 reissue (Crass Records ‎CC02)
1. Recorded: 1979-03-28. Broadcast: 10 April 1979. Repeated: 10 May 1979, 09 July 1980, 23 September 1986
*G's Song / Mother Earth / Bomb / Shaved Women / Tired
== Other Shows Played ==
;1979
*26 June 1979: Shaved Women (7") Crass
*31 July 1979: Shaved Women (single – Reality Asylum b-side) Crass
;1980
*thumb|330x330px21 January 1980: Mother-Earth (LP - Stations Of The Crass) Crass
*22 January 1980: Darling (LP - Stations Of The Crass) Crass
*27 February 1980: Bloody Revolutions (7") Crass
*13 March 1980: Bloody Revolutions (single) Crass
;1981
*16 June 1981: Poison In A Pretty Pill (album - Penis Envy) Crass
*21 June 1981 (BFBS): Bata Motel (album - Penis Envy) Crass
*28 June 1981 (BFBS): Poison In A Pretty Pill (album - Penis Envy) Crass
*30 June 1981: Our Wedding (album - Penis Envy) Crass
*12 July 1981 (BFBS): Health Surface (album - Penis Envy) Crass
;1982
*21 September 1982: Reality Whitewash (LP - Christ The Album)
== See Also ==
*Record Boxes: Shane Embury
*Record Collection: Auction
*Books
*Gigography 1979
*Sounds
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists