Stations of the Crass
Record Sleeve
1979 (published)
1979 (published)
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12-inch double LP poster-sleeve and original interior collage for 'Stations of the Crass' by Crass. Paper fold-out record cover with offset lithograph print design. One side shows a black and white surrealist-style collage, featuring a man with a gun for a head, surrounded by a border of photographs of Crass gigs. The other side features song lyrics and further designs and photographs.
Lettered with titles, credits, lyrics and 'design work etc. by crass at existensil p/ress/ photos with thanks to ian, richard, pete, si/mine'.
Lettered with titles, credits, lyrics and 'design work etc. by crass at existensil p/ress/ photos with thanks to ian, richard, pete, si/mine'.
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| Title | Stations of the Crass (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Offset lithography on paper |
| Brief description | 12-inch double LP poster-sleeve and original interior collage for 'Stations of the Crass' by Crass. Paper fold-out record cover with offset lithograph print design. Designed by Gee Vaucher and Penny Rimbaud (Jeremy John Ratter). Published by Crass Records c/o. Rough Trade, England, 1979. |
| Physical description | 12-inch double LP poster-sleeve and original interior collage for 'Stations of the Crass' by Crass. Paper fold-out record cover with offset lithograph print design. One side shows a black and white surrealist-style collage, featuring a man with a gun for a head, surrounded by a border of photographs of Crass gigs. The other side features song lyrics and further designs and photographs. Lettered with titles, credits, lyrics and 'design work etc. by crass at existensil p/ress/ photos with thanks to ian, richard, pete, si/mine'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Lettered with titles, credits, lyrics and 'design work etc. by crass at existensil p/ress/ photos with thanks to ian, richard, pete, si/mine'. |
| Historical context | Gee Vaucher was a member of the Crass collective of artists and musicians which flourished ca.1975-ca.1984. The collectives' ethos was one of honesty and self-approval. Their music lyrics and imagery were conceived to shock audiences into evaluating their respective beliefs and feelings. Crass aesthetics and values found favour with a section of British youth in the late 1970s and 1980s and many faithfully imitated them in their clothing, music and graphics. The Crass collective's multi-media promotion of personal expression and autonomy rejected the escapism of 'pop' and the clichéd pleasures of rock. With a late 1960s bias towards self-generated messages and imagery of near-tribal significance, Crass welded together disparate social comments with intentionally abrasive sounds and pictures. The graphic messages of Crass appeared on walls as often as on sleeves and were there to 'sell' an alternative system of attitudes and offer a binding ritual focus. Crass Records encouraged young groups to submit their own music and graphics for pressing, printing and release. The material received was issued as two compilation LPs. |
| Production | Published by Crass Records c/o. Rough Trade, 202 Kensington Park Road, London W11. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991. |
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| Accession number | E.1208-1988 |
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| Record created | November 24, 2008 |
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