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Artist: | The Cravats |
Title: | The Cravats Rub Me Out BLACK VINYL 12 " |
Released: | 06/09/2024 |
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Format: | BLACK VINYL 12 " |
Country | EU/US |
Barcode: | 5016958104900 |
Catalogue number: | 2219844R |
SKU: | WLF22036 |
Condition: | BRAND NEW & SEALED |
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Punk pioneers Crass continue their vinyl reissue series, re-pressing their limited releases by adjacent artists through Crass Records, in association with One Little Independent. The series, including over twenty bands and solo artists recorded at the legendary Southern Studios and produced by Penny Rimbaud, continues with two more historic pieces from the Crass Records catalogue; ‘Rub Me Out’ by The Cravats and ‘Money Talks’ by Rubella Ballet.
“The Cravats were one of the strangest outfits to emerge from post- punk’s gold rush” - Record Collector
Absurdist, jazz-infused post-punks The Cravats originally released single ‘Rub Me Out’ with Crass Records in 1982. A favourite of John Peel's, the Redditch band left a long legacy, reforming in 2009.
Penny Rimbaud continues; “Fast, furious, fiery and often very funny, The Cravats were nothing like the average punk band, indeed, like Zappa before them, their sensibilities leant more towards progressive jazz mixed in with an ample helping of gallows humour; ‘make mine rare’. Dada also comes to mind as The Shend weaves his way
through the complex vagaries of everyday existence. ‘Now you see me, now you don’t.’ There’s no doubt about it, the Cravats are worth keeping your ears open, and your eyes out for, but mind the gaps!”
Penny finally notes that “Our [Crass’s] interest was never in personalities, profits or power, and neither did we have time for reformist liberals. Our position was solidly revolutionary; we took no prisoners. Ours wasn’t a show, it was a battle, not a living, but a lifestyle, a lifestyle with a difference - rather than looking only to ourselves, we sought to share our gains. I feel that this willingness added great strength to the form of anarchism that we practiced both on stage and out on the street.”
In giving a platform to an impressive array of other bands, Crass Records broadened the front of what popularly became known as anarcho-punk. Not, it must be said, a moniker that Crass themselves much favoured. In this respect, Crass’s classic line, ‘There is no authority but yourself,’ makes its point. Crass sought to empower others, and the output of Crass Records does much to confirm this, while ‘2 By 2 And Back Again’ seems to nail it - ‘get out of your own way, we’re all in this together.’
Rub Me Out
When Will We Fall
format | VINYL |
year of release | 2024 |
artist | The Cravats |
Recently In Stock | No |
Forthcoming | No |
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