Crass - Normal Never Was

Limited vinyl LP pressing. Late last year, anarchist punk icons Crass took the step of making the original separate track stems of their seminal debut album 'The Feeding of the Five Thousand' available as a free download on One Little Indian Records. With a call to take the original sixteen track recording in it's pre-mix state, the intent was for people to create their own remixes and interpretations and breathe fresh life and ideas into this revolutionary music. First released in 1978, The Feeding of the Five Thousand pre-empted rap and grime in it's hard-on-the-beat, fast fire, uncompromising lyrics, and the iconic sounds and messages are ripe for reinterpretation. Crass encouraged people to rip apart the sound and ideas and create something new, then send the files to Crass Records for future releases and charitable projects. The message is DIY like it never was before. "Yours for the taking, yours for the making," Crass said. "You do it, we'll stew it. Mix it backwards, forwards, and upside down... more