N. A. Palmer
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N. A. Palmer is a British
musician and artist, most well known as rhythm guitarist for anarcho punk
band Crass
.
Palmer was also responsible for the artwork for some of the albums released by Crass Records
, such as The Eye by KUKL and The Fucking Cunts Treat Us Like Pricks
by Flux Of Pink Indians
. He left Crass in july 1984, after a concert in Aberdare
, Wales
. This catalysed the affirmation of Crass' consistently stated intention to split up in 1984. The band stopped performing and recording, and Palmer returned to his art college studies.
on London's South Bank
, performing three songs with Eve Libertine
and jazz guitarist Phil Robson. However apart from this he has chosen not to participate in nor contribute to any further Crass related activities or projects, including books and documentaries about the band.
United Kingdom
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musician and artist, most well known as rhythm guitarist for anarcho punk
Anarcho-punk
Anarcho-punk is punk rock that promotes anarchism. The term anarcho-punk is sometimes applied exclusively to bands that were part of the original anarcho-punk movement in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and early 1980s...
band Crass
Crass
Crass are an English punk rock band that was formed in 1977, which promoted anarchism as a political ideology, way of living, and as a resistance movement. Crass popularised the seminal anarcho-punk movement of the punk subculture, and advocated direct action, animal rights, and environmentalism...
.
Crass
He joined the band in 1977 and plays on all their albums and singles. He played his guitar in an unusual way: his left hand would be sliding over the fretboard while he strummed the strings with his right thumb, using the instrument to produce 'drone' or percussive sounds. He hardly ever played conventional chords and never a solo.Palmer was also responsible for the artwork for some of the albums released by Crass Records
Crass Records
Crass Records is an independent record label which was set up by the anarchist punk band Crass.-Overview and history:Prior to the formation of Crass, Penny Rimbaud and Gee Vaucher had published their creative works via their own Dial House based Exitstencil Press...
, such as The Eye by KUKL and The Fucking Cunts Treat Us Like Pricks
The Fucking Cunts Treat Us Like Pricks
The Fucking Cunts Treat Us Like Pricks is an album by UK anarcho-punk band Flux Of Pink Indians. It was released as a double album on the band's own Spiderleg Records in 1984 as the follow-up to their debut, Strive to Survive Causing the Least Suffering Possible.The album was banned by retailers HMV...
by Flux Of Pink Indians
Flux Of Pink Indians
Flux of Pink Indians were an English anarcho-punk/post punk band, that originated from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.-Biography:...
. He left Crass in july 1984, after a concert in Aberdare
Aberdare
Aberdare is an industrial town in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Dare and Cynon. The population at the census was 31,705...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. This catalysed the affirmation of Crass' consistently stated intention to split up in 1984. The band stopped performing and recording, and Palmer returned to his art college studies.
After Crass
Palmer collaborated with former Crass members as part of the 2002 'Voices In Opposition To War' event at the Queen Elizabeth HallQueen Elizabeth Hall
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is a music venue on the South Bank in London, United Kingdom that hosts daily classical, jazz, and avant-garde music and dance performances. The QEH forms part of Southbank Centre arts complex and stands alongside the Royal Festival Hall, which was built for the Festival...
on London's South Bank
South Bank
South Bank is an area of London, England located immediately adjacent to the south side of the River Thames. It forms a long and narrow section of riverside development that is within the London Borough of Lambeth to the border with the London Borough of Southwark and was formerly simply known as...
, performing three songs with Eve Libertine
Eve Libertine
Eve Libertine is a British singer.She was one of the two female vocalists who worked with the influential British anarcho-punk band Crass...
and jazz guitarist Phil Robson. However apart from this he has chosen not to participate in nor contribute to any further Crass related activities or projects, including books and documentaries about the band.
LPs
- The Feeding of the 5000The Feeding of the 5000 (album)The Feeding of the 5000 is the first album by Crass, released in 1978. Crass never gained a large mainstream audience, but their virulently anti-establishment lyrics and anarchist politics brought the band a committed following upon the record’s release....
(LP, 1978, Small Wonder RecordsSmall Wonder RecordsSmall Wonder Records was a UK independent record label owned and managed by Pete Stennett, that specialised in releasing records by punk rock and post-punk bands. It operated out of a record shop of the same name at 162 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, E17, east London...
) [UK Indie -#1] - The Feeding of the 5000 - Second SittingThe Feeding of the 5000 (album)The Feeding of the 5000 is the first album by Crass, released in 1978. Crass never gained a large mainstream audience, but their virulently anti-establishment lyrics and anarchist politics brought the band a committed following upon the record’s release....
(LP, 1980, Reissue on Crass Records 621984, with the missing track "Asylum" reinstated)[UK Indie – #11] - Stations Of The CrassStations of the CrassStations of the Crass is the second album by Crass, released in 1979. The record, originally released as a double 12", includes live tracks from a gig recorded at the Pied Bull pub in Islington, London on August 7, 1979. The first three sides contain the studio tracks and play at 45 rpm, while the...
(521984, LP, 1979)[UK Indie – #1] - Penis EnvyPenis Envy (album)Penis Envy, released in 1981, was the third LP by anarchist punk band Crass.Named as a reference to some of Freud's ideas concerning sexuality, this release marked something of a departure from the somewhat 'macho', 'hardcore punk' image that The Feeding of the 5000 and its follow up Stations of...
(321984/1, LP, 1981)[UK Indie – #1] - Christ - The Album (BOLLOX2U2, double LP, 1982)
[UK Indie – #1] - Yes Sir, I WillYes Sir, I WillYes Sir, I Will, released by Crass in 1983 , was the band's last 'official' album. The record consists of one continuous piece of music spread over the two sides of the original vinyl release , making it the longest punk song ever recorded, although this is intercut with two brief interludes; a...
(121984/2, LP, 1983)[UK Indie – #1] - Best Before 1984Best Before 1984Best Before 1984 is a compilation of Crass' singles and other tracks, released in 1986, including lyrics and a booklet which details the history of the band in their own words...
(CATNO5, LP compilation, 1986)[UK Indie – #7]
Singles
- "Reality Asylum / Shaved Women" (CRASS1, 7", 1979)
[UK Indie – #9] - "You Can Be You" (521984/1, 7" single by Honey BaneHoney BaneHoney Bane is an English singer and actress, possibly best known for her 1981 UK Top 40 single "Turn Me On Turn Me Off"....
, backed by Crass under the name Donna and the Kebabs, 1979)[UK Indie – #3] - "Bloody Revolutions / Persons Unknown" (421984/1, 7" single, joint released with the Poison GirlsPoison GirlsThe Poison Girls were an English anarcho-punk band. The female singer/guitarist, Vi Subversa, was a middle-aged mother of two at the band's inception, and wrote songs that explored sexuality and gender roles, usually from an anarchist perspective...
, 1980)[UK Indie – #1] - "Tribal Rival Rebel Revels" (421984/6F, flexi disc single given away with Toxic Grafity (sic) fanzineFanzineA fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest...
, 1980) - "Nagasaki Nightmare / Big A Little A" (421984/5, 7" single, 1981)
[UK Indie – #1] - "Sheep Farming In The Falklands / Gotcha" (121984/3, 7" single, 1982, originally released anonymously as a flexi-disc)
[UK Indie – #1] - "How Does It Feel To Be The Mother Of 1000 Dead? / The Immortal Death" (221984/6, 7" single, 1983)
[UK Indie – #1] - "Whodunnit?" (121984/4, 7" single, 1983), pressed in "shit coloured vinyl")
[UK Indie – #2] - "You're Already Dead / Nagasaki is Yesterday's Dog-End / Don't get caught" (1984, 7" single, 1984)
Live recordings
- Christ: The Bootleg (recorded live in Nottingham, 1984, released 1989 on Allied Records)
- You'll Ruin It For EveryoneYou'll Ruin It for EveryoneYou'll Ruin It for Everyone is a live album by Crass recorded at the Lesser City Hall in Perth, Scotland, on July 4, 1981. It was released in 1993 on Pomona Records with the band's permission, and rereleased with different packaging in 2001....
(recorded live in Perth, ScotlandPerth, ScotlandPerth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...
, 1981, released 1993 on Pomona Records)