FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND - REMIX PROJECT
Yup, it’s time for a second helping, and who better to do it but yourself?
You’re being asked to DIY it. So, take it, shake it, break it and make it.
“The feeding of the five thousand” is well-known phrase in Christian tradition, being the name of a Biblical miracle in which a small amount of food is said to have fed 5000 people. According to drummer and spokesperson Penny Rimbaud: “We named the album ‘The Feeding Of The Five Thousand’ because 5000 was the minimum number that we. Do They Owe Us a Living? They've Got a Bomb 05. Punk is Dead 06. Reject of Society 07. General Bacardi 08. Banned from the.
First released in 1978, ‘The Feeding of the Five Thousand’ pre-empted rap and grime in its hard on the beat, fast fire, uncompromising lyrics. Now’s your chance to download the original tracks, do the remix of your dreams and tell it as it is; the message is DIY like it never was before.
Mix it backwards, forwards and upside down. Turn up the heat and fix it with a downbeat, bring in the trumpets and let ‘em blow, let the piper call the tune to let us all know; it’s up to you to do what you like with it. The only limitation is your imagination. Let it rock.
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1987 CD release of The Feeding Of The 5000 on Discogs. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1980 Vinyl release of The Feeding Of The 5000 (The Second Sitting) on Discogs. Label: Crass Records - 621984. Format: Vinyl 12. Crass: The Feeding Of The Five Thousand. Do They Owe Us a Living? They've Got a Bomb 05. Punk is Dead 06. Reject of Society 07. General Bacardi 08. Banned from the.
Having made your mixes, you are encouraged to send files to us at Crass Records where we will select the most suitable for a 12” vinyl pressing with the current working title of ‘Normal Never Was’.
ALL TOGETHER NOW…
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All monies raised from the project will go to the charity ‘Refuge’ - http://www.refuge.org.uk/
Refuge provide specialist support for women and children experiencing domestic violence with a national network of specialist services and opened the world’s first safe house for women and children escaping violence in 1977. On any given day, Refuge’s services support 3,000 women and children and the recent lockdown has seen calls to the charity’s helpline increased by two-thirds and website visits have risen nearly tenfold.
The charity remains committed to working towards a world where women and children can live in safety, free from fear.
‘Refuge is incredible grateful to Crass and their team for helping raise vital funds for Refuge. Since the start of lockdown, Refuge has seen a 66% rise in demand for its Helpline, and a 950% rise in visits to its Helpline website. This shows the sheer extent of the need for specialist domestic abuse services – not just during lockdown but beyond. Every penny raised helps is to ensure that no woman or child is turned away from safety.’
‘While lockdown itself doesn’t cause domestic abuse - abuse happens all year round - it does, of course, have the potential to aggravate pre-existing abusive behaviours – and the data we have shows us the increase in need for our services during lockdown. Refuge worked incredibly hard at the beginning of the pandemic to make sure our services remained open and safe. The generous donations we have received, including those from Crass, mean we can continue to provide the life-saving and life-changing services that women experiencing domestic abuse need and deserve.’
IT’S YOU WHO MAKES THE WORLD AROUND YOU; THE MIX IS ALL YOURS.
TELL IT LOUD, TELL IT PROUD.
| The Feeding of the 5000 | |||
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| Studio album by | |||
| Released | 1978 | ||
| Recorded | 29 October 1978 | ||
| Studio | Southern Studios (London, United Kingdom) | ||
| Genre | Anarcho-punk | ||
| Length | 31:50 | ||
| Label | Crass Records | ||
| Producer | Crass | ||
| Crass chronology | |||
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| Alternative covers | |||
Cover of the remastered 'Crassical Collection' rerelease | |||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
The Feeding of the 5000 is the first album by the anarcho-punk band Crass. The album was recorded on 29 October 1978, by John Loder at Southern Studios and was released the same year. It was considered revolutionary in its time due to what was considered an extreme sound, frequently profane lyrical content and the anarchist political ideals in the lyrics. The album also saw the introduction of Crass's policy of ensuring cheap prices for their records.[2][3] This album is considered one of the first punk albums to expound serious anarchist philosophies.[4]
Album information[edit]
The record was made when Pete Stennett, owner of Small Wonder Records, heard a demo that the band had recorded. Impressed by all of the material, he decided that rather than release a conventional single by the band, he would put all of their set onto an 18-track 12' EP. However, problems were encountered when workers at the Irish pressing plant contracted to manufacture the record refused to handle it due to the allegedly blasphemous content of the track 'Reality Asylum' (referred to as 'Asylum' on the record sleeve). The record was eventually released with this track removed and replaced by two minutes of silence, retitled 'The Sound of Free Speech'. This incident also prompted Crass to set up their own record label in order to retain full editorial control over their material, and 'Reality Asylum' was issued shortly afterwards in a re-recorded and extended form as a 7' single. A later repress of The Feeding of The 5000 (subtitled The Second Sitting) released on Crass records in 1980 restored the missing track.[3]
Crass helped reinitiate the influence of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and the wider peace campaign in the UK with the songs like 'They've Got a Bomb', 'Fight War Not Wars' and the adoption of the CND Symbol at their live concerts.[5]
'They've got a Bomb' also has a period of silence within it, inspired by John Cage's '4'33'. The band have acknowledged the influence of Cage, and said that the idea of the space in the song, when performed live, was to suddenly stop the energy, dancing and noise and allow the audience to momentarily 'confront themselves' and consider the reality of nuclear war.[5]
'The feeding of the five thousand' is a well-known phrase in Christian tradition, being the name of a Biblical miracle in which a small amount of food is said to have fed 5,000 people. According to the band's drummer and spokesperson, Penny Rimbaud, 'We named the album The Feeding of The Five Thousand because 5,000 was the minimum number that we could get pressed and some 4900 more than we thought we'd sell. Feeding is now only a few hundred short of going golden, though I don't suppose we'll hear too much about that in the music press'.[6][2]
On 16 August 2010, The Feeding of the 5000 was rereleased as the first volume of The Crassical Collection. As well as being digitally remastered from the original analogue studio tapes, the release also contains additional artwork by Gee Vaucher, bonus material and a 64-page booklet of lyrics and liner notes by Rimbaud and Steve Ignorant.[7]
In December 2019, the band, in co-operation with One Little Indian Records, released the entire unedited 16-track master tape of the album for fans to remix, the selected results being included on a compilation album with the working title 'Normal Never Was'. It was announced that the proceeds from the album would go to the anti-domestic abuse charity Refuge. [8]
On 2 October 2020, the Crassical Collection version was reissued, with the bonus tracks moved to a second CD.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'Asylum' | 2:06 |
| 2. | 'Do They Owe Us a Living?' | 1:24 |
| 3. | 'End Result' | 2:04 |
| 4. | 'They've Got a Bomb' | 3:48 |
| 5. | 'Punk is Dead' | 1:48 |
| 6. | 'Reject of Society' | 1:08 |
| 7. | 'General Bacardi' | 0:59 |
| 8. | 'Banned from the Roxy' | 2:14 |
| 9. | 'G's Song' | 0:36 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | 'Fight War, Not Wars' | 0:42 |
| 11. | 'Women' | 1:15 |
| 12. | 'Securicor' | 2:28 |
| 13. | 'Sucks' | 1:38 |
| 14. | 'You Pay' | 1:44 |
| 15. | 'Angels' | 2:08 |
| 16. | 'What a Shame' | 1:11 |
| 17. | 'So What' | 3:05 |
| 18. | 'Well?..Do They?' | 1:32 |
| No. | Title | Origin | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19. | 'Do They Owe Us a Living?' | Ignorant and Rimbaud live at the Dial House, 1977 as Stormtrooper | 5:43 |
| 20. | 'Blackburn Rovers' (thread track) | Ignorant and Rimbaud live at the Dial House, 1977 as Stormtrooper | 0:57 |
| 21. | 'Heartbeat of the Mortuary' | Crass in Soho, 27 August 1977 | 1:45 |
| 22. | 'Do They Owe Us a Living?' | Crass in Soho, 27 August 1977 | 2:17 |
| 23. | 'Demolition' | Crass in Soho, 27 August 1977 | 1:55 |
| 24. | 'I Don't Like It' | Crass in Soho, 27 August 1977 | 5:03 |
| 25. | 'Pissedorf' (thread track) | Crass in Soho, 27 August 1977 | 1:05 |
| 26. | 'End Result' (demo) | Southern Studios, February 1978 | 2:48 |
| 27. | 'G's Song' (demo) | Southern Studios, February 1978 | 0:42 |
| 28. | 'General Barcardi' (demo) | Southern Studios, February 1978 | 1:08 |
| 29. | 'Securicor' (demo) | Southern Studios, February 1978 | 1:55 |
| 30. | 'Angela Rippon' (demo) | Southern Studios, February 1978 | 1:04 |
| 31. | 'Major General Despair' (demo) | Southern Studios, February 1978 | 1:20 |
| 32. | 'Do They Owe Us a Living?' (demo) | Southern Studios, February 1978 | 1:45 |
| 33. | 'Punk is Dead' (demo) | Southern Studios, February 1978 | 4:34 |
| 34. | 'Come to Southern Studios' (run out track) | Southern Studios, February 1978 | 0:20 |
Personnel[edit]
- Crass - producer
- Steve Ignorant - vocals
- Joy De Vivre - voice on track 11.
- Eve Libertine - voice on track 1.
- Phil Free - lead guitar, backing vocals
- N.A.Palmer - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Pete Wright - bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 12, 13, 14.
- Penny Rimbaud - drums, radio
- John Loder - engineer
- G (Gee Vaucher) - artwork
References[edit]
- ^Allmusic review
- ^ abGlasper, Ian (2007). The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980 to 1984. Cherry Red Books. p. 36. ISBN1901447707.
- ^ abBerger, George (2008). The Story of Crass. Omnibus Press. pp. 127–130. ISBN978-1-60486-037-5.
- ^Dines, Mike. 'No Sir, I Won't: Reconsidering the Legacy of Crass and Anarcho-punk'. Academia.edu. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ abBerger, George (2008). The Story of Crass. Omnibus Press. pp. 131–132. ISBN978-1-60486-037-5.
- ^Rimbaud, Penny, In Which Crass Voluntarily Blow Their Own..(1986) '. . . in which Crass voluntarily blow their own'. Southern Records. Archived from the original on 13 February 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^'The Feeding Of The Five Thousand on Crassical Collection | Transmissions from Southern'. Blog.southern.com. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^'Stems'. CRASSWORDS. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
Further reading[edit]
Feeding Of The 5000 Crass
- 'Why should we accept any less than a better way of doing things?'. The Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
Crass The Feeding Of The 5000 Blogspot 2017