CRASS - Penis Envy - LP - Black Vinyl

LP - Black Vinyl, Remastered At Abbey Road Studios. Comes In Clear Protective Outer Sleeve

Penis Envy is Crass' third album, released in 1981. The albums name is a nod to some of Freud's ideas concerning sexuality. This album marked a departure from the "macho, hardcore" sounds heard on previous Crass albums, featuring more complex musical arrangements, and exclusively female vocals (those of Joy De Vivre and Eve Libertine).

The album addressed issues of feminism and attacked institutions of "the system" such as marriage and sexual oppression. The album was banned by the retailer HMV, and The Greater Manchester Police seized copies of it, along with other Crass albums and Dead Kennedys material, from Eastern Bloc record shop. Its owner, Frank Schofield, was charged with "Displaying obscene articles for publication for gain". As well as this, the band Flux Of Pink Indians, Crass' labels, and their publishing company were all charged on the grounds of the Obscene Publications Act. The heavy costs incurred by this would eventually contribute to the band's demise.

The album has been remastered by Alex Gordon and Penny Rimbaud at Abbey Road Studios as close as possible to the sound of the original release "as it was in the beginning"" - From distributor website.

Tracklist: 

A1        Bata Motel
A2        Systematic Death
A3        Poison In A Pretty Pill
A4        What The Fuck?

B1        Where Next Columbus?
B2        Berkertex Bribe
B3        Smother Love
B4        Health Surface
B5        Dry Weather
B6        Our Wedding