Andrew "Andy" Palmer, also known as N. A. Palmer, is a British musician and artist. He was the rhythm guitarist for anarcho punk band

Crass Crass were an English art collective and punk rock band formed in Epping, Essex in 1977, who promoted anarchism as a political ideology, a lifestylism, way of life, and a resistance movement. Crass popularised the anarcho-punk movement of the ...

Crass

Palmer 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

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while he strummed the strings with his right thumb,Berger, George ''The Story of Crass'' (Omnibus Press, 2006) 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, such as '' The Eye'' by Kukl and ''

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'' by

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. He left Crass in July 1984, after a concert in Aberdare,

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.In Which Crass Voluntarily Blow Their Own - CD booklet. This catalysed the affirmation of Crass' consistently stated intention to split up in 1984, and the band stopped performing and recording.

After Crass

Palmer returned to his art college studies. Between 1985 and 1990, he studied at St. Martins School of Art and the

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. His paintings are regularly exhibited. He collaborated with former Crass members as part of the 2002 'Voices In Opposition To War' event at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's South Bank, performing three songs with Eve Libertine and jazz guitarist

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. 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.

Discography (with Crass)

LPs

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) K Indie -#1*'' The Feeding of the 5000 - Second Sitting'' (LP, 1980, Reissue on Crass Records 621984, with the missing track "Asylum" reinstated) K Indie – #11/nowiki> *''

Stations Of The Crass ''Stations 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 7 August 1979. The first three ...

'' (521984, LP, 1979) K Indie – #1/nowiki> *''

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'' (321984/1, LP, 1981) K Indie – #1/nowiki> *''

Christ - The Album Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

'' (BOLLOX2U2, double LP, 1982) K Indie – #1/nowiki> *''

Yes Sir, I Will ''Yes Sir, I Will'' was the fifth and penultimate album released in March 1983 by anarcho-punk band Crass. The album is a virulent attack on then-Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher and her government in the aftermath of the ...

'' (121984/2, LP, 1983) K Indie – #1/nowiki> *''

Best Before 1984 ''Best Before 1984'' is a compilation of Crass' singles and other tracks, released in 1986, including lyrics and a booklet ("...In Which Crass Voluntarily 'Blow Their Own'") which details the history of the band in their own words. The album was ...

'' (CATNO5, LP compilation, 1986) K Indie – #7/nowiki>

Singles

*"Reality Asylum / Shaved Women" (CRASS1, 7", 1979) K Indie – #9/nowiki> *"You Can Be You" (521984/1, 7" single by

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, backed by Crass under the name Donna and the Kebabs, 1979) K Indie – #3/nowiki> *"Bloody Revolutions / Persons Unknown" (421984/1, 7" single, joint released with the

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, 1980) K Indie – #1/nowiki> *"Tribal Rival Rebel Revels" (421984/6F, flexi disc single given away with ''

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'' (sic) fanzine, 1980) *"Nagasaki Nightmare / Big A Little A" (421984/5, 7" single, 1981) K Indie – #1/nowiki> *"Sheep Farming In The Falklands / Gotcha" (121984/3, 7" single, 1982, originally released anonymously as a flexi-disc) K Indie – #1/nowiki> *"How Does It Feel To Be The Mother Of 1000 Dead? / The Immortal Death" (221984/6, 7" single, 1983) K Indie – #1/nowiki> *"Whodunnit?" (121984/4, 7" single, 1983), pressed in "shit coloured vinyl") K Indie – #2/nowiki> *"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 Everyone'' (recorded live in Perth, Scotland, 1981, released 1993 on Pomona Records)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Palmer, N. A. 1956 births Living people Anarcho-punk musicians Crass members English anarchists English punk rock guitarists Rhythm guitarists English male guitarists