N. A. Palmer

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N. A. Palmer
N. A. Palmer, may 1984
N. A. Palmer, may 1984
Background information
Birth name Andrew (Andy) Palmer
Also known as N. A. Palmer, Hari Nana, $ri Hari Nana B.A., Dada Nana, B.A.Nana
Genre(s) Anarcho punk
Occupation(s) guitarist, graphic designer, painter
Instrument(s) electric guitar
Years active 1977 – 1984
Label(s) Crass Records, Small Wonder Records
Associated acts Crass

N. A. Palmer (real name Andy Palmer) was the rhythm guitarist for anarcho punk band Crass.

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[edit] 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.[1] 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 The Fucking Cunts Treat Us Like Pricks by Flux Of Pink Indians. He left Crass in july 1984, after a concert in Aberdare, Wales[2]. 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.[3]

[edit] After Crass

Palmer 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 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.[4]

[edit] Discography (with Crass)

[edit] LPs

[edit] Singles

  • "Reality Asylum / Shaved Women" (CRASS1, 7", 1979) [UK Indie – #9]
  • "You Can Be You" (521984/1, 7" single by Honey Bane, 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 Girls, 1980) [UK Indie – #1]
  • "Tribal Rival Rebel Revels" (421984/6F, flexi disc single given away with Toxic Grafity (sic) fanzine, 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)

[edit] Live recordings

[edit] References

  1. ^ Berger, George The Story of Crass (Omnibus Press, 2006)
  2. ^ In Which Crass Voluntarily Blow Their Own - CD booklet.
  3. ^ Berger, George The Story of Crass (Omnibus Press, 2006)
  4. ^ Berger, George The Story of Crass (Omnibus Press, 2006)
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Crass
Period of activity
Formed 1977, disbanded 1984
Band members
Penny Rimbaud (drums), Gee Vaucher (artwork, films), Steve Ignorant (voice), N. A. Palmer (guitar), Phil Free (guitar), Pete Wright (bass), Eve Libertine (voice), Joy De Vivre (voice), Mick Duffield (films), John Loder (engineer)
Major album releases
See also