crass: yes sir, i will

vinyl reissue of Crass' 5th album comes in original fold-out poster sleeve. Originally released in April '83, "Yes Sir, I Will" was a howl full of vicious rage & fury, a scream of sorrow, a bitter requiem of betrayal & disenfranchisement. It was a letter-bomb of accusations directed at the British establishment. Musically the work is as diverse & challenging as Crass had yet delivered - a raging & almost free-form improvised backdrop over which Ignorant, Libertine & DeVivre trade off vocally throughout - veering from ferocious roars & rants to piano ballad interludes sung by Rimbaud.