The Snipers - Three Peace Suite (Preorder 08/08/25)

The Snipers - Three Peace Suite (Preorder 08/08/25)

Label: Crass Records - 3219844R - 5016958106065
Format: 12" EP
Country: UK
Released: 8th Aug 2025
Genre: Punk / Hardcore
Style: Punk / Hardcore

Description
Punk pioneers Crass continue their vinyl reissue series,
re-pressing their limited releases by adjacent artists
through Crass Records, in association with One Little
Independent. The series, including over twenty bands and
solo artists recorded at the legendary Southern Studios and
produced by Penny Rimbaud, continues with two more
historic pieces from the Crass Records catalogue; The
Snipers’ ‘ Three Peace Suite’ & The Mobs’ ‘No Doves Fly
Here’.

The Snipers’ ‘Three Peace Suite’ is a Crass Records deep-cut and vital
artifact; a minimalist, post-punk 3-track that channels paranoia, alienation,
and the contradictions of peacekeeping through coercion and military
force. Originally released in 1981, the collection blends jagged guitar
work, rhythmic experimentation, and spoken word, that reflect the
dissonant landscape of Thatcherite Britain. Formed in Oxford and active
across squats, benefit gigs, and cassette compilations, The Snipers forged
a sound that connected post-punk’s angular edges with the urgency of
street-level resistance.

Penny finally notes that “Our (Crass’) interest was never in personalities,
profits or power, and neither did we have time for reformist liberals. Our
position was solidly revolutionary; we took no prisoners. Ours wasn’t a
show, it was a battle, not a living, but a lifestyle, a lifestyle with a
difference – rather than looking only to ourselves, we sought to share our
gains. I feel that this willingness added great strength to the form of
anarchism that we practiced both on stage and out on the street.”

In giving a platform to an impressive array of other bands, Crass Records
broadened the front of what popularly became known as anarcho-punk.
Not, it must be said, a moniker that Crass themselves much favoured. In
this respect, Crass’ classic line, “There is no authority but yourself”, makes
its point. Crass sought to empower others, and the output of Crass
Records does much to confirm this, while ‘2 By 2 And Back Again’ seems
to nail it – “get out of your own way, we’re all in this together”.

Tracklist

The Parents of
God

3. Piece

Nothing New