KLF/ORB request mailing list January 1992
From: J.R.Binks@a.salf.ac.uk
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KLF/ORB request mailing list : NEWS 6
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[ dated 24th January 1992 ]
Quite a lot of interesting news this issue, unfortunately just about all
of it is regarding The KLF - I haven't heard anything about The Orb for
quite a while now, except for one tiny little snippet from Lazlo : "The
Aubrey Mixes" will be released in the US in February.
Onwards then...
> 1991 : retrospective ?
In the 1991 Christmas Chart, The KLF were placed at No.4, after falling
from No.3 the previous week. Queen accomplished the No.1, and George
Michael & Elton John and Diana Ross were all in contention. Ironically,
the following week The KLF rose to No.2, and remained there the next
week.
In the official chart of 1991, The KLF had three entries :
30 The KLF "Last Train To Trancentral"
27 The KLF feat Tammy Wynette "Justified & Ancient"
12 The KLF & The Children Of The Revolution "3 AM Eternal"
Unsurprisingly, Bryan Adams achieved the No.1 bestseller of the year,
but astonishingly, Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" was at No.2, after only
a month of release. Cher's "The Shoop Shoop Song" was at No.3. The
unofficial Network/MRIB chart listed "3 AM" at No.9, "Last Train"
at No.21 and "J&A" at No.43, and "The White Room" album at No.42.
Also, the MRIB 'Indie' Chart gave "3 AM" at No.2, "Last Train" at
No.5, "J&A" at No.10, and "It's Grim Up North" at No.26. The album
was the second best selling independent album of the year, after
Carter's "30 Something".
The British Music papers had a variety of end-of-year charts, as usual.
Melody Maker, 21/28 December
- The Orb "Adventures..." voted 22nd best album of year by staff
- The KLF "Last Train To Trancentral" voted 15th best single
Drummond quote, : " Why do we insist on behaving in this stupid,
16th Feb 1991 : infantile way ? We're grown men. We should
: have proper jobs. "
Awards: On my local Independent Television station, and the one that
covers much of the area mentioned in "It's Grim Up North", The
KLF and The JAMs both received semi-serious awards, called
'Greavsies', after one of the presenters, Bob Greaves.
The KLF received the award for the best collaboration/double
act of the year, for the "Justified & Ancient" recording with
Tammy Wynette.
The JAMs received the award for the best song to mention
Kearsley, with "It's Grim Up North". They were, in fact, the
only act nominated for this award.
> New US single
In NEWS 5 I passed on details from Lazlo of a US 12" of "Last Train To
Trancentral", (07822)-12383. I heard almost nothing from there on,
until :
" At least here in Denver, CO, my contact at WAX TRAX has
seen the CD single for "Last Train to Trancentral" go
through the store. Does anyone have it, or has anyone
heard it? Reviews? "
from Dan Bush. Then from Lazlo :
" Well so now Adam Weitzman tells me that "Justified and
Ancient" is on the cover of BILLBOARD as the next US
KLF single . . . . but what happened to "Last Train To
Trancentral" ? I haven't been able to find a copy
anywhere in any format, promo or commercial pressing. "
Finally, some firm details came through from Adam Wietzman :
" Contrary to popular belief ( and contrary to any
rational person's thinking ), the newest US KLF
single is "Justified & Ancient". The catalogue number
is Arista 12401-4. So far it is only out on cassingle,
and no one is sure whether there will be any "extended"
formats released. It may come out on 7", though (both
"3AM" and "WTIL?" did). Personally, I think that,
despite Tammy Wynette's presence, this song is too
British to be popular in America. I hope I'm wrong,
though... "
These were confirmed by Lazlo :
CSS: 1992 US (Arista 12401-4) [14 Jan 1992]
12": 1992 US (Arista 12403-1) [20 Jan 1992]
CD5: 1992 US (Arista 12403-2) [20 Jan 1992]
XCSS: 1992 US (Arista 12403-4) [20 Jan 1992]
"Justified & Ancient" promos were shipped here in late
December, and I got the CD5 :
CD5: 1991 US (Arista ASCD-2403: promo) [Dec 1991]
3:40 Justified & Ancient (stand by the jams)
5:31 Justified & Ancient (stand by the jams-12" vers)
5:04 Justified & Ancient ("the white room" version)
7:45 Justified & Ancient (all bound for mu mu land)
6:31 Justified & Ancient (let them eat ice cream)
I have no idea what the 12" version is like yet. Of the
other US releases, only the 7"-cassette shipped on the
alleged street date (14 Jan), the rest seem to have been
delayed.
So those are the details I have so far, more news on the other format
trackings when I get them. As for what happened to the "Last Train"
release...I cannot say !
An aside, from Dan Bush....
" COOL PHOTO OF THE WEEK: In England's SELECT magazine....(IMAGES
section). Full page photo of what appears to be a still from the
"Justified & Ancient" video set, with Ms. Wynette atop of a huge
pyramid, with worshipers and groovers on the lower levels. KLF
are wearing hoods with big horn headpieces. "
> KLF Megamix
This note from Matt Hargreaves in Seattle, WA, via Dave Datta :
Euro-Mixx Records has released a 12" called "The Dogg Bite Mix"
cat# KLF-26
It is a medley of 4 songs running 11:28 at 33 1/3RPM
States "For Radio Play only"
Dark blue labels with silver printing
White paper inner sleeve with rounded corners
White external sleeve with centre holes punched out.
Songs: 3 AM Eternal,
What Time Is Love(Live At Trancentral),
Make it Rain,
Last Train To Trancentral.
All mixed up. The same mix is on both sides of 12".
> Request
I received the following request from Mike Wertheim asking where these
two items might be obtained :
1) the JAMs' "1987: What the Fuck is Going On?" bootleg CD
2) the KLF's "What Time is Love Story" (either LP or CD)
For details on the first, read on....the second is getting increasingly
hard to find. Mail this list, or Mike at <sybase!mw@COM.Sun>, if you
can help.
> 1987 Bootleg CD
The rumours of a bootleg CD of the "1987" album by The Justified
Ancients Of Mu Mu have finally been proven true.
I received mail from Dan Bush (the first of several mails in fact, eh
Dan ?!), who says :
" I finally found the CD of "1987". Is it worth picking up?
($17.00 U.S.) "
Later, he mailed with :
" After looking through Lazlo's KLF discography I noticed that
"1987" didn't seem to have ever been released on CD (maybe I
should check the KLF list discog.). I called back my contact
to find out catalog number info, etc..
She found NO such information on the package, and opened it
up. It had NO booklet (just a paper insert), and no further
information or copyright statements. Just a track listing.
Could this possibly be a bootleg of the original "1987"
(with the notorious Abba samples)? Or just a normal release
of the "1987-45 edits"...? "
And again :
" I noticed that it is not on the KLF CD list posted by this
list. Whatza story ? Actually there WAS a small bit of info
on the CD after all, which said " L&M Productions " ,
apparently. "
OK, Dan. Here's the story. First and foremost, "1987" was NEVER
released officially on CD, anywhere. It was ONLY released in the the
UK, and ONLY on LP vinyl and cassette (JAMS LP1/JAMS CLP1). ANY CD of
the album you find WILL be a bootleg. There have been rumours for quite
a while now that bootleg CDs existed, and this is the first hard
evidence of someone actually obtaining one. Shortly after receiving
this news from Dan, I spoke with Dave Datta, who had more details for
me. The CD was actually mastered from a vinyl copy of the album, and
is reasonable quality considering that fact, although some surface
noise is audible in quiet parts. The CD is actually mastered wrongly -
side two of the album follows side one (hence, it starts with "Me Ru
Con", the pure Vietnamese vocal by Zuy Khiem, and ends with "Rockman
Rock (Pts 2 and 3)".
Lazlo sent in the track details :
CD: 1991 US (B&M Productions B&M-1: bootleg)
2:28 Mu Re Con
4:46 The Queen And I
7:44 top of the pops / All You Need Is Love
7:15 Next
6:08 Hey Hey We Are Not The Monkees
5:08 mind the gap / Don't Take Five (Take What You Want)
7:10 Rockman Rock Parts 2 And 3 / why did you throw away . . .
[Decent sound, mastered from a slightly crackly LP copy]
Dan added a brief question :
" Are the CDs on the KLF CD list only "legitimate" releases ? "
Sort of. The Austrian CD featuring the Power Remix of "What Time Is
Love" isn't strictly legitimate, as I understand it. Also, TVT were
acting out of contract when they released that 5" "Doctorin' The Tardis"
CD last summer, as The KLF had then done the deal to license US product
to Arista, and hence, TVT technically had no license to release product
themselves. This "1987" bootleg was not included because it was not
confirmed, but any other CD bootlegs will be included as I get hard
information on them, and probably will be indicated as illegitimate
releases.
> The Black Room
News about the next KLF Communications album release isn't so good. When
When I briefly spoke to the office, they said that they didn't have a
fixed schedule for its release, but it would probably be around March.
> Give Peace A Dance
In NEWS 5 I stated :
" As for "What Time Was Love", available on the "Give Peace A
Dance" album (at least), I can't comment, as I haven't heard
it, so a description from someone who has would be most
welcome ! "
I got a variety of comments back :
Dan Bush : " Well, I finally picked up "Give Peace A Dance" and
listened to "What Time Was Love?". At first, I
figured something was wrong with my CD player,
that it was cutting the song off early. Then after
a few more tries, my worst horror was confirmed.
"What Time Was Love" is not a conventional song.
It sounds nothing at all like any version of "What
Time Is Love". All you hear on this track is a
continuous rumbling noise akin to the rumbling
after an atomic bomb has hit. There is no "music"
on this track, unless you argue that the rumbling
is music.
Tony Jewell : " It's not a track really - is about 30 secs long -
basically it's the end to the CND compilation, and
it consists of a countdown to a nuclear attack,
and a very loud bang. Thats it ...
Brian : " On the "Give Peace a Dance" compilation, the last
Behlendorf : track, "What Time Was Love", is nothing more than
some loud fuzzy noise, fading away to silence
within two minutes. It sure wasn't anything to
dance to ! Nothing to indicate is was any sort of
"remix".
Some comments were more, er, 'graphic' ! :
Jon Drukman : " It goes:
[BOOM! Huge reverbed explosive thump]
[45 second fade-out of huge reverbed explosive thump]
That's it "
Lazlo Nibble : " 1:37 of nuclear explosion and the near-silence of
the desolate aftermath. The appropriate ending for
a CND compilation, I suppose! :-) "
Christian : " A friend has tapes "What Time Was Love" for me. It
Bartholdsson : goes like this:
BLAM rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble.
Great isn't it? :-) "
> EXTREME NOISE TERROR!!!!
The most astonishing news of recent times is that of a collaboration
between Extreme Noise Terror and The KLF. Here is the story, first
from a UseNet article (rec.music.misc) posted by Mark Valentine, and
forwarded by Lazlo :
" Subject: KLF and Extreme Noise Terror (really!)
John Peel just played a version of (I think) 3am Eternal, a
collaboration between the KLF and Extreme Noise Terror which
Bill Drummond apparently thought of in the bath. To quote
Peelie, it was a "marriage made in another place" [for the
oldies among us, something akin to The Exploited go Disco],
and although this particular track was an acetate which
isn't being released, there's talk of further work between
the bands.
If this sample proves typical, we should certainly be
keeping our ears open... "
Richard Rackham also tells the story :
" I don't know how to describe this, but I have just been
listening to John Peel and have just heard a new mix of "3AM
Eternal". Apparently, according to John, Bill Drummond heard
the band Extreme Noise Terror on John's show and asked them
if they would like to perform "3AM Eternal" with The KLF on
the Top of the Pops Christmas Special. Apparently the band
accepted, and recorded a new version of "3AM Eternal" (the
White Room version - not the Pure Trance one), with one
member of E.N.T. 'singing' P.P.Arnold's sample ("KLF AHA
AHA") and another member of E.N.T. rapping. Now I presume
you know who E.N.T. are - what can best be described as a
hardcore thrash band. The only bits that were recognisable
were the "This is Radio Freedom" sample and the crowd noise
at the end - the rest was thrash guitar and drums. Although
the song sounded like someone singing the song on a Karioke
machine after drinking a pint of meths, all the breaks and
chords were there - though it does take some time to realise
it is 3AM. The whole song lasted about three minutes.
Now if you did not hear this, then all is not lost. John
Peel was moaning about the fact that his acetate pressing of
it was lost in internal mail (he borrowed a tape from E.N.T.
to play it on the show). This means that the BBC
Transcription Service will have knocked a few copies up,
which could appear in the odd record fair I suppose.
By the way - the song was never played on the Christmas show
of TOTP. The KLF are said to working with E.N.T. on other
material. "
What actually happened was that the BBC told The KLF that they would
not allow them to perform "3 AM" in this form, as it was not in
keeping with a programme that was reflecting the musical tastes of
the British public over the last year. Or some such nonsense. After
being played on Peelie's show, however, The KLF announced in the
music papers that they would be making it available as a 7" limited
edition white label of 1000 copies, available by mail order only
from their PO Box for 2 pounds, but only one copy each. They
apparently sold out within 72 hours, even though when I briefly
asked the office, they said it hadn't even been pressed, and they
couldn't provide a catalogue number. There was a story that the
people who didn't get the single were instead to receive a piece of
fruit (signed) from a couple of crates that their Israeli
distributors sent them. I'm not aware of any copies (of the single
or the fruit!) actually being sent out yet. Peelie had a competition
to give away some copies of the white label, but he was complaining
that he hadn't yet received any either !
> Next UK single
The next UK release will be, finally, "America: What Time Is Love?".
Apparently it has been promoed already. Usual formats, 7", 12", 5"CD
and Cassingle, catalogue numbers KLF USA 004(X/C/CD). The release
date is set for the 10th of February.
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NEWS compiled 24th January 1992 by Culfinion.
PreProduction and editing by Terl.
The KLF / Orb request/info-service is managed by Culfinion ( Jethro R Binks )
courtesy of Academic Information Services at the University Of Salford, UK.
Questions/additions/NEWS/etc to KLF@sysa.salford.ac.UK
Enquiries/general comments to Culfinion@sysa.salford.ac.UK
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KLF/ORB request mailing list : NEWS 6
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[ dated 24th January 1992 ]
Quite a lot of interesting news this issue, unfortunately just about all
of it is regarding The KLF - I haven't heard anything about The Orb for
quite a while now, except for one tiny little snippet from Lazlo : "The
Aubrey Mixes" will be released in the US in February.
Onwards then...
> 1991 : retrospective ?
In the 1991 Christmas Chart, The KLF were placed at No.4, after falling
from No.3 the previous week. Queen accomplished the No.1, and George
Michael & Elton John and Diana Ross were all in contention. Ironically,
the following week The KLF rose to No.2, and remained there the next
week.
In the official chart of 1991, The KLF had three entries :
30 The KLF "Last Train To Trancentral"
27 The KLF feat Tammy Wynette "Justified & Ancient"
12 The KLF & The Children Of The Revolution "3 AM Eternal"
Unsurprisingly, Bryan Adams achieved the No.1 bestseller of the year,
but astonishingly, Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" was at No.2, after only
a month of release. Cher's "The Shoop Shoop Song" was at No.3. The
unofficial Network/MRIB chart listed "3 AM" at No.9, "Last Train"
at No.21 and "J&A" at No.43, and "The White Room" album at No.42.
Also, the MRIB 'Indie' Chart gave "3 AM" at No.2, "Last Train" at
No.5, "J&A" at No.10, and "It's Grim Up North" at No.26. The album
was the second best selling independent album of the year, after
Carter's "30 Something".
The British Music papers had a variety of end-of-year charts, as usual.
Melody Maker, 21/28 December
- The Orb "Adventures..." voted 22nd best album of year by staff
- The KLF "Last Train To Trancentral" voted 15th best single
Drummond quote, : " Why do we insist on behaving in this stupid,
16th Feb 1991 : infantile way ? We're grown men. We should
: have proper jobs. "
Awards: On my local Independent Television station, and the one that
covers much of the area mentioned in "It's Grim Up North", The
KLF and The JAMs both received semi-serious awards, called
'Greavsies', after one of the presenters, Bob Greaves.
The KLF received the award for the best collaboration/double
act of the year, for the "Justified & Ancient" recording with
Tammy Wynette.
The JAMs received the award for the best song to mention
Kearsley, with "It's Grim Up North". They were, in fact, the
only act nominated for this award.
> New US single
In NEWS 5 I passed on details from Lazlo of a US 12" of "Last Train To
Trancentral", (07822)-12383. I heard almost nothing from there on,
until :
" At least here in Denver, CO, my contact at WAX TRAX has
seen the CD single for "Last Train to Trancentral" go
through the store. Does anyone have it, or has anyone
heard it? Reviews? "
from Dan Bush. Then from Lazlo :
" Well so now Adam Weitzman tells me that "Justified and
Ancient" is on the cover of BILLBOARD as the next US
KLF single . . . . but what happened to "Last Train To
Trancentral" ? I haven't been able to find a copy
anywhere in any format, promo or commercial pressing. "
Finally, some firm details came through from Adam Wietzman :
" Contrary to popular belief ( and contrary to any
rational person's thinking ), the newest US KLF
single is "Justified & Ancient". The catalogue number
is Arista 12401-4. So far it is only out on cassingle,
and no one is sure whether there will be any "extended"
formats released. It may come out on 7", though (both
"3AM" and "WTIL?" did). Personally, I think that,
despite Tammy Wynette's presence, this song is too
British to be popular in America. I hope I'm wrong,
though... "
These were confirmed by Lazlo :
CSS: 1992 US (Arista 12401-4) [14 Jan 1992]
12": 1992 US (Arista 12403-1) [20 Jan 1992]
CD5: 1992 US (Arista 12403-2) [20 Jan 1992]
XCSS: 1992 US (Arista 12403-4) [20 Jan 1992]
"Justified & Ancient" promos were shipped here in late
December, and I got the CD5 :
CD5: 1991 US (Arista ASCD-2403: promo) [Dec 1991]
3:40 Justified & Ancient (stand by the jams)
5:31 Justified & Ancient (stand by the jams-12" vers)
5:04 Justified & Ancient ("the white room" version)
7:45 Justified & Ancient (all bound for mu mu land)
6:31 Justified & Ancient (let them eat ice cream)
I have no idea what the 12" version is like yet. Of the
other US releases, only the 7"-cassette shipped on the
alleged street date (14 Jan), the rest seem to have been
delayed.
So those are the details I have so far, more news on the other format
trackings when I get them. As for what happened to the "Last Train"
release...I cannot say !
An aside, from Dan Bush....
" COOL PHOTO OF THE WEEK: In England's SELECT magazine....(IMAGES
section). Full page photo of what appears to be a still from the
"Justified & Ancient" video set, with Ms. Wynette atop of a huge
pyramid, with worshipers and groovers on the lower levels. KLF
are wearing hoods with big horn headpieces. "
> KLF Megamix
This note from Matt Hargreaves in Seattle, WA, via Dave Datta :
Euro-Mixx Records has released a 12" called "The Dogg Bite Mix"
cat# KLF-26
It is a medley of 4 songs running 11:28 at 33 1/3RPM
States "For Radio Play only"
Dark blue labels with silver printing
White paper inner sleeve with rounded corners
White external sleeve with centre holes punched out.
Songs: 3 AM Eternal,
What Time Is Love(Live At Trancentral),
Make it Rain,
Last Train To Trancentral.
All mixed up. The same mix is on both sides of 12".
> Request
I received the following request from Mike Wertheim asking where these
two items might be obtained :
1) the JAMs' "1987: What the Fuck is Going On?" bootleg CD
2) the KLF's "What Time is Love Story" (either LP or CD)
For details on the first, read on....the second is getting increasingly
hard to find. Mail this list, or Mike at <sybase!mw@COM.Sun>, if you
can help.
> 1987 Bootleg CD
The rumours of a bootleg CD of the "1987" album by The Justified
Ancients Of Mu Mu have finally been proven true.
I received mail from Dan Bush (the first of several mails in fact, eh
Dan ?!), who says :
" I finally found the CD of "1987". Is it worth picking up?
($17.00 U.S.) "
Later, he mailed with :
" After looking through Lazlo's KLF discography I noticed that
"1987" didn't seem to have ever been released on CD (maybe I
should check the KLF list discog.). I called back my contact
to find out catalog number info, etc..
She found NO such information on the package, and opened it
up. It had NO booklet (just a paper insert), and no further
information or copyright statements. Just a track listing.
Could this possibly be a bootleg of the original "1987"
(with the notorious Abba samples)? Or just a normal release
of the "1987-45 edits"...? "
And again :
" I noticed that it is not on the KLF CD list posted by this
list. Whatza story ? Actually there WAS a small bit of info
on the CD after all, which said " L&M Productions " ,
apparently. "
OK, Dan. Here's the story. First and foremost, "1987" was NEVER
released officially on CD, anywhere. It was ONLY released in the the
UK, and ONLY on LP vinyl and cassette (JAMS LP1/JAMS CLP1). ANY CD of
the album you find WILL be a bootleg. There have been rumours for quite
a while now that bootleg CDs existed, and this is the first hard
evidence of someone actually obtaining one. Shortly after receiving
this news from Dan, I spoke with Dave Datta, who had more details for
me. The CD was actually mastered from a vinyl copy of the album, and
is reasonable quality considering that fact, although some surface
noise is audible in quiet parts. The CD is actually mastered wrongly -
side two of the album follows side one (hence, it starts with "Me Ru
Con", the pure Vietnamese vocal by Zuy Khiem, and ends with "Rockman
Rock (Pts 2 and 3)".
Lazlo sent in the track details :
CD: 1991 US (B&M Productions B&M-1: bootleg)
2:28 Mu Re Con
4:46 The Queen And I
7:44 top of the pops / All You Need Is Love
7:15 Next
6:08 Hey Hey We Are Not The Monkees
5:08 mind the gap / Don't Take Five (Take What You Want)
7:10 Rockman Rock Parts 2 And 3 / why did you throw away . . .
[Decent sound, mastered from a slightly crackly LP copy]
Dan added a brief question :
" Are the CDs on the KLF CD list only "legitimate" releases ? "
Sort of. The Austrian CD featuring the Power Remix of "What Time Is
Love" isn't strictly legitimate, as I understand it. Also, TVT were
acting out of contract when they released that 5" "Doctorin' The Tardis"
CD last summer, as The KLF had then done the deal to license US product
to Arista, and hence, TVT technically had no license to release product
themselves. This "1987" bootleg was not included because it was not
confirmed, but any other CD bootlegs will be included as I get hard
information on them, and probably will be indicated as illegitimate
releases.
> The Black Room
News about the next KLF Communications album release isn't so good. When
When I briefly spoke to the office, they said that they didn't have a
fixed schedule for its release, but it would probably be around March.
> Give Peace A Dance
In NEWS 5 I stated :
" As for "What Time Was Love", available on the "Give Peace A
Dance" album (at least), I can't comment, as I haven't heard
it, so a description from someone who has would be most
welcome ! "
I got a variety of comments back :
Dan Bush : " Well, I finally picked up "Give Peace A Dance" and
listened to "What Time Was Love?". At first, I
figured something was wrong with my CD player,
that it was cutting the song off early. Then after
a few more tries, my worst horror was confirmed.
"What Time Was Love" is not a conventional song.
It sounds nothing at all like any version of "What
Time Is Love". All you hear on this track is a
continuous rumbling noise akin to the rumbling
after an atomic bomb has hit. There is no "music"
on this track, unless you argue that the rumbling
is music.
Tony Jewell : " It's not a track really - is about 30 secs long -
basically it's the end to the CND compilation, and
it consists of a countdown to a nuclear attack,
and a very loud bang. Thats it ...
Brian : " On the "Give Peace a Dance" compilation, the last
Behlendorf : track, "What Time Was Love", is nothing more than
some loud fuzzy noise, fading away to silence
within two minutes. It sure wasn't anything to
dance to ! Nothing to indicate is was any sort of
"remix".
Some comments were more, er, 'graphic' ! :
Jon Drukman : " It goes:
[BOOM! Huge reverbed explosive thump]
[45 second fade-out of huge reverbed explosive thump]
That's it "
Lazlo Nibble : " 1:37 of nuclear explosion and the near-silence of
the desolate aftermath. The appropriate ending for
a CND compilation, I suppose! :-) "
Christian : " A friend has tapes "What Time Was Love" for me. It
Bartholdsson : goes like this:
BLAM rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble.
Great isn't it? :-) "
> EXTREME NOISE TERROR!!!!
The most astonishing news of recent times is that of a collaboration
between Extreme Noise Terror and The KLF. Here is the story, first
from a UseNet article (rec.music.misc) posted by Mark Valentine, and
forwarded by Lazlo :
" Subject: KLF and Extreme Noise Terror (really!)
John Peel just played a version of (I think) 3am Eternal, a
collaboration between the KLF and Extreme Noise Terror which
Bill Drummond apparently thought of in the bath. To quote
Peelie, it was a "marriage made in another place" [for the
oldies among us, something akin to The Exploited go Disco],
and although this particular track was an acetate which
isn't being released, there's talk of further work between
the bands.
If this sample proves typical, we should certainly be
keeping our ears open... "
Richard Rackham also tells the story :
" I don't know how to describe this, but I have just been
listening to John Peel and have just heard a new mix of "3AM
Eternal". Apparently, according to John, Bill Drummond heard
the band Extreme Noise Terror on John's show and asked them
if they would like to perform "3AM Eternal" with The KLF on
the Top of the Pops Christmas Special. Apparently the band
accepted, and recorded a new version of "3AM Eternal" (the
White Room version - not the Pure Trance one), with one
member of E.N.T. 'singing' P.P.Arnold's sample ("KLF AHA
AHA") and another member of E.N.T. rapping. Now I presume
you know who E.N.T. are - what can best be described as a
hardcore thrash band. The only bits that were recognisable
were the "This is Radio Freedom" sample and the crowd noise
at the end - the rest was thrash guitar and drums. Although
the song sounded like someone singing the song on a Karioke
machine after drinking a pint of meths, all the breaks and
chords were there - though it does take some time to realise
it is 3AM. The whole song lasted about three minutes.
Now if you did not hear this, then all is not lost. John
Peel was moaning about the fact that his acetate pressing of
it was lost in internal mail (he borrowed a tape from E.N.T.
to play it on the show). This means that the BBC
Transcription Service will have knocked a few copies up,
which could appear in the odd record fair I suppose.
By the way - the song was never played on the Christmas show
of TOTP. The KLF are said to working with E.N.T. on other
material. "
What actually happened was that the BBC told The KLF that they would
not allow them to perform "3 AM" in this form, as it was not in
keeping with a programme that was reflecting the musical tastes of
the British public over the last year. Or some such nonsense. After
being played on Peelie's show, however, The KLF announced in the
music papers that they would be making it available as a 7" limited
edition white label of 1000 copies, available by mail order only
from their PO Box for 2 pounds, but only one copy each. They
apparently sold out within 72 hours, even though when I briefly
asked the office, they said it hadn't even been pressed, and they
couldn't provide a catalogue number. There was a story that the
people who didn't get the single were instead to receive a piece of
fruit (signed) from a couple of crates that their Israeli
distributors sent them. I'm not aware of any copies (of the single
or the fruit!) actually being sent out yet. Peelie had a competition
to give away some copies of the white label, but he was complaining
that he hadn't yet received any either !
> Next UK single
The next UK release will be, finally, "America: What Time Is Love?".
Apparently it has been promoed already. Usual formats, 7", 12", 5"CD
and Cassingle, catalogue numbers KLF USA 004(X/C/CD). The release
date is set for the 10th of February.
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NEWS compiled 24th January 1992 by Culfinion.
PreProduction and editing by Terl.
The KLF / Orb request/info-service is managed by Culfinion ( Jethro R Binks )
courtesy of Academic Information Services at the University Of Salford, UK.
Questions/additions/NEWS/etc to KLF@sysa.salford.ac.UK
Enquiries/general comments to Culfinion@sysa.salford.ac.UK
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