Coming out of hiding... Yes thank you for this, and, Antti,
for the comments from Wallace below. I hadn't seen this either!
I've been on this list for nearly 20 years. I'm so pleased
it's still active and hasn't devolved into irrelevant nonsense!
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Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2015 10:39:09 +0200
From: Antti Lavio
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To: "All bound for Mu-Mu Land."
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Subject: Re: [KLF] The Making of...
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I contacted maker of this, Robert Wallace couple of years ago.
You can
find his Vimeo
account here
https://vimeo.com/user13775984 and original source
here
https://vimeo.com/64374194
I asked him about that video:
" I was a film editor at the time and had cut 'Grim up North'
which was
also directed by Bill Butt. Bill Drummond wanted a record of the
Pinewood videos, I think the budget was ?250K for both, (big
budget by
today's standards) I remember B telling me they wanted to burn
the
longship but in the end used SPX gas so they didn't upset the
Viking
Society. They gave me free rein to make the film which was a lot
of fun
especially interviewing Tammy Wynette -unfortunately they
disbanded
before releasing the doc and as far as I know it was never
shown. I
found one of the Flying V guitars on the floor of the studio
after the
after shoot party and brought it in to the transfer and gave it
to
Jimmy. He later remarked that as he walked up Wardour st
carrying the
guitar passers by were thinking he thought he looked like a rock
star
and of course he was, had a top 10 hit. After finishing those
videos, a
very busy schedule, which also included studio recording with a
metal
band that cost I think ?150K and never released, they announced
that
they were taking a break, I loved their attitude to the business
and to
money, literally burning it. I was sorry not to finish the film,
thanks
for your message, all best Rob."