I believe that the Pet Shop Boys were big KLF fans at the time (if memory serves me correctly, So Hard came out after one or more of the Stadium House Trilogies?). I also seem to remember that it was the Pet Shop Boys who asked the KLF to remix them? Certainly, I remember reading interviews with Neil and Chris at the time that mentioned that the KLF were one of their favourite bands at the time. Of course, it being 18 or so years ago... :-)

From: John Milne <john@highlandland.fsnet.co.uk> Date: 2008/06/09 Mon PM 05:22:20 GMT To: "All bound for Mu-Mu Land." <klf@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [KLF] KLF imports and remixes

This is something that occurred to me today while watching some old Pet Shop Boys videos ... (one for maybe the older members of the group who were buying KLF records "back in the day"? (1) How did the KLF come to remix "So Hard"/"It Must Be Obvious"? Anyone know? Were they asked by Neil and Chris after hearing the blatant PSB homages on "Kylie Said to Jason", or did the KLF remix "So Hard" first, unofficially, then the PSB heard it, liked it, and put it out? Anyone who how these things work? Were Depeche Mode big KLF fans before the "Policy of Truth" remix??? (2) Why did the KLF plump for EMI to release the "Stadium House" video, when they released "Waiting" themselves on KLF Communications? All their records were released in the UK independently, of course, so why was the video released through a corporation? Also, the KLF have dealt worldwide with so many labels - Rough Trade Europe, Possum, Benelux, Dance Pool, TVT, Wax Trax, Arista, EMI, Blast First etc. etc. - how did they choose which one for which release? Presumably, as owners of the rights to all their own records - with no record company involvement other than themselves - they could have licenced each import record out to a different company, if they'd wanted to. Again, anyone know? (Also, thanks so much for people's generous Ebay bids on my CDs. £90 for the Swiss "Shag Times"! Whew! And good to finally "meet" Lazlo/Ernie as he has one of one my auctions - I feel like I've just been given an MBE!) :-)))

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