Re: three justified questions (and two more)
In answer to your questions (sorry, I don't know about the: (2) Why sheep? Erm, Pink Floyd's "Atom Heart Mother" (cows) , Pink Floyd's "Animals" (pigs), the lovely picture itself on "Chill Out", the KLF sheep that appears in Stadium House, the same sheep appearing with Alex Paterson in early Orb gigs, sheep noise on various ambient records, sheep chewing grass in "Waiting", sheep mentioned on the sleeve of "It's Grim Up North", sheep actually pictured on the sleeve of "The White Room", "I Died For You" at the Brits '92, "The Orb Live '93 Evil Bro", the German "Chill Out" compilation (wolves), El Hammond Inferno's "My First Political Dance Album" (cows again, full circle), and a general comment of pop fans, perhaps? (3) The KLF did indeed become very big in Japan (see my question below). Big in Japan, conversely, did not become the KLF, though. They became the Lightning Seeds, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, the Wild Swans, Care, the Teardrop Explodes AND the KLF. "Nothing Special" indeed! (5) What the fuck is going on? My hat. It's cold outside. Oh, and my questions. The KLF's last appearance on "TOTP", in early 1992, was a showing of the promo video for "A:WTIL". Now, I have a memory of Bill and Jimmy introducing the clip themselves, whilst standing in the rain on the side of Mount Fuji in Japan. I think they might have even been "live" via satellite. Jimmy starts the intro, I remember, with a particularly jaunty "hello". Does anyone have this clip on video (it was repeated as part of the "Rock Family Trees" documentary on the Liverpool punk scene on the BBC about five years ago)? Also, does anyone know why the KLF were in Japan very early in 1992? Thanks, John Not Scots, just Scott-ish
Also, does anyone know why the KLF were in Japan very early in 1992?
The KLF were huge in Japan. Did you ever see the Japanese CD issues? I remember the clip as well. Jaunty! Yeah. There was en excellent article on the Jura / Rites of Mu thing in a Japanese magazine. I got a copy at the time but my boss nicked it. Can't blame him because he went. Andy
In the booklet of the Japanese "This is what The KLF is about Vol. II" box there is a picture of Bill and Jimmy standing behind a pole with Japanese letters on it. In the background you clearly see a Japanese landscape. Interesting to know why they were in Japan. I always liked the picture because it is one of the few that show the two guys actually SMILING! -- +++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ Bitte lächeln! Fotogalerie online mit GMX ohne eigene Homepage!
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