Why were both "Tardis" and "KSTJ" released as CD singles (although in both cases, a while after the vinyl was issued) but "Pure Trance" 1 & 2 weren't? I know the PT singles were meant to be limited editions, etc. - but "3 AM" originally came out less than 2 months before "KSTJ", and is an obvious "pop" tune (so much so, it was going to be on the "pop" 1989 "White Room" album).

Like everybody else I can only take a guess here, but there are several points that might have been a reason for not releasing them as CD singles... First, the Pure Trance series was always conceived as a series of 5 x 2 12" singles. B+J never intended to put them out on CD, although we know that their plans - whenever they had some - changed quite regularly. Then, in 1989, KSTJ was supposed to flood some cash into the pockets of The KLF, but the single flopped and the album never appeared. Count in the huge amount of money they lost in filming the White Room movie as well, drying their bank account even more. They didn't have the money (supposedly), they didn't have an album to release singles to promote for (which might have been a valid point for ex-manager Bill Drummond), and by the time they had probably focussed on other things already, like the recording of Chill Out. You could argue now whether or not they compiled the WTIL Story to raise some money again to work on something more sophisticated (LP5) - they didn't have to record any new material for it either, except for a maybe even already scheduled live performance at Land Of Oz... What do you think? ..::// Thomas Touzimsky A best man's speech should be like a mini-skirt; short enough to be interesting, but long enough to cover the bare essentials. (Unknown)