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Having
spent much of the remaining part of 1991 in either the recording studio
or the film stage at Elstree The KLF treated the world to KLF 99 -
Justified and Ancient. The main release featuring Tammy Wynette was a
massive chart hit and the Tony Thorpe and Maxine Harvey mixes found
popularity in the clubs. By that Christmas the media were all trying to
get a piece of The KLF. The BBC wanted a performance for their Top Of
The Pops Special and they agreed to perform 3am Eternal. But The KLF had
no intention of performing the chart hit version, instead they were
going to do a speed-thrash-metal version with Extreme Noise Terror. When
BBC executives got wind of what they were planning they pulled the plug
and completely banned The KLF from the program. Within weeks the track
was released on 7" available by mail order only and limited to just 1000
copies, both NME and Melody Maker made it their single of the week and
in the end The KLF could have sold it 200 times over. In February 1992
in celebration of The Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu discovering the shores
of the continent of America, some 1000 years earlier and definitely
before Columbus! The KLF released their final single KLF USA4X -
America: What Time Is Love? The track was full on and featured ex Deep
Purple member Glen Hughes on vocals, it was another top 5 chart success.
Amidst the fame and notoriety The KLF were asked to perform live at the
1992 Brit Awards.
They agreed and this time were allowed to appear performing the ENT
version of 3am. Towards the end of the performance the kilt clad
Drummond brought out an automatic machine gun and opened up across the
bewildered rich and famous audience. The bullets were blank but the
impact was massive and as Bill and Jimmy left the stage their friend and
long-time publicist Scott Peiring announced "Ladies & Gentlemen The
KLF have now left the music industry". After leaving the Brits they
delivered a freshly slaughtered sheep to the Post-Awards VIP party with a
note around it which read "I Died For You". Days later their final
press release was issued confirming that their entire back catalogue had
been deleted.
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