'3 a.m. Eternal' thrash version with Extreme Noise Terror?
The original 7" vinyl is one-sided and the catalogue number is KLF 5TOTP. The bootleg is double sided (the same track on both sides) and the catalogue number is KLF 3AM1. It is rumoured that these originated when one member of ENT heard it was not going to be commercially released and had a few printed up on the side, very allegedly.
'1987' LP?
There were no CD copies of this LP, so all CD copies are bootlegs. There are
two CD bootlegs:
CD: 1991 US (B&M Productions B&M-1)
CD: 1992 UK (...KLFCD 007) [white cover, orange text]
of which the sound quality is reported to be very good.
The original vinyl version had a black on white JAMs logo on the front and a white on black 1987 on the back. The vinyl bootleg has a red on white sleeve, and the tracks are printed on the back. On the UK CD the final 3 " CD Bonus tracks" are replaced by some live tracks by, amongst others, Big Black (see 2.020 for more)
'Space' CD?
The manufacturers tried to duplicate the Space CD identically, and apart from a slightly botched print job almost managed. The bootleg is easily recognisable though, for a large black area after the phonograph right and copyright symbols and before the words "MADE IN ENGLAND". If it is the original KLF Communications release, it would say 1990 KLF COMMUNICATIONS in that area. The CD itself is distinguishable because of the "fake" compact disc logo and the fact that the text that runs along the edges of the CD is only on the top, as opposed to being on the top and bottom of the original.
'Space' LP?
Some bootleg versions of this exist. They are very hard to distinguish, and have an almost-identical cover design but which omits the mention of KLF Communications.
If you examine the LP's cover and label art closely, it looks like it was shot from another copy of the LP, which is pretty typical bootlegger's territory, and hardly something they'd need to do on a legit reissue.
Chill Out&Space CD/Tape
Bootleg. This was never released by KLF Communications but appears on 'Wix Trax! Records'. The sleeve is an amalgamation of Chill Out and Space sleeves, and the CD itself plays Chill Out as individual tracks, but cuts of the end of 'The Lights of Baton Rouge Pass By' to break into a single track of Space.
CD Cat no. is ODY 026 KLF 1
'Ultra Rare Tracks' CD
There was never an official KLF release of this compilation. URT are a well-known series of bootlegs, there is also a Depeche Mode one and an Orb one.
'Madrugana Eterna (club mix)' 12"?
The original has 3 tracks and is labelled KLF ETERNA 1. The Italian bootleg has only one track and is labelled KLF ETERNAL 23. On top of that it is thought that the track is a fake club mix!
The Lost Sounds of Mu series (Vols. 1-?) CD
The Lost Sounds of Mu series is an effort to make available to fans of Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty those tracks which have either fallen out of circulation, or are difficult to acquire in their original state. The discs are created and assembled by fans, for fans, and with a desire for the preservation of these Great Men's contribution to popular culture. These are 'Fan Club' discs.
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