> For exactly, would a copy of "Love
Trance" or "Madrugada Eterna" ETERNA1 have caused a frenzy back in
those
> days? Wasn't even
the rarer examples of the "regular" back catalogue (such as JAMSCD4 and "Space")
available
> mail-order during the Stadium house
period?
They were big ripples in small ponds : pre "3AM" the
circle of KLF fans was small, but fervent. I think they were available
during the "Stadium House" period, but hard to find / mail order only. "What
Time Is Love Story?" wasn't available. That fetched a huge price then as it does
now.
> PS - Does anyone
know if the 1991 "Pure Trance" reissues (4T and 5T & R) were legitimate KLF
reissues
> sanctioned (and
presumably actively wanted) by Bill and Jimmy?
Probably not : at the time Bill & Jimmy seemed far more interested in
the present and the future, not the past. If they were going to
reissue anything they'd probably add a death metal thrash backing, sheep, choirs
going "Mu Mu", dress up as Ice Cream Cones, get guest vocalists and
rappers, and put a model submarine on the cover.