Hi, everyone,

I just wondered if there were anyone on the list who was an obsessive collector of KLF material before they reached megastardom and deleted their back catalogue? 

Obviously, there are semi-legendary (in our wee world) collectors/archivists from the early 90s like Ernie Longmire, Mike Dutton, Pete Robinson, etc etc: but was the excitement for hens-teeth records that big in 1990 or 1991?  Or was it just the fact that they're stuff became deleted in 1992 that caused a collecting frenzy?

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? 

Of course, things like "1987", "Waiting" and KLF4T were long-deleted, but they were the exception, rather than the rule, I think.

John

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?