I can sympathise with Paul's comments about the prevalence of the digital sound files taking some of the shine off collecting. That said it has allowed me to hear things I'd searched for and never found. I got into the KLF after hearing the chart stuff, but it was the more laid back tracks like No More Tears, Build A Fire which grabbed me after copying A mates White Room LP. Like others I was intrigued by all the back catalogue which was all news to me (though I was only setting out on my life's musical journey being an 18 year old student). Then my stoner mates discovered Chill Out and it became a soundtrack to our Smoking sessions throughout 1990-1. I recall clearly listening in the dark to it for the first time and the noise of the car starting up startling me from the purple haze. We also used to drive up to Machen mountain At night And gaze down upon the twinkling lights of Newport with Chill Out Reverberating in our ears. I snapped up the stuff in the shops until their demise and disappearance as the 90's wore on. I managed to get a lot of the rarer vinyl like Space, WTIL (Virtual Reality/Echo remixes) at local record fairs. I bought my promo copy of Space in 1992 and still paid £20 for it then even though it was quite soon after its release. It was an agonising decision as I had little money for extravagances like that as a student, and I had no idea what is sounded like. And in all the subsequent years of record hunting I never saw another copy until the recent bootlegs. I also picked up the Record Collector article, Select article and Pete Robinson zines as they were published. I have enjoyed this thread. _____________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses for Frontline Ltd by the MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service. _____________________________________________________________________ This e-mail message and any attachment(s) are CONFIDENTIAL and may contain legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you should not read, copy, distribute, disclose or otherwise use the information in this e-mail or any attachment(s). Please also e-mail, telephone or fax us immediately and delete the message and any attachment(s) from your system. E-mail may be susceptible to data corruption, interception and unauthorised amendment, and we do not accept liability for any such corruption, interception or amendment or the consequences thereof. Please note that any views expressed in this email may be those of the originator and do not necessarily reflect those of this organisation. _____________________________________________________________________