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The KLF

Chaos, Magic and the Band Who Burned a Million Pounds

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The strange tale of the death, life and legacy of the hugely successful band.

They were the best-selling singles band in the world. They had awards, credibility, commercial success and creative freedom. Then they deleted their records, erased themselves from musical history and burnt their last million pounds in a boathouse on the Isle of Jura. And they couldn't say why.

This is not just the story of The KLF. It is a book about Carl Jung, Alan Moore, Robert Anton Wilson, Ken Campbell, Dada, Situationism, Discordianism, magic, chaos, punk, rave, the alchemical symbolism of Doctor Who and the special power of the number 23.

Wildly unauthorised and unlike any other music biography, The KLF is a trawl through chaos on the trail of a beautiful, accidental mythology.

Read by John Higgs.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

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"By far the best book this year, brilliant, discursive and wise." (Ben Goldacre)
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This book is about so much more than the klf band. I have recommended it to everyone I know. I can also recommended John Higgs other books.

This book Is worth listening to several times

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Very interesting, totally gripping. Loved this. Thought provoking and appealing narrative of KLF. If this is your bag, I would recommend.

Fascinating

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Really enjoyed this. More than a KLF biography - it really takes the "bigger picture" approach. Totally worth your time if you are into Chaos Magick. Discordianism or such topics.

Amazing Book - Worth Your Time

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Basically a discursive piece on various philosophies and the meaning of art told through the story of the KLF and their other guises. Fascinating, thought-provoking but written in a dense, intellectual way that made it which made it hard going at times.

Fascinating and intellectually challenging

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If you were into the KLF in the 90s and enjoy the quirky psychology of Robert Anton Wilson I can pretty much guarantee you'll enjoy this. A really intelligent and humorous mish-mash of synchronicity, magic, anarchy, creativity and more. And I thought very nicely narrated by the author.

I really enjoyed this

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