[kj] at last...

[Neil Perry]

Wow, thanks... Why am I only hearing of this now after 30 years of searching
out every KJ-related item...

Anyone have a good-quality version of this?
N

On 25 June 2010 15:38, PHIL TOFIELD <phil.tofield at virgin.net> wrote:


> its an old bootleg of 1st and 2nd album tracks remixed in a dub stylee by

> Youth. Ive got it on cassette somewhere. The mixes were pretty good, but the

> sound quality on the tape is very poor.

>

> On 25 June 2010 13:40, Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com> wrote:

>

>> "stuff off the *Killing Joke In Dub bootleg*"

>>

>> What's that then? Is it good? Do you have it? Can I have it? :)

>>

>> N, still waiting for the postman (mine does involve international post,

>> which makes me a bit nervous)

>>

>>   On 25 June 2010 13:26, <jpwhkj at aol.com> wrote:

>>

>>>   Further thoughts, typed as I listen for the first time:

>>>

>>> In Excelsis is much better on CD than the version we'd previously heard.

>>> I like it a lot.

>>>

>>> Endgame still doesn't do it for me.  Quite chuggy guitar; Jaz sings a

>>> bit, but quite growly vocals; not very catchy; no underlying funky vibe.  I

>>> pressed "Next" before it was over, not 'cos it's really awful, but because I

>>> want to hear...

>>>

>>> Kali Yuga is really powerful!  Excellent singing from Jaz.

>>>

>>> Ghosts is just starting... sending a shiver down my spine, partly

>>> anticipation from what everyone's said, partly the eerie dub sounds...  It's

>>> *very* unusual - totally different from anything they've done in the last 30

>>> years.  Harks back to that first EP.  Great that they've taken a musical

>>> risk again - it's been far too long.

>>>

>>> (Just thinking that it's great that they have so much material.  On

>>> previous "recent" albums, it's felt like they included pretty much

>>> everything available in order to fill an album.)

>>>

>>> Jaz's vocals on Ghosts are still a bit growly, but he is *singing* which

>>> is great.

>>>

>>> OK, now for the dub version.  Sounds ....unsurprisingly.... like some of

>>> the stuff off the Killing Joke In Dub bootleg.  And sorry Jaz, but I prefer

>>> it without vocals!  Some wicked guitar in there.  I could live without some

>>> of screechier siren noises, but overall it works really well.  Love the way

>>> the guitar blasts in.  This feckin' rocks!

>>>

>>> It's over.  Time to press "Play" again.  This reminds me of what it was

>>> like to get your hands on new Killing Joke record back in the eighties...

>>>

>>> By the way, mine is numbered 789.  What about the rest of youse?

>>>

>>> Jamie

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> -----Original Message-----

>>> From: jpwhkj at aol.com

>>> To: gathering at misera.net

>>> Sent: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:56

>>> Subject: at last...

>>>

>>>  Nothing on Monday.

>>>

>>> Nothing on Tuesday.

>>>

>>> Nothing on Wednesday.

>>>

>>> Nothing on Thursday.

>>>

>>> But it arrived today.

>>>

>>> First thought: artwork looks better in my hands than on the web.

>>>

>>> Second thought: remove cassette from stereo and put on IE CD.

>>>

>>> Here we go...

>>>

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