[kj] 30 years of NIGHT TIME

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Yes... 30 years... blimey.


I think you were going to better parties than I was, Neil...


Jamie



-----Original Message-----
From: Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com>
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 20:29
Subject: Re: [kj] 30 years of NIGHT TIME


 
  
   
    
     
30 years.. jesus christ. I have very fond memories of that time - I think every party      
     
I went to throughout that year, Night Time was playing on a loop, LLB and Eighties     
were all over the airwaves, and the band     
    
were riding the crest of the wave, before it all went, well, you know.    
   
   
And in total contrast to a lot of the indie band snobbishness at the time,     
   
   
as in 'I don't want my favourite band to be discovered by the masses', I think    
   
   
KJ fans were excited to see them hitting the mainstream/big time - I know I was,    
   
   
if only because it raised the likelihood of them appearing on establishment TV shows    
   
   
and Jaz enraging the nation in some way.    
   
Although I never really liked the LP artwork... I found it a bit angsty, hamming it up.   
In hindsight it was certainly a sign that egos were coming to the fore. The Das Boot thing is   
  
  
interesting - what a metaphor for being in Killing Joke!   
  
  
Have certainly never seen any other pics from that session - would like to now.   
   
  
  
And good luck with the work situation Alex   
  
  
N   
  
 
 
  
  
On 4 March 2015 at 18:18, Alexander Smith    <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:   
   
According to most knowledgable sources, NIGHT TIME was released thirty years ago this month (although I can’t find an actual date).    
     
 I’ve always been curious as to the cover shoot. According to Big Paul, it was inspired by the film “Das Boot” … the claustrophobia of being on a submarine (although that’s purportedly a backdrop the gents are standing in front of).    
     
 I’d love to see the other outtakes from the photo session. Anyone ever reach out on that front?    
     
 Your troubled, unemployed friend in New York City….    
     
 Alex in NYC    
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