[kj] KJ first album art/Alexinnyc's job

[Alexander Smith]

I believe we were both in the room at the time, so yeah -- you're  
disqualified.

Sorry, Robbitt.


Jobless in NYC


On Jul 24, 2007, at 9:21 AM, Rob's Arse wrote:


> I know where it is.

>

> Cos he showed me.

>

> Is that cheating?

>

> www.iamscuzzy.com www.myspace.com/scuzzywear

>

> --- vassifer at earthlink.net wrote:

>

> From: Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>

> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke \(the band!\)"  

> <gathering at misera.net>

> Subject: Re: [kj] KJ first album art/Alexinnyc's job

> Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:48:29 -0400

>

>

> Cheers, Oliver -- well, Fox News never ended up calling me, so it

> looks like that's all for naught. Can't say I'm especially

> disappointed. I did get an interview request from the equally noxious

> E! News Daily, but because they're on the West Coast and I'm here --

> that also won't be happening. Not crushed about that one either.

> Still, a job would be nice.

>

> Regarding the first album artwork, I know we discussed it here ages

> ago, but `twas before you arrived. The actual photo is by a storied

> war photographer named Don McCullin. I found an image of the original

> in a big coffee table book of his in a long-since closed photog shop

> in Soho a few years back. You can actually see the faces of the

> running folks. Suffice to say, the inscription scrawled on the wall

> does *not* say "Killing Joke," alas. The image is titled something

> like "VX Gas Attack, Belfast".

>

> Incidentally, Mike Coles *DID* sign his name on that artwork, clearly

> visible on the album cover. Can anyone name where it is? You'll win a

> special no-prize.

>

> Jobless in NYC

>

>

>

> On Jul 24, 2007, at 8:19 AM, B. Oliver Sheppard wrote:

>

>> No kidding!

>>

>> Although KJ 2003 is an excellent album, I can't stand that cover!

>> As I've mentioned before, it looks like the worst kind of Insane

>> Clown Posse crap. Yes, KJ did the whole "sinister jester" thing

>> probably before anyone, but by the 1990s, Hot Topic and bad nu

>> metal bands had taken evil klowns to a whole new level of trash,

>> and doing something dayglo orange with a sinister clown in 2003 was

>> just wrong. A tattoo is worse. Now, one of the running figures on

>> the cover of the 1st LP (or the Bootleg Vinyl Archives cover) would

>> be kind of mysterious and cool if done discreetly and perhaps

>> monotone. Like the hunched over running silhouette of requiem. but

>> anyone getting an evil clown/jester type tattoo -- blegh.

>>

>> Also, sorry I haven't commented before, Alex, but I hope the

>> situation gets better. I know you'd mentioned possibly getting on

>> at FOX. That would be great, actually. Yes, Bill O'Reilly works for

>> them -- but they also make The Simpsons and from what I hear

>> they're bringing back Futurama. I hope it gets better up there!!!  :(

>>

>> -Oliver

>>

>>

>> Alexander Smith wrote:

>>>

>>> Speaking of the `03 Clown, I couldn't help noticing in the SKINS

>>> section of the gallery on the new official site that someone

>>> actually tattooed the grinning visage of the KJ2003 in its

>>> entirety onto his back.

>>> At this point, let me apologize in advance to that individual if

>>> he's here on the Gathering.

>>>

>>> But of *ALL* of Killing Joke's iconography to PERMANENTLY etch

>>> upon the delicate canvas that is your very skin, WHY would you

>>> choose THIS image?

>>> The mind reels?

>>>

>>> Jobless in NYC

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

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