[kj] at last...

[PHIL TOFIELD]

its just a photocopy, you arn't missing out on anything!

I got the Original Killing Joke bootleg on vinyl, found it earlier when I
was looking to see if I had the Dub one on vinyl

(must get my turntable repaired)

On 25 June 2010 18:00, <jpwhkj at aol.com> wrote:


> Yours has a picture?  I feel cheated! <grin>

>

> Mine is dayglo orange paper with the spine title done with letraset, and

> hand-written track titles; underneath the dayglo paper is the standard TDK

> D90 card, with KJ In Dub hand-written on the spine.  The actual cassette was

> just a plain D90, without even a label.

>

> The Original Killing Joke cassette that I bought at the same time was in

> the same format.  I knew they were bootlegs of bootlegs, but I'd never seen

> either of them before, so it was a no-brainer.  As I recall, each cassette

> cost £3.  Money well spent!

>

> I've just listened to it, and it's better than I remember, but still not

> great.  Sound quality is pretty naff.

>

> Jamie

>

>

>

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

> From: PHIL TOFIELD <phil.tofield at virgin.net>

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net

> >

>  Sent: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:46

> Subject: Re: [kj] at last...

>

>  I really want to hear this again now but my copy is in storage :(

> If I remeber correctly, the cover is a b&w picture of Youth sat at a mixer

> with a big spliff in his mouth

>

> On 25 June 2010 16:19, <jpwhkj at aol.com> wrote:

>

>> Rob - does yours include the WTF-era Skinner session?

>>

>> Does anyone know when this was released?  The material is all 79-81 (first

>> ep->WTF) so presumably it was recorded in 81 or perhaps early 82, but I

>> wonder if it was released (by Youth?) after the Joke split...

>>

>> Just found my cassette copy, the full title given is: In Dub (Studio

>> Out-takes)

>>

>> Jamie

>>

>>

>>

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

>> From: Rob Moss <rob.moss at gmx.com>

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

>> gathering at misera.net>

>> Sent: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:23

>> Subject: Re: [kj] at last...

>>

>>   I bought a cd of it years back thinking it would be better quality than

>> that which I had heard.

>>

>> It isn't but you are welcome to a copy if you send me your address.

>>

>> But no more of those naked pictures of yourself like last time eh?

>>

>>

>>

>> On 25 Jun 2010, at 14:42, Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com> wrote:

>>

>>  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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