Where to start? Where else but in the past.
The Library of Mu was a text based archive of KLF & JAMs press articles. The Library of Mu was last seen on the 23rd December 2019. Thanks to the Wayback Machine the site is still available to view.
Below are the final Top 10 by number of views. Click on an image to open the article in PDF format
Who Killed The KLF?
Title: Who Killed The KLF?
Date: July 1992
Journal: Select
Author: William Shaw
Chart Position: 1
No. views: 44186
Description: Essential reading. The full story behind the KLF's split, from the Black Room sessions to Mexico, with reaction from kollaborators.
KING BOY D
Title: KING BOY D
Date: March 1997
Journal: The Wire
Author: Ben Watson
Chart Position: 2
No. views: 24249
Description: Essential article, which justifies the K output as "living, active, exciting avant garde art". Feature many juicy quotes from Drummond on all Subjects: Art as well as Illuminatus! stage play, Bad Wisdom misogyny, etc.
Money To Burn
Title: Money To Burn
Date: 25 September, 1994
Journal: Observer
Author: Jim Reid
Chart Position: 3
No. views: 19065
Description: Unable to think of a better idea they decided to burn the million pounds. They decided to make this low-key but still invited a freelance journalist. This is his full story.
Trash Art & Kreation
Title: Trash Art & Kreation
Date: 21 May, 1994
Journal: Guardian Weekend
Author: Alix Sharkey
Chart Position: 4
No. views: 17659
Description: A serious history and analysis of everything, with a lot of attention given to the Art Award Witnesses. Recommended.
Welcome To The Sheep Seats
Title: Welcome To The Sheep Seats
Date: 29 February, 1992
Journal: NME
Author: Danny Kelly
Chart Position: 5
No. views: 13884
Description: The full story of the infamous KLF Vs The Brit awards: guns, lawyers, buckets of blood, Jonathon King, Simon Bates, Extreme Noise Terror and an essential look into the workings of Drummond's mind.
Money To Burn
Title: Money To Burn
Date: 1996-03-01
Journal: Thee Database
Author: John Dower
Chart Position: 6
No. views: 7734
Description: Brilliant article and transcript of the K-F's appearance on Sub City Radio, Glasgow, on November the 3rd '95, talking about art. Highly recommended
URL: http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/7535/KFound.htm
KLF is Gonna Rock Ya!
Title: KLF is Gonna Rock Ya!
Date: 1991-04-01
Journal: X Magazine
Author: Lazlo Nibble
Chart Position: 7
No. views: 7350
Description: Drummond discusses sheep, the road trip at the heart of Chill Out, short attention spans, plans for the Black Room and US record deals.
Thank You For The Music
Title: Thank You For The Music
Date: 17 October, 1987
Journal: NME
Author: James Brown
Chart Position: 8
No. views: 5219
Description: the full disastrous story of the JAMs trip to Sweden: dropping LP's into the Sea; killing a moose; presenting a gold disc to a prostitute; burning LP's in a field; being shot at by a farmer and all the details of the Abba censorship
BUT IS IT ART?
Title: BUT IS IT ART?
Date: February 1994 ?
Journal: Select
Author: Miranda Sawyer
Chart Position: 9
No. views: 4051
Description: Account by Art Award witness - mainly a good analysis of the money art works
A REAL CLIFF-HANGER
Title: A REAL CLIFF-HANGER
Date: 1996-03-01 ?
Journal: Blah Blah Blah
Author: Craig McLean
Chart Position: 10
No. views: 3643
Description: The full story of the Cape Wrath debacle from Little Chef to cars stuck in the sand.