Records - 1990



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April - National: The Orb

All is not well on planet ambient as Alex Paterson and Jimmy Cauty fail to settle their differences and go their separate ways. With Jimmy having major chart success with his main focus the "KLF", and the "Orb" project gradually receiving a fair amount of critical acclaim on the underground circuit, London's Big Life records want to sign Jimmy and Alex on a big album deal as "The Orb".

 

Jimmy is keen on the album deal and also suggests to Alex to release their future Orb material via his KLF Communications label. Fearing this may happen, Alex didn't want to get swallowed up by the major record labels and become known as the "KLF-side-project". With both parties failing to find the middle ground, Jimmy and Alex split acrimoniously with Alex becoming the sole guardian to the "Orb" moniker.

 

After their messy break-up, Jimmy erases all of Alex's work from "Space" [ the work-in-progress first Orb album they where producing in Jimmy's flat in Stockwell, south London ] and releases the album later in the year through his KLF Communications label, Alex signs on with Big Life records.

 

 

 

Spring - Blackburn: Hardcore Uproar

From out of the smouldering ashes of Blackburn's warehouses and abattoirs, Tommy Smith, Tony Creft and the name "Hardcore Uproar" will live on with a different, new purpose this spring time.

 

The record that Manchester producers Suddi Raval and Jonathan Donaghy [ a.k.a. "Together" ] have been busy working on will, for the best of reasons put Blackburn and the wider Lancashire illegal party scene back in the media spotlight. After been widely received in the north of England, Raval and Donaghy's record blows-up as it goes national and becomes an overnight pay party anthem.

 

With the opening snippet of deafening noise from the ten-thousand strong crowd at the last Hardcore Uproar [ which they nearly got nicked at ] playing a integral part in the beginning of the anthem, early test-presses of together's track were causing an uproar and changing hands for ten quid a time... Which lead to another fierce bidding war between the bigger independent labels.

 

Only trying to fulfill a recent dream by getting their first record played at their "local" [ the Haçienda in Manchester, Greater Manchester ] venue, the financial clout from London saves the day and Pete Tong's FFRR stable wins the coveted license rights from the pair. Now with a bigger promotional budget to play with, together's first major offering will exceed expectations as it peakes at #12 in the UK charts.

 

 

 

May

May 4th - Unknown: Sunrise

Now with a new set of financial backers and minus Tony Colston-Hayter... Dave Roberts and his new team at Sunrise go into this year with the "Superseries". Pioneered by Paul Oakenfold, party organisers are changing their tack and realising that they could make a lot of money legally by making ravers phone their "0839" premium tariff BT landlines, that eventually give out "hot-off-the-press-out-of-date" information.

 

For their first party of this new era the organisers have planned a good variety of London DJ's including Frankie Valentine, Carl Cox, Judge Jules, Stevie V and Shut Up And Dance.

 

Not in keeping with traditions... Instead of using their normal messaging service, the organisers at Sunrise attempted to use a premium phone number to reveal their location. To whip up a further and wet their followers appetites... The organisers played live tape recordings of some their biggest parties of last year, on three separate 0839 lines - Sunrise's Superseries didn't take place...

 

 

 

 

 
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