The KLF discography


This discography lists the key British and notable international releases of The KLF and the other pseudonyms of Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty. It also details the other releases on their independent record label, KLF Communications, by KLF-spinoff Disco 2000 and Space. In the United Kingdom—their home country—Drummond and Cauty released six albums and a wide array of 12 " singles on KLF Communications. In other territories their material was typically issued under licence by local labels.
Although the duo's early works as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu aroused media interest, with many singles being awarded "single of the week" by various music publications, Drummond and Cauty neither sought nor found mainstream chart success until the release of The Timelords' million-selling DIY release "Doctorin' the Tardis" in May 1988. The KLF's single "Kylie Said to Jason", from The White Room soundtrack, was designed for chart success, but failed to reach the UK Top 100. However, The KLF achieved international chart success with the string of pop-house singles that began with "What Time Is Love? (Live at Trancentral)", and they became the internationally highest-selling singles band of 1991.
Note that this is a not a complete list; compilation appearances of otherwise available tracks, bootleg recordings, and certain very limited edition remix and promotional singles have been excluded.

Remixes and production work

The following tracks were remixed by The KLF:
YearOriginal artistSongRemix
1990Depeche Mode"Policy of Truth""Trancentral Mix"
1990Pet Shop Boys"So Hard""The KLF vs Pet Shop Boys"
1990Pet Shop Boys"It Must Be Obvious""UFO Mix"
1991Moody Boys"What Is Dub?""Kings of Low Frequency Dub Version"
1991Moody Boys"Dub Is What?"

In 1989, as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, the duo produced the Moody Boys' single "First National Rapper" and its B-side, "Funky Zulu".

Compilation appearances

The following tracks and remixes were made available only on Various Artists compilation albums. Compilation appearances by tracks which were also released on an album or single are not included. Mixes for DJs and megamixes are also excluded.
YearArtistSongCompilation Album
1989Discotec 2000"Feel This"Eternity Project One
1990The KLF"Build a Fire "Energy - DJ's In The House
1991The KLF"What Time Was Love"Give Peace A Dance: A CND Compilation
1995One World Orchestra"The Magnificent"The Help Album

Films

The KLF

All titles credited to The KLF and released on VHS video.
YearTitleNotes
1990WaitingKLF VT007. Ambient house film with an original soundtrack.
1991The Stadium House TrilogyPicture Music International. Video performances of "3 a.m. Eternal", "Last Train to Trancentral", and "What Time Is Love?"; and a new instrumental piece, "This Is Not What The KLF Is About".

K Foundation

The following K Foundation films have all had public screenings, but have not been released on any home video format.
YearTitleNotes
1994Watch the K Foundation Burn a Million Quid55 minutes of footage showing the K Foundation burning one million pounds. Premiered on 23 August 1995 on the island of Jura.
1995Pissing in the WindFootage of Drummond, Cauty and Mark Hawker urinating into the wind. Shot on 3 November 1995 and premiered at Glasgow University on the same day.
1997This Brick4 minutes of a still picture of a brick made from the ashes of the million pounds incinerated by the K Foundation. Premiered at the Barbican Hall, London on 17 September 1997.

Unreleased

The following KLF projects were announced but not released. Some of these, but by no means all, circulate as bootleg recordings/videos; some may not have been recorded at all.
YearFormatProjectNotes
1988Flexidisc"Deep Shit "Given catalogue number DS 1. KLF Communications Information Sheet 8 claimed that 500 copies had been pressed but had "never been deemed safe to release".
1988Graphic novel"Deep Shit "A comic book or graphic novel drawn by Cauty was mentioned in NME and The Face and various KLF Information Sheets. Originally scheduled for sometime in 1989, later said in KLF Info Sheet 4 that it has been pushed to 1990 before cancellation.
Jimmy allegedly thought it was crap and threw it out. Some frames later re-appeared in the Advanced Acoustic Armaments Cook Book.
1988Single"Love Trance" KLF 006T / KLF 006R. Sleeves and labels printed. Scheduled for 14 November 1988
1988Single"Turn Up the Strobe" KLF 007T / KLF 007R. Sleeves printed. Scheduled for 28 November 1988.
1988Single"The Lovers' Side" KLF 008T / KLF 008R. Scheduled for 12 December 1988
This song also featured on the unreleased version of the album The White Room.
1988Single"E-Train To Trancentral" KLF 008T. Sleeves and labels printed. Scheduled for 12 December 1988
1989Single"Deep Shit "KLF 010R. Reportedly, 6 copies were pressed.
1989SingleWhat Time Is Love? KLF 004M. Scheduled for 1989. 4 Copies reported to exist.
1989SingleGo To SleepKLF 008T Later re-named to KLF 012T / KLF 012R.
Single for the upcoming The White Room. Scheduled for 1989.
1989AlbumThe White Room - Original Motion Picture SoundtrackJAMS LP4 / JAMS CD4 / JAMS MC4 / JAMS DAT4. Very different from the White Room album eventually released, this widely bootlegged recording was scrapped after the commercial failure of the single "Kylie Said to Jason".
1989FilmThe White RoomKLF VT006. The KLF's road movie. A rough version was completed in 1989, before The KLF decided to film an "Outer Film" to augment it. This was never completed. The "Inner Film" has been screened privately, and bootleg copies of it circulate. It was cancelled in 1990 due to the amount of money required to continue filming along with the commercial failure of "Kylie Said to Jason".
1989SingleDeep Shit KLF 010IT. Scheduled for September 1989. 6 copies reported to exist after pressing plant refused to press any further copies.
1989SingleNo More TearsKLF 011G / KLF 011IT / KLF 011R / KLF 011CD / KLF 011C.
Single for the forthcoming The White Room film/album
Announced as a Christmas Single in KLF Info Sheet 4
1990SingleMadrugada EternaKLF ETERNA 1. Scheduled for March 1990. Reported 20 copies exist. Contains the "Madrugada Eterna " used in The White Room Promotional Films. The "Club Mix" from this Single later re-appeared in The White Room (1989 Director's Cut).
1991Promotional Single"America: What Time Is January?"KLF 92 PROMO 2. Unreleased remix of "America: What Time Is Love?" Small amounts of single sided promos were pressed on black and clear vinyl.
1992AlbumThe Black RoomThe KLF started work on a final album, but it remains unfinished and unissued.
1992FilmThe Rites of MuPromotional VHS only; KLF VT014. "Documentary" filmed on the island of Jura. Premiered in America, 21 May 1991. Aired on MTV Europe, 24 June 1992. However, never officially released.
1992Compilation AlbumMu Cancelled due to KLF leaving the music business. Originally planned to have 4 new tracks including new "White Room".
2021CompilationKick Out D'JAMsChapter 1 of "Samplecity Thru Trancentral"
2021CompilationPure Trance SeriesChapter 2 of "Samplecity Thru Trancentral"
2021CompilationMoody Boys SelectedChapter 4 of "Samplecity Thru Trancentral"