The KLF

Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds

By: John Higgs

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Paperback | 17 July 2025 | Edition Number 1

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336 Pages

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19.7 x 12.9 x 2.6

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'The best non-fiction book I've ever read. It's magical. Stunning' Dan Schreiber, No Such Thing As a Fish

'A pop biography for people who don't read pop biographies' Dorian Lynskey, Guardian

'Brilliant, discursive and wise' Ben Goldacre

'Utterly irresistible and totally brilliant' The Quietus

'A thing of endlessly fascinating, utterly demented genius' Alexis Petridis

They were the bestselling singles band in the world. They had awards, credibility, commercial success and creative freedom. Then they deleted their records, erased themselves from musical history and burnt their last million pounds in a boathouse on the Isle of Jura. And they couldn't say why.

This is not just the story of The KLF. It is a book about Carl Jung, Alan Moore, Robert Anton Wilson, Ken Campbell, Dada, Situationism, Discordianism, magic, chaos, punk, rave, the alchemical symbolism of Doctor Who and the special power of the number twenty-three. Wildly unauthorised and unlike any other music biography, THE KLF is a trawl through chaos on the trail of a beautiful, accidental mythology.

10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION UPDATED WITH NEW MATERIAL

Industry Reviews

The best non-fiction book I've ever read. It's magical. Stunning

Like Adam Curtis brainstorming with Thomas Pynchon . . . as playful and sui generis as the KLF themselves - Guardian

A thing of endlessly fascinating, utterly demented genius

The best music book of the 2010s . . . utterly irresistible and totally brilliant - The Quietus

Wildly entertaining - Mojo

By far the best book this year, brilliant, discursive and wise

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