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"3 a.m. Eternal" is a song by . A studio-produced version of this song was issued a limited edition mail order 7" Single , the final release by The KLF and their Independent Record Label , KLF Communications . ORIGINS The original 1989 12" single release constituted the second of The KLF's low-key "Pure Trance" series. There were two issues, numbered 005T (pink writing on a black sleeve, featuring two KLF mixes) and 005R (black writing on a pink sleeve, featuring four more mixes, including remixes by The Orb and The Moody Boys ). STADIUM HOUSE VERSION A version heavily reworked for a mainstream audience, "3 a.m. Eternal (Live at the S.S.L.)", was issued in January 1991 Hit # 1 in the UK Singles Chart and # 5 in the US Billboard Hot 100 . This version featured a Rap by Ricardo Lyte. The "S.S.L." in the subtitle refers to a Solid State Logic mixing desk. Although a lot of crowd noise features on the mix, it is in fact a purely studio-based creation. The seven inch version of this mix appears on the album '' The White Room ''. Concurrent with the chart-topping version, yet another 12" was released, featuring resolutely underground remixes by The Moody Boys. THE KLF VS EXTREME NOISE TERROR In 1992, The KLF released a limited edition mail order only single containing a new version of "3 a.m." featuring the announced to a stunned crowd that "The KLF have now left the music business". Within a few months, they did just that - their records were deleted and The KLF Retired From The Industry . Danny Kelly later described the Brits performance as The KLF's "self-destruction in an orgy of punk rock..., mock outrage ... and real bad taste". Danny Kelly , "Million Dollar Bash", '' Q '', February 1994 ( link ). REVIEWS The "Pure Trance Original" was described by '' Record Mirror '' as a "euro-flavoured Deep House pulser" with atmospheric chanting and a "cathedral-like resonance".Review of "3 a.m. Eternal (Pure Trance Original)", '' Record Mirror '', 16 September 1989. In a January 1991 feature on '' referred to the "Live at the S.S.L." version as an "epic pop masterpiece".Poole, S., Review of Bill Drummond 's book '' 45 '', '' The Guardian '', 26 February 2000 ( link ). FORMATS AND TRACK LISTINGS "3 a.m. Eternal (Pure Trance Original)" was aired as a UK 12" Single in May 1989. "3 a.m. Eternal (Live from the S.S.L.)" was given an international release as a single on 7 January 1991 . A single of Remix es by The Moody Boys was given a limited release a week later. In January 1992, Review of "3 a.m. Eternal (The KLF vs Extreme Noise Terror)", '' New Musical Express '', 11 Jan 1992. a one-sided 7" single of The KLF's collaboration with Extreme Noise Terror was released via Mail Order only, from a limited pressing of 1000 copies.Longmire, Ernie et al (2005). KLF discography Compiled by Ernie Longmire, this has been the authoritative KLF discography on the internet for some 10 years or more and has been the subject of long-term scrutiny and peer review by KLF fans and collectors. It is now maintained by the fan site klf.de. Key EXTERNAL LINKS NOTES AND REFERENCES
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