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:''for the Greek magazine see Down Town (magazine)'' "Down Town" was the a 1987 release by The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (better known as The KLF). The song is gospel music driven by house music rhythms, incorporating a sample of Petula Clark's 1964 single "Downtown". ==Origins== In 1987, Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty formed The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (The JAMs), and busily released provocatively sample-heavy electronic music with beatbox rhythms and Drummond's socially aware raps. Their debut single "All You Need Is Love" and album ''1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?)'' were both investigated by the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society,〔See for example Davage, I., letter from the MCPS to The JAMs, reproduced in "The KLF 1987 Completeist List", an insert to ''Who Killed The JAMs?'', KLF Communications JAMS LP2, 1988.〕 who ordered The JAMs to recall and destroy all unsold copies of ''1987''. A new single, "Whitney Joins The JAMs", followed, along with a satirically edited version of the album, ''1987 (The JAMs 45 Edits)'', and the debut release from spinoff project Disco 2000, "I Gotta CD". By the time of the release of "Whitney Joins The JAMs", the duo's independent record label had been renamed KLF Communications, and in the coming year The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu would mutate into The KLF. In the meantime, "Down Town" was The JAMs' and KLF Communications' final release of 1987, a 7" and 12" single release of 30 November.〔Longmire, Ernie et al. (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. Retrieved 19 June 2006.〕 It did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but made inroads into the UK independent chart.〔"Downtown Ancients head up the indie chart", ''New Musical Express'', 19 December 1987.〕 In an interview with ''NME'', Drummond and Cauty maintained that the record was originally intended to be sample-free, but, quoting the Book of Proverbs 26:11, Drummond admitted that "as a dog returneth to his vomit so a fool returneth to his folly".〔''Sounds'', 5 December 1987〕 In addition to Petula Clark's "Downtown", "Down Town" used elements of the distinctive bassline to Harold Faltermeyer's 1984 # 1 single "Axel F". Indeed, the labels of the record claimed that: "All sounds on this recording have been captured by The KLF. In the name of Mu, we hereby liberate these sounds from all copyright restrictions, without prejudice".〔Sleevenotes, "Down Town", KLF Communications JAMS 27T, November 1987.〕 Although The JAMs sought permission from Tony Hatch, who wrote Clark's "Downtown", Drummond admitted in KLF Communications newsletter: "We were surprised to read in the papers that Pet Clarke () had given her permission for us to sample her classic 'Downtown' on our record of the same name. When we attempted to contact her, at her Swiss home, to do just this thing, we didn't get further than her refusing to accept our transfer charge."〔Drummond, B., KLF Information Sheet, KLF Communications, 22 January 1988 ((link )).〕 The inclusion of Petula Clark's "Downtown" was claimed by Drummond to be a striking coincidence: "Down Town" was not included on either of The JAMs' albums, instead featuring on their 1988 compilation and remix album, ''Shag Times'', along with an instrumental remix credited to The KLF. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Down Town」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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