Books by Bill Drummond

Written or co-written by Bill, either as himself or under his pseudonym Tenzing Scott Brown.

A Bible Of Dreams

A Bible Of Dreams

"A Bible Of Dreams" is a book of images by Mark Manning, largely photomontages, with text by Bill Drummond. It is described as “a visual poem composed by MS Manning”, with Drummond giving “a personal interpretation of the poem” in a commentary, along with a biographical background piece. The colour ...
Publisher:
The Curfew Press
Date:
1994
Bad Wisdom: The Lighthouse At The Top Of The World

Bad Wisdom: The Lighthouse At The Top Of The World

Bad Wisdom is the first book in the projected "Travel Books From Hell" trilogy by Bill Drummond and Mark Manning, retelling their journey to take a picture of Elvis Presley to the North Pole to achieve world peace. Realizing it's not possible to reach their destination from continental Europe they ...
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Date:
1996
Cover of Bill Drummond's "From The Shores Of Lake Placid"

From The Shores Of Lake Placid (And Other Stories)

This book is one of an edition of five hundred published specifically for those attending the exhibition Glitter at the Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn
Date:
1998
Cover of Bill Drummond's "Annual Report"

Annual Report To The Mavericks, Writers And Film Festival

This book is one of an edition of five hundred published specifically for those attending the 1998 Mavericks Writers & Film Festival ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn
Date:
1998
Cover of Bill Drummond's "45" (1st Edition)

45

45 compiles some of Bill's short stories previously released in From The Shores Of Lake Placid and adds a wide range of new ones as well ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn / Little, Brown And Company (UK)
Date:
2000
"Twenty Thousand" by Bill Drummond

Twenty Thousand

This book is an edition of one, printed over three volumes. In contains enough space to invite everyone who has purchased a 1/20,000 fraction of Smell Of Sulphur In The Wind to sign their name, put their email address and add the coordinates of their purchase. Bill Drummond updates the ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn
Date:
2002
Is God A Cunt?

Is God A Cunt?

Seventh book published by Penkiln Burn. This book is an edition of one, printed over six volumes. Each of the volumes exists for people to express their response to the question posed in the title. These books have only been made available to the general public on a few occasions ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn
Date:
2002
How To Be An Artist

How To Be An Artist

Back Cover Blurb Don't be fooled by the title of this book. There is nothing between its covers that can, in any way, be construed as a step-by-step guide to being an artist of any kind. In fact the title was an afterthought, a mere whim. Meant to be a ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn
Date:
2002
The Wild Highway

The Wild Highway

The Wild Highway is the sequel to Bad Wisdom and the second book in the projected Travel Books From Hell trilogy, released on Creation Books in 2005. This time around the two protagonists are on a journey along the Congo to battle-scared Zaire in an attempt to reclaim their souls ...
Publisher:
Creation Books
Date:
2005
Scores 18 - 76

Scores 18 – 76

This small book contains 57 Scores, to be performed by The17. These Scores were daydreamed, made up and composed by pupils from seven school [sic] in the North East of England in May 2006. They were written by pupils in response to working with Bill Drummond. The text in the ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn
Date:
2006
17

17

Back Cover Blurb THIS BOOK IS ABOUT Music, uncertainty, sitting on a ledge, night trains across Russia, Bill Drummond, drunken mercenaries on the North Sea, starting over again, a classroom of 13-year-olds, getting everything done before death, art, a river full of headless eels, girl pop, waking up to find ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn / Beautiful Books
Date:
2008-07
$20,000

$20,000

$20,000 is the second, updated edition of How To Be An Artist ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn
Date:
2010
"Ragworts" by Bill Drummond

Ragworts

This book was printed in an edition of 1,000 copies to coincide with the first Ragworts Week which was celebrated in Sheffield between 30 April and 6 May 2012. 100 copies of the book are allocated for sale each Ragworts Week until all books are sold ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn
Date:
2012
Front cover of Bill Drummond's "100"

100

100 was published as an edition of 1,000 copies. A possible future eBook version was suggested on the Penkiln Burn website but remains unreleased as of today ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn
Date:
2012-04-16
Man Shines Shoes

Man Shines Shoes

"Man Shines Shoes" is the 16th book published by Penkiln Burn. It was first released as paper back edition of 40 copies, specifically published for those having their shoes polished by Bill Drummond in Sherwood Forest on 3 October 2011. A second hardcover edition of 1,000 copies got published in ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn
Date:
2013
Man Makes Bed

Man Makes Bed

"Man Makes Bed" is the 15th book published by Penkiln Burn. Originally released as a softcover edition of 40 copies for those attending Witte de With Straat Festival, Rotterdam, Netherlands, a hardcover edition of 1,000 copies was published in 2014, including a Chinese translation by Zhang Rui and Hou Junmou ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn
Date:
2014
The 25 Paintings (Birmingham, England 2014)

The 25 Paintings (Birmingham, England 2014)

The 25 Paintings compiles a selection of past Penkiln Burn posters and photographs from the now-defunct PB website into a comprehensive archive of Bill Drummond's work during the last 25 years. Published in a hard back edition of 1,000 to coincide with The 25 Paintings exhibition at Eastside Projects, Birmingham, ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn
Date:
2014
Cairnsmore Of Fleet

Cairnsmore Of Fleet

Cairnsmore Of Fleet is a finished but unreleased book by Bill Drummond. Small bits of information about the book could be found on the Penkiln Burn website ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn
Date:
2015
Bill Drummond: Lecture At Spoiler, Vienna 2002

Bill Drummond: Lecture At Spoiler, Vienna 2002

When it comes to pop music, conceptual art, audacious positioning, and fierce artistic independence, there is simply no way around Bill Drummond. The KLF, The Timelords, The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (J.A.M.S.), The K Foundation, The 2K, K2 Plant Hire Ltd. - these were all projects that aimed to ...
Publisher:
Der Konterfei
Date:
2015-04-13
Cover of Bill Drummond's "Missionary Or Cannibal?"

Missionary Or Cannibal?

Bill Drummond's visit to Sydney in June 2015 was a detour on the Twelve Steps to 2025. This book is a rambling, discursive account of his visit, among many other things. Limited edition of 200 copies according to the book's liner notes, though rumors say only 100 copies got actually ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn / Blurb Incorporated
Date:
2015-08-07
White Saviour Complex

White Saviour Complex

White Saviour Complex is a play written by Bill Drummond under the pseudoynm of his alter ego Tenzing Scott Brown. Its release ties in with the screening of Best Before Death by Paul Duane. The book is divided into two versions of the same play, each again featuring three acts ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn
Date:
2019-06-27
3"x1"

3″x1″

3"x1" is a small book written by Bill Drummond and published by Ration Books in 2021 as the second book in their lineupof pocket-sized quick reads. The book contains three new short stories - The Skull, The Sparling, and The Worm ...
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Date:
2021-04-08
Best Gent Hair Saloon

Best Gent Hair Saloon

Best Gent Hair Saloon by Tenzing Scott Brown is the 25th book published by Penkiln Burn. It was printed in an edition of 400 copies which were originally put on sale in the titular Best Gent Hair Saloon (Metin’s Barbers) in London during September 2021 along with Antimacassar. The remaining ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn
Date:
2021-09
Antimacassar

Antimacassar

Antimacassar is a 32-page book written by Tenzing Scott Brown, and the 24th book published by Penkiln Burn in 2021.The book contains an introduction written by Bill Drummond’s whose other self  went on to write the play Antimacassar included in the book. The book was printed in an edition of ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn
Date:
2021-09
The Edge Of The World

The Edge Of The World

The Edge of The World is a collection of short plays written by Bill Drummond's alternate persona Tenzing Scott Brown while in Yarmouth in September 2021. They were written in response to the exhibition The 25 Paintings being installed in PRIMEYARC, an art gallery in the former Debenhams department store ...
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Date:
2021-10
The Pied Wagtail

The Pied Wagtail

The Pied Wagtail by Tenzing Scott Brown was printed in 2022 in an edition of 400 copies and is the 27th book published by Penkiln Burn. Initial copies were sold by Bill Drummond near Southgate Tube Station in London, with the remaining copies later made available through the Alimentation webshop ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn
Date:
2022-09
Paint

Paint

Paint by Tenzing Scott Brown was printed in 2022 in an edition of 400 copies and is the 28th book published by Penkiln Burn. Initial copies were sold by Bill Drummond on Sizewell Beach, Suffolk, with the remaining copies later made available through the Alimentation webshop. Back Cover Blurb PAINT ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn
Date:
2022-10
Semaphore Signals

Semaphore Signals

Semaphore Signals by Tenzing Scott Brown was printed in 2022 in an edition of 400 copies and is the 29th book published by Penkiln Burn. The first 40 copies were sold by Bill Drummond  by The Breakout, London on November 8th in exchange for one tea pot from a charity ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn
Date:
2022-11-08
Under The Junction

Under The Junction

Under The Junction by Tenzing Scott Brown was printed in 2022 in an edition of 400 copies and published by Penkiln Burn. It is the fourth book in a series of books by Bill Drummond's alter ego. The first 40 copies were given away by Bill Drummond under Spaghetti Junction ...
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Publisher:
Penkiln Burn
Date:
2022-12-14