The Kalevala Singles

Kalevala Records was a fictional Finnish label conceived by Bill Drummond and Mark Manning. Named after the Finnish national epic the label was established to release a series of 7″ singles and albums by equally fictional bands and artists inspired by their novel Bad Wisdom.

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I Love Easy Jet (Pamphlet No. 2)

This pamphlet was not a pamphlet but a laminated A4 sheet of paper – text on one side and bright orange on the other. It was randomly placed in the magazine pouches on the back of seats on Easy Jet flights. It documents the begining of The Curfew Tower becoming…

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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…

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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…

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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….

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