The Graphic Novel [The Manual: How to have a Number One the Easy Way] – 145 Page Full Colour Graphic Novel

Description

THEY MADE A NUMBER ONE.
THEN THEY TOLD EVERYONE HOW THEY DID IT.

Important: Printed ‘On Demand’ in the UK, please expect a lead-time of 7-14 days from order.

145 pages – Full Colour – Literal KLF Re-enactment

In association with The KLFRS we proudly present a graphic novel 1st!

In 1988, following the chart-topping success of Doctorin’ the Tardis, The Timelords revealed the strange, cynical and surprisingly practical method they claimed could turn almost anyone into a pop star.

Part manifesto, part instruction manual and part calculated assault on the music industry, The Manual: How to Have a Number One the Easy Way became a cult classic.

The way records reach the charts has changed beyond recognition since 1988. Physical singles, record shops, radio playlists and carefully timed publicity campaigns have given way to streaming, downloads, social media and algorithms. This graphic novel does not attempt to rewrite The Manual for the modern age. Instead, it faithfully follows the original 1988 text, offering a fascinating and frequently outrageous look back at how the record business once worked.

Through bold graphic storytelling, Inkantation brings the words, ideas and Zenarchistic philosophy of The Timelords vividly to life.

Enter a lost world of samples, studios, pressing plants, promotional stunts and calculated chaos. Discover how ambition, audacity and a little borrowed noise could once take a record all the way to Number One.

Follow the instructions.
Make the record.
Conquer the charts.