Citizensmurf wrote:
Seems like there are some pages missing. No way that was the only exchange, and 6 months later? I believe this is only half the story.
Think I've worked out the timeline a bit - in between Dinger's fax and Cope's reply, Dinger also released NEU! 4, where in the liner notes he laments "a growing worldwide bootleg campaign including a certain Julian Cope wearing an illegal NEU! t-shirt on BBC's Top of the Pops."
I'm assuming Cope got NEU! 4, was excited about hearing it, but then felt totally repulsed by the 80s sound, and, after seeing himself slagged off in the liner notes to boot, thought, "To hell with the crazy old geezer". Although Cope's fax to Dinger was harsh, it makes sense somewhat considering how much Cope loved the music, and no doubt thought he was doing his unsung hero a major favor. It's like, "This is the thanks I get?"
There was one more slight update to the Cope / Dinger feud - in the liner notes for NEU! 72 Live in Dusseldorf, Dinger announced a contest inviting his fans to record themselves singing over the instrumental music. The winner would receive a broken NEU! 4 CD sent to Dinger by "Julian Copy".
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