http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5310416.stm

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"Hundreds of Paris Hilton albums have been tampered with in the latest stunt by "guerrilla artist" Banksy. Banksy has replaced Hilton's CD with his own remixes and given them titles such as Why am I Famous?, What Have I Done? and What Am I For? He has also changed pictures of her on the CD sleeve to show the US socialite topless and with a dog's head. A spokeswoman for Banksy said he had doctored 500 copies of her debut album Paris in 48 record shops across the UK. She told the BBC News website: "He switched the CDs in store, so he took the old ones out and put his version in." It might be that there will be some people who agree with his views on the Paris Hilton album HMV spokesman But he left the original barcode so people could buy the CD without realising it had been interfered with. Banksy is notorious for his secretive and subversive stunts such as sneaking doctored versions of classic paintings into major art galleries. His spokeswoman said he had tampered with the CDs in branches of HMV and Virgin as well as independent record stores. He visited cities including Bristol, Brighton, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow and London, she added. A spokesman for HMV said the chain had recovered seven CDs from two Brighton shops but was unaware that other locations were affected. Artistic leeway No customers had complained or returned a doctored version, he said. "It's not the type of behaviour you'd want to see happening very often," he said. "I guess you can give an individual such as Banksy a little bit of leeway for his own particular brand of artistic engagement. "Often people might have a view on something but feel they can't always express it, but it's down to the likes of Banksy to say often what people think about things. "And it might be that there will be some people who agree with his views on the Paris Hilton album." A spokesman for Virgin Megastores said staff were searching for affected CDs but it was proving hard to find them all. "I have to take my hat off - it's a very good stunt," he added."

9/3/2006 3:57:18 PM

gg bansky

9/3/2006 4:10:02 PM

i thought these were the best 2





http://gossip.elliottback.com/2006/07/10/paris-hiltons-album-cover/

9/3/2006 4:22:08 PM

haha, that is AWESOME.

9/3/2006 5:10:15 PM

I think it's just noteworthy that the people can either
a) laugh at themselves because they accidentally bought something that was such a clear parody but hardly noticed given what they were actually buying

b) thought it was hilarious in store and knew what they were getting


and this guy was smart enough not to financially damage anyone so he can't really be sued by a major company for damages.

Very clever.

9/3/2006 5:34:20 PM

incredible

9/3/2006 5:35:08 PM

shrug

[Edited on September 3, 2006 at 6:08 PM. Reason : meh]

9/3/2006 6:07:04 PM

There's a book with some of his work in it. Some of it's really neat stuff.

9/3/2006 6:16:12 PM

theres a shitload of his work @ banksy.co.uk - dude is the man

9/3/2006 6:56:31 PM

i think its funny how people bag on her for being famous for being famous

but yet now that shes desiging, modeling, acting, and singing shes still "not doing anything" to be famous

its a load of bullshit and pretty embarassing a majority of yall act like you care so much

face it, like her or not shes putting in madd work

9/4/2006 1:51:39 AM

i just think she's a vapid whore.

9/4/2006 7:39:06 AM

i just think she's a rapid whore.

9/4/2006 7:56:56 AM

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"No customers had complained or returned a doctored version, he said."

translation: No customers bought the album.

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"face it, like her or not shes putting in madd work"

If you really think she did much more than sign some papers allowing other people to put her name or electronically manipulated voice on their work to boost their sales, then you're really fucking naive.

9/4/2006 8:49:11 AM

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"face it, like her or not shes putting in madd work"

she wouldnt have a shot at trying to be famous if she werent famous. thatd be like me saying I'LL GO MAKE A RECORD NOW!@!!1

9/4/2006 8:50:50 AM

ok bobbydigital thats one out of 4

9/4/2006 10:03:38 AM

i agree that she wouldnt have a shot, but also agree that she does keep herself plenty busy.

she knows her shit sells so why not bank on that. she's got a good brand. books, scents, music, movies, errthang.

9/4/2006 10:06:55 AM

^ right, can't expect a whore not to be a whore

9/4/2006 10:07:52 AM

Wow! Banksy finally found a way to get someone to buy his music.

9/4/2006 11:33:53 AM

what?

9/4/2006 11:51:24 AM

gg bansky

9/4/2006 12:05:04 PM

that banksy was a real son of a bitch

9/4/2006 4:45:57 PM