Coil - Gold Is The Metal (With The Broadest Shoulders) Coil
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Gold Is The Metal (With The Broadest Shoulders), Coil’s vital 1987 album, is remastered and reissued.
The album was the third in a trilogy that began with Scatology and Horse Rotorvator, with much of the material emerging from the same period of recordings. It hones an "electro-erotics of sound," blending textural instrumental pieces with notable field recordings – including a drunken brass band captured in Mexico and a Thai boxing arena recorded by Sleazy. A key moment of serendipity is found in ‘Metal In The Head’, which features a malfunctioning Fairlight sampler randomly rearranging and distorting the music.
Remastered under the guidance of original member Stephen Thrower, this new edition features restored artwork, previously unseen imagery and new sleeve notes, and marks the start of a new reissue series through The Grey Area of Mute.
Established in 1982 by Peter Christopherson (Sleazy) and John Balance, Coil began as an art and music project before expanding into a trio with Thrower in 1984. Their work remains a profoundly influential and enigmatic force within industrial and experimental music, fearlessly exploring themes of queerness, sex, drugs, magick and freedom.
VINYL
Includes: 20 page booklet extensive sleeve notes and imagery
Colour postcard size art card
12" square card card insert.
Featuring Peter Christopherson’s original artwork and photography
CD
Card eco pac with 12 page booklet that includes extensive sleeve notes and imagery
Track List
1. The Last Rites Of Spring (2026 Remaster)
2. Paradisiac (2026 Remaster)
3. Thump (2026 Remaster)
4. For Us They Will (2026 Remaster)
5. The Broken Wheel (2026 Remaster)
6. Boy In A Suitcase (2026 Remaster)
7. Golden Hole (2026 Remaster)
8. Cardinal Points (2026 Remaster)
9. Red Slur (2026 Remaster)
10. ...Of Free Enterprise (2026 Remaster)
11. Aqua Regalia (2026 Remaster)
12. Metal In The Head (2026 Remaster)
13. Either His, Or Yours (2026 Remaster)
14. Chickenskin (2026 Remaster)
15. Soundtrap (2026 Remaster)
16. The First Five Minutes After Violent Death (2026 Remaster)
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