Gold Is the Metal (With the Broadest Shoulders) (remastered)

~ Release by Coil (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

Eco card pack + booklet with extensive sleeve notes and imagery.

Annotation last modified on 2026-07-24 02:55 UTC.

Tracklist

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1The Last Rites of Spring
recorded at:
Bar Maldoror in United Kingdom
recording of:
The Last Rites of Spring
writer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
publisher:
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2Paradisiac
recorded at:
Bar Maldoror in United Kingdom
recording of:
Paradisiac
writer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
publisher:
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3Thump
recorded at:
Bar Maldoror in United Kingdom
recording of:
Thump
writer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
publisher:
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4For Us They Will
vocals:
John Balance
recorded at:
Bar Maldoror in United Kingdom
recording of:
For Us They Will
writer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
publisher:
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5The Broken Wheel
mixer:
Coil (UK cross‐genre industrial group) and Jim Thirlwell (musician, composer and producer)
vocals:
John Balance
recorded at:
Bar Maldoror in United Kingdom
recording of:
The Wheel
writer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
publisher:
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6Boy in a Suitcase
brass:
Andrew Poppy
vocals:
Sleazy (UK electronic musician and video director)
recorded at:
Bar Maldoror in United Kingdom
recording of:
Boy in a Suitcase
writer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
publisher:
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7Golden Hole
recorded at:
Bar Maldoror in United Kingdom
recording of:
Golden Hole
writer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
publisher:
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8Cardinal Points
strings arranger:
Billy McGee (double bassist and strings arranger)
recorded at:
Bar Maldoror in United Kingdom
recording of:
Cardinal Points
writer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
publisher:
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9Red Slur
recorded at:
Bar Maldoror in United Kingdom
recording of:
Slur
writer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
publisher:
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10…Of Free Enterprise
recorded at:
Bar Maldoror in United Kingdom
recording of:
…Of Free Enterprise
writer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
publisher:
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is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
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11Aqua Regalia
recorded at:
Bar Maldoror in United Kingdom
recording of:
Aqua Regalia
writer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
publisher:
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12Metal in the Head
recorded at:
Bar Maldoror in United Kingdom
recording of:
Metal in the Head
writer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
publisher:
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13Either His, or Yours
recorded at:
Bar Maldoror in United Kingdom
recording of:
Neither His nor Yours
writer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
publisher:
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14Chickenskin
recorded at:
Bar Maldoror in United Kingdom
recording of:
Chickenskin
writer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
publisher:
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15Soundtrap
recorded at:
Bar Maldoror in United Kingdom
recording of:
Soundtrap
writer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
publisher:
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16The First Five Minutes After Violent Death
recorded at:
Bar Maldoror in United Kingdom
recording of:
The First Five Minutes After Death
writer and composer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
publisher:
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