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Gold Is the Metal with the Broadest Shoulders was the third album released by Coil
Coil (band)

Coil were an English cross-genre, industrial music experimental music group formed in 1982 by John Balance—later credited as "Jhonn Balance"—and his partner Peter Christopherson, aka 'Sleazy'....
 in the year 1987. It is not a proper follow-up to 1986's Horse Rotorvator
Horse Rotorvator

Horse Rotorvator is the second LP released by the United Kingdom industrial music group Coil ....
, but more a collection of outtakes and demos from the Scatology
Scatology (album)

Scatology is the first LP and a second album produced by Coil .Scatology was released in three different formats with two different covers....
, Horse Rotorvator and Hellraiser soundtrack sessions. Some obviously correspond to earlier and later released material ("Golden Hole" to "Penetralia", "...Of Free Enterprise" to "Herald", etc.), while others ("Boy In a Suitcase") do not appear anywhere else.






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Gold Is the Metal with the Broadest Shoulders was the third album released by Coil
Coil (band)

Coil were an English cross-genre, industrial music experimental music group formed in 1982 by John Balance—later credited as "Jhonn Balance"—and his partner Peter Christopherson, aka 'Sleazy'....
 in the year 1987. It is not a proper follow-up to 1986's Horse Rotorvator
Horse Rotorvator

Horse Rotorvator is the second LP released by the United Kingdom industrial music group Coil ....
, but more a collection of outtakes and demos from the Scatology
Scatology (album)

Scatology is the first LP and a second album produced by Coil .Scatology was released in three different formats with two different covers....
, Horse Rotorvator and Hellraiser soundtrack sessions. Some obviously correspond to earlier and later released material ("Golden Hole" to "Penetralia", "...Of Free Enterprise" to "Herald", etc.), while others ("Boy In a Suitcase") do not appear anywhere else. "The Last Rites Of Spring" includes a sample by Stravinsky.

The musician's involved in this album were: John Balance
John Balance

John Balance , born in Mansfield, England, England, was the founder of the experimental music group Coil , along with his partner Peter Christopherson....
, Peter Christopherson
Peter Christopherson

Peter Martin Christopherson, a.k.a. Sleazy is a musician, video director and designer, and former member of the influential British design agency Hipgnosis....
, Stephen Thrower
Stephen Thrower

Stephen Thrower is an English musician and author.Formerly a member of the music group Coil , Possession, Satin Chickens, Put Put, Identical and Skullflower....
, Alex Fergusson
Alex Fergusson

Alex Fergusson may refer to:* Alex Fergusson , Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament* Alex Fergusson , Scottish guitarist/producerSee also...
, Jim Thirlwell, Billy McGee
Billy McGee

Billy McGee is the sheriff of Forrest County, Mississippi, . He gained notoriety for working against the federal government in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina....
, and Andrew Poppy
Andrew Poppy

Andrew Poppy is a British composer, pianist, and music producer.From 1974 to 1979 he studied music at Royal Holloway, University of London and Goldsmiths College University of London, studying piano with Susan Bradshaw and earning a B.M....
.

Editions

The standard 12" was released by the label "Threshold House with the catalogue number LOCI 1. 2000 copies were pressed on black vinyl, an unknown colored vinyl edition was also made, some of which were red and some of which were clear. In addition, 25 copies on red vinyl were released with an unfinished sleeve. The first initial copies of this album were shipped with the free 7" singles The Wheel/The Wheal and The Wheal/Keelhauler
The Wheal/Keelhauler

"The Wheal" is a song by Coil released on two separate 7" vinyl singles....
. The Wheel/The Wheal was believed to be shipped with the first 500 copies, then The Wheal/Keelhauler
The Wheal/Keelhauler

"The Wheal" is a song by Coil released on two separate 7" vinyl singles....
 with an unknown additional copies.

A special art edition of the 12" was released in an edition of 55 under the Threshold House label with the catalogue number LOCI 3, a catalogue number later assigned to the Windowpane
Windowpane

Windowpane may refer to:*Paned window and Window, an architectural element*Windowpane , the Coil album released in 1990*Fenestrane* The sheet form of LSD...
 12". According to Brainwashed.com, this set sold for £55 via mail order and included the following: "a black vinyl copy of the LP with gold leaf applied to the centre of the front cover where text appears on the regular edition, The Wheel/The Wheal 7" single, three numbered art prints in a lacquer sealed folder, two posters, a booklet of art and collage designed by John Balance, a credits insert, a signed and numbered certificate."

In 1988, the album was also released on CD by the labels Normal and Threshold House. The Normal release had a catalogue number of NORMAL 77 and was released in the Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
. The Threshold House release had a catalogue number of LOCI 1 and was released in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

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. A Total of 1,000 numbered copies were produced during this pressing. The last three tracks have indexing problems.

In 1996 the album was repressed under the label Threshold House with catalogue number LOCI CD 11. The artwork for this release is entirely different for this album. The album is subtitled "Returning to the Purity of the Current." This version still suffers from indexing problems.

In 2006, the 1996 version of the album was made available for download at Coil's official site, thresholdhouse.com, in aac
Advanced Audio Coding

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, mp3
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, and lossless flac
FLAC

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 formats. This album is still available for download.

The CD pressings included the extra tracks "Hellraiser" and "The Wheal".

Track listing


12" versions

Side A:
  1. "Last Rites of Spring" - ?
  2. "Paradisiac" - ?
  3. "Thump" - ?
  4. "For Us They Will" - ?
  5. "The Broken Wheel" - ?
  6. "Boy in a Suitcase" - ?
  7. "Golden Hole" - ?
  8. "Cardinal Points" - ?


Side B:
  1. "Red Slur" - ?
  2. "...Of Free Enterprise" - ?
  3. "Aqua Regalia" - ?
  4. "Metal in the Head" - ?
  5. "Either His or Yours" - ?
  6. "Chickenskin" - ?
  7. "Soundtrap" - ?
  8. "The First Five Minutes after Violent Death" - ?


CD versions

  1. "The Last Rites Of Spring" – 1:57
  2. "Paradisiac" – 2:27
  3. "Thump" – 3:17
  4. "For Us They Will" – 4:48
  5. "The Broken Wheel" – 4:35
  6. "Boy in a Suitcase" – 1:12
  7. "Golden Hole" – 2:36
  8. "Cardinal Points" – 4:19
  9. "Red Slur" – 3:08
  10. "...Of Free Enterprise" – 1:22
  11. "Aqua Regalia" – 1:29
  12. "Metal in the Head" – 2:07
  13. "Either His, or Yours" – 2:54
  14. "Chickenskin" – 2:44
  15. "Soundtap" – 0:38
  16. "Hellraiser" – 5:00 (Correct time = 2:43)
  17. "The Wheal" – 3:14 (Correct time = 3:15)
  18. "The First Five Minutes after Violent Death" – 2:43 (Correct time = 5:00)