{"product_id":"coil3cd","title":"Coil - Gold Is The Metal (With The Broadest Shoulders) CD\/LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e ‘Gold Is The Metal (With The Broadest Shoulders)’, Coil’s\u003cbr\u003e\nvital 1987 album, is remastered and reissued.\u003cbr\u003e\n The album was the third in a trilogy that began with\u003cbr\u003e\n‘Scatology’ and ‘Horse Rotorvator’, with much of the\u003cbr\u003e\nmaterial emerging from the same period of recordings. It\u003cbr\u003e\nhones an ‘electro-erotics of sound’, blending textural\u003cbr\u003e\ninstrumental pieces with notable field recordings -\u003cbr\u003e\nincluding a drunken brass band captured in Mexico and a\u003cbr\u003e\nThai boxing arena recorded by Sleazy. A key moment of\u003cbr\u003e\nserendipity is found in ‘Metal In The Head’, which features\u003cbr\u003e\na malfunctioning Fairlight sampler randomly rearranging\u003cbr\u003e\nand distorting the music.\u003cbr\u003e\n Remastered under the guidance of original member\u003cbr\u003e\nStephen Thrower, this new edition features restored\u003cbr\u003e\nartwork, previously unseen imagery and new sleeve notes,\u003cbr\u003e\nand marks the start of a new reissue series through The\u003cbr\u003e\nGrey Area of Mute.\u003cbr\u003e\n Established in 1982 by Peter Christopherson (Sleazy) and\u003cbr\u003e\nJohn Balance, Coil began as an art and music project\u003cbr\u003e\nbefore expanding into a trio with ‘Thrower’ in 1984. Their\u003cbr\u003e\nwork remains a profoundly influential and enigmatic force\u003cbr\u003e\nwithin industrial and experimental music, fearlessly\u003cbr\u003e\nexploring themes of queerness, sex, drugs, magick and\u003cbr\u003e\nfreedom.\u003cbr\u003e\n CD in card eco pac with 12-page booklet that includes\u003cbr\u003e\nextensive sleeve notes and imagery.\u003cbr\u003e\n LP includes 20-page booklet with extensive sleeve notes\u003cbr\u003e\nand imagery, colour postcard-size art card and 12” x 12”\u003cbr\u003e\nsquare card insert.\u003cbr\u003e\n Featuring Peter Christopherson’s original artwork and\u003cbr\u003e\nphotography.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tangled Parrot","offers":[{"title":"CD \/ Mint \/ Mint","offer_id":51286841262327,"sku":"COIL3CD","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Vinyl LP \/ Mint \/ Mint","offer_id":51286841295095,"sku":"COIL3","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/7881\/8916\/files\/217031-coil-gold-is-the-metal-with.jpg?v=1791539014","url":"https:\/\/tangledparrot.com\/products\/coil3cd","provider":"Tangled Parrot","version":"1.0","type":"link"}