- Unnatural History III
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Name = Unnatural History III
Type = Compilation
Artist = Coil
Released = 1997 June
Genre = Experimental
Length = 1:15:23
Label =Threshold House
Producer = Coil
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Last album = "Windowpane & The Snow " " (1995)"
This album = "Unnatural History III" "(1997)"
Next album = "" "(1998)""Unnatural History III" was the third in a series of three compilation albums by Coil. Unlike
Stolen & Contaminated Songs andGold Is The Metal With The Broadest Shoulders , Unnatural History III collects songs from more than a single era of Coil's work. The album is subtitled "Joyful Participation In The Sorrows Of The World".ong origins
"First Dark Ride" was originally released on the Coil vs. The Eskaton 12" "
Nasa Arab ". "Baby Food" was originally released on the compilation "Chaos In Expansion ". "Music For Commercials" originally appeared on the 12"/cassette version of "The Unreleased Themes For Hellraiser ". According toJohn Balance , "Panic" was mislabeled in the CD booklet as being the 'Dionysian' remix, commenting, "But then again, isn't everything Dionysian." [http://brainwashed.com/common/htdocs/discog/loci12.html] "Neither His Nor Yours" was originally released on the compilation "A Diamond Hidden In The Mouth Of A Corpse ". "Feeder" was originally released on theCTI album "Core - A Conspiracy International Project ". "Wrong Eye" and "Scope" were originally released on the 7" single "Wrong Eye/Scope ". These two songs were released along with "Meaning What Exactly?" on the compilation "The Portable Altamont " in 1993. "Lost Rivers Of London" was originally released on the Ptolemaic Terrascope benefit compilation "Succour ". The song was later remade and released as "London's Lost Rivers" on the vinyl release of theBlack Light District album "A Thousand Lights In A Darkened Room ".Additional info
John Balance andPeter Christopherson are credited for participating on all tracks.Chris Carter andCosey Fanni Tutti are credited for participating on track 6.Drew McDowall is credited for participating on tracks 1,2 and 10.Steven Thrower is credited for participating on tracks 3 through 9.Jim Thirlwell is credited for co-producing "Panic".Andrew Poppy is credited for participating on "Video Recorder".Billy McGhee is credited for participating on "Airline 1" and playing double bass on "Panic".Martyn Phillips is credited for engineering on the remix of "Panic".Nick Blinko is credited for the cover artwork."Music For Commercials" was remastered from the cassette version of
The Unreleased Themes For Hellraiser , because the masters were lost.Track listing
# "First Dark Ride" – 10:53
# "Baby Food" – 12:32
# "Music For Commercials: A) Airline 1, B) Liqueur, C) Perfume, D) Video Recorder, E) Airline 2, F) Natural Gas, G) Cosmetic 1, H) Cosmetic 2, I) Analgesic, J) Road Surface, K) Accident Insurance" – 8:45
# "Panic (12" Version)" – 7:34
# "Neither His Nor Yours" – 2:50
# "Feeder" – 8:41
# "Wrong Eye" – 5:59
# "Meaning What Exactly?" – 3:45
# "Scope" – 6:37
# "Lost Rivers Of London" – 7:41References
* [http://www.discogs.com/release/85766 discogs.com entry]
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