{"product_id":"gold-is-the-metal-with-the-broadest-shoulders-vinyl-lp","title":"Gold Is The Metal (With The Broadest Shoulders): Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eGold Is The Metal (With The Broadest Shoulders)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Coil’s\u003c\/strong\u003e vital 1987 album, is remastered and reissued. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eThe album was the third in a trilogy that began with \u003cem\u003eScatology\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Horse Rotorvator\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eRemastered under the guidance of original member \u003cstrong\u003eStephen Thrower\u003c\/strong\u003e, this new edition features restored artwork, previously unseen imagery and new sleeve notes, and marks the start of a new reissue series through \u003cstrong\u003eThe Grey Area of Mute\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eEstablished in 1982 by \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Christopherson\u003c\/strong\u003e (Sleazy) and \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Balance\u003c\/strong\u003e, Coil began as an art and music project before expanding into a trio with Thrower\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ein 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52400020816152,"sku":"COIL3","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/4297\/9608\/files\/Coil_GOLD_IS_THE_METAL_digital_cover_1080.jpg?v=1783990803","url":"https:\/\/recordstore.co.uk\/products\/gold-is-the-metal-with-the-broadest-shoulders-vinyl-lp","provider":"Recordstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}