artwork [photoplasms of coil] Coil
compiled by [uncredited] Jon Whitney
cover [cover artwork] Nick Blinko
mastered by Denis Blackham
written-by John Balance
written-by Peter Christopherson
Recorded At Paradise Studios (3)
Mastered At Country Masters
Distributed By World Serpent
Designed At Henry Boxer Gallery
Released in clear-tray jewel case with 8-page illustrated booklet.

Subtitled Joyful Participation in the Sorrows of the World. Third in a series of anthology discs collecting tracks that originally appeared on various compilations and limited edition releases.

1. First Dark Ride (1994)
Originally released as Eskaton 001 vinyl 12 c/w Nasa-Arab 12

2. Baby Food (1994):
This track was the first to utilize the recording process known as Sidereal Sound. Recorded in a storm. Originally released by Sub Rosa, Belgium in 1993 on the compilation Chaos in Expansion. Baby Food is slang for the hallucinogenic anaesthetic Ketamine.

3. Music For Commercials (1987):
Originally released by Solar Lodge Records, on the the b-side of the Hellraiser 10. These short pieces were commissioned and in most cases used in real TV commercials.

4. Panic (12 Version) (1988):
This is the Dionysian remix from the b-side of our first 12 single Tainted Love. Its curious and somewhat clumsy construction is due to the fact that we were editing it on the original digital 3/4 video-tape system, rather than more recent 'hard drive' systems and we were playing in the dark. 'The Only Thing to Fear is Fear Itself' - huh! These days I'm scared of everything - J.B.

5. Neither His Nor Yours (1985):
Recorded at Paradise Studios, London England May 5th, 1985. A track originally donated to John Giorno Poetry Systems to raise money for various New York based AIDS charities. [Taken from A Diamond Hidden In The Mouth Of A Corpse comp. LP.]

6. Feeder (with Chris & Cosey) (1988):
Originally released on Core - Conspiracy International Project by CTI, 1988. This track is the result of passing tapes in the post between Coil and Chris & Cosey. John Balance's lyrics and vocals are spirit voices, recorded in a deliberate trance-state.

7. Wrong Eye (1990)
Originally released with Scope on Shock 45 as a 7 single. There were various editions: 26 lettered and signed copies, 974 numbered copies in white sleeves, 1000 copies in yellow, and 1000 copies in green. Some came with an additional gold Demon sticker. Hell for the collector to collect. The vocals on Wrong Eye were twisted out of Rose McDowall. Charles Hayward provided additional drums. Both these tracks came from the Love's Secret Domain sessions - Wrong Eye being a rough sketch of Windowpane. Contrary to rumour Scope is not an early version of Her Friends the Wolves (Stripped him Naked) but was s studio jam with Steve and John Balance both deeply experimenting with MDMA.

8. Meaning What Exactly? (1991):
This was originally intended to be an extended introduction to the track Things Happen which subsequently appeared on Love's Secret Domain featuring Annie Anxiety on stream of consciousness vocals. It eventually appeared on The Portable Altamont CD compilation of all the Shock45 singles.

9. Scope (1990):
See #07 above.

10. Lost Rivers of London (1996):
Originally released on Succour - The Terrascope Benefit Album to benefit the magazine tolmaic [sic; i.e., Ptolmaic] Terrascope. The track was written and recorded in one day to meet the deadline. Part of the text comes from Vignettes - A Miniature Journal of Whim and Sentiment by Hubert Crackanthorpe, published by John Lane, 1896.

Cover Artwork features details of 'Pope Adrian 37th' by Nick Blinko. Reproduced by kind permission of the artist.

Made in England.
Barcode: 5 021958 476025 > (Text)
Matrix / Runout: LOCICD12 10464591 02 &
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L134