Coil s/d c/d etc

lol this thread inspired me to put my extra copy on ebay, ends tomorrow. hope no one else sees that.

Another LSD reissue here, not sure how it differs from the earlier one except that it's pic discs which they admit is "no audiophile format":

https://kontaktaudio.bandcamp.com/album/coil-loves-secret-domain-30th-anniversary-edition

(moon's) milking it. :(

wtf

I think this is just the Infinite Fog one

I got an update email from Infinite Fog that this is indeed just another version of their re-issue (insert shoulder shrug emoji)

Reposting this from a Coil thread on another forum, regarding the waxtrax version. Response from someone involved in the LSD repress/remaster.

Ours (Wax Trax!) is remastered by Josh Bonati and is already up on streaming so you can hear just how fucking awesome it sounds. As for legit, we’re working with Stephen Thrower & Ossian Brown and Balance’s family, with input and insight by Annie Anxiety, Rose McDowall, Marc Almond, Charles Hayward, Steve Stapleton & Billy McGee and have received encouragement & materials from Thighps, Drew & others along the way. And we’re paying royalties to the artists or their families.

We are not using the same plant that Cocksure was pressed at

Don't know the bonafides of the infinite fog version but this version seems to be as legit as they can.

what is "Cocksure"?

Cocksure - https://www.discogs.com/Cocksure-TKO-Mindfuck/release/5791503

i've never heard it but maybe it is a notoriously bad pressing?

w the caveat i was just listening over streaming i thought the mix on the new wax trax remaster sounded amazing

lol i just did that myself and thought the same thing

I just sent a message to Wax Trax! to ask whether they're going to have any EU distribution for the 2LP LSD edition, would definitely like to get that one but I've had bad experiences with shipments from US recently. I'll let you know if I receive any info.

omg I cannot fucking wait to throw this vinyl on

this is very silly and I will retract if it is in poor form, but:

if anybody wants my old bootleg of LSD (only played a couple of times, sounds...okay!), it's yours for the cost of shipping via PayPal, just let me know

"your order from infinite fog productions is on its way"

really? I thought it wasn't out till May

it's coming from Russia. Probably won't arrive until May. 2022.

you're probably right. Didn't realize IF was based in Russia

Global mail has been so messed up over the last year. i frequently have to organise shipments out of Germany. A while back it was not possible to ship from Germany to New Zealand. I still don't know why. i had to ship Germany > Scotland > NZ. I also had to have a package sent from Germany to New York. It left Cologne on December 10th and i just heard it reached Staten Island post office today. Madness!

Something else:

https://www.oldeuropacafe.com/catalog/category/esa-coil-aural-rage-white.html

Got my stimbus, preordered the Wax Trax edition- after some waffling, went with the piss yellow vinyl (excuse me, "amber"), hopefully we're far enough past colored vinyl being inferior quality that I can enjoy it in peace

soleilmoon sent me my copy of the infinite fog LSD reissue so i guess all the fash labels work together.

my CD copy has a hilariously dimly printed cover, really enhances the gray market/bootleg feel of the whole project.

Speaking of fashy labels, I've been reluctant to order stuff from Cold Spring's Discogs page because of their associations with all kinds of unpleasantness. Are Cold Spring still mixed up in all that or are they OK now?

Coil Iceberg 2! featuring plenty of obscure facts, music, and lore 🌙 pic.twitter.com/ESWx8FgXRA

— Pequod (@The_Pequod_) May 6, 2021

lol nice

Was curious about my pre-order from Infinite Fog and saw this on the Bandcamp page:

Message from INFINITE FOG PRODUCTIONS: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are temporarily unable to mail records and other physical merchandise. We appreciate your support, and we will ship your order as soon as we can.

Pretty vague. Anyone get their LSD reissue?

yes, a couple of weeks ago even

Hmmm. OK, thanks!

Same here (NL), was notified of the shipment by mail early this month and received it a couple days later

... and it's fine - remaster sounds better than my original CD, booklet contains lyrics and short bits by Steven Stapleton and Danny Hyde, artwork maybe a bit darker than I would have liked, square poster of the cover art. Bonus CD - had to get it because I'm a completionist but these alt versions, while sometimes interesting, are always disappointing in the end, aren't they?

A month till my WaxTrax LSD pressing gets sent, so the message up thread has lessenned my regret at not going for the nearer and cheaper Infinite fog release.

I was interested in the ColdSpring Coil compilation I saw advertised, but if they are a label with some unpleasant connections, I'll save my money and ask if there are any homemade introductions to Coil, I should look out for?

bought MTPITDV1 on LP a few weeks ago, to support a local record store, so thats been a lovely listen whilst waiting for a parcel with a chicago postmark.

xxpost Hey Willem tried to reach u via ILX mail but seems you’re not on there? Anyhow — Thank you for the kind words. Unfortunately I don’t have any of those cd’s anymore. Gone in the mists of time...

Now...back to Coil.

xpost there is a TON of stuff on archive.org, fwiw

https://archive.org/details/CoilFlacDiscography

Is that torrent official? (Insofar as anything Coil-related is official anymore.)

xxxpost Hey JV, not sure why ilx mail wouldn't work but thanks for letting me know!

@Hamildan this is a good introductory best of type compilation - https://www.discogs.com/Coil-The-Golden-Hare-With-A-Voice-Of-Silver/release/194197

Via IF's bandcamp mail:

All the US orders will be shipped during the next several days

@paolo: that's the same compilation that Hamildan was talking about. Your link goes to the original version which is now deleted, the reissues are on Cold Spring.

Yeah, that comp is essential.

Oops. Well here's an NTS mix that isn't exactly a best of but is a good introduction - https://www.nts.live/shows/in-focus/episodes/in-focus-coil-31st-october-2020

The WaxTrax LSD on bandcamp is high res (96k/24bit) fyi for snake oil fans.

Buried at the bottom of the Wax Trax newsletter I almost deleted:

This is an update for all our Coil pre-orders. We have run into an issue with the upcoming release of Coil’s, Love’s Secret Domain. Like many other labels over this past year, we are getting word of some unforeseen delays in the record pressing supply chain. There has also been a quality issue in production that we weren’t happy with and as result the release will be pushed back approximately four weeks into July. The record pressing supply chain was out of our hands, but the quality issue is something we feel strongly about and ultimately we will have a superior product to pass along to you all.

Wonder if the CD will also be delayed

I'd imagine CD will be on time. I've run into the vinyl issue constantly in the past few months. All last year I had quality problems with various plants. And I was recently given an estimated 40 week turn around from a plant for a record.

That's insane! 40 weeks? Most bands are broken up by then!

I ordered both CD and LP so hopefully the CDs arrive on time, at least.

My copy of the Loves Secret Domain 3LP on Infinite Fog arrived. I'll keep this positive and say that I'm glad I bought the Wax Trax version too.

i'm glad i avoided temptation.

i fear vinyl-geddon may be on the horizon. 40 week turnarounds and cost of manufacturing reaching a point where the dealer price is going to breach what shops are prepared to pay (at least for new / unknown / very niche artists).

My copy of the Loves Secret Domain 3LP on Infinite Fog arrived. I'll keep this positive and say that I'm glad I bought the Wax Trax version too.

― Oblique Strategies, Thursday, June 3, 2021 3:06 PM (four hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

I bought both too, and am still awaiting my IF order, so give it to me straight: shoddy packaging, bad sq, or both?

I know you're not asking me but I have the CD and no complaints about either (except the artwork being a bit dark maybe) ?

the cd artwork looks like it was made at kinkos