{"product_id":"coil-gold-is-the-metal-with-the-broadest-shoulders","title":"Coil - Gold Is The Metal (With The Broadest Shoulders)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCoil - Gold Is The Metal (With The Broadest Shoulders)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: Mute - COIL3 - 5400863191818\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, Album, Black\u003cbr\u003eCountry: UK\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 30th Oct 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Experimental \/ Avant-Garde \/ Industrial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003cbr\u003eGold Is The Metal (With The Broadest Shoulders), Coil’s vital 1987 album, is remastered and reissued. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album was the third in a trilogy that began with Scatology and Horse Rotorvator, 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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemastered under the guidance of original member Stephen Thrower, this new edition features restored artwork, previously unseen imagery and new sleeve notes, and marks the start of a new reissue series through The Grey Area of Mute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEstablished in 1982 by Peter Christopherson (Sleazy) and John Balance, Coil began as an art and music project before expanding into a trio with Thrower in 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intergral","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl","offer_id":56770783707522,"sku":"COIL3","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56770783740290,"sku":"COIL3CD","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0604\/2124\/3120\/files\/int-1cb794049d5b167226f85f02c2b6c546-qbrccvsi.webp?v=1784194908","url":"https:\/\/thevaultcollectiveltd.co.uk\/products\/coil-gold-is-the-metal-with-the-broadest-shoulders","provider":"The Vault Collective ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}