Unnatural History
Compilation album by
Coil
Released1990
Recorded1983-1986
GenreExperimental
Length57:09
LabelThreshold House
ProducerCoil
Coil chronology
Wrong Eye/Scope
(1990) 		Unnatural History
(1990) 		Windowpane
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Unnatural History (subtitled Compilation Tracks Compiled) is a compilation album produced by Coil, including tracks that originally appeared on various compilations and limited edition releases along with some previously unreleased material. The compilation contains material from 1983–1986, but was only released in 1990. It would become the first in a series of compilation albums with the releases of Unnatural History II and Unnatural History III.

Song origins

Additional information

Of the thirteen tracks on the album only "S is for Sleep" (described by Balance as a song about illness) and "Penetralia II" (an alternate mix to a Horse Rotorvator piece) have prominent vocals; "Homage to Sewage", however, uses a heavily manipulated sample of Pier Paolo Pasolini's Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma.

The earliest pressings of this release are reported to suffer from bronzing.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Various Hands"3:26
2."The Swelling of Leeches"3:05
3."The Pope Held Upside Down"3:41
4."His Body Was a Playground for the Nazi Elite"3:29
5."Homage to Sewage"2:23
6."Here to Here (Double Headed Secret)"4:51
7."S is for Sleep"3:26
8."Dream Photography"3:23
9."Comfortable"1:41
10."Never"4:37
11."Penetralia II"3:10
12."Sicktone"3:23
13."How to Destroy Angels"16:41
Total length:57:16

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Unnatural History - Coil". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (1998). "Coil". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2 (3rd ed.). Muse UK Ltd. pp. 1155–1156. ISBN 1561592374 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "Coil, "Unnatural History"". brainwashed.com. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

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