Songs of the Week are a collection of songs by Coil

Coil (band)

Coil were an English cross-genre, experimental music group formed in 1982 by John Balance—later credited as "Jhonn Balance"—and his partner Peter Christopherson, aka "Sleazy". The duo worked together on a series of releases before Balance chose the name Coil, which he claimed to be...

 distributed via their former primary website Brainwashed.com. Starting in October 1998, a "Song of the week" was made available for download. This feature ended sometime in August 1999. The series consisted of 26 tracks in mp3

MP3

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 format, each at a bit rate of 128kbs, except for track 10, which has a bitrate of 160kbs. The compilation is notable for being released with the band's permission and containing many exclusive song versions and tracks. Vinyl exclusive songs from this set were sourced from vinyl.

"The Dark Age of Love" features Marc Almond

Marc Almond

Marc Almond is an English singer-songwriter and musician, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell...

 on vocals.

This series of releases is commonly known as Black Gold in its 2XCD bootleg version.

Track listing (with most accurate punctuation possible)

1. "The Spoiler (LP Version)" - 3:03
2. "The Wheel (Vocal)" - 2:44
   • Released on compilation If You Can't Please Yourself, You Can't Please Your Soul
     If You Can't Please Yourself, You Can't Please Your Soul
     If You Can't Please Yourself, You Can't Please Your Soul is the second compilation album released by Some Bizzare and features tracks by Einstürzende Neubauten, Cabaret Voltaire, Coil and Marc Almond.-Cover Artwork:...
     
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3. "The Anal Staircase (Dionysian Remix)" - 5:56
   • Released on The Anal Staircase
     The Anal Staircase
     The Anal Staircase is a 12" single by the British group Coil, released in 1986. The single introduced Stephen Thrower as part of Coil. Thrower would then return for the album Horse Rotorvator and would remain a member for many years, his last appearance being on Stolen and Contaminated Songs in 1992...
     
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4. "The Anal Staircase (Relentless Mix)" - 3:59
   • Released on compilation Total Volume One.
5. "Keelhauler" - 3:41
   • Released on The Wheal/Keelhauler.
6. "Is Suicide a Solution" - 5:21
   • Released on Airborne Bells/Is Suicide a Solution?
     Airborne Bells/Is Suicide A Solution?
     "Airborne Bells"/"Is Suicide A Solution?" is a 7" vinyl single by Coil released in an edition believed to be between 1250 and 1400 copies...
     
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7. "pHILM #1 (vox)" - 9:17
   • Released on pHILM #1.
8. "Static Electrician" - 3:10
   • Released on pHILM #1.
9. "Red Scratch" - 3:08
   • Released on pHILM #1.
10. "Nasa Arab (No Skin (Aural Circumcision))" - 9:11
    • Released on The Golden Palominos
      The Golden Palominos
      The Golden Palominos was an American musical group headed by drummer and composer Anton Fier, first formed in 1981. Aside from Fier, the Palominos membership was wildly elastic, with only bassist Bill Laswell and guitarist Nicky Skopelitis appearing on every album.While the Palominos' records...
      
       album No Thought, No Breath, No Eyes, No Heart : The Pure Remix EP.
11. "If It Wasn't Wolves, Then What Was It" - 2:58
    • Released on compilation Treat the Gods As If They Exist.
12. "Gnomic Verses" - 5:04
    • Released on compilation Interiors
      Interiors (compilation album)
      Interiors is a compilation album released on CD format through the label Invisible. This compilation is notable for featuring exclusive songs by notable artists...
      
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13. "Blue (Special Alternate Combination Mix)" - 1:59
    • Exclusive version.
14. "Theme from The Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex
    Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex
    Gay Man's Guide To Safer Sex is the name of a safer sex instructional documentary produced by Mike Esser and Tony Carne of Pride Video in association with the Terrence Higgins Trust in 1992. The film was directed by David Lewis and featured a soundtrack by John Balance and Peter Christopherson of...
    
    " - 8:13
    • Exclusive.
15. "Bee Has The Photos" - 4:55
    • From Backwards demo.
16. "Egyptian Basses" - 8:16
    • From Backwards demo.
17. "Pre-Original Chaostrophy" - 5:33
    • Exclusive.
18. "The Dark Age of Love" - 3:25
    • Exclusive.
19. "Spastiche" - 5:57
    • From Backwards demo.
20. "Assassins Of Hakim Bey" - 4:15
    • Exclusive featuring Bill Laswell
      Bill Laswell
      Bill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
      
       and Hakim Bey.
21. "Protection II" - 13:24
    • Exclusive, original released on Born Again Pagans
      Born Again Pagans
      Born Again Pagans was the only release attributed to "Coil Vs. ELpH", though another album Worship The Glitch would be attributed to "ELpH Vs. Coil". "ELpH" is a name that Coil used for a few releases, so this CD is basically, though not officially, a Coil release. In the CD booklet track one is...
      
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22. "Rush (Black Sun Remix)" - 5:57
    • Released on Remixes 81 - 04
      Remixes 81 - 04
      -remixes 81·04:* LCDMUTEL8 – one CD edition# "Never Let Me Down Again " – 9:32# "Personal Jesus " – 7:47# "Barrel of a Gun " – 9:36# "Route 66 " – 6:18...
      
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23. "Stoned Circular III" - 5:22
    • Released on Brainwaves
      Brainwaves (compilation)
      Brainwaves is a compilation album put together by Brainwashed.com to commemorate the Brainwaves festival. The album is a 3 CD set, limited to 500 copies and comes with a Brainwaves logo badge...
      
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24. "Journey To Avebury" - 10:59
    • Released on Brainwaves with longer intro.
25. "Acid Jam (Part 3)" - 2:42
    • Exclusive.
26. "Acid Jam (Part 2)" - 8:38
    • Exclusive.