Horse Rotorvator
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Length | 49:15 (Some Bizzare CD version) | |||
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| Producer | Coil | |||
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| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [2] |
Horse Rotorvator is the second studio album by English experimental music group Coil, released in 1986. It was ranked 73 by Pitchfork Media in its list of the Top 100 Albums of the 1980s.[3]
The cover to Horse Rotorvator was shot by the band and depicts the bandstand located in Regent's Park, London, which was subject to the Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings four years prior to the album.
Release
It was initially released in 1986 by Some Bizzare Force and Form, K.422 (UK), Relativity Records (U.S.), reissued on CD by Some Bizzare.
The song "Who by Fire" was written by Leonard Cohen, originally appearing on his album New Skin for the Old Ceremony.
Track listing
All tracks written by John Balance and Peter Christopherson, except where noted. All lyrics written by Balance.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Anal Staircase" | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Slur" | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Babylero" | 0:52 |
| 4. | "Ostia (The Death of Pasolini)" | 6:20 |
| 5. | "Herald" | 1:03 |
| 6. | "Penetralia" | 6:11 |
| 7. | "Ravenous" | 3:26 |
| 8. | "Circles of Mania" | 5:01 |
| 9. | "Blood from the Air" | 5:32 |
| 10. | "Who by Fire" (Leonard Cohen) | 2:37 |
| 11. | "The Golden Section" | 5:50 |
| 12. | "The First Five Minutes After Death" | 4:45 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "The Anal Staircase" (A Dionysian remix) | 5:53 |
Notes
- LP pressings of the album omit "Ravenous". On some of the CD pressings, it is the twelvth track instead of the seventh one. Sometimes the track listing on the packaging and the actual order differ as a result (for example, one ROTA 1 pressing lists the tracks in the above order, but when played, "Ravenous" is a twelfth track).
- On cassette pressings of the album, "Slur" and "Herald" are titled as "Silk" and "Acapulco March", respectively.
See also
References
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Horse Rotorvator - Coil". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (1998). "Coil". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2 (3rd ed.). Muse UK Ltd. pp. 1155–1156. ISBN 1561592374 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Staff Lists: Top 100 Albums of the 1980s | Features". Pitchfork. 2002-11-20. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
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