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COIL - 'Backwards'

CSR203LP (23 January 2026)
Double 'Fire' LP in matt-laminate gatefold sleeve - 10 year anniversary edition. Ltd x 300 copies (VIA COLD SPRING ONLY!)
Barcode: 0641871746798




After the ground-breaking release of 1990's "Love's Secret Domain" album, Coil were not dormant; the main project was "Backwards", which was started in 1992, updated considerably between 1993 and 1995, and transferred in 1996 to New Orleans, where it was finished in the magic of the Nothing studios of Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails). The album saw the fruition of Jhonn Balance's recent vocal coaching, producing haunting, passionate vocals, while reaching new heights.

23 years after its initiation, these tracks have been beautifully preserved by Danny Hyde and are finally available in highest quality audio. Differing substantially from the later, remixed incarnation, "The New Backwards" (2008), "Backwards" contains the original versions of Coil's much-loved tracks; 'A Cold Cell' and 'Fire Of The Mind', which have appeared on various compilations over the years, and are now presented as originally intended.

This album is the essential bridge between "LSD" and the later "Musick To Play In The Dark" series. It is an essential conduit, to understand the journey that was taken. It was to be released… it should have been released… but because of issues with grey men it wasn't. It is now, so enjoy. (Danny Hyde).

'FIRE RED' VINYL 'cloud' effect in a gatefold matt-laminate sleeve with silver hot-foil detail. Ltd x 300 copies - VIA COLD SPRING ONLY!

ALL ORDERS DIRECT FROM COLD SPRING INCLUDE: THE FIRST EVER RELEASE OF THE FULL 'BACKWARDS DEMOS' (10-track CD, from the original files of Danny Hyde), POSTER AND ARTCARD.

Track listing:

A1. Intro (0:50)
A2. Backwards (6:47)
A3. Amber Rain (5:44)
A4. Fire Of The Green Dragon (4:42)
B1. Be Careful What You Wish For (3:48)
B2. Nature Is A Language - The Test (5:38)
B3. Heaven's Blade (8:18)
C1. CopaCaballa (5:40)
C2. Paint Me As A Dead Soul (6:47)
C3. AYOR (It’s In My Blood) (3:09)
D1. A Cold Cell (6:20)
D2. Fire Of The Mind (7:07)

Reviews:

“Music of unparalleled beauty... This marked the point where Jhon Balance’s vocals and lyrics were at the absolute peak of their powers. When Jhon and Sleazy made their transition to the next life they each left behind a part of themselves that will continue to resonate with listeners for eternity... Their music, specifically in these tracks, you could say is the story of their spirits temporarily inhabiting their human form and the struggle of coming to terms with what it means to be human. Both beautiful and nightmarish, and bloody essential for any Coil fan.” (9/10, Norman Records)

"This is a band at boiling point, twitching with symptoms of an allergy to the world and everyting in it, warping every single sound through a lens of paranoia and distrust.... Backwards instatntly falls in with thos Coil works that thrive on the chaos of seeing too much and understanding so little, channelling futile philosophical pursuit into a sculpture that verges on the attainment of genuine, concrete meaning, but knows full well that it will never quite get there" (Rock-A-Rolla)