L.A.Y.L.A.H. ANTIRECORDS · LAY 5

1 pressing €150+ Choose →

1. A How To Destroy Angels 16:45
2. B Absolute Elsewhere

Running order of the main release. Pressings may split it differently.

• 22:37 Coil - How To Destroy Angels - Absolute Elsewhere
• Coil - How To Destroy Angels - How To Destroy Angels

First pressing included an A3 black & white poster. Plain white inner sleeve. The B-side, "Absolute Elsewhere", is intended to be non-playable. Coil's intention was for that side to be a smooth, grooveless surface, but some pressings featured grooves and according to Coil: - first pressing had unplayable noise-filled grooves - second pressing had playable multi-layered music. - third pressing had a smooth, grooveless surface as originally intended. However, there's also evidence of two other versions existing (perhaps the 1988 edition?): - playable b-side with a constant tone for around 15 minutes. - playable b-side with a series of "test tones" in unconnected locked grooves. Reissued in 1988 with different labels on the record, but the same catalog number and cover artwork. A pink vinyl edition is claimed to exist, although it's unclear how many copies of this edition were pressed and none have been documented and verified. If this does exist it, may be a bootleg.