Liner notes from CD insert:
First Dark Ride (1994) (10:51)
(Balance, Christopherson, Hyde, McDowall)
Originally released as Eskaton 001 vinyl 12" c/w "Nasa Arab"Baby Food (1994) (12:35)
(Balance, Christopherson, Hyde)
Peter Christopherson: Fundamentals
Danny Hyde: Essentials
John Balance: Vibrant Rays of Spiritual Psychosis
This track was the first to utilize the recording process known as Sidereal Sound
Recorded in a storm.
Originally released by Sub Rosa, Belgium in 1993 on the compilation
"Chaos in Expansion"
"Baby Food" is slang for the hallucinogenic anaesthetic Ketamine.
Music for Commercials (1987) (9:46)
a. Airline 1 b. Liqueur c. Perfume d. Video Recorder
e. Airline 2 f. Natural Gas g. Cosmetic 1 h. Cosmetic 2
i. Analgesic j. Road Surface k. Accident Insurance
(All Christopherson/Balance except (a) with Billy McGee and (d) with Andrew Poppy)
Originally released by Solar Lodge Records, on the b-side of the Hellraiser 10".
These short pieces were commissioned and in most cases used in real TV commercials.Panic 12" Version (1988) (7:34)
This is the Dionysian remix from the b-side of our first 12" single "Tainted Love".
Originally co-produced by Jim Thirwell.
Its curious and somewhat clumsy construction is due to the fact that we were editing it
on the original digital 3/4" video-tape system, rather than more recent 'hard drive'
systems and we were playing in the dark.
"The Only Thing to Fear is Fear Itself" - huh! These days I'm scared of everything" - J.B.
note (from Brainwashed) - "Panic" is mislabeled in the inside as being the 'Dionysian' remix.
"But then again, isn't everything Dionysian." - John Balance.
Neither His Nor Yours (1985) (2:48)
Written and produced by John Balance & Peter Christopherson.
Engineer: Danny Hyde.
Recorded at Paradise Studios, London England May 5th, 1985.
A track originally donated to John Giorno Poetry Systems to raise money for various
New York based AIDS charities.
Feeder (with Chris & Cosey) (1988) (8:43)
(Carter, Christopherson, Balance, Thrower, Tutti)
Originally released on "Core - Conspiracy International Project" by CTI, 1988.
This track is the result of passing tapes in the post between Coil and Chris & Cosey.
John Balance's lyrics and vocals are spirit voices, recorded in a deliberate trance-state.
Wrong Eye (1990) (5:54)
(Balance, Christopherson, Thrower, Otto Avery)
Originally released with "Scope" on Shock 45 as a 7" single.
There were various editions: 26 lettered and signed copies, 974 numbered copies
in white sleeves, 1000 copies in yellow, and 1000 copies in green.
Some came with an additional gold Demon sticker. Hell for the collector to collect.
The vocals on "Wrong Eye" were twisted out of Rose McDowall.
Charles Hayward provided additional drums. Both these tracks come from the
"Love's Secret Domain" sessions - "Wrong Eye" being a rough sketch of "Windowpane".
Contrary to rumour "Scope" is not an early version of "Her Friends the Wolves
(Stripped him Naked)" but was a studio jam with Steve and John Balance
both deeply experimenting with MDMA.
Meaning What Exactly? (1991) (3:42)
(Balance, Christopherson, Thrower, Otto Avery)
This was originally intended to be an extended introduction to the track
"Things Happen" which subsequently appeared on "Love's Secret Domain"
featuring Annie Anxiety on stream of consciousness vocals. It eventually
appeared on "The Portable Altamont" CD compilation of all the Shock 45 singles.
Scope (1990) (6:35)
See the "Wrong Eye" notes above.
Lost Rivers of London (1996) (7:38)
(Balance, Christopherson)
Originally released on "Succour - The Terrascope Benefit Album" to benifit the
magazine tolmaic Terrascope. The track was written and recorded in one day
to meet the deadline. Part of the text comes from "Vignettes - A Miniature Journal
of Whim and Sentiment" by Hubert Crackanthorpe, published by John Lane, 1896.