The Ape Of Naples
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| Studio album by Coil | ||||
| Released | 2 December 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–2005 | |||
| Genre | Experimental, industrial | |||
| Length |
65:36 (CD/3xLP) 109:48 (4xLP) |
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| Label | Threshold House THRESH2 | |||
| Producer | Coil | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.9/10) |
| Stylus | A− |
The Ape of Naples is the final album from Coil. The album compiles material from 1993 to 2004 [1] assembled and reworked in 2005 by Peter Christopherson. It was released after the death of lead vocalist John Balance, who died on 13 November 2004. The title of this album was originally intended to be "Fire of the Mind".
Several tracks from the abortive Nothing Records album Backwards are included here. The last song on the album is a cover version of the theme song from the BBC show, Are You Being Served?, which utilises Balance's last ever words spoken on stage live at the Dublin Electronic Arts Festival in 2004, Coil's final performance. This album was originally pressed as a digipak in the UK, but due to the low quality of the printing, it was repressed in Thailand.
A 4X12" edition was released by Important Records in late February 2008 and contains several unreleased songs from the Backwards sessions entitled The New Backwards. This has also been released on CD and as a digital download from Threshold House with three extra tracks. Copies of the 4x12" sold by Threshold House include a "listening copy" of The New Backwards CD.
"The Last Amethyst Deceiver" is a reworking of the song "Amethyst Deceivers", originally released on Autumn Equinox: Amethyst Deceivers; it is closer to live versions of the song than the original in approach.
Two very different live versions of "Triple Sun" appear on ...And the Ambulance Died in His Arms as "Triple Sun Introduction" and "Triple Sons and the One You Bury", the latter from which the studio version's vocals are culled.
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