Queens of the Circulating Library

2000 studio album by Coil

Queens of the Circulating Library

Studio album by

Coil

Released| 2 April 2000
Length| 49:28
Label| Eskaton ESKATON 20
Producer| Coil
Coil chronology
| Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 1
(1999)  | Queens of the Circulating Library
(2000)  | Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 2
(2000)

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Alternative cover

Cover for the 2023 Remaster

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

Queens of the Circulating Library is a 2000 album by the British experimental group Coil. It is unusual in the sense that it is perhaps the only release without participation from Peter Christopherson. On this album, Coil were: "Thighpaulsandra & John Balance with Dorothy Lewis as the queen of the circulating library. Thanks to Simon Norris." The lyrics were written by John Balance and spoken by Dorothy Lewis, Thighpaulsandra's mother. The line "It's in the trees, it's coming" that appears in the lyrics is from the 1957 British horror film Night of the Demon, and had previously appeared in sampled form in the song "Hounds of Love" by Kate Bush.

The album was initially released on the date of the Coil Presents Time Machines concert. The original packaging was clear, however a wider issue of the album used pink, c-shell CD cases. No album art was included for this release.

In 2022, Dais Records remastered and reissued the album on vinyl record (in six different colorways, with some having lenticular covers), CD and Bandcamp download. The remaster was done by Josh Bonati, while official cover art was created by Nathaniel Young.[2]

## Track listing[edit]

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Queens of the Circulating Library"| 49:26

## References[edit]

1. ^ Semprebon, Rolf. "Queens of the Circulating Library – Coil". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
2. ^ "Queens Of The Circulating Library". Dais Records. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Queens of the Circulating Library at Discogs (list of releases)
* Queens of the Circulating Library at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
* Queens of the Circulating Library at Brainwashed

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Coil

* John Balance
* Peter Christopherson

* Stephen Thrower
* Danny Hyde
* Drew McDowall
* William Breeze
* Ossian Brown
* Thighpaulsandra

Studio albums|

* Transparent
* Scatology
* Horse Rotorvator
* Gold Is the Metal (With the Broadest Shoulders)
* Love's Secret Domain
* Stolen & Contaminated Songs
* The Angelic Conversation
* Worship the Glitch
* A Thousand Lights in a Darkened Room
* Time Machines
* Astral Disaster
* Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 1
* Queens of the Circulating Library
* Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 2
* Constant Shallowness Leads to Evil
* Moon's Milk (In Four Phases) Bonus Disc
* The Remote Viewer
* Black Antlers
* The Ape of Naples
* The New Backwards

Live albums|

* Coil Presents Time Machines
* Live in Moscow
* Live Four
* Live Two
* Live One
* Megalithomania!
* Selvaggina, Go Back into the Woods
* ...And the Ambulance Died in His Arms
* Live in Porto

Compilation albums|

* Unnatural History
* How to Destroy Angels (Remixes and Re-Recordings)
* Unnatural History II
* Windowpane & the Snow
* Unnatural History III
* A Guide for Beginners: The Voice of Silver
* A Guide for Finishers: Golden Hair
* Moon's Milk (In Four Phases)
* The Golden Hare with a Voice of Silver

Extended plays|

* How to Destroy Angels
* The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser
* Born Again Pagans
* Spring Equinox: Moon's Milk or Under an Unquiet Skull
* Summer Solstice: Bee Stings
* Autumn Equinox: Amethyst Deceivers
* Winter Solstice: North
* elph.zwölf
* The Restitution of Decayed Intelligence

Box sets|

* The Key to Joy Is Disobedience
* ANS
* Duplais Balance

Singles|

* "Panic/Tainted Love"
* "Wrong Eye/Scope"
* "Windowpane"
* "The Snow"
* "Airborne Bells/Is Suicide a Solution?"
* "Nasa-Arab"

Associated releases|

* Dolbied
* Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex
* Nightmare Culture
* Recoiled
* Songs of the Week

Associated acts|

* Throbbing Gristle
* Psychic TV
* Zos Kia
* Current 93
* Rosa Mundi
* The Threshold HouseBoys Choir
* Soisong

Related articles|

* Discography
* Threshold House
* Eskaton
* Chalice

* Category

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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