Live Four

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Live Four
Studio album by Coil
Released	2003 March
Genre	Experimental
Length	1:19:43
Label	Threshold House
Producer(s)	Coil
Coil chronology
The Golden Hare With A Voice Of Silver (2002)	Live Four (2003)	Live Three (2003)

Live Four was a compilation CD of live Coil songs. This CD was the first of four releases in a series. Its counterparts are Live Three, Live Two and Live One. This album was later released as part of Coil's box set The Key To Joy Is Disobedience.

The performance dates for "I Am Angie Bowie (Sine Waves)", "Bang Bang" and "An Unearthly Red" are unknown. However, it is known that these song were not performed in Prague as the CD artwork indicates. "Last Rites Of Spring", "Are You Shivering", "Amethyst Deceivers", "The Universe Is A Haunted House", "Ostia", and "I Don't Want To Be The One" are from a performance that took place on 2002 October 29 at Flex in Vienna, Austria.

"I Am Angie Bowie (Sine Waves)", "The Universe Is A Haunted House", "Bang Band" and "An Unearthly Red" are songs that have never had a proper studio release. "Last Rites Of Spring" was originally released in studio form as "The Last Rites Of Spring" on the album Gold Is The Metal With The Broadest Shoulders. "Are You Shivering?" was originally released in studio form on the album Musick To Play In The Dark Vol. 1. "Amethyst Deceivers" was originally released on the CD/7" single Autumn Equinox. The version of the song on this album is a slower and much more like "The Last Amethyst Deceiver" on The Ape Of Naples than the original version. "A Warning From The Sun" was originally released in studio form as "A Warning From The Sun (For Fritz)" on the CD single Summer Solstice. "Ostia" was originally released in studio form on "Ostia (The Death Of Pasolini)" on the album Horse Rotorvator. The version of the song on this album is much slower than the original. "I Don't Want To Be The One" was originally released in studio form as Astral Disaster. "Bang Bang" is a cover of an old song by Sonny Bono. "An Unearthly Red" is a song about the terrorist attack on September 11th, 2001.

On the back on the CD there is notice of an upcoming DVD and vinyl release of the compilation. Neither was ever released.

According to the liner notes: "Coil were: Jhon Balance, Peter Christopherson, Ossian Brown & Thighpaulsandra."

The catalogue number is LOCI CD21.

[edit] Track listing

1. "I Am Angie Bowie (Sine Waves)" – 6:10
2. "Last Rites Of Spring" – 10:42
3. "Are You Shivering?" – 8:20
4. "Amethyst Deceivers" – 8:24
5. "A Warning From The Sun" – 6:19
6. "The Universe Is A Haunted House" – 11:15
7. "Ostia" – 8:13
8. "I Don't Want To Be The One" – 5:10
9. "Bang Bang" – 2:44
10. "An Unearthly Red" – 12:23