The Wheal

"The Wheal" is a song by Coil released on two separate 7" vinyl singles.

The Wheal/Keelhauler

"The Wheal/Keelhauler"
Single by Coil
Released 1987
Genre Dark ambient, Drone
Length ~6:52
Label Normal
Producer(s) Coil
Coil singles chronology
The Wheel/The Wheal
(1987)
The Wheal/Keelhauler
(1987)
The Unreleased Themes For Hellraiser
(1987)

The Wheal/Keelhauler was a 7" vinyl single originally packaged along with initial copies of the first pressing of Gold Is The Metal With The Broadest Shoulders. In 1996, 23 signed and numbered copies were sold through rec.music.industrial for $20. Several stickers were also included as inserts.

Only the special edition of the The Wheal/Keelhauler had a proper cover.

Track listing

Side A:

  1. "The Wheal" – ~3:14

Side B:

  1. "Keelhauler" – 3:38

The Wheel/The Wheal

"The Wheel/The Wheal"
Single by Coil
Released 1987
Genre Dark ambient, Industrial
Length ~5:59
Label Threshold House
Producer(s) Coil
Coil singles chronology
The Anal Staircase
(1987)
The Wheel/The Wheal
(1987)
The Wheal/Keelhauler
(1987)

This 7" vinyl single was packaged with along with initial copies of the first pressing of Gold Is The Metal With The Broadest Shoulders, as was The Wheal/Keelhauler. The edition is believed to belimited to 500 copies, however the single was later included with a special edition of Gold Is The Metal With The Broadest Shoulders, which was limited to 55, so that pressing number may or may not be inclusive.

The song "The Wheel" was originally released on the compilation If You Can't Please Yourself, You Can't Please Your Soul CD and 12" vinyl. The song "The Wheal" was later released on the CD version of Gold Is The Metal With The Broadest Shoulders.

The vinyl is etched as follows:
Side A: ANIMAL IN PALACE
Side B: RING OF BRIGHT WARFARE

Track listing

Side A:

  1. "The Wheel" – ~2:45

Side B:

  1. "The Wheal" – ~3:14

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