The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser
(The Consequences of Raising Hell)
Coil

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Tracks

side a: the Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser

  1. Hellraiser [LOCI CD 10] [NORMAL 77 CD]
  2. Box Theme [LOCI CD 10]
  3. Main Title [LOCI CD 10]

side b: music for commercials

  1. Airline 1 [LOCI CD 12]
  2. Liqueur [LOCI CD 12]
  3. Perfume [LOCI CD 12]
  4. Video Recorder [LOCI CD 12]
  5. Airline 2 [LOCI CD 12]
  6. Natural Gas [LOCI CD 12]
  7. Cosmetic 1 [LOCI CD 12]
  8. Cosmetic 2 [LOCI CD 12]
  9. Analgesic [LOCI CD 12]
  10. Road Surface [LOCI CD 12]
  11. Accident Insurance [LOCI CD 12]
Personnel

John Balance
Peter Christopherson
Stephen Thrower
Andrew Poppy (on "Video Recorder")
Billy McGhee (on "Airline 1")

Label

Solar Lodge

Catalogue

COIL 001

Format

10"

Country

UK

Date

1987

Status

Out of Print

Edition

approximately 500 clear vinyl
unknown black vinyl
approximately 500 pink vinyl

Notes

The Consequences of Raising Hell... is printed on the spine of the record, and is generally considered to be an alternate title for this release.

The first 3 tracks (Side A) are taken from Coil's soundtrack to the Clive Barker film "Hellraiser" which was rejected by the film studio. (The following quote from Barker appears on the cover: "The only group I've heard on disc whose records I've taken off because they made my bowels churn.")

The remainder of the tracks (side B) are a selection of short peices that were commissioned for use as music for advertisements on British television. They also appear on the anthology release Unnatural History III under the group title of "Music For Commercials". These tracks were originally planned to be released as a limited edition 7" EP on R+D Group 28.

Vinyl etchings

Side B - HELLO LIZZY, KIM & SUSANNA

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Discussion

Clive Barker and Coil were friends during the early 1980s and it's been frequently noted that he was inspired to write "Hellraiser" from some of the literature and art Coil used to collect. Naturally he wanted Coil to do the score but while initial reports claim their music was "too scary" for the film, the reality is closer to that of the Hollywood studio wanting their own chums to do the work.

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Tracks

as above

Personnel

as above

Label

Soleilmoon

Catalogue

SOL 4

Format

CS

Country

US

Date

1987

Status

Out of Print

Edition

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Tracks
  1. Hellraiser [LOCI CD 10] [NORMAL 77 CD]
  2. The Hellbound Heart [LOCI CD 10]
  3. Box Theme [LOCI CD 10]
  4. No New World [LOCI CD 10]
  5. Attack of the Sennapods [LOCI CD 10]
  6. Main Title [LOCI CD 10]
Personnel

as above

Label

Torso

Catalogue

TORSO CD 161

Format

CD EP

Country

NL

Date

1990

Status

Out of Print

Edition

Notes

Title changed to Hellraiser Themes for CD edition.

The commercial tracks from the 10" and CS releases were dropped for the CD, and replaced with three more tracks from the Hellraiser sessions. All of these tracks, plus additional tracks from the same sessions, appear on the anthology release Unnatural History II.

The first pressing of the CD had black lettering on a blue background, while the next few pressings had black lettering on a silver background. After switching to a different manufacturer, the colours changed again to black lettering on a white background.

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