Songs of the Week
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| Songs of the Week | |
|---|---|
 Cover art for the bootleg recording titled Black Gold (Collected Rarities) | |
| Recording by | |
| Released | 1998 |
| Recorded | 1998–1999 |
| Genre | Experimental, dark ambient |
| Length | 2:26:53 |
| Producer | Coil |
Songs of the Week are a collection of songs by Coil distributed via their former primary website Brainwashed.com.
Starting in October 1998, a "Song of the week" was made available for download. This feature ended sometime in August 1999. The series consisted of 26 tracks in mp3 format, each at a bit rate of 128kbs, except for track 10, which has a bitrate of 160kbs. The compilation is notable for being released with the band's permission and containing many exclusive song versions and tracks. Vinyl exclusive songs from this set were sourced from vinyl.
"The Dark Age of Love" features Marc Almond on vocals.
This series of releases is commonly known as Black Gold in its 2XCD bootleg version.[1]
