''Unnatural History II'' (subtitled ''Smiling in the Face of Perversity'') is the second in the ''Unnatural History'' series of compilation albums by Coil. Unlike the compilations '' Stolen & Contaminated Songs'' and '' Gold Is the Metal with the Broadest Shoulders'', the ''Unnatural History'' albums collect songs from more than one era of Coil's work.

Compilation origins

* "Red Weather" originally appeared on the compilation cassette ''Bethel''. * "Theme from Blue I" and "Theme from Blue II" originally appeared on ''Themes for

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''. * "Airborne Bells" is from the '' Airborne Bells/Is Suicide a Solution?'' single. * "Another Brown World" is from the 12"/CD compilation ''

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''. * "Contains a Disclaimer" is from the compilation '' Pathological Compilation''. * "The Hellraiser Theme" was released on ''The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser'' as "Hellraiser". * "The Hellbound Heart" and "No New World" were released on the CD version of ''The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser''. "The Box Theme" was also released on ''The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser'', as "Box Theme". * "In Memory of The Truth", "Unquiet Rest" and "Wait, Then Return" were previously unreleased material from ''The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser'' session. * "Vanishing Point" was released on the CD version of ''The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser'' as "Attack of the Sennapods". * "The Main Title" was released as "Main Title" on all versions of ''The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser''. * "The Hills Are Alive" was originally released on the compilation ''Macro Dub Infection Vol. 1''.

Other information

Track 15 contains the songs "Themes from Blue II" and "The Hills Are Alive". The two tracks are separated by silence from 2:18 to 3:46. "The Hills Are Alive" is not listed on the track listing on the back insert or CD booklet. The album was originally shipped with a postcard. This album was available via download at Coil's official website Thresholdhouse.com in aac, mp3, and lossless flac formats.

Track listing

Personnel

Writing, Performance

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(tracks 2–16) *

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(track 2, 15) *

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(tracks 3–14)

Artwork

* Peter Smith

References

External links

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