''The Restitution of Decayed Intelligence'' is a 10" vinyl by Coil which heavily references samples from ''

The Remote Viewer ''The Remote Viewer'' is an album by Coil. The three-track album was released in May 2002 in an edition of 500 copies. The album was later re-edited by Peter Christopherson and expanded to include a second CD of two new tracks. The second editi ...

''. It is named in reference to ''A Restitution of Decayed Intelligence'', a book written in 1605 by

Richard Verstegan Richard Rowlands, born Richard Verstegan (c. 1550 – 1640), was an Anglo-Dutch antiquary, publisher, humorist and translator. Verstegan was born in East London the son of a cooper; his grandfather, Theodore Roland Verstegen, was a refugee fro ...

Release history

The vinyl was released in four versions as limited editions: * 450 numbered copies were pressed on black vinyl. * 50 numbered copies were pressed on black/white marbled vinyl for series subscribers. * 100 'artist copies' were pressed on black/white marbled vinyl. * 6 copies were released in a wooden box with a test pressing along with both black and marbled vinyl. * The CD (with bonus tracks) was released by Threshold Archives. In addition to

John Balance Geoffrey Nigel Laurence Rushton (16 February 1962 – 13 November 2004), better known under the pseudonyms John Balance or the later variation Jhonn Balance, was an English musician, occultist, artist and poet. He was best known as a co-founde ...

and

Peter Christopherson Peter Martin Christopherson (also known as Sleazy, 27 February 1955 – 25 November 2010) was an English musician, video director, commercial artist, designer and photographer, and former member of British design agency Hipgnosis. He also found ...

Thighpaulsandra Timothy Lewis – best known by the stage name Thighpaulsandra – is a Welsh experimental musician and multi-instrumentalist, known mostly for performing on synthesizers and keyboards. He began his career working with Julian Cope in the late ...

is credited in this recording. "The Restitution of Decayed Intelligence II (Extract)" appears on the compilation CD ''The Lactamase 10" Sampler'' with a track length of 5:01. An mp3 bearing the same name was available for download on Beta-lactam Ring Records website for a limited time, with a track length of 9:02. The song "Bad Message" from the same session can be found on the compilation ''Lactamase Bonus Compilation''.

Track listing

Side A: # "The Restitution of Decayed Intelligence I" – 16:06
Side B: # "The Restitution of Decayed Intelligence II" – 12:01

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