This was the last Cocteau Twins recording to appear on the 4AD label, and was simultaneously released on Capitol Records in the United States. Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. A rare thing with the Cocteau's, just about understandable lyrics, but still with that ethereal winsomeness that is such a trade-mark of all their albums. The album master on vinyl is very bassy and sounds bloated on my stereo system, but through some nice bright headphones, it's manageable. Raymonde and Guthrie would complete fully produced instrumentals, with the beats coming from Akai MPC 60 MK1 and EMU SP1200 drum machines, Fraser arriving later to add her enigmatic contributions.

With tracks as majestic as the title track, ‘Cherry-Coloured Funk’ and ‘Iceblink Luck’, who’s to argue? Then regretted after a year or so and got a different pressing (probably UK) but it wasn’t the same. They were formed in Grangemouth by Robin Guthrie (guitars, drum machine) and Will Heggie (bass), adding Elizabeth Fraser (vocals) in 1981 and replacing Heggie with multi-instrumentalist Simon Raymonde in 1983. If you're running a script or application, please register or sign in with your developer credentials here.

Coming not long after original bassist Will Heggie had departed the band, the chemistry between remaining members Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie was flourishing and by moving the band on from the starkness of their debut, they were now making the music that would help them define the decade ahead; her wordless, dreamlike vocals a powerful instrument over his lush, textured guitars their trademark.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. After signing with the British record label 4AD in 1982, they released their debut album Garlands later that year. I only "discovered" the Cocteau Twins a couple of weeks ago, thanks to Steve Lamacq on 6 Music when he played the whole albumn on one of his shows and I knew then and there, that I had to have this album! com | 11-Nov 2022 Cocteau Twins win inaugural ‘modern Scots classic’ album award The Herald Scotland | 6-Oct 2022 Cocteau Twins featured on Spotify’s ‘Bandsplain’ podcast NEWS | 16-Sep 2021 Miley Cyrus Performs Cover of “Heaven or Las Vegas” … in Las Vegas NEWS | 06-Jul 2021 “Six Definitive Songs: The ultimate beginner’s guide to Cocteau Twins” Far Out | Jul 2021 BBC Radio 6 Inducts Heaven or Las Vegas Into Music Album Club BBC Radio 6 | 30-Jun 2021 Re-creating the Sound of Cocteau Twins: Guitars, Synth Keys, and Drum Machine Beats YouTube | 10-Apr 2021 The Genius of… ‘Heaven or Las Vegas’ by Cocteau Twins Guitar.

com (also known as Esprit) has been the world's biggest and best seller of premium quality and top condition rare and vintage vinyl records, rare CD's and music memorabilia since 1985 - that's 39 years! The songs “Iceblink luck,” “Fifty-fifty clown” and “Heaven or Las Vegas” appear on the 2000 compilation Stars and Topsoil.