Cocteau Twins

[chilango]

For the first time in years (10, 20 maybe even closer to 30 years?) I've been listening to Garlands.

It's great. Like, really great.

 

[brogdale]

For the first time in years (10, 20 maybe even closer to 30 years?) I've been listening to Garlands.

It's great. Like, really great.

Unrelated, but I had a similar experience with the Young Marble Giant's (1980) Colossal Youth recently.

Have lived without a record player for may years and recently got one for the long winter nights...first album I cleaned to put on was YMG...not sure I'd ever heard it as it was meant to sound (previous player = a Dansette). Thought it was great!

 

[planetgeli]

Never a massive fan but this is a truly great record too. Needs far more than 3 minutes.

 

[ska invita]

which is the most ethereal, cant-hear-the-lyrics out of their albums?

 

[oryx]

which is the most ethereal, cant-hear-the-lyrics out of their albums?

I would maybe say Victorialand.

 

[belboid]

I’d say Treasure. Tho probly just cos it’s my favourite

 

[SheilaNaGig]

I would maybe say Victorialand.

I adore this LP. It has a very special place in my internal record collection becauuse I first heard it the very first time I took mushrooms. Afterwards I eagerly sought out their other stuff but nothing else quite hits the same spot for me. I always assumed that was down to the mushroom connection, but maybe even without the mushrooms, this would be my favourite CT LP.

I once sat in on a CT interview for one of the weekly inkies. When the journo later tried to transcribe the cassette he couldn’t make out what EF was saying. He called me in to help him try to remember what she’d said and in the end we basically made it up.

 

[ska invita]

I adore this LP. It has a very special place in my internal record collection becauuse I first heard it the very first time I took mushrooms. Afterwards I eagerly sought out their other stuff but nothing else quite hits the same spot for me. I always assumed that was down to the mushroom connection, but maybe even without the mushrooms, this would be my favourite CT LP.

I once sat in on a CT interview for one of the weekly inkies. When the journo later tried to transcribe the cassette he couldn’t make out what EF was saying. He called me in to help him try to remember what she’d said and in the end we basically made it up.

playing now
futuristic, ancient and medieval all in one

 

[ska invita]

I once sat in on a CT interview for one of the weekly inkies. When the journo later tried to transcribe the cassette he couldn’t make out what EF was saying. He called me in to help him try to remember what she’d said and in the end we basically made it up.

just realised how funny this is

 

[SheilaNaGig]

 

[SheilaNaGig]

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[killer b]

Unrelated, but I had a similar experience with the Young Marble Giant's (1980) Colossal Youth recently.

Have lived without a record player for may years and recently got one for the long winter nights...first album I cleaned to put on was YMG...not sure I'd ever heard it as it was meant to sound (previous player = a Dansette). Thought it was great!

I found this video of a 1982 Young Marble Giants show the other night, highly recommended. They were a remarkable band.

 

[redsquirrel]

which is the most ethereal, cant-hear-the-lyrics out of their albums?

I'm with belboid Treasure

Both YMGs and CTs brilliant

 

[SpookyFrank]

They've just reissued all their EPs on a couple of double CD compilations. The earliest stuff is very proto-goth. It's all pretty much gold though.

If you've never heard their cover of Frosty the Snowman, seek it out.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I’d say Treasure. Tho probly just cos it’s my favourite

Side one of treasure. There are two or three great tracks, but also a lot of filler.

 

[killer b]

They did a great album with Harold Budd, The Moon and it's Melodies, which must be near the top of the ethereal scale? The lyrics are fairly easy to hear though, so I guess that removes points.