Lullabies To Violaine - Singles & Extended 82-96 [Box][Limited]

構成数 : 4枚
合計収録時間 : 03:50:23
Personnel: Ben Blakeman, Mitsuo Tate (guitar). Audio Mixers: John Fryer; John Madden. Recording information: Blackwing Studios, London, England; Good Earth, London, England; Guerilla, London, England; Jacobs Studios, Farnham, England; Palladium Studios, Edinburgh, Scotland; Rooster, London, England; September Sound, London, England; Wessex London. Unknown Contributor Roles: Will Heggie; Elizabeth Fraser; Mark Clifford; Simon Raymonde. The impressive four-disc LULLABIES TO VIOLAINE presents every single and EP that Cocteau Twins issued over the course of their 1980s/'90s run for 4AD and, later, Capitol Records. Given the Scottish group's remarkably devoted following, many of these previously rare individual releases were highly sought-after and sometimes shockingly expensive. Not only does this chronologically ordered collection offer 59 career-spanning tracks minus the collector's price tag, it also boasts remastered sound, making it nothing short of heaven-sent for Cocteau Twins fans. Although the ensemble is best known for its dreamy sonic landscapes, as this consistently excellent compilation reveals, the Cocteaus also ventured into wiry post-punk ("Feather Oars-Blades") and breezy pop ("Summer-blink"), always carried by Elizabeth Fraser's distinctively gauzy vocals and Robin Guthrie's swirling layers of guitar. Even including the two playful holiday songs ("Frosty the Snowman" and "Winter Wonderland") on the 1993 limited edition SNOW disc, LULLABIES TO VIOLAINE is so comprehensive that it serves as a sort of alternate history of the revered band, running parallel to its equally fascinating full-length outings.
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