Cocteau Twins: Heaven or Las Vegas (180g) Vinyl LP
$27.95
<p><em>Dreampop essential!</em> By the time <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?&q=cocteau%20twins&filter=Brand/Manufacturer/Artist_fq:%22Cocteau%20Twins%22" target="_blank"><strong>Cocteau Twins</strong></a> released <em>Heaven Or Las Vegas</em>, they had been perfecting their singular sound for nearly 10 years, recording exclusively for <strong>Ivo Watts-Russell</strong>’s highly respected indie powerhouse <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=4ad" target="_blank">4AD</a>. After the fallout of goth & post-punk, <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=4ad" target="_blank">4AD</a> became a buy-on-sight label for fans of lush & dreamy indie pop sounds, largely due to the Cocteaus<strong>'</strong> near-perfect run of albums in the mid to late 80s. On <em>Heaven Or Las Vegas</em>, <strong>Liz Fraser</strong>’s uncanny voice and lyrics are higher in the mix and more intelligible than ever before, and <strong>Robin Guthrie</strong>’s masterful, proto-<a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=shoegaze" target="_blank">shoegaze</a> guitar playing and <strong>Simon Raymond</strong>’s atmospherics fully distilled, culminating in this most critically and commercially successful record of their career. <strong>Watts-Russell</strong> called it his favorite record in the entire 4AD catalog “by a long shot”, and while it may be a bold statement, we’re inclined to agree with him. This should be in any record collection, period. Recommended.</p> <ul> <li>180g black vinyl pressing<br> </li> <li>remastered sound</li> <li>printed inner sleeve</li> <li>music label: 4AD 2014</li> </ul> <h6>reviewed by Peppermint Pig 02/2017</h6>.