Cocteau Twins – Heaven Or Las Vegas
(4AD Records 1990 CAD0012)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are a few light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
The Cocteau Twins were a Scottish rock band active from 1979 to 1997, known for innovative instrumentation and atmospheric, non-lyrical vocals. The original members were singer Elizabeth Fraser, guitarist Robin Guthrie and bassist Will Heggie, who was replaced by multi-instrumentalist Simon Raymonde in 1983.
While the entire band earned much critical praise, Elizabeth Fraser’s distinctive soprano vocals received the most attention. At times barely decipherable, Fraser seemed to veer into glossolalia and mouth music.
Heaven or Las Vegas is the sixth album by Scottish rock group Cocteau Twins, their last for the music label 4AD. In terms of chart positions, it is the most successful Cocteau Twins album, reaching number seven in the UK.
Despite 4AD president Ivo Watts-Russell proclaiming it one of the best-ever releases on his label, he released the group from their contract at the end of 1990 because his relationship with the band had soured.
Track listing
All songs written by Cocteau Twins.
- “Cherry-Coloured Funk” – 3:12
- “Pitch the Baby” – 3:14
- “Iceblink Luck” – 3:18
- “Fifty-Fifty Clown” – 3:10
- “Heaven or Las Vegas” – 4:58
- “I Wear Your Ring” – 3:29
- “Fotzepolitic” – 3:30
- “Wolf in the Breast” – 3:31
- “Road, River and Rail” – 3:21
- “Frou-Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires” – 5:38
Personnel
- Elizabeth Fraser – vocals
- Robin Guthrie – guitar
- Simon Raymonde – bass
- Andy Rumball – photography
- Paul West – sleeve design
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