| Artist |
Cocteau Twins |
| Album Title: |
Garlands |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Ambient/Dream Pop |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
09/01/1982 |
| Reissue Date |
01/00/1987 |
| Label |
4AD |
| Catalog No |
CAD 211 CD |
| Bar Code No |
none |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Blood Bitch (4:35)
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| 2.
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Wax And Wane (4:02)
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| 3.
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But I'm Not (2:42)
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| 4.
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Blind Dumb Deaf (3:55)
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| 5.
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Shallow Then Halo (5:15)
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| 6.
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The Hollow Men (5:02)
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| 7.
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Garlands (4:29)
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| 8.
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Grail Overfloweth (5:24)
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| 9.
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Dear Heart (3:39)
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| 10.
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Hazel (3:25)
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| 11.
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Hearsay Please (4:25)
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| 12.
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Blind Dumb Deaf (3:44)
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| 13.
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Speak No Evil (3:54)
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| 14.
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Perhaps Some Other Aeon (2:57)
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| Date Acquired |
01/01/1983 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Northern Lights |
| Purchase Price |
14.00 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
January 1987 CD Release of 1982 album
Artwork [Insert] – 23 Envelope
Bass – Will Heggie (tracks: 1 to 8)
Bass [Uncredited] – Will Heggie (tracks: 9 to 12)
Engineer [Uncredited] – Harry Parker (tracks: 9 to 12)
Guitar – Robin Guthrie (tracks: 1 to 8)
Guitar [Uncredited] – Robin Guthrie (tracks: 9 to 12)
Lead Vocals [Uncredited] – Elizabeth Fraser (tracks: 9 to 12)
Producer – Cocteau Twins (tracks: 1 to 8), Ivo* (tracks: 1 to 8)
Producer [Uncredited] – Dale Griffin (tracks: 9 to 12)
Voice – Elizabeth Fraser (tracks: 1 to 8)
Written-By – Cocteau Twins
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Ned Raggett
Those hearing Garlands for the first time who only know the band's other material will likely be more than a little surprised. Whereas the typical vision of the Twins is of beautiful washes of sounds and exultant vocals from Fraser, on Garlands the trio is still only part of the way there. Instead, the best comparison points are to the Cure on Faith and Pornography, perhaps Metal Box-era PiL, a touch of Joy Division here and there — in sum, deep, heavy mood verging on doom and gloom. Bassist Will Heggie, in the only full album he did with the Twins, clearly follows the Peter Hook/Simon Gallup style of low, ominous throb, while Guthrie's guitar work more often than not screeches loudly than shimmers. Fraser's singing has a starker edge, unsettling even at its most accessible, sometimes completely disturbing at other times. The strongest track, "Wax and Wane," has the trio creating a powerful but also surprisingly danceable track, the crisp drumbox beat working against Guthrie's compelling atmospherics and Fraser's vocal hook in the chorus. Beyond that and a couple of other moments, though, Garlands falters due to something the band generally avoided in the future — overt repetition. Too many of the songs rely on a unified formula that rarely changes; one need only compare to the multiplicity of styles tried on Head Over Heels to see the difference. As a debut effort, though, Garlands makes its own curious mark, preparing the band for greater heights. Import CD versions contain a complete John Peel session from 1983, with guest vocals from Cindytalk's Gordon Sharpe, which has since been re-released as part of the BBC Sessions package. Two other rarities, "Speak No Evil" and the fine "Perhaps Some Other Aeon," complete the release.
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| Cover 1 |
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| Cover 2 |
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| Cover 3 |
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| Cover 4 |
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| Cover 5 |
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| Cover 6 |
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